Marine Corps Cpl. Aselia Isakova and Cpl. Gabriela Gonzalez, both chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense specialists with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit; walk towards a contaminated zone during a CBRN Response Element exercise on Okinawa, Japan, July 11, 2022. A CRE-EX tests CBRN’s ability to respond to different operations, including investigating clandestine labs, containing chemical munitions, and countering weapons of mass destruction while performing reconnaissance, decontamination, and rapid insertion for casualties. The 31st MEU, the
Marine Corps Cpl. Aselia Isakova and Cpl. Gabriela Gonzalez, both chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense specialists with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit; walk towards a contaminated zone during a CBRN Response Element exercise on Okinawa, Japan, July 11, 2022. A CRE-EX tests CBRN’s ability to respond to different operations, including investigating clandestine labs, containing chemical munitions, and countering weapons of mass destruction while performing reconnaissance, decontamination, and rapid insertion for casualties. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Lape)
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