Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Israel Brackens, a chemical, biological, radioactive, and nuclear defense specialist with the command element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares a scenario for his Marines before a chemical response exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan Jan. 17, 2024. CREEX tests CBRN’s capabilities to respond to different operations, including 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 forw


Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Israel Brackens, a chemical, biological, radioactive, and nuclear defense specialist with the command element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares a scenario for his Marines before a chemical response exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan Jan. 17, 2024. CREEX tests CBRN’s capabilities to respond to different operations, including 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.


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