Marines and Sailors with Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, decontaminate a simulated chemical contact victim, Dec. 6, 2017, during a training event aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, , for the management and care of casualties following a chemical or biological weapons attack. Long prohibited by international agreements, chemical weapons have been increasingly used on the battlefield by American adversaries including violent extremist organizations. Raiders gained valuable practical application skills in handling casualties in complex and dangerous chemical environm

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Marines and Sailors with Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, decontaminate a simulated chemical contact victim, Dec. 6, 2017, during a training event aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, , for the management and care of casualties following a chemical or biological weapons attack. Long prohibited by international agreements, chemical weapons have been increasingly used on the battlefield by American adversaries including violent extremist organizations. Raiders gained valuable practical application skills in handling casualties in complex and dangerous chemical environments. ( Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Salvador R. Moreno, released)

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