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EMF 150 Alpha hosts CBRN Training Teams aboard Camp Pendleton

Marines and Sailors assigned to Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) 150 Alpha, EMF Bravo, EMF Kilo, EMF Camp Pendleton, 1st Medical Battalion, and Combat Logistics Regiment 17, participate in a hands-on demonstration of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton on Aug. 31, 2023. The training was presented by a mobile training team from the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) from Fort Detrick, MD, and U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD) from Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. According to their websites, the mission of USAMRIID is “to provide leading edge medical capabilities to deter and defend against current and emerging biological threat agents” and the mission of USAMRICD is “to discover and develop medical solutions for chemical, biochemical and other emerging non-kinetic acute battlefield injuries via medical research, clinical training and education, and consultation.”