20th Cbrne Command

A Soldier treks through the last section of the Marsjmerket at 5:10 a.m. on Dec. 1. APG Soldiers participated in the Norwegian Ruck March (Marsjmerket) which is a test of strength and endurance inaugurated by t More

Sgt. 1st Class Bryan Cirrincione (left), training non-commissioned officer for the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command; Brig. Gen. Heidi J. Hoyle, the 41st Chief of the More

From Left to Right- Brig. Gen. Andy Munera, Pamela Silcox, Spc. Dale Felker, Lt. Col. Jeffery Wilson and Command Sgt, Maj. Henney Hodgkins participated in the traditional cutting of the cake during the 20th CBR More

Brig. Gen. Heidi Hoyle, the 41st chief of the Ordnance Corps, gives a speech during the closing ceremony for the 2018 Ordnance Crucible – EOD Team of the Year assessment at Fort Lee, Va., June 8, 2018. EOD team More

Army EOD technicians from the 20th CBRNE Command (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives) defuse unexploded ordnance both on and off post across the nation.

During Panamax 2014, the participants are training to protect the Panama Canal, the strategic transit point for 6 percent of the world's trade and several million tons of cargo each year. (Photo credit: Jeff Sc More

Soldiers from the Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.-based 1st Area Medical Laboratory will set up laboratories to support Operation United Assistance, the U.S. response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

Sgt. Chris Fatigan, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the 22nd Chemical Battalion (Technical Escort), inspects various materials during a Combined Explosives Exploitation Cell exercise at Aberdeen More

Army civilians from the 20th CBRNE Command (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives) cleared the way for an aerostat designed to track cruise missiles.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Heidi Beemer trains as the executive commander and crew geologist at the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah.

Soldiers from 20th CBRNE Command (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives) are participating in the 2nd Brigade Combat Team's Global Response Force mission training rotation at Fort Polk, La. (P More

Soldiers from the 20th CBRNE Command (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives) are training for the Global Response Force mission at the Joint Readiness Training Center on Fort Polk, La., this m More

Spc. Stephen Hair of the 71st Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) makes his way through an "urban orienteering" exercise on Aberdeen Proving Ground during the 2011 20th Support Command (CBRNE) Soldier More

First Sgt. Ronald Wylie speaks to soldiers during the 2011 CBRNE Soldier of the Year competition.

Following a yearlong tour in Afghanistan, a group of highly specialized soldier scientists returned home June 9 to Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.

Jordanian officers listen as Capt. Robert Bone, the Chemical Response Team commander of the CBRNE Response Team, B / 110th Chemical Battalion (Technical Escort), explains to them about the capabilities of CBRNE More

Lt. Col. James Parrack, chief, Weapons of Mass Destruction Element 4, responds to questions during a July 15 field capabilities demonstration to (from left) Gen. Bob Kehler, commander, U.S. Strategic Command; B More

Team members from Nuclear Disablement Team 3, Maj. Bryan Potts (standing), Capt. Jay Ross (on phone) and Maj. Leif Hansen, plan a live radiation mission during the team’s validation exercise, July 24 – 28, at t More

Mr. Hyong Uk Cho and Brig. Gen. Leslie Smith, commanding general of the 20th Support Command (CBRNE), meet at lunchtime to reminisce. Cho and Smith worked in the same battalion in the late 1990's that now falls More

Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald E. Orosz received the Legion of Merit medal from Brig. Gen. Leslie C. Smith in a ceremony Sept. 23 for his work over the past two years as top enlisted leader of the 20th Support Command (CBRNE).

Members of the Audie Murphy Club wear a distinctive medal to their meetings, formal ceremonies and inductions of new members.

Sgt. Lucas Applewhite, a 22nd Chemical Battalion (Technical Escort) EOD technician from Flagstaff, Ariz., carefully gathers samples in a simulated homemade explosives lab during a week-long Homemade Explosives More

World War II veteran Frank Cupp, a former technical escort soldier, talks to current technical escorts 1st Sgt. Rebeca Franco and Master Sgt. Terry Sykes, 22nd Chemical Battalion and Michael Rehmert (second fro More

Capt. Aaron Thompson (left), a health physicist for NDT 3, performs radiation testing procedures on Capt. Steph Varga, NDT 3 operations officer, after Varga had returned to the pier from NS Savannah during a tr More

The 20th CBRNE Command (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives) is participating in Exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian in South Korea, Aug. 17 - 28. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Antwaun J. Parri More

Staff Sgt. Maliek Kearney of the 22nd Chemical Battalion (Technical Escort) explains CBRNE response team equipment to Republic of South Korea Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Defense Command soldiers duri More

Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Robert Clark pins the rank on Chief Warrant Officer 5 Sase Singh Friday during Singh’s promotion at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Va. More than two dozen people, in More

Maj. Chad Lewis was promoted to Lt. Col. Jan. 17 in a ceremony at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. The presiding official was Brig. Gen. Leslie Smith, commander 20th Support Command (CBRNE), where Lewis is assigne More

The highly-skilled Nuclear Disablement Teams of the 20th Support Command traveled to Aiken, S.C., to participate in the Able Palmetto exercise at Savannah River Site. During the scenario-based exercise, soldie More

Sgt. Craig Anderson, 1st Area Medical Laboratory, checks specimens on the joint biological agent identification system. The medical laboratory technician from Thomasville, Ga., participated with his unit in tw More

Sgt. Carlos Duncan, does a field tick drag as part of a scenario during a 1st Area Medical Laboratory field training exercise at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. “If it’s an environment sample we use a piece of mat More

Wearing Self-Contained Breathing Aparatus, soldiers from 2ID’s 4th Chemical Company wait to enter the tunnel as they sort out a communication malfunction.

Brig. Gen. Leslie Smith, commander, 20th Support Command (CBRNE), provides remarks at the CARA assumption of authority ceremony April 13 at Aberdeen Proving Ground as new director Randall Bartley listens.

Four of seven retiring Army EOD sergeant majors attended a Florida social during EOD week in May. From left they are: Larry Cushing, Ted Talla, John “J.T.” Terrell and Lauren Larson. (Sergeants major not pic More

The Tepua Hio Hio Polynesian Entertainment group performs a Maori dance with poi balls during the Asian Pacific American Heritage celebration, hosted by the 20th Support Command.

Sgt. 1st Class Michael Kinzie accepts a Certificate of Merit from the Virginia State Troopers, presented by Senior Trooper Mike Hamer.

Six individuals were honored by the Chemical Corps, June 28, during a ceremony at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., as part of Regimental Week. Here Brig. Gen. Leslie Smith, 20th Support Command commander, puts a pin on More

Navy Capt. Dan Donovan was inducted into the Chemical Corps Order of the Dragon July 20. Finishing up his assignment to the Standing Joint Force Headquarters for Elimination, Donovan will now be working in Navy More

Pack Up and Move Out - The 20th Support Command (CBRNE) Nuclear Disablement Team-2, a small unit consisting of nuclear experts and technical escort, communications and maintenance teams, received notification o More

The 20th Support Command (CBRNE) Commander, Maj. Gen. Leslie C. Smith (right), watches his new two star flag being unfurled by Command Sgt. Maj. David M. Puig (left) during his promotion ceremony Friday.

Maj. Stewart Hamblen, deputy, Nuclear Disablement Team 3, explains to Maj. Gen. Thomas Vandal, director of Army Operations, Readiness and Mobilization, how a detector called the Sodium Iodide Gamma Ray Scintall More

Members of the highly-skilled Nuclear Disablement Teams, a unit of the 20th Support Command (CBRNE), were given the opportunity to work with Department of Energy experts at the Nevada National Security Site in More

Lt. Col. Andrew Miltner, commander, 22nd Chemical Battalion (Technical Escort), presents a tribute to fallen CBRN soldier, 1st Lt. Daniel Johnson, during a memorial ceremony Jan. 17, at the Edgewood Area Chapel.

John Matthew Stover, a former NFL American Football placekicker, who played for the New York Giants, Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts and 13 seasons with the Baltimore Ravens, visits the 20th Support Comman More

Troops from the 48th CBRN Brigade monitor chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear equipment to detect any possible hazardous contaminants during a training exercise. Soldiers from the 48th CBRN Brigade H More

Pfc. Horrace Opondo and Pfc. Michelle Knevitt, both preventive medicine specialists from U.S. Army Public Health Command teamed up to demonstrate maneuvers for their instructor, Staff Sgt. Sean Oliver during th More

U.S. Soldiers with the 20th Support Command color guard line up with the color guards representing the Marines and the Coast Guard during a Memorial Day ceremony at the Korean War Memorial in Baltimore, Md., More

U.S. Soldiers with the 229th Army Band play for attendees prior to the 20th Support Command change of command ceremony at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., May 29, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Chris Bush/Released)

Members from the 62d Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) participate in a meeting during an emergency response exercise with more than 30 local, state and federal organizations at the Pueblo Chemical More

CBRNE Response Teams from the 22nd Chemical Battalion (Technical Escort) competed in a PMCS, or preventive maintenance checks and services, inspection on the Humvee June 5 and at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. So More

The U.S. Army Chemical Corps protects the nation and the U.S. Army from the threat of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons.

Spc. Michael McClean, an all source intelligence analyst with Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 71st Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), catches a brown trout while fishing in Yampa, Colorado, More

U.S. Army Spc. Kareem Williams, a generator mechanic assigned to the 20th CBRNE Command, checks the fluid levels while performing preventative maintenance checks on a generator during Ulchi Freedom Guardian 201 More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert J. Studstrup, 20th CBRNE ordnance technician, receives assistance with putting on the EOD bomb suit from his team member, Cpl. Christopher Mattox, Jan. 3, 2014, at Aberdeen Proving G More

Key Resolve is an annual defensive command post exercise that keeps the U.S.-South Korea Alliance forces ready to maintain security on the Korean Peninsula and stability in the Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Army p More

Soldiers from the 55th EOD Company respond to unexploded military munitions in the national capital region and the states of Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland.

The 20th CBRNE Command, the U.S. Department of Defense's only command that combats chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive hazards, marked its 10th anniversary Oct. 16, 2014. (U.S. Army photo More

Spc. Samuel Crockett will receive the Silver Star Medal on Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at Fort Benning, Ga. for his heroism during a Taliban attack while deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Free More

New York City native, Lt. Col. Roberto R. Sanchez, assigned to the Army’s 20th CBRNE Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, grabs a drink on the go while competing in the 2014 Boston Marathon shadow run at More

Staff Sgt. Andy Weiss, 79th Ordnance Disposal Battalion, instructs students on how to plan a disposal operation during a U.S. Army Central Explosives Training Center course May 22 through June 8 in Tajikistan. More

Teams conduct demolition operations during a joint force training exercise June 3 through 6 at San Clemente Island, Calif. The 20th CBRNE soldiers worked in conjunction with Navy personnel from Explosive Ordnan More

Lt. Col. Benjamin Lipari (right), the U.S. Army Central Command explosive ordnance disposal chief, attends the first International Mine Action Standard EOD level-one course in Tajikistan in June 2014. U.S. Army More

Soldiers from the 22nd Chemical Battalion train on Fort Polk, La. In 2014, the 20th CBRNE Command began training with U.S. Army combat units at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif., and at the Joi More

U.S. Army units from the 20th CBRNE Command (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives) and the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team are training on Fort Irwin, Calif., during Exercise Atropian Phoenix.

Soldiers from the 20th CBRNE Command (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives), train at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif., during Exercise Atropian Phoenix. The week-long exerc More

The Fort Drum, N.Y.-based 725th EOD Company is supporting the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division training rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center on Fort Polk, La.

Soldiers from the 20th CBRNE Command (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives) formed a CBRNE Battalion Task Force for the training rotation at Fort Polk with the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Br More

U.S. Army Capt. David Watkins (left), commander of the 55th EOD Company, talks with Bosnian Army Capt. Aleksandar Atelj (center) and Staff Sgt. Arnes Hodzic during their visit to the United States.

The 71st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group maintains an around-the-clock Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive emergency response capability across nine installations and 20 states in the we More

Beth Meyers-Edwards, Banner Neighborhoods community engagement director, and Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Somerlot, 25th Chemical Company, help plant flowers and pick up trash during a community service project conducte More

Together with U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps and National Guard troops, personnel from the Federal Bureau of Investigations, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, U.S. Capitol Police, Washington Police, Baltim More

Staff Sgt. David Nakasone from the 162nd EOD Company receives a cutlass for being the 1st Infantry Division Noncommissioned Officer of the Year during the Big Red One Reunion in Orange County, Calif. (Photo cre More

Soldiers from 20th CBRNE Command train with the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team during Exercise Atropian Phoenix.

Staff Sgt. Keith Thomas from the 52nd EOD Group participates in a land navigation test during the 20th CBRNE Command Best Warrior Competition on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., July 22.

Army Under Secretary Brad Carson (left) meets 20th CBRNE Commanding General Brig. Gen. JB Burton at Aberdeen Proving Ground's Edgewood Area July 29. (Photo credit: Capt. Mathew Wharton, 20th CBRNE Command)

Soldiers from the 20th CBRNE Command (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives) are participating in an exercise that has brought together U.S. Army combat units from around the nation this month.

The 22nd Chemical Battalion (Technical Escort), 48th Chemical Brigade, 20th CBRNE Command displays a bomb suit at the capabilities demonstration on Aberdeen Proving Ground's Edgewood Area, Aug. 6, 2014.

Units from 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives Command (CBRNE) trained with federal, state and local agencies here during Exercise Prominent Hunt.

The 20th CBRNE Command has included chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive training into rotations for combat units preparing for unified land operations.

Exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian involved 3,000 personnel from military bases in the U.S. and across the Pacific. (Photo credit: Sgt. Park Young-ho, Eighth Army Public Affairs)

The 110th Chemical Battalion (Technical Escort) held an air training exercise with the 502nd Military Intelligence Battalion on Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

Pfc. Nathan Currie from the 756th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company rescued a woman from a submerged vehicle in Holbrook Pond on Fort Stewart, Ga. (Photo credit: Sgt. 1st Class Stephanie Widemond, 188th Infan More

U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians from the 752nd EOD Company conduct Combat Water Survival Training on Fort Hood, Texas.

Army EOD troops from the Fort Drum, N.Y., based 725th EOD Company and the Canadian Army's 43rd Counter Improvised Explosive Device Squadron trained together for the first time.

Brig. Gen. JB Burton, 20th CBRNE Commander, speaks at the AUSA Warrior's Corner Oct. 15, 2014 in the District of Columbia. Burton's presentation, "Integrated Solutions for Integrated Threats," detailed how the More

The 71st EOD Group conducted mission command training with the 2nd Infantry Division Nov. 1-6 as a part of its alignment with forces in the Asia Pacific region. (Photo credit: Pak Chin-u, 2nd Infantry Division More

Soldiers from 20th CBRNE Command represent their different specialties during the command's 10th anniversary ball Oct. 17 in White Marsh, Md.

Capt. Alex Madden, Capt. Tommy Artone, 1st Lt. Mike Woodmansee and U.S. Navy Lt. Darray Hartig came in second for the Army in the two-day Wilderness Challenge in Mindon, W.Va.

Maj. Felix Ortiz, executive officer of the 1st Area Medical Laboratory, salutes during the 1st AML's casing ceremony Oct. 27 on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. (Photo credit: Sean Kief, Aberdeen Proving Ground)

At the Fort Hood Qualification Training Range, 1st Sgt. John Del Rio and Sgt. Christopher McCool from the 79th EOD Battalion participate in live fire training.

Brig. Gen. JB Burton (right), commanding general of the 20th CBRNE Command, pins the Army Commendation Medal with a V for valor on former Spc. Chad Darrah near the former battleship USS North Carolina in Wilmin More

Soldiers from the 110th Chemical Battalion participate in the communication station during the Iron Dragon Leader Certification Course on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Oct. 30. (Photo credit: Staff Sgt. Jenn More

The Fort Carson, Colorado-based 748th EOD Company trained for night operations on Fort Irwin, Calif.

William Jones performs a Piscataway Indian Nation dance during the Native American Indian Heritage Month Ceremony on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Nov. 13.

Spc. Collin R. Fuller, a native of Kaufman, Texas, was selected as the distinguished honor graduate from the Warrior Leader Course on Fort Polk, La.

Brig. Gen. JB Burton, commanding general of 20th CBRNE Command (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives), speaks to Soldiers and civilians during a Nov. 25 town hall meeting on Aberdeen Proving More

(From the left) Juho Vehvilainen, Greg Leonard and Victor Luo are on the same team with U.S. Army 1st Lt. Heidi Beemer. The team is competing to be the first crew at Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station on De More

Spc. Justin Burge and Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Liegey from CBRNE Coordination Element 5 prepare a satellite communications system during Exercise Sudden Response.

Capt. Jonathan Shepherd, 749th Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Company, 71st EOD Group, presents a certificate to FleX-Ray expert, Bill Movalson, for his training support during a joint training exercise with More

Time Magazine selected "Ebola fighters" as its 2014 Person of the Year and Soldiers from the 20th CBRNE Command's 1st Area Medical Laboratory in West Africa are a part of the U.S. effort to contain the most dea More