Civil Support Team

Galveston, Texas (Jan. 25, 2007) Members of the 6th Civil Support Team go through the decontamination clean-up station after inspecting a vessel for hazardous materials during an exercise. The team is using Coa More

U.S. Army Capt. Josh Dodson and Staff Sgt. Shay Rich of the West Virginia National Guard's 35th Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction) deliver water samples from the Big Sandy River to the West Virgin More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mountain Home Air Force Base State: Idaho (ID) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AIR COMBAT COMMAND Scene Camer More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Gregg Wozniak, from 366th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES), Explosive Ordnance Disposal ( More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mountain Home Air Force Base State: Idaho (ID) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AIR COMBAT COMMAND Scene Camer More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mountain Home Air Force Base State: Idaho (ID) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AIR COMBAT COMMAND Scene Camer More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Charleston Harbor State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 43rd Civil Support Team Scene Ca More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Charleston Harbor State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 43rd Civil Support Team Scene Ca More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Charleston Harbor State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 43rd Civil Support Team Scene Ca More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force (USAF) First Lieutenant (1LT) Hamilton Underwood (background right) and USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jerome Turner, b More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Charleston State: West Virginia (WV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William J. Hinamon, USAF Release Status More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Charleston State: West Virginia (WV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William J. Hinamon, USAF Release Status More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gallagher State: West Virginia (WV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William J. Hinamon, USAF Release Status: More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Charleston State: West Virginia (WV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William J. Hinamon, USAF Release Status More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Leonard Wood State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH SGT Brian Christiansen Release Status More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Leonard Wood State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH SGT Brian Christiansen Release Status More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Leonard Wood State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH SGT Brian Christiansen Release Status More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Leonard Wood State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Brian Christiansen, USA Release Statu More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Leonard Wood State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH SGT Brian Christiansen Release Status More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Leonard Wood State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH SGT Brian Christiansen Release Status More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1776th MP Co Scene Camera Operator: SSG Jim Downen Jr., Miarng More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pearlington State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: 2LT Murray B. Shugars, Msarng Release Status: More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pearlington State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: 2LT Murray B. Shugars, Msarng Release Status: More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pearlington State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: 2LT Murray B. Shugars, Msarng Release Status: More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pearlington State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: 2LT Murray B. Shugars, Msarng Release Status: More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pearlington State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: 2LT Murray B. Shugars, Msarng Release Status: More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pearlington State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: 2LT Murray B. Shugars, Msarng Release Status: More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pearlington State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: 2LT Murray B. Shugars, Msarng Release Status: More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pearlington State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: 2LT Murray B. Shugars, Msarng Release Status: More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pearlington State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: 2LT Murray B. Shugars, Msarng Release Status: More

Members of the 21st Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction), New Jersey National Guard, prepare to take samples at the Cape May County Department of Mosquito Control located at Dias Creek, N.J., Nov. 5 More

The original database describes this as: Title: Hazardous waste material crew in the field in American Samoa Production Date: 10/02/2009 Caption: Leone, American Samoa, October 2, 2009 -- Members the Hawaii More

The original database describes this as: Title: Debris removal meeting in the field in American Samoa Production Date: 10/02/2009 Caption: Leone, American Samoa, October 2, 2009 -- Chris Reiner, U. S. Envir More

Army Cpt. Steve Schippers of the 6th Civil Support Team coordinates with the incident commander, Chief Walker M. Veal, Chief of Police for the Killeen I.S.D. and Army Lt. Col. Jet Hays, commander for the 6th CST.

In this image released by the Texas Military Forces, Utah National Guardsmen and local Emergency Medical Technicians conduct rappel training together in Dallas, Texas, Saturday, Jan. 30. This interagency collab More

Troops of the Joint Task Force 71 demonstrate their equipment assets and capabilities at the American Heroes Celebration in Austin, Texas, April 16. The event, which brings together elements from throughout the More

In this image released by the Texas Military Forces, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve guests arrive at Camp Swift, Texas, on a Black Hawk helicopter Thursday, July 28. Employers saw training events suc More

Civil Support Team members process an X-ray image of a suspicious item, which was suspected of containing hazardous materials. Hosted by the Center for National Response, CSTs from several states as well as loc More

In this image released by the Texas Military Forces, Guardsmen prepare to engage the simulated disaster sites for Operation Sooner Response at Camp Gruber, Okla., Nov. 15, 2011. The exercise featured six states More

Pictured is Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Pickel Meadows, about 20 miles northwest of Bridgeport, Calif. Nearly 100 California Air and Army National Guardsmen conducted cold weather training, More

Air Force Staff Sgt. Dustin Clement, of Faulkton, and Army Staff Sgt. Erik Haivala, of Sturgis, both members of the South Dakota National Guard 82nd Civil Support Team, conduct maintenance on area monitoring eq More

Army Maj. Miller of the 64th Civil Support Team, New Mexico National Guard, receives the latest intel on the scenario from a role-playing FBI agent, while the rest of his team preps to the incident site.

Army Staff Sgt. Jesus Niño of the 3/7 Field Artillery, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, test fires a gas-powered simulation rocket before before conducting an Oppsoing Forces (OPFOR) assault on a Drug Interdiction C More

Alabama National Guard's 46th Civil Support Team Sgt. Daniel Pose and Spc. Matthew Norton waited on standby as part of the rescue team in case needed to assist Guardsmen working a potential hazard zone.

Members of the Florida National Guard's 44th Civil Support Team, the Brevard County Fire Rescue and Airmen from Patrick Air Force Base participate in the Level A Olympics, an interagency coordination training e More

Staff Sgt. Nicholas H. Martin, Defense Nuclear Weapons School, teaches the “Medical Effects of Ionized Nuclear Radiation” module of the IRNIR Course at the DNWS, November 2012. Martin is a member of the Mobile More

Members of the 151st Logistics Readiness Squadron and the Utah National Guard Homeland Response Force coordinate plans for loading sample cargo of various types of equipment onto a C-17 Globemaster III during a More

Sgt. Ezra Ifie (left), a survey team member and 2nd Lt. Steven Brouillet, a survey team leader, both with the 10th Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction), Washington National Guard, take initial radio More

Left, Sgt. David Larkin, a native of Lowell, Mass.; Sgt. Brandon Taylor, a native of Downers Grove, Ill.; and Sgt. 1st Class Francis Difilippo, a native of East Stroudsburg, Pa., provide an equipment demonstrat More

U.S. Army Sgt. James Stewart, a survey team member with the 43rd Civil Support Team, South Carolina Army National Guard, gets ready for a radiological training exercise at Savannah River Site in support of Arde More

MOORE, Okla. (May. 21, 2013) Members of the 63rd Civil Support Team, Oklahoma National Guard, conduct search and rescue operations in Moore, Okla., in response to the May 20, 2013, EF5 Tornado that ripped throu More

Michael Baker, director of emergency medical services for the Tulsa Fire Department, briefs leadership of the 63rd Civil Support Team, Oklahoma National Guard on the medical status of individuals exposed to a m More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Richard Jager, 92nd Civil Support Team, readies his protective gear while supporting Denver Health's Emergency Department during a Vigilant Guard exercise where patients have to be decontam More

An AreaRae Gamma Responder - a wireless, Transportable Multi-gas and radiation monitor - sits outside the Boettcher West building at Denver University where DU Security discovered notional suspicious lab activi More

U.S. soldiers and Airmen of the 101st Civil Support Team, Idaho National Guard, operate from the parking lot of the Pepsi Center after a simulated tornado derailed a train prompting a hazardous material respons More

U.S. Army Capt. John Price, right, and Capt. Mathew Furhop, left, both with the 52nd Civil Support Team, Ohio Army National Guard, treat simulated injuries on Colleen Reid, a role player, July 30, 2013, during More

Spc. Brandon Mollin, (left) Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Brigade, Indiana National Guard, assists Captain John Price (right) 52nd Weapons of Mass More

Sgt. 1st Class Tim Stichler, with the 52nd Civil Support Team, Ohio National Guard, sets up a decontamination tent section July 30 during Vibrant Response 13 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center near Butlervill More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 52nd Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team, Ohio Army National Guard, line up vehicles in preparation for deployment to a simulated Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuc More

Two U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 52nd Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team, Ohio National Guard await results from a chemical detection device with a U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) observer controller, More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jeffrey Suver, on cart, commander of the 52nd Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team, Ohio Army National Guard, is being tested for residue from chemical agents in a contaminated area More

An officer from the Tempe Police SWAT is checked for exposure to hazardous contaminants by members of the 91st Civil Support Team of the Arizona National Guard, Aug. 20, during a multi-jurisdictional exercise.

A member of the 61st Civil Support Team (CST), Arkansas National Guard, prepares to enter a building to search for a chemical manufacturing laboratory during a training exercise in Chilocco, Okla. The scenario More

84th Civil Support Team seal

For the eighth year, service members gathered in Portland, Maine, to march the 26.2 miles of the Maine Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 6. The march, held in conjunction with the marathon, honors the fallen. Many carry More

Service members with the 11th Weapons of Mass Destruction, Civil Support Team test for hazardous materials at the scene of a collapsed building at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station in Brunswick, Maine, Tue More

Capt. Edyins Rodriguez, science officer for the Puerto Rico National Guard 22nd Civil Support Team, conducts tests of collected material after responding to an emergency at Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, Dec. 10. (Nat More

Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Gen. Frank Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau, met with National Guard soldiers and airmen from West Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia today at the D.C. Armo More

Equipment used by the 33rd Civil Support Team is displayed on a conference room table during an Iraqi deligation visit to the District of Columbia National Guard Feb. 26. This visit further strengthens the ongo More

In this image, members of Joint Task Force 136 (Maneuver Enhancement Brigade) conduct the second phase of their 2014 Homeland Response Force External Evaluation at Camp Gruber, Okla., March 5. The National Guar More

Service members from the 42nd Civil Support Team are using procedures to detect radiation in a simulation for their annual training at the North Carolina Military Justice Academy in Salemburg, N.C., March 18, 2 More

South Carolina National Guardsmen from the 43rd Civil Support Team inspect their gear before and after exercises during Vigilant Guard 17 at Fort Gordon, Georgia, March 27. Vigilant Guard 17 is a Joint Regional More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Michael Meras, 433rd Airlift Control Flight, C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster, helps offload aerospace ground equipment from a C-17 during exercise Patriot Hook, Naval Air Station Nort More

U.S. Air Force Airmen receive an initial brief before unloading the C-5 Galaxy aircraft they arrived on in support of Patriot Hook, Los Alamitos Army Airfield, Calif., April 23, 2014. Patriot Hook is an annual More

U.S. Air Force Airmen assist in the off load of a connex box from a C-5 Galaxy aircraft in support of Patriot Hook, Los Alamitos Army Airfield, Calif., April 23, 2014. Patriot Hook is an annual exercise simulat More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Stephen Mills, 512th Maintenance Squadron and Master Sgt. Thomas Dennis, 512th Airflift Control Flight, Dover Air Force Base, Del., set up communications for a mobile command unit, in More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Daniel Wegman, 512th Airlift Control Flight, Dover Air Force Base, Del., assembles a Hardsided Expandable Light Air Mobility Shelter which will be used as a mobile command post in s More

In this image, members of the 6th Civil Support Team support the 2014 Blue Operational Readiness Exercise, hosted by Texas Task Force 1, at Disaster City near College Station, Texas. The exercise, which also fe More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Marcus Wasden, 68th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, reviews the passenger manifest prior to departure on board a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in support of exercise Patriot Hook, Naval More

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 46th Aerial Port Squadron, Dover Air Force Base, Del., weigh a generator in preparation for aerial transport in support of Patriot Hook, Joint Forces Training Base Los Alam More

In this image, members of the Exercito Brasileiro, or Brazilian Army, conduct a tour of the Round Rock Armed Forces Reserve Center, home of the Joint Task Force 136 (Maneuver Enhancement Brigade) April 8, 2014. More

Leaders from the Singapore army’s chemical division looks at a source that admits a radiological signature during the sixth annual Kai Malu O’ Hawaii training exercise, May 8. KOH is a joint forces and interage More

Airman from the 141st Civil Engineers Squadron practice moving large debris from a training disaster site in preparation for the Homeland Response Force Region X exercise in Spokane, Wash. on June 10, 2014. (Ph More

Sgt. 1st Class Dennis Skelton from the Maryland National Guard Civil Support Team (CST) participates in the capstone exercise of the two week CST course at the Bethany Beach Training Site on June 18, 2014. The More

In this image, the Texas National Guard's 6th Civil Support Team provides air quality monitoring at the Port of Port Arthur during the transportation of industrial chemicals from Syria to Port Arthur Veolia Env More

In this image released by Joint Task Force 136 (Maneuver Enhancement Brigade), members of the 6th Civil Support Team, based in Austin, Texas, participate in a response exercise with the McAllen and Pharr Fire D More

Maj. Ravi Wagh, brigade executive officer for the 177th Military Police, Michigan Army National Guard, discusses the extensive history of the USS LST 393, a landing ship tank moored at Mart Dock on the Muskegon More

Sgt. Joe Williams III, a team members with the Texas National Guard's 6th Civil Support Team, provides and equipment demonstration for chemistry students from Hill Country Christian School of Austin at Camp Mab More

Members of the 22nd Weapons of Mass Destruction, Civil Support Team, of the Puerto Rico National Guard participate in Operation Borinqueneer Response, March 17. The exercise was conducted along with civilian em More

Military and civilian emergency responders partnered to participate in a series of training exercises as part of Operation Borinqueneer Response, March, 18 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The participants dealt with sce More

Members of the California National Guard's Los Alamitos-based 9th Civil Support Team survey the wreckage of a simulated plane crash at Universal Studios Hollywood April 8. The survey team found dangerous radiat More

Oregon Soldiers with the 102nd Civil Support Team stage ramps to offload their equipment in support of Vigilant Guard/Makani Pahili 2015 disaster preparedness exercise June 2, at Kalaeloa, Hawaii. VGMP15 is a U More

Staff Sgt. Rodolfo Acosta, 227th Brigade Engineer Battalion Combat Engineer, conducts refresher training to assist company Soldiers in applying their skills to stabilize collapsed structures during Vigilant Gua More

From left: Capt. Michael Kennedy, Maj. Aaron Blanchard and 2nd Lt. Aaron Hew Len of the 93rd Civil Support Team discuss operational procedures for a simulated chemical spill during Vigilant Guard/Makani Pahili More

A member of the Hawaii National Guard CBRNE Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) is equipped and ready to apply his training to search and extraction, decontamination, medical, and command and control operat More

Members of the Hawaii National Guard CBRNE Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) utilize their decontamination training to treat an injured role player during Vigilant Guard/Makani Pahili 2015 disaster prepar More

Soldiers and Airmen from the Virginia National Guard’s Fort Pickett-based 34th Civil Support Team conduct a Training Proficiency Evaluation June 23, 2015, at the City Stadium in Richmond, Va. (US National Guard More

Members of the 10th Civil Support Team (CST) in conjunction with Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians and local civilian K-9 officers conduct a pre-event sweep checking for unattended bags looking for a chem More

Lt. Col Alvin H. Sato, Jr. gives his remarks during a change of command ceremony for the 93rd Civil Support Team at the 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team headquarters in Kalaeloa, Hawaii, July 11, 2015. Sato is More

Army and Air National Guard members of the 55th Civil Support Team (CST), Minnesota National Guard, don their Level A suits in preparation for a chemically contaminated environment exercise during Vigilant Guar More