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Maj. Gen. Daryl O. Hood (right), the commanding general of the U.S. Army 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command, speaks with Soldiers from the 23rd Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Battalion on Camp Humphreys, South Korea, March 11. American Soldiers and Army civilians from the 20th CBRNE Command trained with Eighth Army and Combined Forces Command units during the exercise, with some of their personnel in South Korea while others supported remotely from Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.
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Lt. Col. Raul Salinas (left), the commander of the 23rd Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Battalion, speaks with Maj. Gen. Daryl O. Hood (right), the commanding general of the U.S. Army 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command, on Camp Humphreys, South Korea, March 11. American Soldiers and Army civilians from the 20th CBRNE Command trained with Eighth Army and Combined Forces Command units during the exercise, with some of their personnel in South Korea while others supported remotely from Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.
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Maj. Gen. Daryl O. Hood (right), the commanding general of the U.S. Army 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command, speaks with Soldiers from the 23rd Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Battalion on Camp Humphreys, South Korea, March 11. American Soldiers and Army civilians from the 20th CBRNE Command trained with Eighth Army and Combined Forces Command units during the exercise, with some of their personnel in South Korea while others supported remotely from Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.
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Command Sgt. Maj. Dave Silva (left), the senior enlisted leader of the U.S. Army 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command, speaks with a Soldier from the 23rd Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Battalion on Camp Humphreys, South Korea, March 11. American Soldiers and Army civilians from the 20th CBRNE Command trained with Eighth Army and Combined Forces Command units during the exercise, with some of their personnel in South Korea while others supported remotely from Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.
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CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — The U.S. Department of Defense’s premier Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) command participated in Exercise Freedom Shield in South Korea.
American Soldiers and Army civilians from the 20th CBRNE Command trained with Eighth Army and Combined Forces Command units during the exercise, with some of their personnel in South Korea while others supported remotely from Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, March 4-14.
Conducted to strengthen the Republic of Korea-U.S. Alliance, Freedom Shield 2024 is a routine and defensive-oriented exercise designed to strengthen security on the Korean Peninsula and stability in Northeast Asia.
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Leaders of the U.S. Army 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command pose together with leaders from the 23rd Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Battalion on Camp Humphreys, South Korea, March 11. American Soldiers and Army civilians from the 20th CBRNE Command trained with Eighth Army and Combined Forces Command units during the exercise, with some of their personnel in South Korea while others supported remotely from Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.
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Maj. Gen. Daryl O. Hood (right), the commanding general of the U.S. Army 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command, speaks with Soldiers from the 23rd Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Battalion on Camp Humphreys, South Korea, March 11. American Soldiers and Army civilians from the 20th CBRNE Command trained with Eighth Army and Combined Forces Command units during the exercise, with some of their personnel in South Korea while others supported remotely from Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.
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Chief Warrant Officer 4 Jesse S. Deberry (left), the command chief warrant officer for the U.S. Army 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command, speaks with a Soldier from the 23rd Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Battalion on Camp Humphreys, South Korea, March 11. American Soldiers and Army civilians from the 20th CBRNE Command trained with Eighth Army and Combined Forces Command units during the exercise, with some of their personnel in South Korea while others supported remotely from Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.
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The annual exercise integrated live training and constructive simulations that brought together South Korean, U.S. and multinational sending states.
The training events focused on conducting multi-domain operations leveraging land, sea, air, cyber and space assets with emphasis on counter nuclear operations and non-kinetic effects.
Soldiers and Army civilians from the 20th CBRNE Command routinely deploy to South Korea for exercises and send a Chemical Corps company to support rotational forces.
The Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington-based 45th CBRN Company (Hazardous Response) recently arrived in South Korea for a rotational deployment in support of the 23rd CBRN Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division and Eighth Army.
Soldiers from the 45th CBRN Company serve near the Korean Demilitarized Zone, the world’s most heavily guarded border.
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Members of the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command pose together with Col. Martin S. Cho, the former 20th CBRNE Command chaplain; current 20th CBRNE Command Chaplain Lt. Col. Benjamin P. Clark; and Senior Religious Affairs Noncommissioned Officer Master Sgt. Sherica C. Cox on Camp Humphreys, South Korea, March 12. Clark and Cox organized a meal for all 20th personnel on Camp Humphreys, South Korea, during Exercise Freedom Shield. Chaplain Cho provided the food.
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U.S. Army AH-64 helicopter from 4-2 Attack Battalion, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 2nd Infantry-ROK/U.S. Combined Division conducts overwater gunnery in coordination with ROK 2nd Fleet during Freedom Shield 2024. FS24, a defense-oriented exercise, fortifies joint defense capabilities, and safeguards security on the peninsula.
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U.S. Army Sergeants Qadiyr Ajala and Dustin Spivey assigned to Bravo Company, 3rd General Support Aviation, 2nd Combat Aviation Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, ROK-US Combined Division operate as crew chiefs for a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook during an air assault training event as part of exercise Freedom Shield 24, in South Korea, March 13, 2024. In support of the Armistice Agreement, FS24 underscores the enduring military partnership between the ROK and the U.S. It reinforces the role of the alliance as the linchpin for regional peace and security, reaffirming the unwavering commitment of the U.S. to help defend the Republic of Korea.
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A U.S. Army Assault Breaching Vehicle from the 55th Combat Engineer Company, 11th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade, executes an obstacle breaching operation in coordination with the ROK Army during Freedom Shield, South Korea, March 14, 2024. In support of the Armistice Agreement, Freedom Shield 24 underscores the enduring military partnership between the ROK and the U.S. It reinforces the role of the Alliance as the linchpin for regional peace and security, reaffirming the unwavering commitment of the United States to defend the Republic of Korea.
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Maj. Gen. Daryl O. Hood, the commanding general of 20th CBRNE Command, and Command Sgt. Maj. Dave Silva, the 20th CBRNE Command senior enlisted leader, met with Soldiers at the 23rd CBRN Battalion Headquarters on Camp Humphreys, South Korea, during the exercise.
Maj. Steven M. Modugno, the public affairs director for the 20th CBRNE Command, said the 20th CBRNE Command routinely trains with Republic of Korea CBRN Defense Command forces on the Korean Peninsula and at combat training centers in the United States.
“The exercise focused on building stronger bonds and improving interoperability with our partners in the ROK-U.S. Alliance,” said Modugno, a native of Santa Clarita, California, who previously served with the South Korea-based 2nd Infantry Division as a Chemical Corps officer. “For more than 70 years, we have trained with South Korean troops and we will continue to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with them on Freedom’s Frontier.”
From 19 bases in 16 states, Soldiers and Army civilians from the 20th CBRNE Command take on the world’s most dangerous hazards in support of joint, interagency and allied operations.
Headquartered on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, the 20th CBRNE Command is home to 75 percent of the active-duty U.S. Army’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) specialists and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians, as well as the 1st Area Medical Laboratory, CBRNE Analytical and Remediation Activity, five Weapons of Mass Destruction Coordination Teams and three Nuclear Disablement Teams (Infrastructure).
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