Soldiers from units across the force converged at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Feb. 10-12, to validate their readiness as part of Task Force 2 under the Defense Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives Response Force.
The training ensures the soldiers remain prepared to deploy on no-notice orders in response to a potential weapon of mass destruction attack within the United States. The culminating exercise brought together chemical, medical, engineering and military police units to simulate a large-scale domestic response following a catastrophic chemical or biological incident.
The training evaluated the task force’s ability to secure a contaminated site, conduct technical rescues and decontaminate mass casualties under realistic conditions.
“The purpose of this exercise is to ensure we are ready for no-notice deployments in case any city in the United States is attacked with a weapon of mass destruction,” said Army Command Sgt. Maj. Alvaro Madrigal, the senior enlisted leader for Task Force 2. “We are essentially 911 in case something big happens.”…