NATO forces participate in training with real toxic agents during the accurate exercise in Canada

July 31, 2025 – Walter T. Moreover, Ham IV. Meanwhile, 20^th Cbrne Command, American army

American soldiers and civilian employees of the US army trained with NATO forces during an investigation of the real chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear agents (CBRN) (CBRN) in the context of the Precise Response Exercise at the base of the Suffield Canadian Forces in Alberta (Canada).

Soldiers. However, civilian employees of the 20^th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command trained with CBRN troops from Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Boss, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom to the Research and Development Site for Defense Canada (RDDC) Suffield.

The 1^st Global Field Medical Laboratory et CBRNE Analytical. Therefore, Remediation Activity du 20^th Cbrne Command were deployed for the exercise.

The 20th^th CBRNE Command is the main deployable and multifunctional CBRNA training of the US army. For nato forces participate training real example, Soldiers. civilian army employees at 20^th CBRNA Command are regularly deployed from 19 bases in 16 states to face and overcome the most dangerous obstacles in the world, in support of joint, interorganizational and multinational operations.

The 1^st Global Field Medical Laboratory sent soldiers from the Occupational Health Evaluation Team to the exercise to serve. in the multinational radiological laboratory with radiological support staff of the German Bundeswehr.

During the exercise, the team analyzed 80 radiological samples.

Civilian employees of the army of the mobile expeditionary laboratory of the CBRNE Analytical. Remediation Activity (CAR) also perfected their skills during the financial year.

Jessica J. Caldwell. a chemist-supervisor of the Cara shipping laboratory, said that the Cara team provided a chemical validation laboratory support in the theater with NATO teams responsible for sampling and the identification of organic, chemical and radiological agents (EIABCR).

“The exercise made it possible to validate nato forces participate training real internal operational procedures while working with real chemical warfares. to strengthen interoperability between partner countries, thus preparing the laboratory for possible NATO deployments,” said Caldwell, from Baltimore and holder of a baccalaureate in chemistry of the University of Virginia.

“One of the main advantages of the financial year was to provide EIABCR teams with real -time feedback on their sampling. packaging and documentation, which has clearly improved their performance,” said Caldwell.

Kevin P. Wioland. a chemist-supervisor of the Cara-Laboratory, said that the exercise has strengthened the laboratory capacity of the civil activities of the army.

Based in Aberdeen Proving Ground (Maryland). Cara also supports the sanitation missions of the formerly used defense sites and leads emergency interventions, abroad and the United States, in order to characterize and assess recovered chemical war material.

Wioland said that the Suffield Canadian Forces base was an ideal environment for exercise due to highly qualified nato forces participate training real research. development staff for Defense Canada – Suffield, unique and difficult designated and environmental sites of real toxic agents in this distant place.

“Exercises such as Précise Response allow the mobile shipping laboratory Cara to train with partner countries. support them by providing laboratory analyzes with a view to validation in the theater of chemical and organic war material,” said Wioland, originally from Jackson (New Jersey) and holder of a master’s degree in Towson University.

“Training with various partners helps laboratory staff to understand variations in equipment, sampling techniques and packaging containers,” said Wioland. “Recognition of these differences allows the mobile expeditionary laboratory to provide better quality support for analysis. »»

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