The 1st Cavalry Division will emphasize use of chemical and biological hazard MOPP gear as the first unit to train for the possibility of joint warfare in the new era of pandemics, the famed ...

Capt. Jason Bryan, 21st Chemical Company, noticed his Soldiers were becoming physically tired when wearing their mission oriented protective posture (MOPP) gear meant to protect them from chemical, ...

On April 22, 1915, German troops wrote a gruesome new chapter in the book of modern warfare with the deployment of poison gas on the unsuspecting Allied troops defending Ypres, Belgium. Since then, ...

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea — When it comes to chemical attacks, airmen here are about to take off the gloves. And the masks. Specifically, when the Air Force holds another periodic combat readiness ...

FORT STEWART, Ga. -- Soldiers coughed from the trace of compound 2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile, referred to as CS gas, seeping from a nearby gas chamber. Their eyes began tearing and skin tingled as ...

Soldiers from various units participated in the chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense course Feb. 4 to 15, held by the Fayetteville Technical Community College, Soldier Development ...

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Marines fighting around Baghdad are "starting to doubt the seriousness of the chem-bio (weapon) threat," and are sick of wearing the suits designed to protect them against such dangers, according to ...