20th CBRNE Command

A team from the Fort Drum, New York-based 59th Chemical Company “Mountain Dragons” took first place out of 30 joint and international teams during the Best Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Competition on Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Capt. Evan P. Shortsleeve, the commanding officer of the 59th Chemical Company (Hazard Response), and Sgt. Billy T. Akebe, the 2nd Platoon sergeant for the 59th Chemical Company, earned top honors during the competition. The team from the 59th Chemical Company was the second Fort Drum-based 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command team to win top honors in their profession this year, after Staff Sgt. Tyler A. Grieve and Sgt. Tristin E. Lindsey from 760th Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) prevailed during the all-Army EOD Team of the Year competition on Fort Liberty, North Carolina. Read full story: https://lnkd.in/ex5pPwcX #MountainDragons #LeadTrainWin #BestCBRNWarriorCompetition #FortDrum #LibertyWeDefend

Highly specialized Soldiers trained to enable ground combat units to close with and defeat near-peer enemy forces during simulated combat operations at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, California. The 110th Chemical Battalion “Iron Dragons” and 707th Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) “Thunderbirds” participated in National Training Center rotation 24-07. The Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington-based units supported the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, during the combat training center rotation. Read full story: https://lnkd.in/e2vn5mNR #IronDragons #Thunderbirds #JBLM #LeadTrainWin #LibertyWeDefend

#ICYMI Sgt. 1st Class Daniel M. McBrayer, a team lead in the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command’s Communications Section (G6), was promoted to his current rank during a ceremony on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, June 7. McBrayer, a 14-year veteran and a native of Prattville, Alabama, was promoted by his wife Danielle. Please join us in congratulating the entire McBrayer family. #BeAllYouCanBe #SignalCorps #LibertyWeDefend

Soldiers, Army civilians and family members participated in the Norwegian Foot March on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, July 3. The marchers started at 1 a.m. and covered 18.6-mile march across the Army installation, while carrying 24.4 pounds of dry weight in a rucksack or backpack. Maj. Steven M. Modugno, the public affairs director for the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command, coordinated the event for the installation. Read full story: https://lnkd.in/ebHfjG9Z #NorwegianRuckMarch #BeAllYouCanBe #TeamAPG #ArmyTeam #LibertyWeDefend

A U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant general praised the American troops who confront and defeat the world’s most dangerous hazards during the second Joint Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Forum, June 28. Lt. Gen. Brian W. Cavanaugh, the commanding general of Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic; commander of Marine Forces Command; and commander of Marine Forces Northern Command, was the guest speaker at the Joint CBRNE Forum in Cockeysville, Maryland. As the Marine Forces commander, Cavanaugh is the senior commander for the U.S. Marine Corps Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, or CBIRF, the CBRNE response and consequence management force based on Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Maryland. Read full story: https://lnkd.in/efcMRc3w #JointCBRNEForum #DoD #MakingaDifference #OneTeamOneFight #LibertyWeDefend

The National Capital Region Joint Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Forum brought together service members, civilians and family members to mark the service and sacrifices of CBRNE personnel around the world. The 20th CBRNE Command, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Chemical Biological Center and Department of the Army Force Development Branch (G8) worked together on the event that was held in Cockeysville, Maryland, July 28. Hosted by U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Daryl O. Hood, the commanding general of the 20th CBRNE Command, the forum highlighted the past, present and future contributions of the joint personnel who confront and defeat CBRNE hazards in support of U.S. military operations around the world and civil authorities across the nation. Read full story: https://lnkd.in/eT7Wze9B #JointCBRNEForum #JointForce #MakingaDifference #OneTeamOneFight #LibertyWeDefend

The U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group that commands all active-duty Army EOD technicians east of the Mississippi River welcomed a new commander during a change of command ceremony, June 19. Col. George A. Hill assumed command of the 52nd Ordnance Group (EOD) from Col. Matthew L. Kuhns during the widely attended ceremony on Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Maj. Gen. Daryl O. Hood, the commanding general of the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command, and Command Sgt. Maj. Dave Silva, the senior enlisted leader for the 20th CBRNE Command, both attended the ceremony. Read full story: https://lnkd.in/eV28d4Gd #DefusingDanger #52ndEODGroup #MakingaDifference #FreedomsGuardian #LibertyWeDefend

U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal techs trained with U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps personnel and members of the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces during Exercise African Lion, May 22 – 31. EOD techs from the Yakima Training Center, Washington-based 53rd Ordnance Company (EOD) participated in U.S. Africa Command’s largest joint and combined exercise. Led by the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, for U.S. Africa Command, the exercise marked the 20th anniversary of the African Lion exercise series. Read full story: https://lnkd.in/esErwMZ8 #ExerciseAfricanLion #USArmy #USMC #USAirForce #LibertyWeDefend

HOT OFF THE PRESS: Attached is the June 2024 edition of The Defender. It can be viewed on DVIDS at: https://lnkd.in/esMeMQKt. This is your newsletter and we are looking for your stories. Please send your news tips, stories and photos to 20th CBRNE Command Public Affairs at cbrnepao@gmail.com. The deadline for submissions for the September 2024 edition of The Defender is August 31, 2024.

Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians supported U.S. Army recruiting at a pier-side booth during New York City Fleet Week. U.S. Army EOD technicians from the Fort Drum, New York-based 760th Ordnance Company (EOD) demonstrated the tools of their high-stakes profession near the USS Intrepid Museum in Manhattan where warships were berthed for the festivities. Staff Sgt. Matthew W. Davis and Sgt. Mathew C. Bumgarner represented the 760th EOD Company and helped the Army to generate 50 new leads during Fleet Week. Read full story: https://lnkd.in/edn5YWFS #ArmyRecruiting #EOD #BeAllYouCanBe #NYCFleetWeek #LibertyWeDefend