12th Civil Support Team Joint Training with Nashua Fire Department

 

NASHUA, NH, UNITED STATES
03.28.2024
Photo by Sgt. Bei Simmons 
114th Public Affairs Detachment  

Sgt. Bank Wutisen, a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Specialist with the 12th Civil Support Team (CST), 54th Troop Command, New Hampshire Army National Guard, showcases his team’s hazard detection and identification equipment to the firefighters from the Nashua Fire Department's hazmat team during a joint training on March 29, 2024, at Holman Stadium in Nashua, N.H.

The CST and Nashua Fire Department joined forces during a training exercise to respond to a hypothetical chemical warfare incident as part of the efforts to exchange knowledge and strengthen relationships. The exercise evaluates CST’s capabilities and prepares them for a team readiness assessment in June. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Bei Simmons, 114th Public Affairs Detachment)

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Peter Gagnon, a firefighter with the Nashua Fire Department hazmat team, takes off his oxygen mask after the decontamination process in a hypothetical during a joint training with the 12th Civil Support Team (CST), 54th Troop Command, New Hampshire Army National Guard on March 29, 2024, at Holman Stadium in Nashua, N.H.

“It’s interesting to be part of this exercise and I got to see all the equipment and processes the CST uses to be thorough and precise,” Gagnon said. “It’s comforting to know that the National Guard has our back. If there’s something we can’t take care of, the CST will be here with much more equipment and technology.” (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Bei Simmons, 114th Public Affairs Detachment)