JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Soldiers from the California National Guard 95th Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction) and the 95th Chemical Company, 2d Engineer Brigade, conduct joint operations at the Arctic Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Site on JBER-Richardson July 17. Like Alaska's own 103rd CST (WMD), the California team is comprised of Army and Air National Guardsmen, trained in NBC and hazardous material identification, assessment, and sampling. Their primary mission is to provide first responder support to civil authorities in matters of NBC, HAZMAT, and other major incidents. The week's training included a joint operations and casualty evacuation; suspected HAZMAT lab clearing; NBC training; and weapons familiarization. (U.S. Air Force photo/Percy G. Jones)

U.S. Army Sgt. Quran T. Williams, Survey Team Member, 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (21st WMD-CST), New Jersey National Guard, dons his self-contained breathing apparatus during a U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center exercise at Fort Hancock and Sandy Hook Proving Ground National Historic Landmark, N.J., Sept. 24, 2020. The 21st WMD-CST supports civil authorities at man-made or natural disasters by identifying chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear substances, assess the consequences, and advises on response measures. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen)

Sgt. Quran Williams with the New Jersey National Guard's 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team, examines a simulated lab site during a joint training exercise with members of the Monmouth County Hazmat team at Fort Monmouth, N.J., April 6, 2017. The 21st WMD-CST is a joint unit comprised of New Jersey National Guard Soldiers and Airmen whose mission is to support civil authorities by identifying chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear substances in either man-made or natural disasters. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen/Released)

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Soldiers from the California National Guard 95th Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction), prepare to enter the CS gas chamber during joint operations with Soldiers from the 95th Chemical Company, 2d Engineer Brigade, at the Arctic Nucllear, Biological, and Chemical Site on JBER-Richardson July 19. Like Alaska's own 103rd CST (WMD), the California team is composed of Army and Air National Guardsmen, trained in NBC and HAZMAT identification, assessment, and sampling. Their primary mission is to provide first responder support to civil authorities in matters of NBC, HAZMAT, and other major incidents. The week's training included a joint operations and casualty evacuation; suspected HAZMAT lab clearing; NBC training; and weapons familiarization. (U.S. Air Force photo/Percy G. Jones)

Strike Team member Sgt. Joe Bercovic with the New Jersey National Guard's 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team, seals an evidence sample with anti-tampering tape during a training exercise with the Picatinny Arsenal Fire Department at the New Jersey Homeland Defense Homeland Security Center at Picatinny Arsenal, N.J., Mar. 23, 2017. The 21st WMD-CST is a joint unit comprised of New Jersey National Guard Soldiers and Airmen whose mission is to support civil authorities by identifying chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear substances in either man-made or natural disasters. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen/Released)

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JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Soldiers from the California National Guard 95th Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction) and the 95th Chemical Company, 2d Engineer Brigade, conduct joint operations at the Arctic Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Site on JBER-Richardson July 17. Like Alaska's own 103rd CST (WMD), the California team is comprised of Army and Air National Guardsmen, trained in NBC and hazardous material identification, assessment, and sampling. Their primary mission is to provide first responder support to civil authorities in matters of NBC, HAZMAT, and other major incidents. The week's training included a joint operations and casualty evacuation; suspected HAZMAT lab clearing; NBC training; and weapons familiariation.

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Soldiers from the California National Guard 95th Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction) and the 95th Chemical Company, 2d Engineer Brigade, conduct joint operations at the Arctic Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Site on JBER-Richardson July 17. Like Alaska's own 103rd CST (WMD), the California team is composed of Army and Air National Guardsmen, trained in NBC and hazardous material identification, assessment, and sampling. Their primary mission is to provide first responder support to civil authorities in matters of NBC, HAZMAT, and other major incidents. The week's training included a joint operations and casualty evacuation; suspected HAZMAT lab clearing; NBC training; and weapons familiarization. (U.S. Air Force photo/Percy G. Jones)

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class William J. Camp Jr., Noncommissioned Officer in Charge, 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (21st WMD-CST), New Jersey National Guard, decontaminates himself at a simulated crime scene during a training exercise at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 23, 2019. The 21st WMD-CST supports civil authorities at man-made or natural disasters by identifying chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear substances, assess the consequences, and advises on response measures. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen)

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Spc. Kristopher Chelini, California National Guard 95th Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction), a native of San Jose, Calif., prepares his communications gear prior to his team making entry into a mock hazardous material laboratory during joint operations with Soldiers from the 95th Chemical Company, 2d Engineer Brigade, at the Arctic Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Site on JBER-Richardson July 17. Like Alaska's own 103rd CST (WMD), the California team is composed of Army and Air Force National Guardsmen, trained in NBC and HAZMAT identification, assessment, and sampling. Their primary mission is to provide first responder support to civil authorities in matters of NBC, HAZMAT, and other major incidents. The week's training included a joint operations and casualty evacuation; suspected HAZMAT lab clearing; NBC training; and weapons familiarization.

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IAEA and UNMOVIC headquarters in Baghdad. (Baghdad, Iraq, 19 Nov 2002).

Photo Credit: Mark Gwozdecky / IAEA

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Paul C. Hesch, left, operations officer, has his Level C Suit sealed by Sgt. 1st Class William J. Camp Jr., noncommissioned officer in charge, both with the 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (21st WMD-CST), New Jersey National Guard, during an exercise at the TD Bank Ballpark, Bridgewater Township, N.J., June 27, 2019. The scenarios, which ranged from reacting to pharmaceutical based agents to training to sharpen joint hazardous assessment team skills, were created by staff from the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. The 21st WMD-CST supports civil authorities at man-made or natural disasters by identifying chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear substances, as well as assess the consequences, and advises on response measures. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen)

Strike Team member Sgt. Joe Bercovic, right, shares his findings with the handheld chemical identification analyzer with Strike Team member Staff Sgt. Nicky Lam, both with the New Jersey National Guard's 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team, during a training exercise with the Picatinny Arsenal Fire Department at the New Jersey Homeland Defense Homeland Security Center at Picatinny Arsenal, N.J., Mar. 23, 2017. The 21st WMD-CST is a joint unit comprised of New Jersey National Guard Soldiers and Airmen whose mission is to support civil authorities by identifying chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear substances in either man-made or natural disasters. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen/Released)

The sample receiving area in the IAEA's Clean Laboratory. (Seibersdorf, Austria, 19 Dec 2002).

Photo Credit: Dean Calma/IAEA

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Cory J. Sweetman, Survey Team Leader, 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (21st WMD-CST), New Jersey National Guard, photographs evidence at a simulated crime scene during a training exercise at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 25, 2020. The exercise was in preparation for the 21st’s upcoming collective lanes training and annual Army North training proficiency evaluation. The scenarios were created by facilitators from the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. The 21st WMD-CST supports civil authorities at man-made or natural disasters by identifying chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear substances, assess the consequences, and advise on response measures. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen)

Captain Kermit Beahan, bombardier of B29 Superfortress Bockscar, tries to find Mitsubishi factory of Nagasaki, where he will deposit of the Fat Man.

Survey team member Sgts. Joseph Bercovic, with the New Jersey National Guard's 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team, examines a simulated lab site during a joint training exercise with members of the Monmouth County Hazmat team at Fort Monmouth, N.J., April 6, 2017. The 21st WMD-CST is a joint unit comprised of New Jersey National Guard Soldiers and Airmen whose mission is to support civil authorities by identifying chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear substances in either man-made or natural disasters. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen/Released)

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A photoshop mashup of a (nuclear?) bomb detonating in a warzone. The skeleton in the foreground is armed with a Bazooka.

The 'Fatboy A-Bomb' or 'Chubby Bomb' as I like to call it is a devastating WMD, Pakistan has nuclear weapons capability and is at present a very unstable country due to a great deal of civil unrest as political parties struggle for power, its internal security problems are exacerbated due to its long and mostly unprotected border with Afganistan (Aprox 1,500 miles) which gives insurgents the 'freedom of movement' to fight and fund a 'cross border war' with Afgan poppy. As a nuclear armed nation with its current insurgent problems one must ask the question;

(Q) "If Pakistan becomes a rogue state and 'Chubby' some how falls into the wrong hands, who knows which country could be in for a very, very long winter?".

A message for anyone and everyone to read.

U.S. Army Sgt. Mauricio Caceres, Survey Team Member, 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (21st WMD-CST), New Jersey National Guard, places a warning sign near a simulated crime scene during a training exercise at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 25, 2020. The exercise was in preparation for the 21st’s upcoming collective lanes training and annual Army North training proficiency evaluation. The scenarios were created by facilitators from the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. The 21st WMD-CST supports civil authorities at man-made or natural disasters by identifying chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear substances, assess the consequences, and advise on response measures. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen)

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NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Kingdom of Thailand - Royal Thai service members decontaminate a U.S. service member who was a mock victim from a simulated chemical terrorist attack during the counter weapons of mass of destruction exercise aboard Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 16 during Exercise Cobra Gold 2014. CG 14 is a joint, multinational exercise conducted annually in the Kingdom of Thailand aimed at enhancing and increasing mission readiness and multinational interoperability. The U.S. service member is with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James R. Smith/released)

U.S. Army Sgt. Mauricio Caceres, right, Survey Team Member, 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (21st WMD-CST), New Jersey National Guard, gathers a sample at a simulated crime scene during a training exercise at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 25, 2020. The exercise was in preparation for the 21st’s upcoming collective lanes training and annual Army North training proficiency evaluation. The scenarios were created by facilitators from the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. The 21st WMD-CST supports civil authorities at man-made or natural disasters by identifying chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear substances, assess the consequences, and advise on response measures. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen)

Washington DC, Monday evening August 20, 2014. Around twenty social justice activists associated with Code Pink and other peace groups rallied in front of The White House to protest the renewed bombing of Iraq. The Obama administration claims that the bombing and increasing presence of US troops there is a necessary response to the virtual collapse of the US puppet government in large areas of the country and the capitulation of much of the Iraqi army to brutal Sunni Isis forces.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class William J. Camp Jr., noncommissioned officer in charge, 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (21st WMD-CST), New Jersey National Guard, writes the time and date on chemical agent detection pens during an exercise at the TD Bank Ballpark, Bridgewater Township, N.J., June 27, 2019. The scenarios, which ranged from reacting to pharmaceutical based agents to training to sharpen joint hazardous assessment team skills, were created by staff from the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. The 21st WMD-CST supports civil authorities at man-made or natural disasters by identifying chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear substances, as well as assess the consequences, and advises on response measures. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen)

U.S. Army Sgt. Mauricio Caceres, right, Survey Team Member, 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (21st WMD-CST), New Jersey National Guard, uses detection equipment at a simulated crime scene during a training exercise at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 25, 2020. The exercise was in preparation for the 21st’s upcoming collective lanes training and annual Army North training proficiency evaluation. The scenarios were created by facilitators from the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. The 21st WMD-CST supports civil authorities at man-made or natural disasters by identifying chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear substances, assess the consequences, and advise on response measures. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen)

U.S. Army survey team member Sgt. Mauricio Caceres, left, and survey team leader Staff Sgt. Cory J. Sweetman, both with the 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (WMD-CST), New Jersey National Guard, examine a simulated crime scene during a training exercise at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 24, 2020. The exercise was in preparation for the 21st’s upcoming collective lanes training and annual Army North training proficiency evaluation. The scenarios were created by facilitators from the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. The 21st WMD-CST supports civil authorities at man-made or natural disasters by identifying chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear substances, assess the consequences, and advise on response measures. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen)

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class William J. Camp Jr., second from right, noncommissioned officer in charge, assists Sgt. Mauricio Caceres, Survey Team Member, both with the 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (21st WMD-CST), New Jersey National Guard, into his Level A Protective Suit during a training exercise at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 24, 2020. The exercise was in preparation for the 21st’s upcoming collective lanes training and annual Army North training proficiency evaluation. The scenarios were created by facilitators from the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. The 21st WMD-CST supports civil authorities at man-made or natural disasters by identifying chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear substances, assess the consequences, and advise on response measures. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen)

U.S. Army Sgt. Mauricio Caceres, Survey Team Member, 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (21st WMD-CST), New Jersey National Guard, investigates a simulated crime scene during a training exercise at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 24, 2020. The exercise was in preparation for the 21st’s upcoming collective lanes training and annual Army North training proficiency evaluation. The scenarios were created by facilitators from the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. The 21st WMD-CST supports civil authorities at man-made or natural disasters by identifying chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear substances, assess the consequences, and advise on response measures. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen)

Washington DC, Monday evening August 20, 2014. Around twenty social justice activists associated with Code Pink and other peace groups rallied in front of The White House to protest the renewed bombing of Iraq. The Obama administration claims that the bombing and increasing presence of US troops there is a necessary response to the virtual collapse of the US puppet government in large areas of the country and the capitulation of much of the Iraqi army to brutal Sunni Isis forces.

Opening Day of the Meeting of States Parties of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction (Geneva - 10 December - 14 December, 2012).

U.S. Mission Photo by Yves Bouvie

Emergency Medical Technician Sgt. 1st Class Anthony Norrish, right, assists Strike Team member Staff Sgt. Nicky Lam, both with the New Jersey National Guard's 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team, with his self-contained breathing apparatus and re-breather during a training exercise with the Picatinny Arsenal Fire Department at the New Jersey Homeland Defense Homeland Security Center at Picatinny Arsenal, N.J., Mar. 23, 2017. The 21st WMD-CST is a joint unit comprised of New Jersey National Guard Soldiers and Airmen whose mission is to support civil authorities by identifying chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear substances in either man-made or natural disasters. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen/Released)

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Soldiers from the California National Guard's 95th Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction) conduct hazardous material operations with Soldiers from the 95th Chemical Company, 2d Engineer Brigade, at the Arctic Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Site on JBER-Richardson July 17. Like Alaska's own 103rd CST (WMD), the California team is comprised of Army and Air Force National Guardsmen, trained in NBC and HAZMAT identification, assessment, and sampling. Their primary mission is to provide first responder support to civil authorities in matters of NBC, HAZMAT, and other major incidents. The week's training includes a joint operations and casualty evacuation; suspected HAZMAT lab clearing; and NBC training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Percy G. Jones)

29/1/10 - Stop the War Demonstration, QEII Conference Centre, London. Former Prime Minister Tony Blair answered questions from the Chilcot Inquiry into the Iraq War, in the face of a demonstration by Stop The War, determined that he face charges of war crimes.

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Staff Sgt. Esteban Peralta, Caifornia National Guard 95th Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction), a native of Santa Ana, Calif., receives a medical examination by Maj. Michael Jones, 103d CST (WMD), Alaska National Guard, prior to his team making entry into a mock hazardous material laboratory during joint operations with Soldiers from the 95th Chemical Company, 2d Engineer Brigade, at the Arctic Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Site on JBER-Richardson July 17. Like Alaska's own 103rd CST (WMD), the California team is composed of Army and Air Force National Guardsmen, trained in NBC and HAZMAT identification, assessment, and sampling. Their primary mission is to provide first responder support to civil authorities in matters of NBC, HAZMAT, and other major incidents. The week's training included a joint operations and casualty evacuation; suspected HAZMAT lab clearing; NBC training; and weapons familiarization. (U.S. Air Force photo/Percy G. Jones)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Alex J. Potts, Survey Team Member with the 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (21st WMD-CST), New Jersey National Guard, takes a sample at a simulated crime scene during a U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center exercise at Fort Hancock and Sandy Hook Proving Ground National Historic Landmark, N.J., Sept. 24, 2020. The 21st WMD-CST supports civil authorities at man-made or natural disasters by identifying chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear substances, assess the consequences, and advises on response measures. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Alex J. Potts, Survey Team Member with the 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (21st WMD-CST), New Jersey National Guard, tests a sample at a simulated crime scene during a U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center exercise at Fort Hancock and Sandy Hook Proving Ground National Historic Landmark, N.J., Sept. 24, 2020. The 21st WMD-CST supports civil authorities at man-made or natural disasters by identifying chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear substances, assess the consequences, and advises on response measures. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen)

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Soldiers break the seal on their protective mask during joint operations between the California National Guard 95th Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction), and Soldiers from the 95th Chemical Company, 2d Engineer Brigade, at the Arctic Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Site on JBER-Richardson July 19. Like Alaska's own 103rd CST (WMD), the California team is composed of Army and Air Force National Guardsmen, trained in NBC and HAZMAT identification, assessment, and sampling. Their primary mission is to provide first responder support to civil authorities in matters of NBC, HAZMAT, and other major incidents. The week's training included a joint operations and casualty evacuation; suspected HAZMAT lab clearing; NBC training; and weapons familiarization.

"You can get anything you want.."

Shall we invade ourselves?

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Washington DC, Monday evening August 20, 2014. Around twenty social justice activists associated with Code Pink and other peace groups rallied in front of The White House to protest the renewed bombing of Iraq. The Obama administration claims that the bombing and increasing presence of US troops there is a necessary response to the virtual collapse of the US puppet government in large areas of the country and the capitulation of much of the Iraqi army to brutal Sunni Isis forces.

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Soldiers from the California National Guard 95th Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction) and the 95th Chemical Company, 2d Engineer Brigade, conduct joint operations at the Arctic Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Site on JBER-Richardson July 17. Like Alaska's own 103rd CST (WMD), the California team is comprised of Army and Air National Guardsmen, trained in NBC and hazardous material identification, assessment, and sampling. Their primary mission is to provide first responder support to civil authorities in matters of NBC, HAZMAT, and other major incidents. The week's training included a joint operations and casualty evacuation; suspected HAZMAT lab clearing; NBC training; and weapons familiariation.

This is Hans Blix (who worked for the U.N. looking for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq...) His eagle eye has spotted an oversight by ex-president Jacques Chirac!

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Soldiers from the California National Guard 95th Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction) and the 95th Chemical Company, 2d Engineer Brigade, make entry into a suspected hazardous material laboratory at the Arctic Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Site on JBER-Richardson July 17. Like Alaska's own 103rd CST (WMD), the California team is comprised of Army and Air Force National Guardsmen, trained in NBC and HAZMAT identification, assessment, and sampling. Their primary mission is to provide first responder support to civil authorities in matters of NBC, HAZMAT, and other major incidents. The week's training included a joint operations and casualty evacuation; suspected HAZMAT lab clearing; and NBC training.

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Soldiers from the California National Guard 95th Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction) and the 95th Chemical Company, 2d Engineer Brigade, conduct joint operations at the Arctic Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Site on JBER-Richardson July 17. Like Alaska's own 103rd CST (WMD), the California team is comprised of Army and Air National Guardsmen, trained in NBC and hazardous material identification, assessment, and sampling. Their primary mission is to provide first responder support to civil authorities in matters of NBC, HAZMAT, and other major incidents. The week's training included a joint operations and casualty evacuation; suspected HAZMAT lab clearing; NBC training; and weapons familiariation.

Strike Team member Sgt. Joe Bercovic with the New Jersey National Guard's 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team, uses a handheld chemical identification analyzer to identify unknown liquid chemicals during a training exercise with the Picatinny Arsenal Fire Department at the New Jersey Homeland Defense Homeland Security Center at Picatinny Arsenal, N.J., Mar. 23, 2017. The 21st WMD-CST is a joint unit comprised of New Jersey National Guard Soldiers and Airmen whose mission is to support civil authorities by identifying chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear substances in either man-made or natural disasters. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen/Released)