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Marines with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force search a collapsed building at Guardian Centers in Perry, Ga., March 21, 2017, during Exercise Scarlet Response 2017. The Marines searched through the building to annotate damage and extract any victims in the building. The exercise, which goes from March 20 – 25, is the largest annual event for CBIRF, and it tests the unit’s capabilities to react and respond to threats and disasters such as nuclear detonations.

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Marines with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force prepare a decontamination tent during a drill during Exercise Scarlet Response 2017 at Guardian Centers in Perry, Ga., March 20, 2017. The exercise, held March 20-25, is the largest annual event for CBIRF, and it tests the unit’s capabilities to react and respond to threats and disasters such as nuclear detonations. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Terence Brady

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