Tales from the U.S. Army airborne school roster number 111 class 43-88. I was at Fort Benning Georgia in August 1988 to attend jump school. I had done my basic training here four years earlier with Sgt. Smith who would be my black hat true instructor for airborne school. I was standing in formation at five in the morning. It was cold now, but Georgia has hot, humid daytime temperatures that were draining mentally and physically for a student from Northern California. I knew I wanted to be here even
common theme is the safety with which training has been, and continues to be conducted within its facilities. History The Chemical Defense Training facility was originally located at Fort McClellan, Alabama. The Chemical School was established at Fort McClellan in 1979 (U.S. Army, 1986), but after the Base Realignment and Closure Commission decided to close Fort McClellan the training was moved to the new location in Fort Leonard Wood. The official closing ceremony was held on May 20, 1999. In
CBRN Reconnaissance Platoon There is a long and rich history of Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical (NBC) reconnaissance, today also known or referred to as Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) reconnaissance within the United States Army. Scholars and experts believe that as early as 1935 Chemical-Warfare schools publications discussed the need to identify, mark, and produce a method to avoid contaminated areas. Avoidance is the most important fundamental of NBC Defense. In addition
Technical Escort: Revealed From the creation of the Army’s Technical Escort Unit, there has always been one mission that has never changed; the removal, transportation and disposal of chemical weapons. “The U.S. Army Technical Escort Unit was formed in 1944 and is the longest, continuously active, military chemical unit in existence... The unit was formed as a group of specialist to escort chemical weapons”(Cashman, 2000, p. 104). Although this mission type has not faded, the overall mission of
The Technical Escort Mission: A Historical Look At How It Came To Be In the years leading to World War II, the United States had a significant concern that the axis forces would likely use toxic gases just as they had during World War I. This fear drove the CWS to begin analyzing and adjusting the stockpiles of chemicals in their facilities. They came to the realization that they would need to have an aggressive plan in order to produce enough chemical weapons to initiate a significant retaliation
across the country. Multiple local, state, and federal Agencies responded to the scene as first responders and post event investigators. The 6th Civil Support Team of the Texas Army National Guard was sent to the scene the following day to assist (Hoffman, 2013). The United States Geological Survey reported that the blast registered the same as a 2.1 magnitude earthquake. It was said to have destroyed 140 homes and several other buildings to include a middle school and a retirement home (Hemenway