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The US Army’s global field medical laboratory, the Philippine Army's CBRN company, EOD battalion, and the Japanese Ground Self-Defence Forces' NBC Countermeasure Medical Unit have conducted a joint biological threat response drill at Fort Ramon in Palayan City, the Philippines. Part of the larger multinational exercise
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The Chinese People's Liberation Army has released photos from a recent CBRN medical response exercise. The four photos show soldiers assigned to an army unit under the Chinese People's Liberation Army's Xinjiang Military Command conducting various manoeuvres in a CBRN environment. These included searching
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United States airmen from the 355th Wing Drone Innovation Cell conducted a small uncrewed aircraft system exercise that simulated a CBRN attack on a military installation during Mosaic Lightning 26-2 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base on 8 May 2026. According to information published by the base, Mosaic Lightning 26-2 is
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British specialists in CBRN response and decontamination procedures shared their expertise with 22 delegates from five European countries during a study visit to the National Health Service Resilience Emergency Capabilities Unit at the United Kingdom’s Fire Service College in Moreton-in-Marsh, on 20-22 April. The event, which was organised by
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CHEMEX GRULAC, a large‑scale, multi-component chemical emergency preparedness and response exercise for first responders and health professionals from across Latin America and the Caribbean, has concluded in the Dominican Republic. Organised by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in coordination with the Dominican Ministry of Defence,
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The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons' (OPCW) Centre for Chemistry and Technology has hosted a three‑day workshop titled "CBRN Forensics and Crime Scene Management in Investigations" from 28-30 April 2026. According to UNICRI, the workshop brought together 24 OPCW personnel with the support of
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Airmen from across the US Air Force converged at Moody Air Force Base from 27 April – 1 May for exercise Toxic Magnolia, described as the service’s "premier aircrew flight equipment training event, focusing on preparing teams to operate in CBRN environments". Toxic Magnolia is the annual exercise
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Uzbekistan and the European Union have concluded a three-day exercise in the city of Samarkand to build response capacity to CBRN incidents during major events. The exercise was carried out in cooperation with the government of Uzbekistan via the EU CBRN Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence. According to information published
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The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons' (OPCW) CHEMEX GRULAC exercise, a large‑scale, multi-component chemical emergency preparedness and response exercise for first responders and health professionals from across Latin America and the Caribbean, has commenced in the Dominican Republic. Taking place from 27 April to 7 May
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The Danish Armed Forces and civil emergency services conducted an exercise last week in the city of Aarhus to strengthen cooperation between themselves in the event of war and crisis. According to a news release from the Danish Armed Forces, participants were trained to identify and handle injuries related to
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Firefighters and emergency first responders belonging to the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs' Emergency Situations Management Service have conducted a three-day full-scale CBRN exercise at a chemical plant in Rustavi, south-east of the capital city, Tbilisi. According to the Georgian public broadcaster 1TV, the training, which took place on
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During the night between Friday 17 and Saturday 18 April, an Italian civil defence CBRN exercise took place at Poggio Mirteto Scalo station, at the initiative of the Prefecture of Rieti in collaboration with the Italian State Railways Group. According to information published by the Italian Interior Ministry, the exercise