34th CST trains for emergency scenario alongside Hampton Roads-area firefighters
Soldiers and Airmen from the Virginia National Guardâs Fort Pickett-based 34th Civil Support Team train for an emergency response scenario alongside Hampton Roads-area firefighters June 5, 2013, at the Virginia Beach Fire & EMS Training Center. Firefighters from Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Virginia Beach learned first-hand the capabilities of the 34th CST during three days of side-by-side training. The 34th CST, comprised of 22 full-time Army and Air National Guard personnel, is one of 57 such units nationwide with the mission to support civil authorities at a domestic chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive incident site with identification and assessment of hazards, advise civil authorities, and facilitate the arrival of follow-on military forces during emergencies and incidents of weapons of mass destruction terrorism. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class A.J. Coyne, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)
34th CST trains for emergency scenario alongside Hampton Roads-area firefighters
Soldiers and Airmen from the Virginia National Guardâs Fort Pickett-based 34th Civil Support Team train for an emergency response scenario alongside Hampton Roads-area firefighters June 5, 2013, at the Virginia Beach Fire & EMS Training Center. Firefighters from Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Virginia Beach learned first-hand the capabilities of the 34th CST during three days of side-by-side training. The 34th CST, comprised of 22 full-time Army and Air National Guard personnel, is one of 57 such units nationwide with the mission to support civil authorities at a domestic chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive incident site with identification and assessment of hazards, advise civil authorities, and facilitate the arrival of follow-on military forces during emergencies and incidents of weapons of mass destruction terrorism. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class A.J. Coyne, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)