34th CST welcomes new commander

Maj. David Wheeler takes command of the Fort Pickett-based 34th Civil Support Team from Lt. Col. Michael Booker Oct. 6, 2016, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. Brig. Gen. Walter Mercer, Virginia National Guard Assistant Adjutant General - Army, presided over the exchange of the unit guidon that represented the change of command from Booker to Wheeler. Mercer presented Booker with the Meritorious Service Medal in recognition of his outstanding service as the 34th CST commander.

The 34th CST is comprised of 22 full-time Army and Air National Guard personnel with the mission to support civil authorities at a domestic chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear incident site with identification and assessment of hazards, advice to civil authorities and facilitating the arrival of follow-on military forces during emergencies and incidents of weapons of mass destruction terrorism. The unit complements and enhances, but does not duplicate, state CBRNE response capabilities is divided into six sections: command, operations, communications, administration/logistics, medical/analytical and survey.

Read more about the 34th CST at go.usa.gov/xkYms.