Sgt. Maj. Ronald L. Green, the 18th Sergeant Major

Sgt. Maj. Ronald L. Green, the 18th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, takes a look at pile of wrecked vehicles and debris used for technical rescue training at Raymond M. Downey Responder Training Facility, Naval Annex Stump Head, Md., Feb. 18, 2016.
Green visited the Marines, sailors and civilians with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) at Naval Support Facility Indian Head and Downey Responder Training Facility. During Green’s visit, he received a CBIRF brief given by the CBIRF Commanding Officer, Col. Stephen E. Redifer, viewed a static display of an Initial Response Force set-up, talked to CBIRF personnel, toured the Downey Responder Training Facility and had lunch with CBIRF staff noncommissioned officers. When directed, CBIRF forward-deploys and/or responds with minimal warning to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive (CBRNE) threat or event in order to assist local, state, or federal agencies and the geographic combatant commanders in the conduct of CBRNE response or consequence management operations, providing capabilities for command and control; agent detection and identification; search, rescue, and decontamination; and emergency medical care for contaminated personnel. (Official USMC Photo by Sgt. Santiago G. Colon Jr./RELEASED)