Army Reserve Soldiers with Task Force 76, CBRN Response Element (CRE), prepare equipment for use during a joint training exercise Jan. 25, 2019 in Homestead, Florida. The CRE is a multicomponent Department of Defense entity that responds in the event of a catastrophic CBRN accident/incident, to conduct direct life-saving and critical life-saving enabling tasks for CBRN response operations in support of civil authorities in the United States and U.S. Territories in order to save lives, minimize human suffering, maintain public confidence, and mitigate the effects of CBRN incidents.