Training exercise helps prepare Army Reserve Soldiers for upcoming deployment
Army Reserve Spc. Axel Alvarado, a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) specialist and native of Springdale, Arkansas assigned to the 379th Chemical Company, 472nd Chemical Battalion, 209th Regional Support Group, 76th Operational Response Command waits to spray water on a vehicle during a chemical reconnaissance and decontamination mission at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin March 14. More than 150 Army Reserve Soldiers from the 379th Chemical Company are spending nearly three-weeks at Fort McCoy conducting a variety of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) training operations including chemical reconnaissance, decontamination, maneuver support, communications and transportation. (Official U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brent C. Powell)