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☷Dragon Masters prepare to tame all hazards during domestic response force training
U.S. Army ( By Press Release office)
May 04,2022
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Highly specialized Soldiers from the 63rd Chemical , Biological , Radiological , Nuclear ( CBRN ) Company “Dragon Masters” trained for domestic response missions during an exercise on Fort Stewart , Georgia . The Fort Campbell , Kentucky - based 63rd CBRN Company previously served on DCRF in 2019 – 2020 before deploying to South Korea for nine months to support rotational U . S . Army forces on the Korean Peninsula . FORT STEWART , Georgia – Highly specialized Soldiers from the 63rd Chemical , Biological , Radiological , Nuclear ( CBRN ) Company “Dragon Masters” trained for domestic response missions during an exercise on Fort Stewart , Georgia . The 63rd CBRN Company is preparing to serve on the Defense CBRN Response Force in support of U . S . Northern Command’s Joint Task Force - Civil Support . The DCRF saves lives , mitigates suffering and facilitates recovery operations in a CBRN environment to support civil authorities . The task force conducts defense support to civil authority response operations planning and preparedness to ensure mission readiness . The 63rd CBRN Company is part of the 48th Chemical Brigade and 20th Chemical , Biological , Radiological , Nuclear , Explosives ( CBRNE ) Command , the U . S . military’s premier all hazards headquarters . The “Dragon Masters” tame CBRN hazards during military operations and domestic missions . Highly specialized Soldiers from the 63rd Chemical , Biological , Radiological , Nuclear ( CBRN ) Company “Dragon Masters” trained for domestic response missions during an exercise on Fort Stewart , Georgia . The Fort Campbell , Kentucky - based 63rd CBRN Company is preparing to serve on the Defense CBRN Response Force in support of U . S . Northern Command’s Joint Task Force - Civil Support . A hazardous response company , the Fort Campbell , Kentucky - based 63rd CBRN Company previously served on DCRF in 2019 – 2020 before deploying to South Korea for nine months to support rotational U . S . Army forces on the Korean Peninsula . During their last tour on DCRF in 2019 - 2020 , the “Dragon Masters” set three exercise records , including set up time for a mass casualty decontamination line , total number of patients processed in one hour and most consecutive hours meeting non - ambulatory and ambulatory through put requirements . Capt . Matthew J . Maddox , the “Dragon Masters” commanding officer of the 63rd CBRN Company , said the two - week exercise in April helped to prepare his Soldiers for a two - year DCRF rotation starting in June . “The main focus of the training exercise at Fort Stewart was to prepare our task force for an upcoming major disaster response exercise , ” said Maddox . “The training was unique due to the type of missions and scenarios , along with working with several different organizations while at Fort Stewart . This type of combined training has increased our readiness in the event our task force is activated . ” Maddox added that the task force includes more than 200 Soldiers from different companies , including the 561st Military Police Company and 581st Area Support Medical Company . Highly specialized Soldiers from the 63rd Chemical , Biological , Radiological , Nuclear ( CBRN ) Company “Dragon Masters” trained for domestic response missions during an exercise on Fort Stewart , Georgia . The 63rd CBRN Company is part of the 48th Chemical Brigade and 20th Chemical , Biological , Radiological , Nuclear , Explosives ( CBRNE ) Command , the U . S . Department of Defense’s premier all hazards headquarters . A native of Sandoval , Illinois , Maddox is a former 5th grade teacher and National Guardsmen who was commissioned on Active Duty in the U . S . Army in 2014 . As a Chemical Corps officer , Maddox has served at the company , battalion and brigade level . He also deployed with the 31st Air Defense Brigade Headquarters to the U . S . Central Command for Operation Spartan Shield and Operation Inherent Resolve in 2019 . Maddox said the Fort Stewart exercise was a great opportunity for his Soldiers to hone their mission - enabling and life - saving skills while forging new partnerships with other units . “Networking is such an overlooked combat multiplier , ” said Maddox . “Our teams did everything we could to get the wrinkles out early in the storming and forming phases of new group relationships . “Seeing the vast improvement of the Soldiers from the first mission to the last mission ( was a highlight ) , ” said Maddox . “The entire team had a positive attitude , strong work ethic and made huge improvements leading up to the completion of our task force ' s night mission . ”
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