61st Chemical Company Trains with Kuwait Military

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61st Chemical Company completed training with the Kuwait military.

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A Kuwait National Guardsman checks the fit of his mask as a member of the 61st Chemical Company observes.
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Samantha Gibson, Sgt., Team leader, 61st Chemical Company Reconnaissance Platoon, assists a Kuwait National Guard member as he fits his oxygen tank before suiting up in a chemical suit.
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Samantha Gibson, Sgt., Team leader, 61st Chemical Company Reconnaissance Platoon, gets a good to go from a Kuwait National Guard member letting her know he has a good fit on his mask.
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Samantha Gibson, Sgt., Team leader, 61st Chemical Company Reconnaissance Platoon. Gibson is from Moundsville, West Virginia. Her unit is stationed at Ft. Lewis, Wash. and deployed to Kuwait.
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Spc. Amanda K. Schinkel, Chemical operations specialist, Recon Platoon, 61st Chemical Co. 115th Fires Brigade, attaches an oxygen hose to the protective mask of a chemical defense unit member of the Kuwaiti National Guard at camp Tarheer, Kuwait Nov. 18.
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Sgt. Joseph McBride, Chemical NCO, Recon Platoon, 61st Chemical Co. 115th Fires Brigade, attaches an oxygen hose to the protective mask of a chemical defense unit member of the Kuwaiti National Guard Nov. 18. McBride is from Beloit, Wisconsin.
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Sgt. John L. Sharp, Chemical operations specialist, Recon Platoon, 61st Chemical Co. 115th Fires Brigade, attaches an oxygen hose to the protective mask of a chemical defense unit member of the Kuwaiti National Guard at camp Tarheer, Kuwait Nov. 18.
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Kuwait National Guard members work the hose as they learn to decontaminate equipment. They attended Joint chemical training with the 61st Chemical Company Dec. 2. The 61st is based in Fort Lewis Wash. and will complete their deployment in Feb. 2010.
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Spc. Daniel A. Zavala, Chemical operations specialist, Recon Platoon, 61st Chemical Co. 115th Fires Brigade, assists a chemical defense unit member of the Kuwaiti National Guard as they suit up in chemical protective suits during joint training Nov. 18.
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Spc. Nichol C. Shelton, Chemical operations specialist, Recon Platoon, 61st Chemical Co. 115th Fires Brigade, attaches an oxygen hose to the mask of a chemical defense unit member of the Kuwaiti National Guard. Shelton is from Colorado Springs, Colo.