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JPEO-CBRND Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense

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CEDS: SAVING TIME, SAVING LIVES

The CEDS, once fielded, will rapidly decontaminate sensitive equipment exposed to CBRN fallout, allowing it to be returned to the field and the fight as soon as possible. The small variant CEDS is pictured here.

CLEAN SWEEP: Soldiers detect radiation during chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear scenario-based decontamination training in the U.S. Central Command area of operations on February 23, 2024. Service members train on CBRN scenarios to identify chemical threats with reconnaissance in order to decontaminate personnel and equipment and reduce casualties. (Photo by Sgt. Christopher Neu, 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade)

Read our full article about the JPEO-CBRND's Critical Equipment Decontamination System (CEDS). Once fielded, CEDS will rapidly decontaminate CBRN-compromised equipment in forward, austere, hostile and denied areas to support extended operational mission cycles and reconstitute combat capabilities—keeping the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) in the fight. The article is featured in Army AL&T magazine's winter edition, out in hard copy February 2025 -https://asc.army.mil/web/better-off-with-ceds/.

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