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U.S. and Israeli Collaboration at 20th Shoresh Meeting Promotes Advancement of CBRN Medical Countermeasure Development
October 20, 2022 — This past September, representatives from the U.S. Defense Department (DoD) participated in the 20th biennial Shoresh Military Medicine Conference in Rockville, Maryland. Shoresh, co-hosted by the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) and the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC), is a collaborative gathering of DoD and IDF medical personnel that covers medical, chemical, biological defense, and military medicine topics. “You all save lives,” said Dr. Brian Lein, the Defense Health Agency’s assistant director for healthcare administration. “The things we talked about four or six years ago are now saving American and Israeli lives, based on innovation first developed here.”... MORE

Brig. Gen. Anthony McQueen, commanding general of U.S. Army's Medical Research and Development Command (MRDC), speaks during a panel presentation at the 20th biennial Shoresh Military Medicine Conference in Rockville, Maryland, Sept. 19, 2022.

JPEO-CBRND Announces Openings for Acquisition Soldiers
October 17, 2022 — For Army acquisition officers with the rank of captain through colonel set to have a permanent change of station in summer 2023, the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND) has announced four opportunities to serve at JPEO-CBRND during this year’s Assignment Interactive Module version 2, or “AIM 2.”... MORE

Soldiers wear the M53A1 respirator with the ST-54 Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) and Combination System Powered Air Purifying Respirator (CS-PAPR).

AFLCMC, JPEO collaborate to set up SAL capabilities demo during Toxic Pineapple II
October 11, 2022 — The Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense recently collaborated alongside the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Air Force CBRN Defense Systems Branch and the 15th Wing to deliver a standalone large shelter during exercise Toxic Pineapple II at Hickam Air Force Base, Aug. 29 to Sept. 1... MORE

Agencies collaborate to set up capabilities demo during Toxic Pineapple II

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