18/02/2023 Stati Uniti (United States-USA), Alabama (AL), Madison County, Redstone Arsenal
“If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”.
By Walter Ham
Highly trained units from the U.S. military’s premier all hazards command are removing old unexploded chemical munitions from a former bomb disposal area on Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. U.S. Army civilians from the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Analytical and Remediation Activity – Remediation Response West and Chemical Corps Soldiers are working together to clear the Gulf Chemical Warfare Depot on the base. Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) specialists from the Fort Bliss, Texas-based 46th Chemical Company (Technical Escort) are working with CARA civilians during the operation. The 46th Chemical Company (Technical Escort) is part of the 22nd Chemical Battalion and 48th Chemical Brigade. Both units are from the Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland-headquartered 20th CBRNE Command. From 19 bases on 16 states, Soldiers and Army civilians from 20th CBRNE Command support joint, interagency and allied operations around the world. CARA provides a world-wide emergency response capability for Recovered Chemical Warfare Material, remediation support for combatant commanders, technical escort of chemical materials and mobile laboratories. Steven M. Tewhill, a U.S. Army civilian and Senior Unexploded Ordnance Supervisor from CARA Remediation Response-West on Redstone Arsenal, said the current chemical munition clearance operation is part of a long-term effort. CARA has been supporting other remediation operations on Redstone Arsenal since 2014 and will probably continue through 2025,” said Tewhill, adding that CARA Remediation Response West was moved from Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas, to Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, to be closer to the ongoing clearance operation. In addition to Tewhill, the CARA civilians involved include Jeffrey Williams from Choctaw, Oklahoma; Donald Jennings from Sheridan, Arkansas; Christopher Crecelius from Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee; Kevin Hanuszczak from Kaneohe, Hawaii; Christopher Henke from Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin; Taylor Phillips from Sheffield, Alabama; Anthony Pino from Lorton, Virginia; Wende Thornton from Canton, Texas; and Clinton Vandiver from Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Soldiers currently involved in the clearance operation include 1st Lt. Joshua Young from Washington, D.C.; Sgt. 1st Class Leandria Thrasher from Birmingham, Alabama; Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Washington from Miami; Staff Sgt. Patrice Williams from Longview, Texas; Sgt. Andrew Van Deventer from Cary, North Carolina; Sgt. David Hernandez from Cortez, Colorado; Spc. Osvaldo Casterner from Cayey, Puerto Rico; Spc. Michael Di Mola from Bay Shore, New York; Pfc. Guillermo Garduno from Fort Wayne, Indiana; and Pfc. Christian Stough from Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
If you find anything that appears to be an explosive device, do not touch it, leave it where it is and call the police. We will contact the appropriate agencies to properly dispose of the item.
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