Toxic Bayou: 3rd MLG CBRN Marines conduct counter WMD training

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. David Richardson, a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense specialist with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, communicates with the decontamination zone during exercise Toxic Bayou at Naha Military Port, Okinawa, Japan, Aug.11, 2022. The Marines conducted exercise Toxic Bayou to refine their skills in Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction operations across unique and challenging environments. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward-deployed combat unit that serves as III MEF’s comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.