{"id":228727,"date":"2024-07-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=228727"},"modified":"2024-07-19T06:22:17","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T06:22:17","slug":"ny-national-guard-civil-support-teams-learn-from-brazilian-counterparts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=228727","title":{"rendered":"NY National Guard civil support teams learn from Brazilian counterparts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n American and Brazilian service members pose with their partner nation\u2019s flags on the field of Maracan\u00e3 stadium upon the conclusion of Operation Maracan\u00e3 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, July 12, 2024. Operation Maracana brings together members of the New York National Guard and Brazilian army to conduct simulated Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear training in preparation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Joseph Liggio)
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\n Soldiers from the New York Army National Guard and Brazilian army gather for a meeting during the initial planning for Operation Maracan\u00e3 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, July 8, 2024. Operation Maracan\u00e3 brings together members of the New York National Guard and Brazilian army to conduct a simulated Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear response training at Maracan\u00e3 stadium in preparation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Joseph Liggio)
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\n American and Brazilian service members inspect instructions for equipment inside a mobile testing trailer during Operation Maracan\u00e3 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, July 10, 2024. Operation Maracan\u00e3 is a simulated Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear training event conducted between the New York National Guard and Brazilian army in preparation for the FIFA World Cup in 2026. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Joseph Liggio)
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\n New York Army National Guard Sgt. Tesshawn Cook, assigned to the 24th Civil Support Team (WMD), shows a piece of equipment to Brazilian army 1st Lt. Daniel Junior, assigned to Companhia de Defesa Qu\u00edmica, Biol\u00f3gica, Radiol\u00f3gica e Nuclear, during Operation Maracan\u00e3 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, July 8, 2024. Operation Maracan\u00e3 is a simulated Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear training event conducted between the New York National Guard and Brazilian army in preparation for the FIFA World Cup in 2026. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Joseph Liggio)
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\n Brazilian army Brigadier General Marco Aur\u00e9lio Baldassarri, Chief of the Operations Coordination Center, Comando Militar do Leste, shakes hands with New York Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Rodriguez, assigned to the 24th Civil Support Team (WMD) during Operation Maracan\u00e3 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, July 11, 2024. Operation Maracan\u00e3 brings together members of the New York National Guard and Brazilian army to conduct a simulated Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear response training at Maracan\u00e3 stadium in preparation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Joseph Liggio)
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\n U.S. Army Staff Sgt. William Liu, assigned to the 24th Civil Support Team and Staff Sgt. Tyler Center, assigned to the 2nd Civil Support Team, New York National Guard, discuss chemical and biological sampling equipment to Brazilian soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, Defense Quimica Biological Radiological Nuclear, during Operation Maracan\u00e3 in Rio de Janeiro, July 9, 2024. Operation Maracana is a simulated-CBRN training exercise between the NYNG and Brazilian Armed Forces at the Maracan\u00e3 stadium in preparation for the World Cup in 2026. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Pietrantoni)
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\n U.S. Army Capt. Salvatore Scannapeico, assigned to the 2nd Civil Support Team, New York National Guard, demonstrates sampling equipment during Operation Maracan\u00e3 in Rio de Janeiro, July 9, 2024. Operation Maracana is a simulated-CBRN training exercise between the NYNG and Brazilian Armed Forces at the Maracan\u00e3 stadium in preparation for the World Cup in 2026. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Pietrantoni)
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL\u2014 Thirty-five New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen spent a week in Rio De Janeiro learning how to help secure a major soccer tournament from a chemical, biological, or radiological attack from Brazilian Soldiers.<\/p>\n

The members of the New York National Guard\u2019s 2nd and 24th Civil Support Teams, who specialize in identifying, chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear weapons, spent July 8-12 practicing their craft at Rio\u2019s Maracan\u00e3 Stadium.<\/p>\n

The New Yorkers worked with members of the Brazilian Army\u2019s 1\u00ba Batalh\u00e3o de Defesa Qu\u00edmica, Biol\u00f3gica, Radiol\u00f3gica e Nuclear, which translates into English as the 1st Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Battalion.<\/p>\n

These Soldiers provided support for security missions when Brazil hosted soccer\u2019s World Cup in 2014 and the Summer Olympic in 2016.<\/p>\n

The exercise simulated a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear attack \u2013 known as CBRN–during a soccer match at the stadium, which is home to the Brazilian soccer club Flamengo F.C.<\/p>\n

This training is relevant because the final matches of the 2026 Soccer World Cup tournament will be held at the New York New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey and the two Civil Support Teams, called CSTs for short, expect to provide support, explained Lt. Col. John Giroux, the commander of the 2nd CST.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we look forward to hosting in the U.S. especially in New York for the World Cup finals in 2026, we will take the lessons, skills and partnership we learned here to ensure our spectators have the safest World Cup possible,\u201d Giroux said.<\/p>\n

The Brazilians, he said, \u201chave extensive experience in world-level events such as the World Cup, and Olympics.\u201d<\/p>\n

For these reasons, he jumped on the opportunity to train with their Brazilian counterparts, Girouz said.<\/p>\n

The 2nd CST is based at Stratton Air National Guard Base outside Schenectady, New York, while the 24th CST is based at Fort Hamilton in New York City.<\/p>\n

Brazilian Army Lt. Col. Luiz Bifano, the commander of the 1st Battalion, said his Soldiers enjoyed training with the New York National Guard Soldiers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe training was a great insight on how to work as a team in small unit with high skills and a high level of equipment and preparation,\u201d Bifano said.<\/p>\n

During the week both units worked together in CBRN related tasks, including surveillance, reconnaissance, sampling, and decontamination. The training led up to a simulated attack at the stadium.<\/p>\n

Americans and Brazilians taught classes on CBRN skills, equipment and demonstrated how they do their jobs. This included training on standard operating procedures and communications procedures.<\/p>\n

Staff Sgt. Raven O\u2019Neil, a member of the 24th CST, helped demonstrate the hasty decontamination. This is the method used to run a small number of people through the decontamination line in case of an attack.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Brazilian soldiers are accustomed to running over 200 people through their decon line, so they were eager to learn something new and different which made it exciting for us to teach,\u201d O\u2019Neil said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been tough overcoming the language barrier but honestly it\u2019s been easier than I originally thought because a lot of our CBRN training is a universal language that we both speak despite a different uniform,\u201d O\u2019Neil said.<\/p>\n

The training prior to the event helped to build a familiarization with each unit\u2019s equipment and capabilities, both Brazilians and Americans said.<\/p>\n

Capt. Salvatore Scannapico, the science and medical officer assigned to the 2nd CST, demonstrated different sampling techniques.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe really were able to share different tactics and procedure ways to acquire a sample and break down how similar and different the equipment we use in the field,\u201d Scannapico said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re genuinely building a stronger partnership through learning and those bonds are only going to better help us work with each other in the future,\u201d Scannapico said.<\/p>\n

The New York National Guard has been conducting training with Brazilian Soldiers and Airmen since signing a State Partnership Program agreement with Brazil in 2019.<\/p>\n

Under this National Guard program, Guard Soldiers and Airmen share their skills with, and learn from, military personnel in 106 nations.<\/p>\n

New York also has a State Partnership Program agreement with the Republic of South Africa and on July 12, New York National Guard leaders signed an agreement with Sweden\u2019s military.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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