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Posted on 03/28/2026 4:25:26 AM PDT by dennisw
U.S. Marines and paratroopers who could be sent into combat in Iran are conducting CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear) safety drills at their bases in Europe and aboard ship as they sail to the Middle East.
The National reported on Friday that advance units of paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division, flown from America to Europe to prepare for possible deployment in Iran, have been supplied with “detection systems, gas masks and protective ‘Mopp’ coveralls.”
MOPP (Mission Oriented Protective Posture) suits are essentially hazmat suits for soldiers. MOPP alerts are issued in various levels requiring heavier amounts of protective gear as the anticipated hazard condition grows more serious.
Retired U.S. Marine Corps officer Jonathan Hackett told The National that the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is “practicing CBRN drills on deck as we speak” as they head for the Middle East aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli, a relatively small aircraft carrier that transports Marines and their support equipment to conflict zones.
“The CBRN unit can also be scaled up in size, but the conventional marine forces will have their CBRN gear and be drilling on it, with 15 seconds to get mask and Mopp on when someone shouts ‘Gas, gas, gas,’” he explained.
... and the worst-case scenario of a desperate Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) loading chemical or biological payloads into its missiles.
Iran also helped Syrian dictator Bashar Assad develop his chemical weapons, and some analysts fear Iran might have reclaimed some of Assad’s inventory after he was driven from power in December 2024.
“They may well still be on bases somewhere, but it’s stronger than hearsay that some of these chemical weapons actually moved eastwards and are now either in Iraq or Iran,” chemical weapons specialist Lennie Phillips told The National.
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They're expecting hazards on the way to the Mideast?
#editingisdead
I think they’re just training. When you get to MOPP4 you have everything on except the mask. The only step left is gas, gas, gas. Definitely need to get mask donned properly at that point.
It gives them something to do on the way there.
Trump is going to take kharg Island and simultaneously seize Iran’s uranium stockpile.
Unlikely. The logistics of getting there and holding it are extremely difficult, and it’s so small anyone there is a sitting duck.
Ah, the good old days….
God willing.
If an Iranian WMD is dropped then US response must be the most devastating ever.
Nothing new. We did this frequently in my 22 years of active service.
It’s called... Wait for it...
Training.
Agreed. I don’t see the logic in taking Kharg Island. We can deny its use by Iran by using our air power alone.
And as you noted, it would be the target of any weapon within range on the mainland.
Atropine at the ready?
Which makes sense.
Which then would be scourged by the air cover.
Those injectors were scary looking.
If there's anyone on here who should know that, it should have been you. Lol.
MOPP 3 is wearing all gear except the gloves. MOPP 2 lets you carry the mask.
We need physical control of the oil flow and not destroy it! There’s no leverage once it’s whacked. It’s like kidnapping. If you kill the hostage there is no leverage.
LOL....well it has been 26 years.... :-)
What’s MOPP1? You’re carrying the gear, but none worn?
> Which then would be scourged by the air cover. <
The Iranian fundamentalists might be crazy, but they’re not stupid.
After the first air strike, they’d probably go with “shoot and scoot”.
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