West Virginia National Guard Sgt. Nicholas Aaron Thongdara, Team Chief with the 35th Civil Support Team (CST) Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), instructs West Virginia State Police Academy 177th Basic Class cadets on different detection and response equipment used during CST operations, Jan. 29, 2019, at the St. Albans Armory, St. Albans, W.Va. The CST’s mission is to support civil authorities at a domestic Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear or Explosive incident site by identifying unknown agents or substances, assessing current measures and assisting with appropriate requests for a

West Virginia National Guard Sgt. Nicholas Aaron Thongdara, Team Chief with the 35th Civil Support Team (CST) Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), instructs West Virginia State Police Academy 177th Basic Class cadets on different detection and response equipment used during CST operations, Jan. 29, 2019, at the St. Albans Armory, St. Albans, W.Va. The CST’s mission is to support civil authorities at a domestic Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear or Explosive incident site by identifying unknown agents or substances, assessing current measures and assisting with appropriate requests for a Stock Photo

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West Virginia National Guard Sgt. Nicholas Aaron Thongdara, Team Chief with the 35th Civil Support Team (CST) Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), instructs West Virginia State Police Academy 177th Basic Class cadets on different detection and response equipment used during CST operations, Jan. 29, 2019, at the St. Albans Armory, St. Albans, W.Va. The CST’s mission is to support civil authorities at a domestic Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear or Explosive incident site by identifying unknown agents or substances, assessing current measures and assisting with appropriate requests for additional state and federal support. Cadets, all from various county and city police agencies from across West Virginia, learned about CST capabilities and equipment, especially as related to drug identification and safety operations they might encounter in the future.

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