Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team - M50 Respirators
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class James Norman
Marines with Fleet Anti-Terrorism Team Company Pacific (FASTPAC) wear M50 Joint Service General Purpose Masks undergo drills during a simulated chemical, biological, radiological attack.
The M50 features a single lense which results in better field of view than with earlier models of respirators.
The M50 provides up to 24 hours of respiratory and eye protection against nuclear, biological and chemical (NBS) agents.
In the role as protectors of installations against terrorist attacks, FAST Platoons must be equipped and trained to operate in an NBC environment.
The foremost Marine is armed with a M4a1 carbine with mounted underslung M203 40mm grenade launcher.
