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A16 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM TRAINING: continued from Page A1 20 German troops were present, from Germany’s decontamination platoon. They had several pieces of equipment they used to demonstrate safety precau- tions that troops should take after being around chemical agents. Maj. Ryan Donald of the 20th CBRNE command in Aberdeen, Maryland, said training and cooperating with other nations’ armies has become crucial. “If you’ve seen anything since Kosovo in the 1990s — we just don’t fight wars alone anymore. If we need to decontaminate, we’re going to call the Germans. That’s how good they are.” WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 2017 FROM PAGE A1 As the troops worked, about 20 scientists followed and observed them. “We bring scientists from national laboratories out to training events. They see what types of stuff we work on, and modify it for real world usage,” said Donald. The program, called “Scientists in the Foxhole,” allows scientists that devel- op products or medicines used on the battlefield to refine their own skills and knowledge. “Most people in labs have never been in the mil- itary and have never seen what our mission is,” said Lt. Col. Mary Miller, who has run the Scientists in the Foxhole program for the last few years. “How do you develop technology for a mission you’ve never seen? We’ll get weird technology where you can understand why they thought it would work, but in application, it doesn’t make sense.” With discussions about nuclear and chemical war- fare frequently in national news, Donald said these types of preparation will likely increase. “The threat of CBRN (chemical, biological, ra- diological and nuclear weapons) and EOD (explo- sive ordnance disposal) is increasing,” he said. “There is a lot more attention to it. We probably will see more trainings.” A longer version of this story is scheduled to ap- pear in the East Oregonian later this week. STAFF PHOTO BY KATHY ANEY A group of scientists tour Army chemical contamination simulation exercises at the Umatilla Army Depot, occasionally entering ammunition igloos such as this one, where chemical weapons were once stored. The program is called “Scientists in the Foxhole.” FIESTA: continued from Page A1 Hermiston Hispanic Ad- visory Committee mem- ber Mark Gomolski sent an invitation a few months ago asking Peña to come. Peña, gracious and diplo- matic, said accepting pro- vided him the opportunity to build more bridges with the local community. The consul general handles vital services for around 400,000 Mexicans, from providing official documents, including pass- ports, birth certificates and identification, to offering legal advice. The consul- ate’s headquarters are in Portland, but the service area spans most of Oregon and three counties in south- west Washington (Oregon’s most eastern counties fall under the Consulate of Mexico in Boise). “As you can imagine, there’s a lot of work,” Peña said. He talked up the office’s “mobile consulate,” which he said takes services right to migrant labor camps and rural parts of the state. And he said he is working to- ward increasing tourism be- tween Oregon and Mexico. Peña took the main stage at Butte Park and delivered STAFF PHOTO BY KATHY ANEY STAFF PHOTO BY TAMMY MALGESINI Cousins Luciano Silva, 4, Nadine Ortego, 5, and Alexis Silva, 6, pose for a photo before riding in the Kid Car Combo at the carnival during the Hermiston Cinco de Mayo celebration Sunday at Butte Park. STAFF PHOTO BY KATHY ANEY Francisco Maass Pe ñ a, Mexico’s consul general for Oregon, speaks to a crowd gathered Saturday for the Hermiston Cinco de Mayo celebration at Butte Park. a short dedication in Span- ish. After the events, he addressed the effects of the anti-immigrant climate in the U.S. on the consulate’s work. He said there may be a culture of preparation emerging. “I think this is an excel- lent moment for people to have their Mexican papers in order,” he said, and to seek the consulate for help with “immigration diagnos- tics.” “I’m sure there are a lot of people with real possi- bilities for immigration, but they don’t know it,” Peña said, and the consulate can help them explore those op- tions. Garcia of the advisory committee said the consul- ate’s services are invaluable to the area’s Hispanic pop- ulation. The office really serves as a “consultant” to the Mexican community, he said, even working with MORE WINNERS. MORE OFTEN. M AY 2017 families in distress when loved ones face deporta- tion. The rest of the weekend celebration was more in- formal, with carnival rides, bands, dancers and food vendors ongoing in the park. Saturday night included fireworks, which caused some confusion when they went off before 9 p.m. de- spite a notice on the city’s website that they would begin at 9:30 p.m. Beas Fitzgerald said that the fireworks were started as soon as the sun was setting to out of respect for neigh- bors with homes around the butte who might have been affected by the noise. Cinco de Mayo prin- cesses Natali Armenta, Daisy Cardenas and Jales- lie Torres helped represent Hermiston’s Latino youth at the celebration after win- ning a Facebook contest for the title. The three Herm- iston High School students posted videos about them- selves online and gathered the most likes out of all the contestants. Armenta is a junior and said being a member of the high school’s Key Club has helped her “grow tremen- Cinco de Mayo queen Natali Armenta gives the traditional salute during the singing of the Mexican national anthem during the Hermiston Cinco de Mayo event of Butte Park. The United States national anthem was played earlier. dously” as a person. She hopes to be able to cre- ate her own line of beauty products and start a busi- ness to market them some- day, and also plans to create her own YouTube channel this summer. Cardenas is a senior in- volved in FCCLA (short for Family, Career and Com- munity Leaders of Amer- ica). She said she plans to become a dentist or an en- trepreneur. Torres is 17 and plans to pursue a career in either modeling or nursing after she finishes school. Discretion and Comfort that’s ready-to-wear. 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