2. 2
Agenda
• Chemical School Mission and Vision
• Support to GWOT
• Chemical Corps Transformation
• Chemical Corps Support to SOCOM
• USACMLS Initiatives
• Questions
3. 3
USACMLS trains the Army’s chemical
soldiers; develops leaders; supports
training in units; develops joint, multi-
service, and Army doctrine; transforms
the future Army chemical force; and is the
Joint Combat Developer for the Joint
Chemical Biological Defense Program
Chemical School
Mission
4. 4
Chemical School Training
Courses
Joint Senior Leader Course
Marine/Navy/AF NBC Defense
Coast Guard Strike Force Training
International NBC Defense
Courses
Joint and International Training
CM/SOC Precommand Course
Captains Career Course
Officer Basic Course
NCO Advanced Course
NCO Basic Course
Advanced Individual Training
One Station Unit Training
Soldier Training
NBC Recon Course – L5
Master FOX Scout Course – L1
Bio Integrated Detection – L4
Radiological Safety Course
Operational Radiation Safety
Soldier Advanced Skills Training
CST (WMD) Training
Civil Support Skills Course (CSSC)
Installation Emergency Responders
Installation Response Planner
WMD/ HLS Training
5. 5
The Chief of Chemical’s Vision
• An Army superbly equipped, trained and ready
to fight and win unhindered by threatened or
actual CBRN hazards.
• A Corps of professional soldiers, tactically and
technically unsurpassed, imbued with the
warrior ethos.
• A capability, both vital and relevant, for the
combatant commander, the joint warfight and
the defense of the homeland.
5
6. 6
Support to the Global War
on Terrorism
6
• 21st Cm Co
• 44th Cm Co
• 46th Cm Co
• 51st Cm Co
• 68th Cm Co
• 89th Cm Co
• 92nd Cm Co
• 181st Cm Co
• 172nd Cm Co
• 310th Cm Co
• 455th Cm Bde
• 2nd Cm Bn
• 83rd Cm Bn
• 450th Cm Bn
• 468th Cm Bn
• Technical
Escort Unit
• 7th Cm Co
• 11th Cm Co
• 12th Cm Co
U.S. Army Chemical School
7. 7
Chemical Corps Transformation
• Emerging Strategic Environment
• Proliferation of WMD
• Threat to Homeland Security
• Reduced response times from crisis to conflict
• Requirement to conduct full spectrum ops
• Evolving International Reality
• Terrorists or Rogue States possessing WMD
• Evolving Conduct of War
• Adaptive, creative enemies
• Pace and proliferation of new technologies
• Aggressive and hostile ideologies intent on
harming U.S. interests
8. 8
Chemical Corps SOCOM
Strength 2003
AUTH O/H DELTA % FILL
Lieutenant 18 13 -5 72
Captain 12 22 10 183
Major 6 5 -1 83
Lieutenant Colonel 2 2 0 100
TOTAL Officers 38 42 4 110
One augmentee CPT in Korea
Skill Level One 38 66 +28 174
Sergeant 49 37 -12 76
Staff Sergeant 36 47 11 131
Platoon Sergeant/Sergeant First Class 42 34 -8 81
First Sergeant/Master Sergeant 13 8 -5 62
TOTAL Enlisted 178 192 14 108
TOTAL 216 234 20 108
Two SFC Augmentees
9. 9
Current Design
Chemical Detachment
(Recon)(SF)
Chem Op Spec
E4
54B1P
Chem Op Spec
E3
54B1P
Chem Op Spec
E3
54B1P
NBC Officer
O3
74A005P
Opns SGT
E7
54B4P
5 Space TOE (MIL)
OFF WO ENL AGG
1 0 4 5
Chemical Detachment (Recon) (Special Forces): SRC: 03529LB00
Mission: Provide NBC recon support to Special Forces unit. Provide
NBC technical knowledge about the enemy’s NBC personnel,
materiel, techniques, and tactics.
One detachment per Special Forces Group
5 Space TOE,
(1 – 0 – 4 – 5)4
10. 10
CDR
03 74A005S
E5 74D2V
E5 74D2V
E6 74D3VJ5
DET SGT
E8 74D5VJ5
E5 74D2V
E5 74D2V
E6 74D3VJ5
E5 74D2V
E5 74D2V
E6 74D3VJ5
Chemical Detachment Alpha (CDA)
1st FOB (SF Bn)
Chemical Detachment Alpha (CDA)
2nd FOB (SF Bn)
Chemical Detachment Alpha (CDA)
3rd FOB (SF Bn)
E7 74D4VJ5 E7 74D4VJ5 E7 74D4VJ5
Chemical Detachment (Recon)(SF)
Chemical Detachment (Recon)(SF): SRC 03529LB00
Mission: Provide NBC Reconnaissance Support to Special Forces units
in the form of Technical Expertise about NBC systems and employment
tactics, techniques and procedures. Augments SF Operations
Detachments – Alpha (ODA) to perform special tasks involved with NBC
material detection, collection, field identification, and sampling and
packaging.
Chem Op Spec
E4
54B1P
Chem Op Spec
E3
54B1P
Chem Op Spec
E3
54B1P
NBC Officer
O3
74A005P
Operations SGT
E7
54B4P
14 Space TOE,
(1 – 0 – 13 – 14)
11. 11
USACMLS Initiatives
• CBRNE Center of Excellence
• Installation Protection
• Joint Inter-Agency Cooperation
• JTF-6 Training
• CBRNE Command
12. 12
CBRNE Center of Excellence
• First Responder Training Facility
• Chemical Defense Training Facility
• BIDs Bunker / FOX Den
13. 13
Maneuver Support Center
Maneuver Support Center
Installation Protection
Fort to Port – Deployment Implications
• Organized and
Equipped
• Integrated
Sensor Array
• Information
Management
15. 15
Joint Inter-Agency Cooperation
• JTF-6: Provided CBRN MTT instruction to
first responders and U.S. Border Patrol
teams
• CSSC Course for all Installation Support
Teams / WMD CST
16. 16
APG
PBA
RT RT
Program
Support
Remediation &
Analytical Dir
l
HHC
CBRNE
Command
HQ
FORSCOM
(ARNORTH/JFLCC)
Group
(EOD)
52 nd OD
52nd OD
Group
(EOD)
(OPCON)
ARU -CM
Reach
Force Pool
lI
TEU
APG
lI
TEU
DPG
l
HHC
l
Co
l
HHC
l
Co
l
Co Plans/
Opns
Materiel
Lab
X
CBRNE
JRT JRT JRT
NRT NCRT NRT
CBRNE Operational
Command
• Provides trained and ready forces
• C2 of full spectrum CBRNE Opns
• Support to Civil Authorities for HLS
• Maintain technical links with
appropriate
Joint, Federal, and State assets
• Train and maintain oversight of
CBRNE assets
19. 19
CBRNE Operational
Command Mission Statement
(from O&O version 6.0)
Mission: The CBRNE Command integrates, coordinates,
deploys and provides trained and ready forces, and is prepared to
exercise command and control of full spectrum CBRNE
operations to Joint and Army Force Commanders. Provides Army
support to Civil Authorities for Homeland Defense. Maintains
technical links with appropriate Joint, Federal, and State CBRNE
assets, as well as research, development and technical
communities to assure Army CBRNE response readiness.
Provides or assists in the training and readiness oversight of
CBRNE assets (Active, Guard and Reserve).