Army Chemical Review presents professional information about Chemical Corps functions related to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, smoke, flame, and civil support operations.
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110th Chemical Battalion Soldiers prepare to con- duct sampling. protect against CBRN hazards. Soldiers are expected to face a diverse and complex problem set that will require basic and specialized CBRN skills to survive and be successful in hostile environments. Challenges The brigade faced several internal and external challenges during its largest strategic movement, deployment, and opera- tion since brigade inception. These challenges included the— Ɣ Standardized reporting of WMD sites. During various stages of the Warpath III exercise, individual units submitted DVVHVVPHQW DQG H[SORLWDWLRQ UHSRUWV IRU WKHLU VSHFL¿F VXE portions of the overall target; each of these reports differed from the others. Recommendation: Higher-level units should develop a standardized assessment and exploitation report format for use across the Korean theater of operations. Ɣ Tactical integration of U.S. CBRN assets into ROK ma- neuver force operations. There has been no integration of U.S. CBRN assets (HRPs, CBRNE response teams, chemi- cal reconnaissance detachments) into ROK maneuver force operations during actual collective and combined arms training in recent history; therefore, the challenges associ- ated with such integration have not been experienced. Recommendation: ROK forces should include U.S. CBRN assets in their next live collective training event. Conclusion onsidering North Korea's existing chemical and bio- logical weapons programs and the advent of their nuclear testing program, the reality of a CBRN threat has been elevated to a whole new level of precedence. The C 28 Army Chemical Review Warpath III exercise proved to be a valuable step toward en- hancing the capability of counter WMD operations. Although there were extensive training tactics, techniques, and proce- dures across several levels, only through continuous, fully combined and integrated training can the security of the Ko- rean peninsula be ensured. The Chemical Corps—and the U.S. Army as a whole—will build upon the lessons learned during this training exercise to achieve mission readiness when faced with any WMD threat. The 48th Chemical Brigade is looking forward to reinforcing the successes of the Warpath III exer- cise and continuing to improve overall readiness during this year's upcoming exercise. Acknowledgement: The 23d and 110th Chemical Battal- ions and the Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 48th Chemical Brigade, contributed to this article. 0DMRU %DWHV :DOODFH LV WKH H[HFXWLYH RI¿FHU WK &KHPLFDO; %ULJDGH 6KH KROGV D EDFKHORU¶V GHJUHH IURP &HQWUDO; 0LFKLJDQ 8QLYHUVLW\ DQG D PDVWHU¶V GHJUHH LQ EXVLQHVV DGPLQLVWUDWLRQ IURP :HEVWHU 8QLYHUVLW\