Army Chemical Review presents professional information about Chemical Corps functions related to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, smoke, flame, and civil support operations.
Issue link: https://chemical.epubxp.com/i/68692
Chief of Chemical and Commandant, U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear School Fellow Dragon Warriors: What an incredible and dynamic 6 months it has been for our Army and our Regi- ment. Last December, we completed major operations in Iraq. And while it is great to have that mission behind us, it is sobering that we lost several thousand men and women—and that an even greater number were wounded—in action. When I drafted this article, 22 members of our Regiment had fallen in battle. We will never IRUJHW WKHLU VDFUL¿FHV :H DUH DOVR FRQWLQXLQJ WR FRQGXFW RSHUDWLRQV LQ $IJKDQLVWDQ and members of our Regiment are embedded in units throughout the country. This remains a volatile area; please keep all of our deployed teammates in your thoughts and prayers. Along with ongoing combat operations, members of our Regiment are simul- Colonel Vance P. Visser taneously preparing for and executing duties in support of Homeland defense. As many of you know, our Reserve Component forces have been a part of the chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear response enterprise (CRE) for several years. Regular Army chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) forces are now sourced as a part of the CRE (as the defense chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear response force [DCRF]; as command and control chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear response element [C2CRE] A; or as C2CRE B). The U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiologi- FDO DQG 1XFOHDU 6FKRRO 86$&%516 LV ZRUNLQJ ZLWK WKH +RPHODQG 'HIHQVH &LYLO; 6XSSRUW 2I¿FH DW WKH 0DQHXYHU 6XS- SRUW &HQWHU; RI ([FHOOHQFH 06&R;( WR ¿QG DQG LPSOHPHQW WKH EHVW SRVVLEOH PDQQLQJ WUDLQLQJ DQG HTXLSSLQJ VWUDWHJLHV WR ensure that our team is ready when called. In the last few months, we completed a very successful Chemical Brigade Training Council and Senior Enlisted Leader )RUXP KHUH DW )RUW /HRQDUG :RRG 7KH RXWSXW LV VHUYLQJ XV ZHOO DV ZH FRQWLQXH WR ZRUN ZLWK 06&R;( WKH 8 6 $UP\ 7UDLQ- ing and Doctrine Command (TRADOC); and Headquarters, Department of the Army, on the development of the Army of 2020, the Army Capstone Concept, the Army Operating Concept, and a number of experiments that will shape the Army and our Regiment for years to come. We will continue to provide updates on developments from these initiatives in the months ahead. , ZRXOG OLNH WR ZHOFRPH &RPPDQG; 6HUJHDQW 0DMRU *DEULHO $UQROG ZKR EHFDPH RXU 6HUJHDQW 0DMRU DW D $SULO WK 5HJLPHQWDO &RPPDQG; FHUHPRQ\ DW )RUW /HRQDUG :RRG 5HJLPHQWDO &RPPDQG; 6HUJHDQW 0DMRU $UQROG KLV wife Viviane, and their three children join us from his recent posting as the command sergeant major of Area Support *URXS &DPS; +HQU\ 5HSXEOLF RI .RUHD 5HJLPHQWDO &RPPDQG; 6HUJHDQW 0DMRU $UQROG KDV D ZHDOWK RI OHDGHUVKLS H[SHUL- ence gained from assignments ranging from squad leader to command sergeant major in a variety of CBRN and non-CBRN DVVLJQPHQWV :H DUH WUXO\ IRUWXQDWH WR KDYH D VHDVRQHG QRQFRPPLVVLRQHG RI¿FHU RI KLV FDOLEHU DW WKH KHOP RI RXU 5HJLPHQW Following are updates on some of our Chemical Regiment initiatives: Ɣ Stryker Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle (NBCRV). ,Q 'HFHPEHU WKH 8QGHU 6HFUHWDU\ of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics authorized the full-rate production of the Stryker NBCRV V\VWHP $ WRWDO RI RI WKHVH V\VWHPV ZLOO EH ¿HOGHG DFURVV WKH WKUHH $UP\ FRPSRQHQWV DQG WKH 86$&%516 ,QLWLDO ¿HOGLQJ KDV RFFXUUHG DW -RLQW %DVH /HZLV 0F&KRUG; :DVKLQJWRQ )RUW +RRG 7H[DV DQG .RUHD IXOO ¿HOGLQJ WR WKH 5HJXODU $UP\ LV WHQWDWLYHO\ VFKHGXOHG WR EH FRPSOHWHG LQ ¿VFDO \HDU )< 8 6 $UP\ 5HVHUYH DQG $UP\ 1DWLRQDO *XDUG IRUFHV FDQ H[SHFW ¿HOGLQJ WR EHJLQ LQ )< Ɣ +D]PDW WHFKQLFLDQ FHUWL¿FDWLRQ 'XULQJ G 4XDUWHU )< WKH WK &KHPLFDO; %DWWDOLRQ H[HFXWHG D 0LOLWDU\ 2FFXSDWLRQDO 6SHFLDOW\ ' DGYDQFHG LQGLYLGXDO WUDLQLQJ SLORW RQ WUDLQLQJ PRGXOHV 7KH IRFXV ZDV RQ KD]PDW decontamination, biological, and radiological operations modules. In addition, a program of instruction validation ZDV H[HFXWHG RQ WKH %DVLF 2I¿FHU /HDGHU &RXUVH; 7KH XOWLPDWH JRDO LV WR LQFRUSRUDWH KD]PDW WHFKQLFLDQ FHUWL¿ FDWLRQ WUDLQLQJ LQWR WKH FRUH FXUULFXOD EHJLQQLQJ ZLWK WKH ¿UVW FODVVHV RI )< 6ROGLHUV ZKR FRPSOHWH WKLV WUDLQ LQJ DUH SURJUDPPHG WR UHFHLYH FHUWL¿FDWLRQ XS WR KD]PDW WHFKQLFLDQ ZLWK ,QWHUQDWLRQDO )LUH 6HUYLFH $FFUHGLWDWLRQ Congress accreditation standards. 2 Army Chemical Review