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• (LOE 4) Collective training updates for FY 17 are as follows:
▪ Combined Arms Training Strategy (CATS) has been published.
▪ CATS updates were published to the Digital Training Management System in FY 16.
▪ CATS for the CBRN company (hazard response), headquarters and headquarters company, CBRN battalion, CBRN com-
pany (area support), CBRN company (biological), CBRN-coordination element, CBRN reconnaissance detachment (special
forces), CBRNE company (technical escort), CBRN brigade, CBRNE operational headquarters, nuclear disablement team,
and weapons of mass destruction coordination element are out for staffing and currently under review. Once comments are
received, they will be published to the Digital Training Management System and the Army Training Network.
In keeping with the Chief of Staff's efforts to inculcate professional reading into the NCO Corps, I implore all leaders
to counsel their peers and subordinates on the benefits gained from a profound understanding of our heritage. By learning
from our past, we posture ourselves for success in future In additional to the Commandant's reading program, I
recommend the following:
• Stanley A. McChrystal et al., of New Rules of for a World, Portfolio/Penguin, New York,
2015.
• Michael A. Levi, , Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2007.
As a Corps, we must remain vigilant and ready to respond when our Nation calls. To accomplish this, we must ensure that we
are properly manned, equipped, trained, and ready. I look forward to working with all leaders to identify capability gaps to better
position ourselves to counter CBRN treats around the globe.
Endnotes:
1
USACBRNS Web site, , accessed on 9 November 2016.
2
TRADOC Pam 525-3-1, , 31 October 2014.
3
Army Career Tracker Web site, , accessed on 17 October 2016.
4
Joint Services Transcript Web site, , accessed on 17 October 2016.
5
DA Pam 600-25, , 28 July 2008.
Field Manual 6-22, , 30 June 2015.
Force 2025 and Beyond, , accessed on 17 October 2016.
Elementis regamus proelium!