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20th CBRNE Command

Key Mission Areas

Defense CBRN Response Force (DCRF) –

Consequence Management

National Technical Nuclear Forensics (NTNF) – Ground

Collection Task Force

EOD Emergency Response to DOD and in support of

Civil Authorities (DSCA)

Very Important Persons Protection Support Activity

(VIPPSA)

Recovered Chemical Warfare Material (RCWM) &

Chemical Surety Technical Escort

Combat and Contingency Operations in Iraq/

Afghanistan & CBRNE related missions world-wide

WMD Elimination – Serving as Joint Task Force for

Elimination Headquarters, with the Capability to Mission

Command Operational CBRNE Forces

Mission

The 20th CBRNE CMD exercises mission command over

assigned United States Forces Command (FORSCOM) CBRN

and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) forces; on order

provides CBRN and EOD forces to Army and Joint, Inter-

organizational, Multinational (JIM) Headquarters; on order

deploys a Joint Task Force-Elimination (JTF-E) headquarters

in support of Combatant Command requirements.

Command Footprint

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives

4,000 Soldiers and

Civilians across

16 States, 19

Installations

Operating Routinely

Across the Globe

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20th CBRNE Command Worldwide Missions

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Routinely training and

conducting operations

with multiple international

partners on 5 continents

Ongoing training

and operations with

Pacific partners

CIED operations and

theater laboratory

support in CENTCOM

area of operations

Support to civil authorities and

homeland emergency response

Humanitarian

Demining Assistance

and CIED training in

12 African countries

Elimination of

chemical warfare

munitions

Counter narcotics

and Counter

Improvised

Explosive Device

(CIED) operations

CIED training in

the Balkans

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Materiel Focus Areas:

Protection. Improve protective ensemble to enhance Warfighter performance (Protective Ensembles, Physiological Monitors)

Contamination Mitigation. Improve contamination mitigation capabilities to enhance effectiveness and reduce logistical requirements (Contamination Indication/Decon Assurance Spray)

Characterization. Improve capabilities to identify, characterize, assess and exploit CBRNE hazards (Unmanned Aerial/Ground CBRN Vehicles; R/N Detectors; Bio Detectors)

Situational Awareness. Improve situational awareness and real-time reach back to support force protection decisions (Communications/Situational Awareness Tools)

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Enhanced Capability Demonstration

In coordination with Joint Program Executive Office for Chem Bio Defense,

20th CBRNE Command is demonstrating technologies in an Enhanced Capability

Demonstration to inform CBRN/EOD initiatives and address modernization challenges.

Key Findings:

M53A1 Mask approved for fielding

Situational Awareness is a difficult problem set

Integrated “CBRN Warrior” Ensemble

demonstrated in Increment 1 and 2

Soldiers using the CBRN

Warrior (above) and

UGV/UAV CBRN Vehicles (left)

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How Do We Lighten the Load?

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