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The United States Army Reserve And Homeland
Security Operations
15 October 2004
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Purpose
To provide an informational update to the World
Wide Chemical Conference participants on Army
Reserve Efforts and Ongoing Actions.
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Outline

• Background.
• Recon and Decon Missions.
• HAZMAT and Casualty Decon Training Update.
• CBRNE Exercise RED DRAGON 2004.
• Consequence Management Equipment Upgrades.
• Success Stories.
• Summary.

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Defense Reform Initiative Directive Number 25
(January 1998)

• Supports Interagency Response
• Requires decontamination (decon) training for
  Reserve Component (RC) Chemical Companies
• Requires NBC reconnaissance (recon) training for
  RC Chemical Companies
• Created Military Support Detachments (Civil
  Support Teams)

http//www.defenselink.mil.pubs/wmdresponse/
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DA Guidance
The Army chemical units have a mission to
provide Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical (NBC)
reconnaissance and decontamination in support of
domestic emergencies involving weapons of mass
destruction.
Memo, DAMO-SSD To FORSCOM DCS-OPS 18 October 2001
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Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction
3110.16
(10 NOV 2000)
SUBJECT Military Capabilities, assets, and units
for chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear,
and high yield explosive consequence management
operations. APPLICABILITY to all DoD
activities tasked with planning for, supporting,
or executing CBRNE-CM operations in support of
the Lead Federal Agency (LFA)
3.a.(17)(c) (CM CO Recon) "Unit Mission.
....Reconnaissance chemical companies provide
limited CBRNE reconnaissance support for elements
of a corps/theater army. Army Reserve
reconnaissance chemical companies NBC area
reconnaissance and casualty evacuation in
NBC-contaminated environments in support of the
LFA in domestic and foreign crisis and CM
operations."
3.a.(12)(c) (CM CO Smoke/Decon) "Unit Mission.
.... Army Reserve smoke/decontamination companies
conduct patient decontamination of nuclear,
biological, and chemical (NBC) casualties in
support of the LFA for domestic and foreign
crisis and CM operations."
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Department of Defense Instruction 2000.18
(4 DEC 2002)
The DoD Components in the Continental United
States (CONUS) have the responsibility, as
specified in U.S. Law, to support and assist U.S.
civil authorities, as directed, in consequence
management activities for natural and man-made
disasters to include Chemical, Biological,
Radiological, Nuclear, and High-Yield Explosive
(CBRNE)-related events on U.S. territory.
Specific fire and/or HAZMAT core functions
includeAtmospheric monitoring and
detectionExtract casualties from a CBRNE
environmentDecontaminate and treat CBR
contaminated casualties.
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Reconnaissance Mission

• Tasking (FORSCOM message 241845Z JUN 02)
• On Order deploy to provide NBC reconnaissance
  support to the incident commander or Lead Federal
  Agency to detect and identify CBRN contamination.
  Provide CBRN reconnaissance support operations
  to include contamination surveys, agent/material
  sampling, and assistance with casualty search and
  extraction.

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Recon Company Missions

• Wartime Mission Provide NBC reconnaissance
  support throughout the area of operations to
  locate, identify, mark, report NBC contamination,
  and identify bypass routes around contaminated
  areas.
• Additional mission - WMD Perform dismounted
  nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) recon to
  support domestic response.
• Result HAZMAT training enhances unit
  capabilities to detect and operate in and around
  industrial chemicals and non-standard chemical
  agents. Greatly improves Combatant Commander
  support.

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Recon Equipment ListAugmentation TDA Only
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Decontamination Mission
Tasking (FORSCOM message 241845Z JUN 02) On
Order deploy to conduct NBC personnel and
casualty decontamination in support of the
incident commander or Lead Federal Agency.
Images from Consequence Management 2000
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Smoke/Decon Company Missions

• Wartime Mission Provide large area smoke and
  equipment decon support to divisions, units in
  the corps rear areas and COMMZ.
• Additional mission - WMD Perform personnel and
  casualty decon to support domestic response.
• Result Additional training days allows units to
  add casualty and civilian decon to their
  capabilities. These enhanced capabilities mean
  improved support to Combatant Commanders.

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DRCD DoctrineConcept of Operations

• Deploy to site
• Operate in support of incident commander
• Site Capability
• 60 ambulatory patients per hour
• 30 non-ambulatory patients per hour
• Final decon prior to admission to hospital

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DRCD Equipment ListAugmentation TDA Only
Domestic Response Casualty Decontamination System
DECON
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Consequence ManagementArmy Reserve Integrated
Response
Reconnaissance and Casualty Extraction Chemical
Companies (Recon)
Mass Casualty Decontamination Chemical Companies
(Decon)
Medical Treatment of CBRN Casualties Combat
Support Hospitals COES
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HAZMAT and Casualty Decon Training Update
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HAZMAT TrainingBackground

• 1998 Defense Reform Initiative Directive (DRID)
  25 Requires Army Reserve Recon and Decon
  equipping and training.
• 1999 Contract established with
• PA State Fire Academy to train
• Hazmat Technicians.
• June 2004 268 Soldiers Trained and Certified
  YTD.
• FY 04 CLASSES 7-19 JUNE, 2-14 AUG

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Recon (HAZMAT) Training Plan

• Hazardous Material (HAZMAT) technicians training
• Pennsylvania State Fire Academy
• 80-hours
• IFSAC Approved through Bucks County Community
  College.
• Covers National Fire Protective Association
  Standard 472 certification (80 hour)
• Dismounted recon in civilian scenario
• Training is on civilian equipment
• Live exercise
• Meets Code of Federal Regulation 1910.120 (q)
  standards.

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Technical Escort Training

• Technical Escort (ASI J5) Training.
• Course length 3 weeks, 3 days 131.5 academic
  hours.
• 3 sections
• NBC Operations (CAIRA).
• HAZWOPER Civilian/Federal Response Confined
  Space.
• Environmental Sampling.
• FY 03 Army Reserve began filling vacant seats.
• Purpose Improve skills and expertise / build
  Force Pool.
• Goal
• Total Qualified YTD 65. More scheduled.
• FY 05 09 72 Seats per year.

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HAZMAT TrainingWay Ahead

• Chemical Force Design Update and TAA11
• Increase number of Army Reserve Chemical Recon
  platoons.
• Requirement for Army Reserve HAZMAT Technicians
  increases from 270 to 630.
• Goal Certify 360 more HAZMAT Technicians in
  FY05 - FY06.
• How 8 HAZMAT courses per year / 25 Students
  per class.
• Location PA State Fire Academy.
• End State FY07 US Army Chemical School
  implements HAZMAT Technician training at Fort
  Leonard Wood, MO.

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Decon Training Plan

• Field Management of Chemical and Biological
  Casualties
• 2 leaders per Company or Battalion or Brigade
  Headquarters
• Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense
  (MRICD) at Edgewood, MD
• Domestic response casualty decon training train
  the trainer
• 2 trainers/platoon minimum (goal 3)
• Fort Gordon, GA
• Fort McCoy, WI
• Team training.

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Casualty Decon Training

• Location Joint Interagency Civil Support
  Training Center (JICSTC).
• 7 Classes in FY04. -- 7 Classes in FY05 (50
  pax each max).
• 1 Train the trainer course (65 students).
• Hand off to Army Reserve DIV(IT)s
  OCT 04.
• Oversight by USARC G-3 HLD Office.

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Exercise Participation

• Consequence Management Exercises 1999-2003.
• San Francisco, CA (US Coast Guard exercise).
• Top Officials 2 (TOPOFF 2), Seattle, WA.
• Joint training with Chicago Police Dept (AUG
  03).
• GOLDEN MEDIC 2004 / Installation (Ft McCoy) WMD
  Exercise.
• 3d MEDCOM 472 CM BN 1x CM CO (Recon) 4x CM CO
  (Decon) Local and Installation First Responder
  agencies.
• JUNE 04 Ft Devens, MA.
• AUG-SEP 04 Ft Dix, NJ and Philadelphia, PA
  (USCG).

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Benefits to DoD

• Hazardous Materials Technician certification for
  recon soldiers.
• Credibility with first responders.
• Recruiting and retention ( for soldiers).
• Toxic Industrial Material (TIM) recon training.
• Valid both CONUS and OCONUS.
• Casualty decontamination method training.
• Soldiers trained to standard in decon operations.
• Can work with civilian first responders.
• Valid both CONUS and OCONUS.

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CBRNE Exercise RED DRAGON Ft McCoy, WI 13-14
June 2004
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HLD/Chemical Office3Q FY04 Significant Event

• RED DRAGON CBRNE Response Exercise
• 2 Day CBRNE exercise.
• Purpose Stress HAZMAT Recon/casualty
  Extraction and Mass Casualty Decon gather data
  to use in refining tactics, techniques,
  procedures and determine limits under realistic
  work load conditions.

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Timeline
Confined Space Entry Training Trainer - USARC
Training and Rehearsals Fire Training Center,
Fort McCoy, WI Trainer First Army and USARC
RED DRAGON CBRNE Response Exercise Fire Training
Center, Fort McCoy, WI Trainer First Army and
USARC
Medical Augmenta-tion Element Training Trainer
Fifth Army
After Action Review
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Task Organization

• Joint Agency Exercise
• Ft. McCoy Fire Department.
• Salvation Army.
• US Coast Guard.
• Five Chemical Companies.
• One Qartermaster Company.
• One Medical Brigade.
• Two Combat Support Hospitals.

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Training and Exercise Objectives
Select Army Reserve chemical and medical units
will conduct reconnaissance/sampling, casualty
extraction, TRIAGE and casualty decontamination
operations with the intent of testing (1)
immediate response. (2) follow-on / Surge. (3)
sustainment. (4) medical support. (5) Incident
Command System (ICS) system Operations.
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Training Site
Cars
Heli Pad
Burn Pit
Rubble Pile
Evaporation Pit
Burn Bldg
Small Burn
Propane Tank
Trailers
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Training Site Facilities
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HLD/CM Office YTC
13-15 World-Wide Chemical Conference (WWCC)
TBD RED DRAGON
23-24 USARC WMD Conference

• C27J Spartan.

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Equipment Upgrades
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Chemical Unit Capability Upgrades
Integrated Plumbing for Decon Tent
3d Generation Water Heater

• JUN 04 SCBA for Decon Companies. 11/Co.
• JUN 04 329 CM CO (81 RRC) 30 SCBA NLT 30 JUN.
• JUN 04 CBRN-Certified Air Regulator Upgrades
  (all).
• AUG 04 Decon Tent Upgrades. 6/Co.
• Integrated Plumbing. 3/Co.
• AUG 04 New G-2 Water Heaters. 3/Co.
• 4Q04 Cascade Air-Refill Station. 1/Recon PLT.

Air-Refill Station
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Success Stories and Results of Interest
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Army Reserve Chemical Support to OIF

• 392d Chemical Company (Recon), Little Rock, AR.
• Providing Echelon Above Division Toxic Industrial
  Chemical/Toxic Industrial Material (TIC/TIM)
  support.

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Las Vegas, Nevada

• 355th Chemical Company (Recon), Las Vegas, NV.
• 18-19 SEP 04 EXEVAL Excellent success with
  support and interest from City of Las Vegas and
  local Hospital.
• A Second nearby hospital requested joint training
  opportunity with 355th Chemical Company.
• Las Vegas Fire Department including 355th in
  plans as potential Immediate Response asset for
  2004-2005 New Years Eve celebration.
• Must plan now for medical integration!

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Summary

• The Army Reserve is
• Readily accessible.
• Prepared to deploy anywhere to support domestic
  preparedness/WMD response missions.
• Not a force in reserve.
• Not only relevant to the warfight, but is readily
  applicable to WMD response missions.
• The Army Reserve prepares now using core
  competencies to be a value added contributor to
  this vitally important mission area.

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