World Wide Chemical Conference and Exhibition XXI 13-15 October 04

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World Wide Chemical Conference and Exhibition XXI
13-15 October 04

• UK Perspectives
• Group Captain Rob Lynch
• Royal Air Force

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UK VISION

• Threat
• Intelligence
• Mobility and Flexibility
• Integral not separate/specialist
• Support to Civil Power
• Line between CBRN, Medical and environmental will
  blur

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AgendaPresentation Theme Jointery

• Joint Structure MOD
• Joint Doctrine
• Joint NBC Assets
• Issues

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Joint Structure
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Joint Structure
MINISTERS
Arms Control
Permanent Under Secretary of State
Chief of the Defence Staff
Vice Chief of the Defence Staff
Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Commitments)
Policy Director
Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Policy)
Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff
(Operations)
Director Counter-proliferation Arms Control
Director Chemical Biological Radiological
Nuclear Policy
Director Joint Capability
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MANAGEMENT OF CBRN DEFENCE IN THE MOD
CENTRAL STAFFS
DCDS (Personnel)
S T Director
Finance Director
Policy Director
DCDS (Commitments)
DCDS (Equipment Capability)
Surgeon General
CDI
JDCC
D CBRN Pol
D Jt Cap
RT(RD CBDHS)
D Med Op Cap DMSD
DI52 DI53 CPSG
CPACS
DEC NBC
DSTL Porton Down
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CBRN Defence in MOD

• DJtCap CBRN Ops
• Tri-Service, Operationally Focused, Advice,
  Policy Expertise
• CBRN Pol
• Higher level CBRN Defence Policy, Ministerial
  Questions, Liaison with other Govt Depts

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CBRN FORCE ELEMENTS WITHIN RAF STRIKE COMMAND
AOC 2 GP
ACOS A3 FP
DACOS A3 FP
Jt NBC Regt
RAF HONINGTON
DNBCC
2623
RY
FP C
FP Wgs x 4
OSS x 4
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Joint NBC Staff HQ RAF Strike Command

• A team of 2 Army and 3 RAF in a Joint Branch
• Provision of Jt NBC Regt for Peacetime control
  and Operations
• Contribute to Joint Doctrine.
• Staff Focus for The NBC School (DNBCC)
• RAF NBC Policy and Training
• RAF NBC In-Service equipment.

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Joint NBC Doctrine
AJP-3.8 (3-61)
3-61.1 Joint NBC Defence
Navy BR 2170(2)
Land AFM Vol1 Part 5
Air RAF NBC Doctrine
3.61.1.1 Joint Manual of NBC Defence (TTP)
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Joint NBC Assets

• Joint NBC Regiment
• RY and RAF 2623 Aux Sqn
• Force Protection Sqn

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Joint NBC Regiment
DECONTAMINATION
NC RECCE Survey
Light Recce Teams
BW Detection
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Force Protection Centre

• SIBCRA. 2 x Teams on R2
• Op Banknote for the NARO (part of the Ship
  Support Agency)
• Monitoring
• Survey
• Decon Personnel.
• Op Basilisk CT (Land)
• Trials.
• STO Training.
• MACA.

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VCDS Review of the JNBCR

• Enduring requirement for a specialist unit out to
  2015.
• Endorse the requirement for Light Teams.
• Migrate specialist capability to front line
  commands.

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UK Issues

• Themes
• The Threat remains
• No foreseen technological solution
• Cost saving culture
• Clear capability gaps

• Challenge
• How to do more at no extra (or reduced) cost

• Broad Defence Requirement
• More Light capability
• Better sustainability
• Some military specialists
• Greater tri-service awareness
• C2 to generate synergy

• How
• Improving tri-service trg
• Make JNBCR more flexible
• Use the Reserves
• Focus the capability on CCs

• Issues
• Must be capability driven
• Taking risk reserves coalition
• Affiliations/ownership

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Questions