Agenda

• Commandant’s Vision

• Recent Events

• The Army

• The Chemical Corps

• Joint Warfight Relevance

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The Chief’s Vision• An Army superbly equipped, trained and ready

to fight and win unhindered by threatened or actual CBRN hazards.

• A Corps of professional soldiers, tactically and technically unsurpassed, imbued with the warrior ethos.

• A capability, both vital and relevant, for the combatant commander, the joint warfight and the defense of the homeland.

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The Impact of Recent Events• Beirut, 1983

• Cruise ship the Achillo Laura, 1985

• Pan Am Flight 103, 1988

• Desert Storm, 1991

• World Trade Center, 1993

• US Military HQs, Riyadh, 1995

• Military Barracks in Dhahran, 1996

• Embassy Bombings in Africa, 1998

• USS Cole, 2000

• World Trade Center & Pentagon 2001

• Operation Enduring Freedom

• Operation Iraqi Freedom

4. . . A Nation at War for its Existence

Support to the Global War on Terrorism

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• 44th Cm Co• 46th Cm Co• 51st Cm Co• 68th Cm Co• 89th Cm Co• 92nd Cm Co• 181st Cm Co• 172nd Cm Co• 310th Cm Co

• 455th Cm Bde• 2nd Cm Bn• 83rd Cm Bn• 450th Cm Bn• 468th Cm Bn• 7th Cm Co• 11th Cm Co• 12th Cm Co • 21st Cm Co

U.S. Army Chemical School

The Army

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. . . An Army Equipped, Trained, and Ready to Fight and Win Unhindered by

Threatened or Actual CBRN Hazards

Desert StormDesert Storm

Future WarFuture War

. . . Changing the Way We Think and Fight 7

Army Transformation

1. Emerging strategic environment– Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction– The threat to Homeland Security– Reduced response times from crisis to conflict

2. Requirement to conduct full spectrum operations

3. Evolving international reality– Terrorists or Rogue states possessing weapons of mass

destruction

4. Evolving conduct of war– Adaptive, creative enemies– Pace and proliferation of new technologies– Aggressive and hostile ideologies intent

on harming U.S. interests

Chemical Corps Transformation

. . . To Accommodate 21st Century Realities 8

Technical Escort Battalion

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. . . An Army Equipped, Trained, and Readyto Fight and Win Unhindered byThreatened or Actual CBRN Hazards

National Capital SptNational Capital Spt

OlympicsOlympics

Force ProtectionForce Protection

World Trade CenterWorld Trade Center

PentagonPentagon

. . . A Corps of Professional Soldiers, Tactically and Technically Unsurpassed, Imbued with the Warrior Ethos

Mobilization BaseMobilization Base Training BaseTraining Base

Homeland SecurityHomeland Security

IraqIraq

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The Chemical Corps

Organization

Training

Facilities

Leader Development

Personnel

Materiel

Maneuver Support CenterFort Leonard Wood

Combat Developments

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CHEMICAL CORPSREDESIGN/RESTRUCTURE

CHEMICAL CORPSREDESIGN/RESTRUCTURE

PROPOSED DESIGN

200 Space TOE, (9 – 0 – 191 – 200)

Spaces denoted in OFF – WO – ENL - AGG

MAJOR ITEMS OF EQUIPMENT6 RECON SYSTEMS (M93A1)14 BIDS SYSTEMS36 DECON SYSTEMS

SRC: 03498F100

CM CO(CORPS)

9-0-191-200

CO HQ

2-0-31-33

HQ SEC

2-0-10-12

MAINT SEC0-0-21-21

DECON PLT1-0-20-21

PLT HQ

1-0-2-3

DECON SQD0-0-6-6

BIDS PLT1-0-30-31

PLT HQ

1-0-2-3

BIDS TM

0-0-4-4

RECON PLT1-0-20-21

PLT HQ

1-0-2-3

RECON SQD0-0-6-6

Doctrine

It all Starts at Chemical School

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The Future of the Chemical Soldier

• Officer Accessions

• Officer and Enlisted Holistic Critical Task Development and Analysis

• Creation of ASIs L6 and L2

• Revised Officer Education System

• SF Chemical Recon Team

• High End Technical Response

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Army Values & Warrior Ethos

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Army Values

Loyalty

Duty

Respect

Selfless-Service

Honor

Integrity

Personal Courage

Warrior Ethos• The Spirit of the American Soldier

Transcends Branch/MOS/Function

• Tenets:

Mission first… with Army Values

Refuse to accept defeat…never quit

Never leave an American behind

Every soldier is a warrior

• “Objective (Future) force soldiers will possess a Warrior Ethos…”

Self Development - Life Long Learning Institutional/Operational –

Dominates any operational environment

COL Glenn H. Eddins

. . . A Corps of Professional Soldiers, Tactically and TechnicallyUnsurpassed, imbued with the Warrior Ethos

Current Force . . .Current Force . . .

Desert Storm Desert Storm Future Force . . .Future Force . . .

Future Combat OperationsFuture Combat Operations

. . . A Capability, both Vital and Relevant, for the Combatant Commander and the Joint Warfight

Operation Iraq Freedom Operation Iraq Freedom

Joint Warfight Relevance

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Chemical Corps Capabilities

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Doctrine Organizations

Training

Materiel

Leader Education

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SenseInformation and Detection…

• Detect to Warn

• Detect to Avoid

ShapeWarning and Protection…

• Intelligent/Networked Systems

• Smoke on Demand/on Target

• Expertly Trained Leaders

SustainRestoration Operations…

• Proactive

• Unhindered Performance

• Reduced Logistics

ShieldDecontamination, Medical Treatment/Pretreatment…

• Comprehensive, Safe, and Effective

• Self Decon/Non-aqueous Decon Performance

• Enhancing/integrated Individual Protection

Mr. Merlin L. Erickson

. . . A Capability, both Vital and Relevant, for the CombatantCommander and the Joint Warfight

The Chief’s Philosophy• Taking care of People: Soldiers, civilians,

and their families are the foundation of the Chemical Corps.

• Value to the Army: Providing CBRN defense capabilities to the Army in order to fight and win our Nation’s wars.

• Relevance to the Joint Fight: More than reactionary – an ability to provide a strategically responsive Corps that is fully capable across the full spectrum of the military operations.

People

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