Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Education and Training: A Review Across the Services and Joint Community

Abstract : House Report 109-452 on the National Defense Authorization Act of 2007 (P.L. 109-364) directs the Assistant to the Secretary of the Department of Defense (DoD) for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological (NCB) Defense, in coordination with the Service Secretaries, to 1) review NCB passive defense doctrine across each of the military Services; 2) perform a gap analysis on nuclear, chemical, and biological (NCB) defense training; and 3) make recommendations for NCB defense for both the Active and Reserve components regarding: implementation of Joint training, certification, and doctrinal alignment. This work is to be done in coordination with the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force. This paper reviews NCB passive defense doctrine, education and training (E&T) activities, and certification processes across the services, and indicates gaps and recommendations to facilitate NCB passive defense education and training.