Joint Service Chemical & Biological Defense Program Overview ...
Joint Service Chemical & Biological Defense Program Overview ...
Joint Service Chemical & Biological Defense Program Overview ...
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Preface<br />
In 1993, Congress passed Public Law 103-160, Section 1703, which created a <strong>Joint</strong> <strong>Service</strong><br />
<strong>Chemical</strong> and <strong>Biological</strong> <strong>Defense</strong> <strong>Program</strong> (CBDP). The mission of the CBDP is to provide<br />
world-class chemical and biological defense capabilities to allow the military forces of the<br />
United States to survive and successfully complete their operational missions — from<br />
peacetime contingency missions through two nearly simultaneous major theater wars across the<br />
entire spectrum of conflict—in battlespace environments contaminated with chemical or<br />
biological warfare agents. Under the oversight of a single office within the Office of the Secretary<br />
of <strong>Defense</strong>, the Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of <strong>Defense</strong> for <strong>Chemical</strong> and <strong>Biological</strong> <strong>Defense</strong>,<br />
the individual <strong>Service</strong>s, working within the framework of a <strong>Joint</strong> <strong>Service</strong> Agreement, have<br />
planned and supported a robust, coordinated program. This overview document provides<br />
highlights of our major efforts within the program, providing a summary of FY00<br />
accomplishments and goals for FY01 and beyond. A separate, more detailed DoD Annual Report<br />
to Congress on the <strong>Chemical</strong> and <strong>Biological</strong> <strong>Defense</strong> <strong>Program</strong> is provided to the Congress.<br />
The CBDP focuses on the development and acquisition of an integrated system-of-systems to<br />
defend against the various chemical and biological warfare threats facing U.S. forces. No single<br />
technology or approach is likely to be effective. Consequently, detection and identification of CB<br />
threats, individual and collective protection, decontamination and medical countermeasures<br />
play important, complementary roles in countering chemical and biological threats.<br />
Since Operation Desert Storm, the CBDP effectively developed and fielded new or improved<br />
capabilities that address shortfalls identified during that war. A few examples include the<br />
fielding of the <strong>Biological</strong> Integrated Detection System (BIDS), replacement of chemical alarms<br />
with the Automatic <strong>Chemical</strong> Agent Detector and Alarm (ACADA), and procurement of new,<br />
lightweight chemical protective suits for the entire force. Significant advances in research<br />
promise to yield continuous capability improvements over the next decade. These include:<br />
medical countermeasures against chemical and biological agents; improved, lightweight<br />
chemical detectors; advanced biological identification and diagnosis capabilities; improved<br />
decontamination capabilities; and advanced warning systems that provide near real-time hazard<br />
analysis and forecasting capabilities. Additionally, a Modeling and Simulation (M&S)<br />
commodity area was established to develop common use chemical and biological models and<br />
simulations. These capabilities will continue to ensure that U.S. forces are the best-equipped<br />
forces in the world to survive, fight, and win in a chemical or biological contaminated<br />
environment.<br />
ANNA JOHNSON-WINEGAR, PH.D.<br />
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE<br />
FOR CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE