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NBC Defense Readiness and Training
exercises to include Agile Lion, Bold Endeavor, and Ill Wind. A CBIRF detachment was
deployed in support of Operation DESERT THUNDER. The CBIRF was a primary participant
in both the BIO-911 Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) and the Port and
Airfield ACTD.
National Asset Activated 1 April 1996
-- Provides an operational force to rapidly respond to WMD
incidents
-- Tests New Equipment, Procedures, and Techniques
-- Provides Consequence Management training to Marine
Forces through Mobile Training Teams
-- Assists Unit/Facility Vulnerabilities to Enhance
Force Protection Planning
-- Works with other Emergency Response Agencies
FORCE MULTIPLIER FOR THE MAGTF.
Figure 5-7. Chemical/Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) Role in Training
The CBIRF focuses on consequence management to terrorist-initiated NBC incidents.
The CBIRF is a national asset, to be globally sourced to Marine Force Commanders and
National Command Authority for duties as the President may direct. The CBIRF consists of
360 skilled and trained Navy and Marine personnel, organized into five elements: Headquarters
(including a Reach-Back Advisory Group), Security, Search and Rescue, Service Support, Force
Protection (Reconnaissance/Decontamination) and Medical. The CBIRF has state-of-the-art
detection, monitoring, medical and decontamination equipment and is prepared for operations in
a wide range of military-civilian contingencies. In addition to the CBIRF’s capabilities to
respond to chem/bio incidents it serves as a training asset to the operational forces. The CBIRF
will provide mobile training teams to various units to provide advanced consequence
management. This will provide operational forces with the most up-to-date techniques, tactics,
and procedures developed by the CBIRF. CBIRF also assists in Unit/Facilities Vulnerability
Assessments to enhance force protection. The bottom line is that the CBIRF serves as a force
multiplier to the MAGTF.
Marine Corps FY98 Accomplishments:
• Revised Marine Corps NBC Specialist Individual Training Standards (ITS),
(MCO 1510.71) on 5 August 98.
• Conducted a Marine Corps-wide Table of Equipment and Table of Organization Review.
• Participated in Joint Marine Corps and Navy shipboard decontamination exercises with
7th Fleet.
• Developed an Enhanced NBC Capability Set for MEUs.
• Developed and initiated CBIRF training packages for MEUs.
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