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32 nd CST Weapons of Mass Destruction Capabilities Brief

32 nd CST Weapons of Mass Destruction Capabilities Brief. 1LT David Plowman Operations officer 28 January 2009. Agenda. Mission Manning Equipment Training Capabilities. Civil Support Team Mission. The CST provides support to civil authorities at a domestic

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32 nd CST Weapons of Mass Destruction Capabilities Brief

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  1. 32nd CSTWeapons of Mass DestructionCapabilities Brief 1LT David Plowman Operations officer 28 January 2009 UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO

  2. Agenda • Mission • Manning • Equipment • Training • Capabilities UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO

  3. Civil Support Team Mission The CST provides support to civil authorities at a domestic locations through comprehensive CBRNE Consequence Management, Security, and Emergency Response (Natural or Man Made Disasters). We are capable of: • IdentifyingCBRNE agents & substances • Assessingcurrent and projected consequences • Advisingon response measures • Assistingwith appropriate requests for additional state and federal (DoD) support UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO

  4. Respond Full Unit Tailored, Partial Unit Standby Pre-Stage at Special Events Support Fed, State, Local Security/Emergency Response Assist WMD Vulnerability Assessment Emergency Planning Training Mission Types UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO

  5. Manning • Composed of 22 full-time 24/7 personnel • Active Guard and Reserve (AGR) status • Secret or Top Secret security clearances (All) • Employs non-military equipment & tactics • Operates in Contaminated Environments • Self Decontamination / Medical • Self Sustaining for 72 hours • A State Agency • Deploy within 90 minutes • Federal Funding • No reimbursement required for services • Supports Incident Commander (IC) • Roll into local Incident Command System • Respond at Request of IC when advanced capabilities needed UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO

  6. Tactical Vehicle Fleet Unified Command Suite (UCS) 2 x Survey Truck and Trailer With Detection Equipment Mobile Lab Ops Center Command / Advanced Echelon UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO

  7. CST Training • Individual Training • 500-1200 Hours (ICS included) • All Hazmat Tech (Sampling focus) • All Certified Combat Lifesaver • Team Training • 1-2 Exercises per month with local, state, • and Federal agencies • Trained by: • DOD – USA Chem School, USAMRICD, USAMRIID, AFRRI, OMEMS, ECBC • FEMA, NFPA, EPA, FBI, DOE • State and Local Agencies • Universities and Contractors UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO

  8. Capabilities Modeling / Hazard Prediction • Pre-event scenario modeling for plans development • Immediate post-attack assessment • Immediate action recommendations for protection of crowd based on technical assessment of agent type, amount, and delivery system Detection and Area Monitoring • C Chemical • B Biological • R Radiological • N Nuclear • E High Yield Explosive • On-Scene Laboratory Analysis • Advanced identification of suspicious substances collected • in pre-event screening, during the event, or from • continuous air sampling is conducted in a Mobile Laboratory. • GC/MS to ID Volatile Organic Compounds • FTIR to ID solids and liquids • Real-time PCR for DNA matching of select biological agents • Polarized Light Microscope to ID particles • Communications • Cross-banding to connect up to seven separate frequencies • Secure and non-secure voice, data, and fax • PC Workstations • Reach-back to multiple Subject Matter Experts UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO

  9. CST’s in Action Respond • Explosives Investigation, Tri-State Airport, Huntington, WV • Hurricane Support (post-Katrina) • Provided Interagency Communications When All Other Sources Were Damaged • Hazard Screening • World Trade Center on 11 Sep 01 • Interagency Communications and Hazard Screening • Space Shuttle debris screening • Powder Calls • Meth Lab Raid Support • Maritime Searches • Standby • Utah Winter Olympics • Sporting Events – Playoffs, Superbowls • Inaugural Events – State and Federal • Large Crowd Holiday Events • Assist • WMD Awareness Training • Equipment Training • WMD Exercise Scenario Development and Implementation UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO

  10. Contact Info Commander LTC Paul Kastner (301) 677-7110 paul.t.kastner@us.army.mil Operations Officer 1LT David Plowman (443) 845-6292 david.plowman@us.army.mil 32nd CST(WMD) 2253 Huber Road Ft. Meade, MD 20755-5378 UNCLASSIFIED / FOUO

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