Advanced CBRNE Training Program
Customized Team Training

Students will be able to describe various possible hazardous chemical, biological, radiological or explosive incidents for the purpose of being able to plan and execute a proper response, as well as evaluate said incident in the form of either an After Action Response (AAR) or for further communication to other commanders and organizations.

Day 1

Chemistry and Chemical Agents – 1 hour
This module will describe the modern history of chemical warfare agents, basic chemical and physical properties, traditional chemical agent structures, properties and characteristics and the symptoms and hazards associated with these agents.

Review of Biological Agents - 1 ½ hours
This module will identify the seven types of biological warfare agents, with a focus on the three most common, namely bacteria, viruses and toxins. To accomplish this objective the students will also define two stages of bacterial growth and identify what a virus needs to survive. These objectives will be accomplished with a brief.

Comparison of Biological, Chemical, Drug and Explosive Clandestine Laboratories – 1 ½ hours
This module will describe the generic footprint of biological or chemical agents, illicit drug and explosive clandestine laboratories.

Biological Agent Group Activity – 2 hours
The objective of this module is, for small groups of students, to design an all inclusive plan for a terrorist attack with a biological agent. Students will utilize knowledge from the aforementioned courses, written literature and various internet websites to complete this table-top task.

Day 2

Sensitive Site Assessment – 1 hour
This module will describe generalized procedures for conducting site surveys for safe operations into potential Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive (CBRNE) incident areas.

Sampling Kit – 1 hour
The objective of this course is to give the student an appreciation and awareness of environmental sampling, so that it can be properly utilized in mission planning. This module will give the students hands on experience with field sampling methods.

Chemical Detection -1 ½ hour
This module describes the principals of chemical agent detection, including both current and evolving technologies for military and commercial detectors. The students examine the operation, capabilities, utilization, and limitations of each detector. In order to accomplish these objectives, a portion of this module includes students’ hands-on experience with various detectors and common environmental challenges.

Biological Detection -1 hour
The objective of this course is to define the utilization and limitations of the DoD Biological Sampling Kit (as per JPEO-BIO) as a biological agent detector. This is predominately a hands-on course, which also includes the proper use of the BiSKit surface sampler.

CB Site Exploitation and Characterization Exercise – 2 hours
This module will allow small groups of students the opportunity to formulate plans to properly exploit a potential sensitive site. Each group will have the possibility to plan several of these missions based on individual packets of photographic and written intelligence.

Day 3

Mission Planning Field Scenarios -3-4 hours
This module will allow small groups of students the opportunity to formulate plans to properly exploit a potential sensitive site. Each group will receive written intelligence and examine ‘mock’ CBRNE sites to complete this task.

Students will be able to describe and analyze the processes necessary to operate a small scale chemical operation that could produce a chemical warfare agent and to understand the types of chemicals that are involved in the aforementioned operation.

Day 1

Basic Chemistry -2 hours
The objective of this module is to define matter in terms of atoms and molecules and describe physical properties of matter.

Organic Chemistry and Bonding – 2 hours
This module will define chemical bonding, resultant molecular structures and basic organic chemistry. This baseline knowledge of chemistry will be utilized to describe traditional chemical agents, toxins, explosives and detection thereof.

Student Evaluation – ½-1 hour
The purpose of this exercise is to evaluate the students’ knowledge of basic chemistry.

Day 2

Comparison of Chemical / Biological Agent versus Illicit Drug Processes – 2 hours
The objective of this module is to describe similarities and differences between agent and illicit drug production.

Glassware Recognition Exercise – 3 hours
The purpose of this exercise is to allow the student to identify the components necessary to construct chemical processes, namely reflux and distillations, as well as the process itself. This is a hands-on module, which holds the students responsible for constructing the aforementioned processes.

Day 3

Small Scale Chemical Processes and Equipment – 2 hours
The purpose of this module is to describe and define the purpose of chemical equipment as it pertains to small scale processes. In order to properly describe said equipment, large scale chemical processes will be utilized for points of comparison.

Construction of a Mock Small Scale Chemical Laboratory – 4 hours
Groups of students will have the opportunity to construct a multi-step chemical process.

Students will be able to describe and execute the processes necessary to facilitate the propagation of bacteria cells and scale-up growth of such cells, as well as to validate the effectiveness of the executed scale-up bacterial growth exercise. Students will also be able to describe and execute the processes needed to extract a protein from a vegetative source.

Each participant of this four day course will have the opportunity to utilize equipment and procedures that allow for the growth of several grams of bacteria from a few cells. By completing this exercise, the student will be able to describe and analyze generic bacteria scale-up processes. In addition, each participant will have the opportunity to utilize equipment and procedures that extract a protein from a vegetative source. By completing this exercise, the student will be able to describe and analyze generic protein extractions, such as the type used to purify ricin from castor beans or abrin from rosary peas.

Day 1

Small Scale Biological Production – 1 hour
This module will describe the terms, equipment and production steps, related to small scale bacterial and viral production. The focus will be on the clandestine laboratory production of the aforementioned agents. This objective will be accomplished with a brief.
Preparation of bacterium cell growth – 3-4 hours
Small groups of students will accomplish the following tasks in order to start the bacterium cell growth process:
I. Make general growth media, namely Nutrient for pouring of plates (agar)
II. Construct fermentor or for scale-up growth.
III. Pour agar plates
IV. Sterilize liquid media for later use
V. Inoculate plates with bacteria
Preparation of protein extraction – 1 hour
Small groups of student will begin the aqueous based protein extraction process by removing organic soluble compounds from the vegetative source.

Day 2

Preparation of protein extraction – 1 hour
Small groups of students will continue the process by removing organic soluble compounds from the vegetative source.

Scale up and characterization of bacterium cell – 3-4 hours
Small groups of students will accomplish the following tasks in order to scale up the bacterial growth process and characterize bacteria:
I. Chemically (alcohol) clean fermentation vessels.
II. Inoculate 50 ml sterile broth with bacterial growth from agar plates.
III. Characterize bacteria from agar plates via staining and microscopy.

Day 3

Scale up of bacterial cell – 1/2 hour
Small groups of students will inoculate 5 liters of sterile broth with growth from previous day’s activity.

Preparation of protein extraction – 2 hours
Small groups of students will continue the process by removing aqueous soluble target compound from the vegetative source.

Day 4
Characterization of bacterial cell – 2-3 hour
Small groups of students will accomplish the following tasks in order to characterize bacteria:
I. Take one isolated BSL-1 colony from plate and place on glass slide.
II. Prepare slide for gram stain.
III. Analyze stained slide under microscope
IV. Analyze reference slides.

Protein Purification – 1 hour
Small groups of students will utilize generic organic solvents and filtration in order to purify extracted protein.

Students will be able to analyze the processes necessary to culture and ferment bacteria on a mid-to-large scale level and to develop knowledge of biological fermentation equipment in terms of recognition and function. Students will also develop ability to understand how a biological production facility operates; including the manner that individual sections operates as a whole system and to assess critical pieces of equipment required for production.

Day 1

Review of Biological Agents - 1 ½ hours
This module will identify the seven types of biological warfare agents, with a focus on the three most common, namely bacteria, viruses and toxins. To accomplish this objective the students will also define two stages of bacterial growth and identify what a virus needs to survive. These objectives will be accomplished with a brief.

Emerging Biological Agents – 1 hour brief SME
This module examines potential biological agents, which could be created with advanced technology. Discussion includes the utilization of micro-encapsulating biological agents, genetic manipulations, and the creation of biological agents from base chemicals.

Biological Agent and Production – 1 hour brief
This module teaches the requirements for BWA development and production for bacteria and viruses. The lecture includes state sponsored BW programs and examples of a small-scale clandestine production facility.

Overview of Large Scale Biological Production Facilities – 1 hour brief
This module describes the operation and purpose of the typical legitimate biological production operations that are found world-wide.

Biological Growth Facility Brief – 2 hour brief -SME
This module will describe the following aspects of a biological growth facility; the extent and complexity, the physical layout, difference between multi-purpose and dedicated units, difference between batch and continuous units, types of equipment, locations of data, varying size of same usage equipment, signs and placards, safety systems, piping and material transport systems, storage systems, sampling ports, corrosive effects, and location of possible leaks

Day 2

Biological Fermentation Faculty Tour – tour with SME – 2 hours
A guided tour conducted by the plant engineer and a biologist through a typical biological pilot scale-up facility namely, the Biological Engineering Laboratory at ECBC. The tour examines the equipment and processes necessary to scale-up bacterial growth from a flask to a 1,500-liter fermentor. This tour is applicable to those interested in recognition, sampling, or disablement of a bacterial production facility.

Tour of Local Plant -6 hours
Travel to local large scale Biological Production facility.

The key objectives of this course are for the students to describe the utilization of sampling tools and methods to obtain a representative environmental sample. The student will be able to describe the proper methods for safely obtaining, packaging and annotation of a sample.

In order to achieve the course objectives the students will participate in hands-on activities that allow actual practice and manipulation of all concepts necessary to complete course goals. The focus is to place the proper tools and methods into the hands of the user, in order to safely obtain a sample that is representative of the site. The samples in question are suspected biological or chemical agents. Actual sampling procedures are based on the users’ protocols or other request thereof.

Day 1
Principles of Environmental Sampling for Biological or Chemical Agents – 2-3 hours
Instructor will describe and define principles of two- person sampling. Students will be paired and assigned a sampling tool kit. The following points will be covered:
• Proper glove discipline
• Preparation of sampling site and decontamination
• Delineation of duties between the clean hands and dirty hands samplers
• Various tools that can be utilized to obtain a sample
• Various tools that can be utilized to characterize a sample
• Obtaining a representative sample
• Proper packaging of samples
• Proper environmental conditions for sample
• Proper documentation of sample
• Maintenance of post sampling site

Site Sampling Activity – 3 hours
Students will have the opportunity to execute two sampling missions of suspected biological and/or chemical sites. Students will assume both clean hands and dirty hands role in each site. Instructor will monitor and guide these activities.

Day 2
Site Sampling Activity II – 6 hours
Students will have the opportunity to execute four sampling missions of suspected biological and/or chemical sites. Students will assume both clean hands and dirty hands role in each site. Instructor will monitor and evaluate each individual during these activities.

The key objectives of this course will be for the student to properly recognize various IEDs, and/or CBR dispersion devices including processes and/or materials that are utilized to manufacture such items. The student will be able to utilize methods of detection for signatures of IEDs and/or CBR dispersion devices. The student will be able to plan the most judicious route away from any possible IEDs, and/or CBR dispersion devices.
In order to achieve the course objectives the students will receive separate briefs, which review the concepts of improvised explosive devices, chemical explosives, chemical, biological and radiological dispersal devices, clandestine laboratories for production of the aforementioned items, and field detection of CBRE. Each set of briefs will be accompanied by hands on activities that allow the student to utilize their knowledge in analyzing various sensitive situations. The student will then take the analysis of these various situations and render a proper command and control decision.

Day 1

History of Explosives – 1 ½ hour
This module will provide the student with a general overview of the evolution of explosive chemical mixtures. The development of these mixtures from black powder to plastique to polymer bonded explosives will be described in a historical context.

Chemistry of Explosives – 1 ½ hour
This module will describe chemical explosives and the basic principles and theories of high energetic chemistry. The focus will be on defining oxidizers, fuels and chemicals that are utilized in many improvised explosive mixtures.

Small Scale Biological Production – 1 hour
This module will describe the terms, equipment and production steps, related to small scale bacterial and viral production. The focus will be on the clandestine laboratory production of the aforementioned agents. This objective will be accomplished with a brief.

Overview of Biological, Chemical, Illicit Drug and Explosive Clandestine Laboratories- 2 hours
The objective of this module is to describe generic materials and processes that are utilized in agent, illicit drug and explosive production in clandestine laboratories. The categories of general hazards that are inherent in clandestine laboratories will also be examined. These objectives will be accomplished with a brief.

Day 2

Small Scale Chemical Processes Practical – 2 ½ hours
The purpose of this exercise is to allow the student to identify the components necessary to construct chemical processes, namely reflux and distillations, as well as the process itself. This is a hands-on module, which holds the students responsible for constructing the aforementioned processes.

Sensitive Site Assessment Table Top Exercise – 1 ½ hour
This module will allow small groups of students the opportunity to formulate plans to properly exploit a potential sensitive site. The site may include elements of CBRE, as well as IEDs. Each group will have the possibility to plan several of these missions based on individual packets of photographic and written intelligence.

Chemical Detection – 1 hour
This module will familiarize the student with the general capabilities, technologies and equipment, associated with chemical agent field detection. A portion of this module includes student hands-on experience with various detectors and common environmental challenges.

CBR Improvised Dispersal Devices – 2 hours
The objective of this module is to describe the principles of dissemination and provide examples of improvised dispersion devices. This course will also analyze the capability, limitations, hazards and possible mitigation of these devices.

Day 3

Behavior of Explosives -1 hour
The objective of this module is to describe the principles and basic materials of primary and secondary explosives. The role of dispersal of toxic chemicals and biological and radiological material will be examined.

IED Characteristics -2 hours
The objective of this module is to describe the role of various types of materials and initiators that are used in combination to fashion IEDs. The unique nature of the final product due to the various materials available to the IED builder will be emphasized.

IED Components/Triggers – 1 hour
The purpose of this module is to define the elements of power, initiators, explosives and switches (PIES) and their role in the IED. Various examples of PIES will be examined as well as methods of IED activation.

IED Cells – 1 hour
The purpose of this module is to present a general picture of IED usage and effects thereof worldwide. Topics to be presented will include attack on hard and soft targets, and attack on military and civilians.

IEDs in Iraq and the US – 1 hour
The objective of this module is to describe, analyze and compare the type of materials utilized in IED deployments both CONUS and in present day Iraq. The main focus in Iraq will be on of mortar and artillery projectiles utilized as the explosive device.

Day 4

Blast Injuries and Medical Management - 1 ½ hours
The module will describe the varying extent of injuries that are received from exposure to an explosion. Elementary medical ramifications from the aforementioned post blast scenario will be reviewed for the purpose of command planning.

Safety Considerations – 1 hour
This module will outline elementary safety considerations on a potential IED and/or dispersal site. Various real world situations will be reviewed, and then analyzed through the mind set of command planning.

Site Recognition Activity – 2 hours
This module will allow small groups of students the opportunity to make an assessment of the potential hazards to include liquids, solid, gaseous and vapor chemical warfare agents, toxic industrial chemicals, and biological materials used to inflict lethal or incapacitating casualties in a potential sensitive site. The group will also assess sites for intention/capability to produce improvised CBR devices and IEDs.

Field Demolition of IED - 2 hours
This module will demonstrate the actual power of various common materials that are utilized for IEDs.

Students will receive basic chemical, biological and radiological concepts and how they relate to CBR agents. Training includes agent detection and identification utilizing team equipment, basic agent production and causality treatment. Team members will be exposed to current threat-environments with respect to terrorist/rogue-nation state production of CBR.

Day 1
Basic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry and Bonding – 3 hours
This module will describe basic organic chemistry. The focus will be on chemical bonding and the molecular structures in terms of the physical functions of molecules. In order to accomplish this objective the basic physical and chemical concepts of matter will be reviewed. The basic structures of toxins, blister and nerve agents and explosives will be examined. This will be accomplished with a brief and a hands-on activity, with molecular models, that will allow the student to better understand molecular structures.

Induction to Toxic Industrial Chemicals– 1 hour
This module analyzes the utilization of various categories of, toxic industrial chemicals, as chemical weapons. This is CONUS based brief that examines the potential of this threat in the chemical industry as well as in transportation of chemicals.

Chemical Agent Detection – 1 ½ hour
This module will familiarize the student with the general capabilities, technologies and equipment, associated with chemical agent detection. A portion of this module includes student hands-on experience with various detectors and common environmental challenges.

Chemical Casualty Treatment – 2 hours
This module describes the general toxicological concepts and physiological signs and symptoms of chemical agent exposure. The brief also explains the utilization and administration of antidotes, proper medical management, general treatment and decontamination of victims. The module is adapted from the medic’s Chemical Casualty Treatment Course and is intended for a general audience to understand exposure to CWAs.

Day 2
Chemical Plant Tour – 1 ½ hour
This tour examines a typical commercial chemical production facility, which includes identification of equipment, possible hazards, and various possible sampling points.

Review of Biological Agents - 1 ½ hours
This module will identify the seven types of biological warfare agents, with a focus on the three most common, namely bacteria, viruses and toxins. To accomplish this objective the students will also define two stages of bacterial growth and identify what a virus needs to survive. These objectives will be accomplished with a brief.

Biological Agent Production – 1 ½ hour
Biological Agent Detection Using the DoD Biological Sampling Kit -1 ½ hour
The objective of this course is to define the utilization and limitations of the DoD Biological Sampling Kit (as per JPEO-BIO) as a biological agent detector. This is predominately a hands-on course, which also includes the proper use of the BiSKit
surface sampler.

Day 3
Biological Casualty Treatment – 2 hours
This module describes the general toxicological concepts, physiological signs and symptoms of biological agent exposure. This brief also examines the utilization and administration of antidotes, proper medical management, treatment and decontamination of victims, and the prevention of cross contamination. The module is adapted from the Medic’s Biological Casualty Treatment Course and is intended for a general audience to understand medical consequences of BWA exposure.

Tour of Bioengineering Facility – 1 ½ hours
This module consists of a guided tour, conducted by the plant engineer and a biologist, through a biological pilot scale-up facility, namely the Biological Engineering Laboratory at ECBC. The tour examines the equipment and processes necessary to scale-up bacterial growth from a flask to a 1,500-liter fermentor. This tour is applicable to those interested in recognition, sampling, or disablement of a bacterial production facility.

Introduction to Radiation -2 hours
This module describes radiation fundamentals, sources of radiation, biological effects of radiation, and methods of detecting radiation, radiation detection limits and protection guides.

Decontamination – General – 1 hour
The objective of this course is to describe the effectiveness of various decontamination methods on biological and chemical agents and toxic industrial materials.

Day 4
IPE for CB Operations – 1 ½ hours
This module describes the capabilities and limitations of IPE. The module provides knowledge to make decisions for optimizing IPE as conditions dictate during a mission. The class includes an applied demonstration of the current IPE available today and discussion of forthcoming items currently being developed.

IED Dispersal Awareness -1 ½ hours
This module describes various principles of dissemination and demonstrates a variety of concepts of improvised dispersal devices. This includes the examination of devices made out of seemingly innocuous materials and the associated hazards thereof.

CB Sampling Kit – 1 hour
The objective of this course is to describe the materials and tools in a CB Sampling Kit. Proper sampling and aseptic techniques are emphasized, utilizing the various tools from the kit, in order to obtain a representative sensitive site sample. Personnel safety and sample documentation will also be examined in this brief.

CB Sampling Exercise – 1 hour
The objective of this course is to give the student an appreciation and awareness of environmental sampling, so that it can be properly utilized in mission planning. This module will give the students hands on experience with field sampling methods. Emphasis will be on joint field sampling methods.

Team AAR – ½ hour

Students will analyze methods of disablement and sampling for characterization of production scale facilities. Aforementioned methods will be gleaned from current technologies and the SOP, SOW or TTP of an individual team or unit. In order to accomplish this objective, students will be able to identify the hardware and processes that make up both biological and chemical production plants. This course will utilize briefs, guided tours, individual hands-on exercises and full team exercises in a classroom environment, mid- size biological and chemical production facilities.

Day 1
Biological Growth Facility Brief – 2 hours
This module describes the equipment utilized in the manufacture of biological materials in a production plant. The module examines the design, construction, and specific types of equipment that could be dual-use.

Biological Growth Facility Tour – 4 hours
This module consists of a tour, conducted by a plant engineer and a biologist, through a biological pilot scale-up facility, namely the Biological Engineering Laboratory at ECBC. The tour examines the equipment and processes necessary to scale-up bacterial growth from a flask to a 1,500-liter fermentor. This tour is applicable to those interested in recognition, sampling, or disablement of a bacterial production facility.

Day 2
Biological Growth Facility Equipment Identify Exercise – 2 hours
This tour examines an actual biological production facility, which includes identification of equipment, possible hazards, and various possible sampling points.

Biological Growth Facility Exercise & Disablement – 4 hours
This module examines the safest way to sample and/or disable a biological production plant. Students may utilize their equipment to sample and/or dismantle a wide variety of items in an actual biological production facility.

AAR – ½ hour

Day 3
Chemical Production Hardware Brief – 2 hours
This module describes the equipment utilized in the manufacture of chemical agents in a production plant. The module examines the design, construction, and specific types of equipment that could be dual-use.

Chemical Plant Tour and Equipment Identification – 4 hours
This tour examines a typical commercial chemical production facility, which includes identification of equipment, possible hazards, and various possible sampling points.

AAR – ½ hour

Day 4
Chemical Plant Exercise and Disablement – 6 to 7 hours
This module examines the safest way to sample and/or disable a chemical plant. Students may utilize their equipment to sample and/or dismantle a wide variety of items in a mock pilot production chemical plant.

AAR – ½ hour

Students will analyze, and then execute methods of team implementation of proper sensitive site assessment for clandestine laboratories and production scale facilities. In order to accomplish this objective, students will be able to describe current TIC/TIM threats, industrial hazards, and mitigation techniques and analyze approved disabling techniques of laboratories and lab equipment.

Day 1

Sensitive Site Assessment – 1 hour
This module will describe generalized procedures for conducting site surveys for safe operations into potential Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive (CBRNE) incident areas.

Comparison of Biological, Chemical, Drug and Explosive Clandestine Laboratories – 1 ½ hours
This module will describe the generic footprint of biological or chemical agents, illicit drug and explosive clandestine laboratories.

Decontamination – 1 hour
This module describes the decontamination and neutralization of CB agents utilizing currently fielded materials. Discussion includes decontamination methods such as Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide (VHP), Decon Green, Sandia Foam, and several others. The instructor evaluates the pros and cons of the aforementioned methods.

Option of one of the following 1 hour Modules:
Heroin Production
Methamphetamine Production
Introduction to Toxic Industrial Chemicals

CB Site Exploitation and Characterization Exercise – 2 hours
This module will allow small groups of students the opportunity to formulate plans to properly exploit a potential sensitive site. Each group will have the possibility to plan several of these missions based on individual packets of photographic and written intelligence.

Day 2 -4

Field Training Exercise (FTX) – (3x) 1 day
Multiple training sites are within the boundaries of APG that provide for day or night CBRNE sensitive site exploitation team training exercises. The training areas allow for teams, regardless of current level of capability, to improve their proficiency through the graduated method of learning progression. The teams may utilize their own equipment to practice all aspects of their mission while challenged by simulants, role players, obstacles, and unforeseen controlled incidents.

The objectives of this course are, for the students to be able, to describe and review the current CBRNE threats in order to disseminate this information to others in the near future. This course is designed to review and update the knowledge base for instructors in the CBRNE field.
In order to achieve the course objectives the students will receive separate briefs which review the concepts of chemical and biological weapons, chemical and biological agent detection, sensitive site survey and sampling. Each set of briefs will be accompanied by hands on activities that allow the student to utilize their knowledge in analyzing various CBRNE situations. The student will then take the analysis of these various situations and incorporate them their lesson plans.

Day 1

Introduction to Radiation - 2 hours
This module describes the various sources and types of radiation, in addition to radiation hazards, radiation detection, and personnel protection techniques.

Introduction to Toxic Industrial Chemicals– 1 hour
This module analyzes the utilization of various categories of, toxic industrial chemicals, as chemical weapons. This is CONUS based brief that examines the potential of this threat in the chemical industry as well as in transportation of chemicals.

Chemistry of Explosives – 1 ½ hour
This module will describe chemical explosives and the basic principles and theories of high energetic chemistry. The focus will be on defining oxidizers, fuels and all chemicals that are utilized in many improvised explosive mixtures.

Overview of Biological, Chemical, Illicit Drug and Explosive Clandestine Laboratories- 2 hours
The objective of this module is to describe generic materials and processes that are utilized in agent, illicit drug and explosive production in clandestine laboratories. The categories of general hazards that are inherent in clandestine laboratories will also be examined. These objectives will be accomplished with a brief.

Day 2

Small Scale Chemical Processes Practical – 3 hours
The purpose of this exercise is to allow the student to identify the components necessary to construct chemical processes, namely reflux and distillations, as well as the process itself. This is a hands-on module, which holds the students responsible for constructing the aforementioned processes.

Chemical Detection -1 1/2 hours
This module will familiarize the student with the general capabilities, technologies and equipment, associated with chemical agent detection. A portion of this module includes student hands-on experience with various detectors and common environmental challenges.

Biological Agents Basics - 1 hour
This module will allow the students to identify the seven types of biological warfare agents, with a focus on the three most common, namely bacteria, viruses and toxins. To accomplish this objective the students will also define two stages of bacterial growth and identify what a virus needs to survive. These objectives will be accomplished with a brief.

Emerging Biological Agents – 1 hour
This module examines potential biological agents, which could be created with advanced technology. Discussion includes the utilization of micro-encapsulating biological agents, genetic manipulations, and the creation of biological agents from base chemicals.

Day 3

Small Scale Biological Production – 1 hour
This module will describe the terms, equipment and production steps, related to small scale bacterial and viral production. The focus will be on the clandestine laboratory production of the aforementioned agents. This objective will be accomplished with a brief.

Biological Agent Group Activity – 2 hours
The objective of this module is, for small groups of students, to design an all inclusive plan for a terrorist attack with a biological agent. Students will utilize knowledge from the aforementioned courses, written literature and various internet websites to complete this table-top task.

Biological Agent Detection Using the DoD Biological Sampling Kit -1 ½ hour
The objective of this course is to define the utilization and limitations of the DoD Biological Sampling Kit (as per JPEO-BIO) as a biological agent detector. This is predominately a hands-on course, which also includes the proper use of the BiSKit
surface sampler.

Individual Protective Equipment (IPE) for CB Operations - Time: 1½ hours
This module describes the capabilities and limitations of IPE. The module provides knowledge to make decisions for optimizing IPE as conditions dictate during a mission. The class includes an applied demonstration of the current IPE available today and discussion of forthcoming items currently being developed.

Day 4

Sampling Activity – 2 hours
The objective of this course is to give the student an appreciation and awareness of environmental sampling, so that it can be properly utilized in mission planning. This module will give the students hands on experience with field sampling methods. Emphasis will be on joint field sampling methods.

Decontamination – 1 hour
The objective of this course is to describe the effectiveness of various decontamination methods on biological and chemical agents and toxic industrial materials.

Threat Brief – 1 hour
This module addresses the current CBRE CONUS capability and terrorist threat, and also includes a country-by-country review of CBRE production, capabilities, and emerging threats.

CBR Improvised Dispersal Discussion and Tour – 3 hours
This module describes various principles of dissemination and demonstrates a variety of concepts of improvised devices. This module includes the examination of devices made out of seemingly innocuous materials and the associated hazards. The module is presented in two parts. The first section is lecture based, preceded by a guided tour of ECBC’s device shop.

Day 5

Incident Planning Table Top Exercise – 2 hours
This module will allow small groups of students the opportunity to analyze a potential CBRNE or sensitive site. Each group will have the possibility to evaluate several incidents based on individual packets of photographic and written intelligence.

Incident Planning Field Scenarios -2 hours
This module will allow small groups of students the opportunity to analyze a potential CBRNE or sensitive site. Each group will receive written intelligence and examine ‘mock’ CBRNE sites to complete this task.

The Basic Course has been developed to provide each team with baseline knowledge of biological, chemical, and radiological weapons and the characterization of such. The course was designed for teams, that were recently formed, or those which have experienced a large personnel turnover.
Establishment of a baseline requires modules, which emphasize introductory concepts of biological, chemical, and radiological items and how these items can be utilized as a threat. These modules are taught by SMEs, who have some experience with the WMD-CST or have been involved in the development of WMD-CST supporting products. These modules will give the team a proper knowledge base to execute a full-scale sensitive site exercise, which is an integral part of both of the training courses.
As per the aforementioned objectives, the Basic Course includes mandatory modules, as well as optional choices, that can be selected to meet a particular unit goal.

Mandatory Modules
History of Chemical and Biological Warfare - 2 hours
This module examines the fascinating history of Chemical & Biological Warfare (CBW) in the U.S. and the world. Presented by the RDECOM Historian; this unit is a photographic history lecture.

Organic Chemistry and Bonding - 2 hours
This module describes molecular bonding and organic chemistry, in order to better understand chemical warfare agents, toxic industrial chemicals, and field decontamination and detection.

Industrial Agents CONUS Based - 1 hour
This module familiarizes the students with industrial chemicals and facilities and transportation of such, in the United States. Additionally, this brief describes the type and possible utilization method of toxic industrial chemicals (TICs) and toxic industrial materials (TIMs), which may be used as warfare agents.

Biological Agents Basics - 1 hour
This module will allow the students to identify the seven types of biological warfare agents, with a focus on the three most common, namely bacteria, viruses and toxins. To accomplish this objective the students will also define two stages of bacterial growth and identify what conditions are necessary for viral particles to survive. This module is written as per FM 3.11.9 requirements.

Introduction to Radiation - 2 hours
This module describes the various sources and types of radiation, in addition to radiation hazards, radiation detection, and personnel protection techniques.

CBR Improvised Dispersal Discussion and Tour - 3 hours
This module describes various principles of dissemination and demonstrates a variety of concepts of improvised devices. This module includes the examination of devices made out of seemingly innocuous materials and the associated hazards. The module is presented in two parts. The first section is lecture based, preceded by a guided tour of ECBC’s device shop.

Clandestine Laboratory Footprint - 2 ½ hours
This module analyzes the similarities and differences between illegal drug manufacturing and CB agent production, with a review of the associated precursors, production methods, and equipment utilized in both. Students learn how to distinguish between these processes, in order to properly characterize a suspected site.

Full Day FTX – 1 Day
Multiple field training sites have been and continue to be constructed, within the boundaries of APG South. These suspected sites provide for the opportunity for the team to properly identify, assess, advise, and assist appropriate authorities, during a mock CBRNE situation. The training areas allow for teams, regardless of ability, to improve their proficiency through the crawl/walk/run method of learning progression. The teams utilize their equipment to practice all aspects of their mission, while challenged by simulants, role players, obstacles, and unforeseen incidents that are germane to sensitive sites. Training sites and mission are tailored to the individual WMD-CST. Training scenarios are developed in accordance with the following documents: ARTEP 3-627-35-MTP and FM3-11.22.

The recommended time period for the Basic Course is three days. There is time within the Basic Course to schedule some optional modules which are listed below. The Basic Course can be extended an extra day via the addition of another full-scale sensitive site exercise.

Optional Modules
Methamphetamine Production - 2-3 hours
This module illustrates the illicit production of methamphetamine. The module includes a hands-on activity that allows students to manipulate various types of production equipment associated with this illegal drug to better understand the footprint.

Chemical Hardware Production/Chemical Facility Tour - 2 hours
This module introduces and familiarizes the students with equipment used in a chemical production plant. The module discusses design, construction, and specific types of equipment that can be dual-use. The tour builds on the classroom lecture on chemical production hardware. It provides an on-the-ground familiarization of a typical commercial chemical production facility, which includes sampling points, identification of equipment, hazards, and examples of batch and continuous processes.

Biological Growth Facility Tour - 2 hours
This module features a guided tour conducted by the plant engineer and a biologist through a typical biological pilot scale-up facility namely, the Biological Engineering Laboratory at ECBC. The tour examines the equipment and processes necessary to scale-up bacterial growth from a flask to a 1,500-liter fermentor. This tour is applicable to those interested in recognition, sampling, or disablement of a bacterial production facility.

Biological Safety Level 2 and 3 Tour – 2 hours
This module provides an introduction into the distinct differences between a Biological Safety Level 2 lab and a Biological Safety Level 3 lab. This tour takes the students through several laboratories highlighting specific designs and differences between the two types of labs. The instructor reviews potential sampling locations, specialized lab equipment, bio-safety cabinets, and the types of personal protection required within the two different levels. The class includes a discussion of filters, scrubbers, and other containment equipment generally located in a BSL-3 lab.

IPE for CB Operation - 2 hours
This module describes the capabilities and limitations of IPE. The module provides knowledge to make decisions for optimizing IPE as conditions dictate during a mission. The class includes an applied demonstration of the current IPE available today and discussion of forthcoming items currently being developed.

Biological Agent Detection – 1 1/2 hours
The objective of this course is to define the utilization and limitations of the DoD Biological Sampling Kit (as per JPEO-BIO) as a biological agent detector. This is predominately a hands-on course, which also includes the proper use of the BiSKit surface sampler.

Chemical Agent Detection - 1 hour
This module will familiarize the student with the general capabilities, technologies and equipment, associated with chemical agent field detection. A portion of this module includes student hands-on experience with various detectors and common environmental challenges.

Biological Agent Group Activity - 2-3 hours
The objective of this module is, for small groups of students, to design an all inclusive plan for a terrorist attack with a biological agent. Students will utilize knowledge from previous courses, written literature and various internet websites to complete this table-top exercise.

Sensitive Site Assessment - 1 hour
This module will describe generalized procedures for conducting site surveys for safe operations into potential Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive (CBRNE) incident areas.

Dual Use Sampling Kit - 2-3 hours
The objective of this course is to give the student an appreciation and awareness of environmental sampling, so that it can be properly utilized in mission planning. This module will give the students hands on experience with field sampling methods. Emphasis will be on both the sampling SOP of the WMD-CST.

CB Site Exploitation and Characterization Exercise - 2-3 hours
This module will allow small groups of students the opportunity to formulate plans to properly exploit a potential sensitive site. Each group will have the possibility to plan several of these missions based on individual packets of photographic and written intelligence.

CB Terrorist Cult (Aum Shinrikyo) - 1 hour
This module examines the history and procurement of CB materials that the Aum Shinrikyo Cult obtained and used. The module describes the equipment and capabilities that the cult procured without causing suspicion or panic prior to the CWA subway incident.

Advanced CBRNE Course for Weapons of Mass Destruction- Civil Support Teams – 5 Days
The Advanced Course is designed for experienced WMD-CST units, who have solid baseline knowledge of biological, chemical, and radiological agents and the characterization of sensitive site areas. The objective of the Advanced Course is to enhance the teams’ knowledge base to be able to characterize, assess and advice potential CBRE situations, which are more sophisticated, technical or complex in nature.
Briefs and exercises utilized in this course are designed to challenge the student to extend their philosophy, beyond the mindset of basic, traditional CBRE training. This type of training dictates the division of the team, into their specialized units for proper instruction. The duration of these breakout sessions is one day.
The aforementioned knowledge will be tested twice during the five day course period, in the form of full day field exercises. The field exercise is designed to challenge every unit of the experienced team, which in turn will build whole team confidence.

Mandatory Modules
Threat Brief - 1 hour
This module addresses the current CBRE CONUS capability and terrorist threat, and also includes a country-by-country review of CBRE production, capabilities, and emerging threats.

Emerging Biological Agents - 1 hour
This module examines potential biological agents, which could be created with advanced technology. Discussion includes the utilization of micro-encapsulating biological agents, genetic manipulations, and the creation of biological agents from base chemicals.

Chemistry and Chemical Agents - 1 hour
This module describes the modern history of chemical warfare agents, basic chemical and physical properties, traditional chemical agent structures, properties and characteristics and the symptoms and hazards associated with chemical agents.

Small Scale Biological Production - 1 hour
This module analyzes the small-scale production of biological agents. The module includes examples of equipment that can be obtained through open market sources and prepares the students to recognize a possible small scale biological production area.

Toxic Industrial Chemicals as Asymmetrical Weapons - 1 hour
This module analyzes the utilization of various categories of, toxic industrial chemicals, as chemical weapons. This is CONUS based brief that examines the potential of this threat in the chemical industry as well as in transportation of chemicals.

Small Scale Chemical Processes and Equipment - 2 hours
This module describes and defines the purpose of equipment as it pertains to small scale chemical processes. The module includes both brief and hands-on activity to meet the aforementioned objective.

Glassware Recognition Exercise - 3-4 hours
This module is a hands-on exercise that allows the student to manipulate laboratory glassware in order to construct chemical processes.

Protein Extraction - 2 hours
This module will allow students to utilize equipment and procedures that extract a protein from a vegetative source. By completing this exercise, the student will be able to describe and analyze generic protein extractions, such as the type used to purify ricin from castor beans or abrin from rosary peas.

Full Day FTX – (2x) 1 Day
Multiple field training sites have been and continue to be constructed, within the boundaries of APG. These suspected sites provide for the opportunity for the team to properly identify, assess, advise, and assist appropriate authorities, during a mock CBRNE situation. The training areas allow for teams, regardless of ability, to improve their proficiency through the crawl/walk/run method of learning progression. The teams utilize their equipment to practice all aspects of their mission, while challenged by simulants, role players, obstacles, and unforeseen incidents that are germane to sensitive sites. Training sites and mission are tailored to the individual WMD-CST. Training scenarios are developed in accordance with the following documents: ARTEP 3-627-35-MTP and FM3-11.22.

Mandatory Breakout Day
Medical
Chemical Causality Treatment
This module begins with describing the framework of Chemical Warfare Agent (CWAs) in order to discuss the general toxicological concepts and physiological signs and symptoms of chemical agent exposure. The module also explains the use and administration of antidotes, proper medical management, treatment and decontamination of victims, and the prevention of cross contamination. The module is briefed by USAMRICD personnel.

Biological Causality Treatment
This module begins with describing the framework of biological warfare agents (BWAs) in order to examine the general toxicological concepts and physiological signs and symptoms of biological agent exposure. The module also explains the use and administration of antidotes, proper medical management, treatment and decontamination of victims, and the prevention of cross contamination. The module is briefed by USAMRIID personnel, who have recently been deployed, thus allowing for the distribution of current field experience.

Modeler
CBRNE Modeling Exercise: Center of Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine (CHPPM)

Analytical
Advanced PCR
This module outlines the factors associated with experimental design for PCR analyses; reviews the strengths and potential weaknesses of the existing ALS PCR protocols with respect to the design factors, describes some of the pitfalls that an operator may encounter when using PCR to screen environmental samples and explores methods for overcoming these pitfalls. Students will also review a real-world scenario in which PCR was used to screen for BWA in environmental samples, problems encountered, and solutions that were suggested. This module is a combination of briefs and hands – on activity.

Communication
Meeting with NAVAIR

Decontamination
This module describes the decontamination and neutralization of CB agents utilizing currently fielded materials. Discussion includes decontamination methods such as Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide (VHP), Decon Green, Sandia Foam, and several others. The instructor evaluates the pros and cons of each aforementioned method. This module is periodically updated as per the SME, who is active in this field.

Survey
Chemical Agent Detection and Identification
This is a hands-on module that allows students to manipulate various chemical samples, including dilute amounts of chemical agents. Students work in a chemical fume hood with live agent under controlled conditions.

Command and Staff
20th Support Brief

Command and Staff/Operations
Site Exploitation Planning
This module will allow small groups of students the opportunity to formulate plans to properly exploit a potential sensitive site. Each group will receive written intelligence and examine several ‘mock’ CBRNE sites to complete this task.

The recommended time period for the Advanced Course is five days. As per the aforementioned objectives, the Advanced Course includes mandatory modules, as well as optional choices, that can be selected to meet a particular unit goal. There is time within the Advanced Course to schedule some optional modules which are listed below.

Optional Modules
Methamphetamine Production - 2-3 hours
This module illustrates the illicit production of methamphetamine. The module includes a hands-on activity that allows students to manipulate various types of production equipment associated with this illegal drug to better understand the footprint.

Chemical Hardware Production/Chemical Facility Tour - 2 hours
This module introduces and familiarizes the students with equipment used in a chemical production plant. The module discusses design, construction, and specific types of equipment that can be dual-use. The tour builds on the classroom lecture on chemical production hardware. It provides an on-the-ground familiarization of a typical commercial chemical production facility, which includes sampling points, identification of equipment, hazards, and examples of batch and continuous processes.

Biological Growth Facility Tour - 2 hours
This module features a guided tour conducted by the plant engineer and a biologist through a typical biological pilot scale-up facility namely, the Biological Engineering Laboratory at ECBC. The tour examines the equipment and processes necessary to scale-up bacterial growth from a flask to a 1,500-liter fermentor. This tour is applicable to those interested in recognition, sampling, or disablement of a bacterial production facility.

Biological Safety Level 2 and 3 Tour – 2 hours
This module provides an introduction into the distinct differences between a Biological Safety Level 2 lab and a Biological Safety Level 3 lab. This tour takes the students through several laboratories highlighting specific designs and differences between the two types of labs. The instructor reviews potential sampling locations, specialized lab equipment, bio-safety cabinets, and the types of personal protection required within the two different levels. The class includes a discussion of filters, scrubbers, and other containment equipment generally located in a BSL-3 lab.

IPE for CB Operation - 2 hours
This module describes the capabilities and limitations of IPE. The module provides knowledge to make decisions for optimizing IPE as conditions dictate during a mission. The class includes an applied demonstration of the current IPE available today and discussion of forthcoming items currently being developed.

Biological Agent Detection – 1 1/2 hours
The objective of this course is to define the utilization and limitations of the DoD Biological Sampling Kit (as per JPEO-BIO) as a biological agent detector. This is predominately a hands-on course, which also includes the proper use of the BiSKit surface sampler.

Chemical Agent Detection - 1 hour
This module will familiarize the student with the general capabilities, technologies and equipment, associated with chemical agent field detection. A portion of this module includes student hands-on experience with various detectors and common environmental challenges.

Biological Agent Group Activity - 2-3 hours
The objective of this module is, for small groups of students, to design an all inclusive plan for a terrorist attack with a biological agent. Students will utilize knowledge from previous courses, written literature and various internet websites to complete this table-top exercise.

Sensitive Site Assessment - 1 hour
This module will describe generalized procedures for conducting site surveys for safe operations into potential Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive (CBRNE) incident areas.

Dual Use Sampling Kit - 2-3 hours
The objective of this course is to give the student an appreciation and awareness of environmental sampling, so that it can be properly utilized in mission planning. This module will give the students hands on experience with field sampling methods. Emphasis will be on both the sampling SOP of the WMD-CST.

CB Site Exploitation and Characterization Exercise - 2-3 hours
This module will allow small groups of students the opportunity to formulate plans to properly exploit a potential sensitive site. Each group will have the possibility to plan several of these missions based on individual packets of photographic and written intelligence.

CB Terrorist Cult (Aum Shinrikyo) - 1 hour
This module examines the history and procurement of CB materials that the Aum Shinrikyo Cult obtained and used. The module describes the equipment and capabilities that the cult procured without causing suspicion or panic prior to the CWA subway incident.

The initial objective of this course is to analyze and then improve sampling capabilities of the survey team. Improved sampling capabilities would enhance analytical methods in the ALS. The next objective would be to improve the existing PCR methods that would increase the ability of the team, to analyze environmental samples, thus characterize suspected sensitive sites.
The course is designed for utilization of the R.A.P.I.D. in the ALS platform of the Weapons of Mass Destruction- Civil Support Teams, but can be adjusted to serve teams with similar missions and various analytical capabilities. The course is limited to 2-8 students per session.

Day 1

Biological Agent Detection and Identification – 1 ½ hours
The objectives of this module are for the student to become familiar with selected detection methods and equipment and their capabilities and limitations. Students will also examine how to utilize the equipment as part of an integrated detection system.

Collecting Samples for the Analytical Laboratory System – 1 hour
The objective of this brief is to review present plans and techniques to safely collect a representative sample, that can be analyzed with equipment that is presently in the ALS.

Sampling Selection – 1 ½ hours
The objective of this exercise is to be able to prioritize potential samples from an exploited site. These samples should also be evaluated in terms of ability to be analyzed by instruments, which are presently employed by the team. This is a hands -on table top activity.

Familiarization with the Ruggedized Advanced Pathogen Identification Device (R.A.P.I.D.) – 1 hour
The objective of this brief is to provide a brief overview of the R.A.P.I.D. system to highlight the current capability of the Analytical Laboratory System (ALS) with respect to PCR analysis

PCR Reaction Chemistry – 1 hour
Students will be able to describe a selection of reaction chemistries typically used in real-time PCR analyses, as well as, the strengths and weaknesses of these chemistries as they relate to the analytical mission of the CST ALS.

Day 2

Experimental Design for PCR – 1 hour
Students will be able to describe the factors associated with experimental design for PCR analyses. Students will also be able to examine the strengths and potential weaknesses of the existing ALS PCR protocols with respect to the design factors.

Pitfalls of PCR Analysis of Environmental Samples – 1 hour
Students will be able to describe some of the pitfalls that an operator may encounter when using PCR to screen environmental samples and explore methods for overcoming these pitfalls. Students will also be able to analyze a real-world scenario in which PCR was used to screen for BWA in environmental samples, problems encountered, and solutions that were suggested

Inhibition Control Exercise – 5-6 hours
The main objective of this laboratory exercise is for the students to be able to analyze the effects of inhibition and to be able to mitigate said causes. Samples that will be examined include neat laboratory, clean room scenario, white powder scenario and a challenging environmental sample. One pair of students per instrument will be utilized for this exercise.

The objective of this course is to examine the issues, tactics, and categories of threat industrial chemicals that are of most concern if used in a deliberate release/attack. Facilities and modes of transport are analyzed, as well as an examination of HPAC TIC models and the resulting design basis threat. This course concludes with a table-top exercise in which students evaluate their knowledge via researching various TICs, that could be utilized against a specific type of target facility or event.

Day 1
Asymmetric Warfare Concepts - 1 hour
This brief describes asymmetric warfare concepts; the advantages offered by fourth generation warfare (4GW) tactics and explain how the use of TICs in an urban environment fits within the TTP of 4GW.

Toxic Industrial Chemicals (TICs) as Weapons – 1 hour
This module analyzes the utilization of various categories of, toxic industrial chemicals, as chemical weapons. This brief examines the potential of this threat in the chemical industry as well as in transportation of chemicals.

Analysis of Possible Asymmetric Warfare Attacks by Examination of Accidents – 1 ½ hours
This brief examines actual industrial accidents as possible predictors of deliberate attacks. Students will utilize these investigations to provide extensive analysis, ideas for future deliberate incidents, discussion of vulnerabilities.

Introduction to Toxicology – 1 hour
Students will be able to describe toxins, exposure and the concept of lethal doses.

Analysis of Pulmonary Threats -1 hour
Students will define pulmonary gases which offer the greatest present threat. Amounts of the various compounds, their physical characteristics and mechanism of toxicity will be examined.

Introduction to Pesticides & Fumigants -1 hour
Students will be able to describe categories of pesticides and their unique characteristics as TIC weapons and specific high-threat chemicals.

Day 2

The Threat of Cyanides -1 hour
This module examines cyanide as a weapon of mass poisoning and the toxic mechanisms of this compound in mammalian models. The worldwide availability of cyanide will also be described.

Poisons & Delayed Toxins -1 ½ hours
This module describes poisons, accidental poisonings and delayed toxicity syndromes, deliberate poisonings and product contamination.

Incendiaries: Flammable Liquids and Gases - ½ hour
This module defines incendiaries and describes the physical chemistry of these substances, in order to outline their dangerous nature.

Introduction to Home Made Explosives (HME) -½ hour
This module describes the common oxidizer and fuel sets that make up several of the present common HMEs.

Cargo Tankers -1 hour
Students will be able to identify the common commodities and their hazard classes typically found in each type of cargo tank, the capacity (by weight and /or volume) of each cargo tank using the markings on the tank and the basic cargo tank design and construction features.

Rail Cars -1 hour
Students will be able to describe the types of shipping papers that may be found on rail cars and the types of information they contain, general types of transport vehicles used in rail transportation, various tank cars by type, capacity and contents they typically transport, various tank markings and construction feature and the methods of attacking/compromising rail cars.

Bulk Storage & Pipelines - ½ hour
This module will examine various types of bulk storage and pipelines and analyze their vulnerability based on size, shape, materials of construction, placement and chemicals that are employed in their space.

Intermodal Tank Containers & Bulk Containers - ½ hour
Students will be able to identify intermodal tanks by type, the hazard classes typically found in each type of intermodal tank and typical bulk packaging and materials likely shipped therein.

Development of an Asymmetric Chemical Attack 1 ½ hours
This module is a table-top exercise in which students gain experience in researching various TICs, then describe how a particular TIC will be utilized against a specific type of target facility or event. Students will be able to analyze what facility or area would be most vulnerable to attack given a category of or specific TIC available to a terrorist.

This course describes current theory and applications related to techniques used in improvised trigger devices for WMD. The instructor provides an emphasis on the unique aspects of WMD CB dissemination devices, electrical and electro-mechanical components, circuit design, and bread-boarding. Additionally, each participant completes a project that includes design layout; schematic drawing, bread-boarding and hand soldering of a fully functional timer (or other) circuit that may be used in future training exercises. Students receive all electronics tools, parts and components necessary to complete this course. These electronics items will be kept by the participants to encourage further independent study of electronics.

Students will be confronted with a scenario in which they must locate and rendering safe a complex chemical or biological dissemination device. This device will be located such that it will require decisions about how to approach and how to gain access through windows, doors or through walls with the area being heavily protected by numerous IED’s. It will also require decisions about an appropriate render safe response, mitigation techniques, site exploitation and forensics evidence gathering. The placement of the protective IED’s will form a complex maze consisting of a wide variety of IED’s to include, but not limited to - laser beams, photo cells, trip wires, pressure, pressure release and both passive and active infrared. Team members will be exposed to threat-environments with respect to terrorist/rogue-nation state use of CBR dissemination devices. When finished, they will leave the area safe for site exploitation and forensic evidence retrieval.

This course provides a one-day hands on exercise for disabling a Vehicle Borne Chemical or Biological dissemination system in order to increase proficiency and knowledge on how to enter and render such a vehicle safe from dissemination and safe for forensics evidence gathering.

Students will train using hand entry techniques on three chemical or biological dispersion device (easy, medium and hard) with the goal of rendering the devices safe in order to prevent an agent release and to obtain forensics evidence. Team members will train using current mitigation techniques.

EOD team members will learn the fundamentals of reading an electrical schematic related to IED/IDD construction. Students will learn terminology of schematic symbols and how these symbols represent parts and components in an actual electronic circuit.  They will trace the electrical path through a schematic drawing and interpret the desired outcome.  By the end of the course, students should be more comfortable with schematic drawings. Two times (2 days each); up to 7 personnel per class.

EOD team members will learn the fundamentals of Chemical/Biological dissemination device construction.  The class will break down into two-man teams.  Each team will design either a chemical or biological dissemination device and the appropriate control/triggering electronic circuit to initiate their device.  Each device will incorporate anti-handling protection.  The class will then go shopping for their device components, construct their device and design and construct the related electronic circuitry.  During the last day of the class, the teams will switch devices and proceed to render the devices safe.  The class will need to bring x-ray equipment for their last day of class.  Two times (5 days each); up to 6 personnel per class.