USAF OPERATIONS IN A CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL , PLANNING

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

1998

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SECTION 1. GENERAL INFORMATION3

1.1. INTRODUCTION. 3

1.2. PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVE. .3

1.3. THE CB THREAT TODAY. 3

SECTION 2. RISK ANALYSIS AND CB PLANNING5

2.1. CB RISK ANALYSIS.5

2.2. OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT. .5

2.3. PLANNING AND THE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT TOOL (VAT).8

SECTION 3. CB DEFENSE PLANNING FUNDAMENTALS9

3.1. THE BASE LEVEL CB DEFENSE PROGRAM.9

3.2. THE ASSESSMENT PHASE (PRE-DEPLOYMENT). 9

3.3. THE DEPLOYMENT PHASE11

3.4. THE EMPLOYMENT PHASE. 12

SECTION 4. AVOIDANCE.13

4.1. THE PRINCIPLE OF AVOIDANCE.13

4.2. DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION. 13

4.3. WARNING AND REPORTING. .18

4.4. MARKING.19

SECTION 5. PROTECTION 20

5.1. THE PRINCIPLE OF PROTECTION20

5.2. INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION.20

5.3. COLLECTIVE PROTECTION21

SECTION 6. CONTAMINATION CONTROL29

6.1. THE PRINCIPLE OF CONTAMINATION CONTROL. .29

6.2. CONTAMINATION AVOIDANCE29

6.3. DECONTAMINATION. .32

6.4. OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF DECONTAMINATION ASSETS. .35

6.5. DECONTAMINATION SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS.36

SECTION 7. SUMMARY36

7.1 SUMMARY.36

7.2. TRAINING AND EXERCISES - A FINAL NOTE.36

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