FM-3-81 Maneuver Enhancement Brigade Download

Chapter 2 2-24 FM 3-81 09 November 2021 Table 2-3. CBRN mission planning and capabilities (continued) Organization Mission Planning Capabilities CBRN company (area support) (continued) 1 per RSOI, SPODs, and APODs • Collection and transfer of known or suspected samples of biological agents; limited chemical detection capabilities; twenty-four hour operations under all weather. CBRN company (biological) • 2-5 per CBRN BN • During large-scale combat: • 1 per Senior Army HQ • 1 per DIV HQ • As required in support of stability tasks and Special operations forces • As required during stability tasks • Command, control, and supervision of personnel assigned to the company. • Staff planning, sustainment coordination and assessment of task-organized unit capabilities, utilization, and impacts on plans and operations with CBRN staff within brigade, division, corps, or theater Army sector. • Allocation of task-organized units and resources in support of biological surveillance throughout the theater of operations. • Monitor, sample, detect, identify and report biological agents. • Collection, packaging and transfer of known or suspected samples of biological agents; limited chemical detection capabilities; twenty-four hour operations under all weather conditions. Legend: AO area of operations APOD aerial port of debarkation BCT brigade combat team BN battalion CBRN chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear CBRNE chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives Decon decontamination DIV division HQ headquarters MASCAL mass casualty POL petroleum, oils, and lubricants RSOI reception, staging, onward movement, and integration SPOD seaport of debarkation WMD weapons of mass destruction Note. The considerations presented in the mission planning and capabilities tables primarily describe potential employment and capabilities of the described organization. These notional considerations do not relieve planners of the requirement to perform detailed mission analysis to support the identification and employment of the specific capabilities required to accomplish MEB missions.