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Join Group Captain Rob Lynch from the Royal Air Force UK as he discusses the vision, threats, intelligence, and mobility in chemical defense. Explore the integral role of chemical defense in supporting civil power and the blurring line between CBRN, medical, and environmental concerns.
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World Wide Chemical Conference and Exhibition XXI 13-15 October 04 UK Perspectives Group Captain Rob Lynch Royal Air Force
UK VISION • Threat • Intelligence • Mobility and Flexibility • Integral not separate/specialist • Support to Civil Power • Line between CBRN, Medical and environmental will blur
AgendaPresentation Theme Jointery • Joint Structure MOD • Joint Doctrine • Joint NBC Assets • Issues
Joint Structure MINISTERS Arms Control Permanent Under Secretary of State Chief of the Defence Staff Vice Chief of the Defence Staff Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Commitments) Policy Director Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Policy) Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Operations) Director Counter-proliferation & Arms Control Director Chemical Biological Radiological & Nuclear Policy Director Joint Capability
MANAGEMENT OF CBRN DEFENCE IN THE MOD CENTRAL STAFFS S & T Director DCDS (Personnel) Finance Director DCDS (Commitments) DCDS (Equipment Capability) CDI Surgeon General Policy Director JDCC CPACS DI52 DI53 CPSG D Med Op Cap DMSD D CBRN Pol D Jt Cap RT(RD CBDHS) DEC NBC DSTL Porton Down
CBRN Defence in MOD • DJtCap CBRN Ops • Tri-Service, Operationally Focused, Advice, Policy & Expertise • CBRN Pol • Higher level CBRN Defence Policy, Ministerial Questions, Liaison with other Govt Depts
CBRN FORCE ELEMENTS WITHIN RAF STRIKE COMMAND AOC 2 GP ACOS A3 FP DACOS A3 FP Jt NBC Regt RAF HONINGTON DNBCC 2623 RY FP C FP Wgs x 4 OSS x 4
Joint NBC Staff HQ RAF Strike Command • A team of 2 Army and 3 RAF in a Joint Branch • Provision of Jt NBC Regt for Peacetime control and Operations • Contribute to Joint Doctrine. • Staff Focus for The NBC School (DNBCC) • RAF NBC Policy and Training • RAF NBC In-Service equipment.
Joint NBC Doctrine AJP-3.8 (3-61) 3-61.1 Joint NBC Defence Navy BR 2170(2) Land AFM Vol1 Part 5 Air RAF NBC Doctrine 3.61.1.1 Joint Manual of NBC Defence (TTP)
Joint NBC Assets • Joint NBC Regiment • RY and RAF 2623 Aux Sqn • Force Protection Sqn
Joint NBC Regiment DECONTAMINATION N&C RECCE Survey Light RecceTeams BW Detection
Force Protection Centre • SIBCRA. 2 x Teams on R2 • Op Banknote for the NARO (part of the Ship Support Agency) • Monitoring • Survey • Decon Personnel. • Op Basilisk CT (Land) • Trials. • STO Training. • MACA.
VCDS Review of the JNBCR • Enduring requirement for a specialist unit out to 2015. • Endorse the requirement for Light Teams. • Migrate specialist capability to front line commands.
UK Issues • Themes: • The Threat remains • No foreseen technological solution • Cost saving culture • Clear capability gaps • Challenge: • How to do more at no extra (or reduced) cost • Broad Defence Requirement: • More Light capability • Better sustainability • Some military specialists • Greater tri-service awareness • C2 to generate synergy • How: • Improving tri-service trg • Make JNBCR more flexible • Use the Reserves • Focus the capability on CCs • Issues: • Must be capability driven • Taking risk: reserves & coalition • Affiliations/ownership