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World Wide Chemical Conference The Chemical Corps… Beyond NBC 15 Oct 04. LTG William S. Wallace Commander. Combined Arms Center. Agenda. The Threat What Saddam had… The Psychology of Chemical Warfare V Corps Task Organization V Corps Battlespace Sensitive Sites in V Corps Battlespace
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World Wide Chemical ConferenceThe Chemical Corps…Beyond NBC15 Oct 04 LTG William S. WallaceCommander Combined Arms Center
Agenda • The Threat • What Saddam had… • The Psychology of Chemical Warfare • V Corps Task Organization • V Corps Battlespace • Sensitive Sites in V Corps Battlespace • Homeland Security • Warrior Ethos Combined Arms Center
The Threat – General Characterization • War is the norm, peace is the exception • Our adversaries seek adaptive advantage through asymmetry • We have peer competitors in niche areas • Conventional Force on Force conflicts are still possible • There is an enormous pool of potential combatants armed with irreconcilable ideas • Our homeland is part of the battlespace • We are adapting to these challenges NOW Combined Arms Center
The Threat – Weapons of Mass Effects Traditional: Chemical, Biological, Nuclear Non-Traditional: Toxic Industrial Chemicals / Materials Sensitive Sites
“Chemical Ali” Did Saddam have WMD? Does it really make a difference? Uranium Oxide “Yellow Cake” We know he had the capacityto weaponize chemical and biological agents and the history of use
FOB FOB 51 V Corps Battlespace Tikrit XXXX PL NEW YORK Ba’qubah Baghdad REDSKINS XX HM LIONS PL MAINE SAINTS PL MARYLAND FOB 3 PEACH Al Kut CHARGERS XXXX XX Karbala ME Cyprus PL VIRGINIA PL UTAH 5 TAA NASHVILLE PL PENNSYLVANIA X Ad Diwaniyah An Najaf LSA BUSHMASTER XXXX As Samawah PL CAROLINA An Nasiriyah 11 PL GEORGIA Adder OIL FIELDS PL MARYLAND XXX XXX PL UTAH PL FLORIDA PL CAROLINA PL GEORGIA KUWAIT PL FLORIDA
SSE SITE = PLANNED SSE EXPLOITATION = I I I X 11 6-6 X X X X X X 1-227 HAM 17 MED MED MED 14 14 14 MED MED MED 2 2 10 XXX VCA XX 117 16 18 94 3 X X X 3 1 2 II 3 7 XX XXX 101 8 15 7 3 6 7 4 5 PLANNED BYPASSED SSE SITE = OVERWATCH = GRAPHIC ESTIMATE SKETCH 0D (D+5) 0F (D+7) 0G (D+8) 0E (D+6) ATO CC SSMs Personalities TST CFLCC RGFC C2 43 BDE/AL NIDA 10 BDE/MED ARTY/HAM 15 BDE/HAM 8 BDE/HAM ARTY/HAM AI ARTY/HAM ARTY/14, 10 , 2 BDE /MED ARTY/14, 2 BDE /MED 15 BDE/HAM 10 BDE/MED CORPS CAS Supporting Arty/ MNVR Supporting Arty/ MNVR Supporting Arty/ MNVR Supporting Arty/ MNVR 2-6 BPT CAS 101ABN / 11AHR 3ID / 101ABN / 11AHR SEAD ADA/14, 2 BDE/MEDINA SEAD C2 ADA SEAD ADA/14, 2 BDE/MEDINA SEAD C2 ADA IO MED ABDN EQ CIV - Stay Put/Away from MIL OPS MED/HAM ABDN EQ CIV - Stay Put/Away from MIL OPS MED/HAM ABDN EQ CIV - Stay Put/Away from MIL OPS MED ABDN EQ CIV - Stay Put/Away from MIL OPS O/O RIP WITH TF TARAWA SECURE LOCS FROM LSA ADDER TO OBJ RAMS OBJ RAMS Commit 3ID to Destroy Medina BPT ATK TO DESTROY 14 BDE/MED OBJ PEACH FEINT LOA PL MARYLAND Ah Samawah BPT FOLLOW AND ASSUME ME COMMIT 101 TO FOB 5 SECURE SEIZE FOB 5 SHELL SEIZE OBJ LIONS (-) SHELL BASTOGNE ATK HELOS BPT 1 MARDIV FPOL W/ TF TARAWA O/O RIP TF TARAWA 3/3ID ATK AND SEIZES JALLIBAH QALAT SIKAR 1 MEF JSTARS HUNTER ESTABLISHED RAMS UAV (Hunter) GUARD RAIL U2 PREDATOR LIGHT 03 09 15 21 03 09 15 21 03 09 21 03 15 15 09 21 TIME DAY G+4 G+5 G+3 G+2 O/O FSCL PL NY O/O FSCL PL VERMONT MEF RIP & Boundary Shift O/O FSCL PL Maine
V (US) CORPSOPERATION IRAQI FREEDOMTask Organization -- Chemical Units V Corps (1 May 2003) Headquarters & Headquarters Co Battalion (Prov V Corps Special Troops) 450th Chemical Battalion 59th Chemical Co (Smoke/Decon) (Attached) (-), 10th Mtn Div 7th Chemical Co (BIDS) (-) 371st Chemical Co (Smoke/Decon) 3/51st Chemical Co (Recon) 3/59th Chemical (Smoke/Decon) 4/59th Chemical (Smoke/Decon) 6/68th Chemical Co (Smoke) (Attached), 1st Cav Div 51st Chemical Co (Recon) (-) (Attached) 314th Chemical Co (Smoke/Decon) V Corps Rear Detachment (Kuwait) 2nd Chemical Battalion Rear Detachment 450th Chemical Battalion Rear Detachment (Camp VIRGINIA)
Task Org -- Chemical Units – Cont’d 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized) 92nd Chemical Co 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) 63rd Chemical Co (Smoke) 82nd Airborne Division (-) 2/21st Chemical Co (Smoke/Decon) 1/63rd Chemical Co (Smoke) D/21st Chemical Co (Smoke/Decon) 4th Infantry Division (Mech) 2nd Chemical Battalion (Attached) 11th Chemical Co (Smoke/Decon) 46th Chemical Co (Mech Smoke) (-) 1/3/44th Chemical Co (NBC Recon) 44th Chemical Co (Recon/Decon) (-) 2/G/1-10th Cavalry (NBC Recon) 2/46th Chemical Co (Mech Smoke) 4/46th Chemical Co (Mech Smoke) 1/G/1-10th Cavalry (NBC Recon) 1/46th Chemical Co (Mech Smoke) 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment 89th Chemical Co (Smoke/Decon/Recon)
The Psychology of Chemical Warfare Chemical protection was the #1 issue on the mind of every soldier Loss of identity in MOPP 4 First time use of new equipment Fear Concerns about ability to detect Claustrophobia Combined Arms Center
Homeland Security • The lead federal agent is probably not the Army… • But, the nation will turn to the military for chemical expertise • Consequence Management • Learn from others in the CBRNE “business” Combined Arms Center
Warrior Ethos A Soldier is a Soldier, regardless of MOS Combined Arms Center