United States Army CBRN School

The United States Army CBRN School (USACBRNS), located at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, is a primary American training school specializing in military Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) defense.[1] until 2008, it was known as the United States Army Chemical School.

United States Army Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear School (USACBRNS)
Active1918 – present
Country United States
Branch United States Army
TypeTRADOC
Garrison/HQFort Leonard Wood
Motto(s)Elementis regamus proelium (Let Us Rule the Battle by Means of the Elements or We rule the battle through the elements)
ColorsCobalt Blue and Gold
Mascot(s)Dragon
Commanders
33rd Chief of Chemical/ CommandantColonel W Bochat
Regimental Chief Warrant OfficerChief Warrant Officer 4 Matthew D. Chrisman
Regimental Command Sergeant MajorCommand Sergeant Major Raymond Perez Quitugua Jr.
Notable
commanders
LTG Thomas W. Spoehr, LTG Leslie Smith, MG Peggy Combs, LTG Maria Gervais, MG James Bonner, BG Daryl O. Hood, BG Sean Crockett

Training Facilities

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Seal of the U.S. Army Chemical Corp

In accordance with U.S. Federal Law, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri is designated as the central location for all of the Department of Defense's CBRN Operations Training and home to the Chemical Corps Regiment. It was moved from Fort McClellan Alabama after the base was closed by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) in 1999.

The Army CBRN School provides numerous courses for Commissioned Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Initial Entry Soldiers. Numerous international organisations also send students to train at the CBRN School. Additionally, the US Air Force, US Navy, US Coast Guard and US Marine Corps also maintain training elements at Fort Leonard Wood, in partnership with the Army CBRN School, to train their personnel in CBRN operations.

Fort Leonard Wood and the United States Army CBRN School have facilities, in which to conduct training, such as Chemical Defense Training Facility (or CDTF) where military students from across the globe train and become familiar with nerve agents in realistic scenarios, and conduct training with radiological isotopes and inert biological agents. The Edwin R. Bradley Radiological Teaching Laboratories is one of the few radiological teaching laboratories licensed by the NRC in the Department of Defense. It provides a variety of training in radiological and nuclear defense under the supervision of credentialed scientists.

The newest facility at the CBRN School is the Lieutenant Joseph Terry CBRN Training Facility. Opened in November 2007, the 1LT Joseph Terry Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Responder Training Facility occupies approximately 22.5 acres (91,000 m2) and provides a state-of-the-art[peacock prose] CBRN Responder Training Campus for Inter-Service and other Agencies as requested. The US Army CBRN School is the lead for all DOD CBRN Response Training. This facility provides unmatched[peacock prose] training opportunities in the fields of CBRN Consequence Management, Hazardous Materials Incident Response, Realistic training venues and other CBRN Response arenas as required. The CBRN School also provides training in Sensitive Site Assessment and Exploitation.

In addition to training, the CBRN School also develops doctrine for Operations, researches and develops materiel requirements, and conducts joint service experimentation as the Joint Combat Developer for the Department of Defense's Chemical and Biological Defense Program.

Official name change

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On 11 January 2008, The U.S. Army Chemical School was renamed as The U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear School (USACBRNS). The name change was to encompass, in the title of the school the wide range of training and expertise maintained by the U.S. Army Chemical Corps.

Command

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As of 6 June 2023, the Commandant of the U.S. Army CBRN School is Colonel W Bochat United States Army CBRN School. The Assistant Commandant is Colonel Sedrick L. Jackson. The Regimental Command Sergeant Major is CSM Raymond P. Quitugua Jr.. The Regimental Chief Warrant Officer is CW4 Matthew D. Chrisman.[2]

Former Commandants and Chiefs of Chemical

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NamePhotoTerm BeganTerm EndedYMDReason
Director of Chemical Warfare Service
-MGWilliam L. Sibert 17 May 19181 Mar 19201914Resigned1884 (USMA)
Chief of the Chemical Warfare Service
1.MGAmos A. Fries1 Jul 1920
(16 Jul 1920)
27 Mar 19298812Relieved1898 (USMA)
2.MGHarry L. Gilchrist28 Mar 192927 Mar 19334--Relieved1900
3.MGClaude E. Brigham9 May 1933
(24 May 1933)
23 May 19374--Relieved1901 (USMA)
4.MGWalter C. Baker24 May 193730 Apr 19413117Retired1901
5.MGWilliam N. Porter31 May 194130 May 19454--Relieved1910
*MGWilliam N. Porter31 May 194510 Nov 1945-511--
*BGAlden H. Waitt10 Nov 194529 Nov 1945--20--
6.MGAlden H. Waitt29 Nov 194520 Aug 1946-823Retired1920
Chief of the Chemical Corps
6.MGAlden H. Waitt20 Aug 194630 Sept, 19493111Retired1920
7.MGAnthony C. McAuliffe1 Oct 19491950Relieved1919 (USMA)
Chief Chemical Officer
7.MGAnthony C. McAuliffe195031 Jul 1951Relieved1919 (USMA)
8.MGEgbert F. Bullene25 Aug 195131 Mar 19542625Retired1917 (USNA)
9.MGWilliam M. Creasy7 May 195431 Aug 19584325Retired1926 (USMA)
10.MGMarshall Stubbs1 Sept, 195831 Jul 1962311-Relieved1929 (USMA)
Chief of Chemical
24.BGThomas W. Spoehr 29 Jun 2006
25.BGLeslie C. Smith 10 Aug 20101983 (ROTC)
26.COLVance P. Visser10 Aug 201024 Aug 20121984 (ROTC)
27.BGPeggy C. Combs 7 Sept, 20125 June 20141985 (ROTC)
28.BGMaria R. Gervais 5 June 201426 May 20161987 (ROTC)
29.BGJames E. Bonner 26 May 20166 July 20171988 (ROTC)
30.BGAntonio (Andy) Munera 29 June 201725 April 20191991 (ROTC)
31.BGDaryl O. Hood 25 April 20194 June 20211991 (ROTC)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Marcus Kabel (19 July 2008). "Army changes name of chemical school in Fort Leonard Wood". Columbia Missourian. Associated Press. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  2. ^ U.S. Army CBRN School web site. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
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