CML Army Chemical Review articles from December 2007

CML Army Chemical Review archives from December 2007

Chief of chemical.
December 22, 2007... Greetings Dragon Soldiers! Welcome to another edition of Army Chemical Review, our professional journal! Our theme for this issue is the development of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) leaders--I cannot think of a more...

Regimental Command Sergeant Major.
December 22, 2007... Leadership--Merriam-Webster defines it as "an act of directing or guiding." I define it as "influencing others to accomplish a mission." The concept of leadership is comprised of a team of distinct parts that work together to arrive at a common...

CBRNE leadership rules.
December 22, 2007... I have been assigned many different tasks--military and civilian--to accomplish throughout my career. As expected, some of these tasks were successful while others were not. I have seen successful leaders use the wrong management (or...

Army Leadership: a personal view.
December 22, 2007... Leadership is taking the point position when your unit or flight is expecting contact with the enemy. Leadership is flying a crippled bomber to the ground when a wounded crew member cannot bail out. Leadership is keeping your young Soldiers,...

The 23d Chemical Battalion Leader Certification Program.
December 22, 2007... A morning fog rolls into the Naktong River Valley in South Korea. Soldiers position heavy packs on their backs, depart the assembly area, and begin a grueling ascent to the top of Hill 303. The atmosphere is somber. The pace is intense. Battle...

Chemical Soldier rises to the top.
December 22, 2007... During the annual Fort Lewis Army Ball on 14 June 2007, the 23d Chemical Battalion proudly watched as one of its own-Specialist Blanca Cedeno--was selected as the 2007 I Corps Soldier of the Year. Specialist Cedeno attended countless boards,...

Reserve unit trains on BIDS.
December 22, 2007... The sun set over the Mojave Desert at Fort Irwin, California, as the Army Reserve Soldiers of the 375th Chemical Company set up operations for participation in Operation Sand Castle (OSC). (1) The company ensured that Soldiers at Forward...

Army to get more Stryker NBC recon vehicles.
December 22, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Army News Service, 20 December 2007--The Army now has authorization to purchase 95 more Stryker nuclear, biological, and chemical reconnaissance vehicles, in addition to 10 already in Iraq and several others used for...

The Warrior Scientist: preparing today for victory on tomorrow's battlefield.
December 22, 2007... The chemical personnel--the new chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) Warrior Scientists--of today are influenced by the Chemical warriors of the past. These Chemical Soldiers, Airmen, Marines, Sailors, and Department of...

Chemical Knowledge Network Web Site.
December 22, 2007... Did you know that the Chemical Corps has a Web site? I sure did not! But while on temporary duty travel at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, I was assigned to a three person development team and tasked with updating the Chemical Knowledge Network...

Fort Leonard Wood trains on emergency response.
December 22, 2007... Coordination among response elements is a key factor when it comes to emergency response services at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Emergency responders put their coordination skills to the ultimate test during a chemical accident/incident...

U.S. Army flamethrower vehicles (part two of a three-part series).
December 22, 2007... Background The development of the U.S. flamethrower tank took off during World War II as U.S. Soldiers encountered strong, dug in, defensive positions manned by veteran Japanese and German soldiers. The characteristic that set these tanks...

Doctrine, tactics, and training for the NBCRV.(Stryker Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle)
December 22, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] U.S. forces face an ongoing threat from a variety of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosive (CBRNE) devices across a broad range of military operations. The number of rogue nations,...

Doctrine update.(Table)
December 22, 2007... DOCTRINE UPDATE U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center Directorate of Training Doctrine Development Division Publication Title Date Number Current Publications FM 3-11 ...

Update on army reserve units.(RESERVE COMPONENT UPDATE)
December 22, 2007... The 455th Chemical Brigade (Fort Dix, New Jersey) was inactivated 9 September 2007. The 460th Chemical Brigade (Little Rock, Arkansas) changed command on 9 September 2007, with Colonel Wornest Lambert taking the reins from Colonel Lucas...

Training.(RESERVE COMPONENT UPDATE)
December 22, 2007... The U.S. Army Chemical School held a critical task selection board in July 2007. The Corps has decided to reduce the requirement for smoke instruction in all phases of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) training (beginning...

Chemical School Knowledge Network.(RESERVE COMPONENT UPDATE)(Brief article)
December 22, 2007... The Chemical School Knowledge Network (CKN) is up and running! Use it as your first source for CBRN information. To access the CKN, go to the Chemical School homepage at and click on the CKN logo in the upper left-hand corner. You must have...

Officer training.(RESERVE COMPONENT UPDATE)(Reserve Component Chemical Captain's Career Course)(Brief article)
December 22, 2007... The Reserve Component Chemical Captain's Career Course (RC-CMC3) is a five-phase course. Phase I covers common-core material and is required for all captains, regardless of their component or branch designation. Phase II covers chemical...

Army reserve- and National Guard-specific training.(RESERVE COMPONENT UPDATE)
December 22, 2007... Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive Enhanced-Response Force Package (CERFP). The Chemical School offers the Mass-Casualty Decontamination Course to members of medical or decontamination teams of a CERFP. Of course, as the...

Chemical School personnel issues.(RESERVE COMPONENT UPDATE)
December 22, 2007... Authorized Active Guard and Reserve (AGR) Positions. There are currently six authorized Active Army Reserve positions-the deputy assistant commandant-Reserve Component (DAC-RC) (an Army Reserve colonel position), the deputy assistant...

82d Chemical Battalion cases colors.
December 22, 2007... The 82d Chemical Battalion rolled up its colors on 6 September 2007 during an inactivation ceremony at Cunningham Gymnasium, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. The battalion has trained initial-entry training (IET) Soldiers for two decades. The...

The 2007 CBRN critical task selection board: building the foundation for CBRN training.
December 22, 2007... "I truly feel with the ever-changing environment, the Chemical Corps' mission has evolved from a conventional NBC passive-defense role to now encompass full-spectrum CBRN operations, including consequence management, weapons of mass destruction...

Chemical School hosts worldwide communication conference.(U.S. Army Chemical School)
December 22, 2007... Recently, the U.S. Army Chemical School (USACMLS) hosted a conference for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) commandants and commanders. This conference enabled leaders to establish relationships and, most importantly,...

[Q.sub.50] quantifying chemical-biological threats.
December 22, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] There is a military adage which states that "Amateurs talk tactics; generals talk logistics." While it is true that chemical-biological (CB) weapons are area weapons, they are also mass-action weapons that require...

Adaptive focus force protection exercise.
December 22, 2007... The 19th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) (ESC) and the 501st Sustainment Brigade (SBDE) made history when the 19th Republic of Korea (ROK) Chemical Battalion arrived at the gate of Camp Carroll on 23 May 2007 to participate in an adaptive...

Chemical school name change.(Breaking News!)(U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear School)(Brief article)
December 22, 2007... Chemical School Name Change: The Department of the Army has given approval to rename the U.S. Army Chemical School (USACMLS) to the U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) School (USACBRNS). The name change, which was...

CBRN conference.(Breaking News!)(Conference news)
December 22, 2007... CBRN Conference: The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) will conduct their annual Joint CBRN Conference 23-27 June 2008. The theme will be "Enabling the Force at Home and Abroad." The 90th Anniversary of the founding of the Chemical...

Army Chemical Review publishing schedule.(Breaking News!)
December 22, 2007... Army Chemical Review Publishing Schedule: The Army Chemical Review publishing schedule is changing to Summer and Winter. This change goes into effect with the next issue, which will be published in June 2008.

Army Green-to-Gold Program two-year, hip-pocket scholarships.
December 22, 2007... The U.S. Army Chemical Corps will award three scholarships in the Army Green-to-Gold Program during the 2008-2009 school year. Eligibility All personnel applying for a scholarship must * Be a U.S. citizen. * Be eligible for...

Poison Arrows: North American Indian Hunting and Warfare.
December 22, 2007... Poison Arrows: North American Indian Hunting and Warfare, David E. Jones, University of Texas Press, 1 February 2007. "War is waged with weapons, not with poisons" is the saying the Roman army used in response to the Germanic practice of...

A Poisonous Affair: America, Iraq, and the Gassing of Halabja.
December 22, 2007... A Poisonous Affair: America, Iraq, and the Gassing of Halabja, Joost R. Hiltermann, Cambridge University Press, 18 June 2007. After World War I and the Abyssinian War, the Iran-Iraq War represented the next major use of chemical weapons. In...

Lineage and honors: 83d Chemical Battalion.
December 22, 2007... Constituted: 12 March 1942 in the U.S. Army as the 83d Chemical Battalion Activated: 10 June 1942 at Camp Gordon, Georgia Campaigns during World War II: Sicily (with arrowhead), Naples-Foggia (with arrowhead), Anzio (with arrowhead),...