National Guard Civil Support Teams Supporting Response Operations in the United States
Purpose To inform the audience about the mission and capabilities of the Civil Support Teams (WMD)
Civil Support Teams 22 Person Detachments comprised of both active duty Army and Air National Guard Certified by congress to perform missions Highly technically skilled personnel Majority of Equipment is COTS Designed for State support of civilian authorities CSTs are under State control
Mission Support civil authorities at a domestic CBRNE incident site by identifying CBRNE agents/substances, assessing current and projected consequences, advising on response measures, and assisting with appropriate requests for state support.(analytic, advisory, civil-military interface and communications functions)
Response Bridge Local State Federal Response Response CST Bridge Time 4 hours 24 hours
62nd CST-WMD Locations of WMD-CSTs I X VIII V II IX VII III VI IV
Organizational Diagram Commander Deputy Commander Medical Med Opns Off Physician s Asst. Nuclear Med Off Medical NCO Personnel/ Logistics Admin NCO NCO Surv& & Mon Tm Ldr NBC Recon NCO Operations Operations Officer Sr. Operations NCO Training NCO Hazard Modeling NCO Communications NCO Info Systems NCO Survey & Monitoring Team Team Chief Team Member Team Member Survey & Monitoring Team Team Chief Team Member Team Member
Mobile Laboratory Bio Immunoassay Tickets Mobile Mass Spectrometer Mobile Gas Chromatograph with headspace Glove Box (BSL 3) Fluorescing Microscope Polymerase Chain Reaction SensIR technology
Survey and Monitoring Equipment Detection Equipment HAPSITE (GC/Mass Spectrometer) SCBA (Self Contained Breathing Apparatus) Level A, B, C Suits/Military Protective Suits M40 Protective Masks (Military Prot. Mask) M8 Paper (Chemical ID Paper) M9 Paper (Chemical Detection Paper) M256 Kit (Military Field Detection Kit) Radiation Detection Devices (UDR13, PDR77) Chemical Alarm (M22) Improved Chemical Agent Monitor (ICAM) Field Bio Immunoassay Tickets Draeger Colormetric Tubes Photo Ionizing Detector Multi Rae CGI Can Detect Military Chemical Agents (Nerve, Blood, Choking, Blister, Irritants) Toxic Industrial Chemicals Over 200,000 Toxic Chemicals Oxygen/Oxidizer Levels Volatile Organic Compounds Lower/Upper Explosive Limits Biological Agents (Viruses, Toxins, Rickettsia, Bacteria) Anthrax, Plague, Cholera, Smallpox, Ricin, Q Fever, VEE, Tularemia
Communications Vehicle Radios-UHF/VHF, (Civilian/Military) Satellite Communications Computers Phones - DSN/Commercial Data - NIPRNET, SIPRNET Video -Collaborative Video Conferencing/Collaborative Tools On board generator Frequency Scanner Frequency Scanner/Identifier
CST Benefits Increased communications capabilities with civilian and military agencies. HAZMAT Technician and specialist personnel. Rapid identification of dangerous agent(s). Increased equipment capabilities to enhance most HAZMAT teams. Medical expertise to help identify bio agents, advise on protective measures and treatment, assist and advise on decontamination procedures and advise and assist other medical personnel.
CST Benefits Cont. Relatively quick reaction time as a state resource. NBC Computer plume and perimeter danger assessment modeling. Enhanced mobility, if required with rotary or fixed wing support.
62 nd CST WMD Operations Update SARTA WMD Training, WMD Exercises HIV Missions with U.S. Coast Guard Special Event Responses: Bayou Classic, New Orleans New Years & Sugar Bowl Events, Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest Response Missions 35 Assist Missions 152 Total Personnel Trained 21,225 Total Agencies Assisted 376