Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense are protective measures taken in situations in which chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear warfare hazards may be present. CBRN defense consists of CBRN passive protection, contamination avoidance and CBRN mitigation.
The Joint Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Regiment was a specialist expeditionary unit of the British armed forces. Personnel of the Joint CBRN Regiment were trained in the detection, identification and monitoring of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons.
Canadian Special Operations Forces Command is a command of the Canadian Armed Forces. It is responsible for all special forces operations that are capable of responding to terrorism and threats to Canadians and Canadian interests around the world.
The Chemical Corps is the branch of the United States Army tasked with defending against chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) weapons. The corps was founded as the U.S. Chemical Warfare Service (CWS) during World War I. Its name was changed to the Chemical Corps in 1946. For most of its history, the Chemical Corps was tasked with delivering chemical weapons rather than defending against them.
The Canadian Joint Incident Response Unit (CJIRU) of the Canadian Armed Forces was created "to provide timely and agile broad-based CBRN support to the Government of Canada in order to prevent, control and mitigate CBRN threats to Canada, Canadians, and Canadian interests". It is a sub-unit of the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM).
The Defence Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Centre is a United Kingdom military facility at Winterbourne Gunner in Wiltshire, south of Porton Down and about 4 miles (6 km) northeast of Salisbury. It is a tri-service location, with the Army being the lead service. The centre is responsible for all training issues relating to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) defence and warfare for the UK's armed forces.
The 20th CBRNE Command is the United States Army's Chemical, Biological, Nuclear, Radiological and high-yield explosives headquarters.
No. 26 Squadron RAF Regiment was an RAF Regiment Field Squadron between 1951 and 2008. It was reformed in 2010 as a specialist Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Squadron initially based at RAF Honington in Suffolk. When it was a Field Squadron, it served at locations such as RAF Abu Sueir, RAF Habbaniya, RAF Amman, RAF Tymbou, RAF Nicosia, RAF Changi, RAF Bicester, RAF Gutersloh and RAF Laarbruch. It took part in Operation's Granby and Desert Storm in 1990-91 and latterly it was based at RAF Waddington as a Rapier Squadron.
No. 27 Squadron RAF Regiment is CBRN squadron of the RAF Regiment in the Royal Air Force. The squadron's current HQ is at RAF Honington. The motto of 27 Squadron is Defensores Defendo.
The 464th Chemical Brigade was a chemical unit in the United States Army Reserve from February 1972 until September 2008.
The 2nd Chemical Battalion is a United States Army chemical unit stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, United States, and is part of the 48th Chemical Brigade. The battalion can trace its lineage from the 30th Engineer Regiment and has served in World War I, World War II, Korean War, Operation Desert Storm, and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The 404th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade is a maneuver enhancement brigade of the Illinois Army National Guard.
The 23rd Chemical Battalion is a Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives defense battalion of the United States Army, part of the 2nd Sustainment Brigade of the 2nd Infantry Division at Camp Humphreys, Korea.
The United States Army CBRN School, located at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, is the primary American training school specializing in military Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) defense. Until 2008, it was known as the United States Army Chemical School.
The EU Centres of Excellence on Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Risk Mitigation is an initiative of the European Union which was launched in 2010. The Initiative addresses the mitigation of and preparedness for risks related to CBRN material and agents. The origin of these risks can be criminal, accidental or natural. The CBRN CoE Initiative seeks to boost cooperation at national, regional and international levels, and to develop a common and coherent CBRN risk mitigation policy at national and regional level. Risk mitigation comprises prevention, preparedness and post-crisis management.
The Emergency Management (EM) career field is the United States Air Force's (USAF) primary organization responsible for implementing an installation-level EM program. Emergency Managers, also known by the Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) 3E9X1, are the Air Force's subject matter experts for all non-medical Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) passive defense and consequence management matters.
During wartime operations, 3E9X1s are assigned to CBRN reconnaissance teams responsible for detecting, identifying, quantifying, and collecting CBRN material ensuring mission continuation and force survivability.
The 415th Chemical Brigade is a chemical unit in the United States Army Reserve, located in Greenville, South Carolina.
28 Engineer Regiment (C-CBRN), Royal Engineers is a regiment of the British Army that focuses on countering chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (C-CBRN) hazards in the environment. Delivering sense, knowledge management and limited hazard management capabilities in support of military tasks at home and abroad. Established with a workforce from the Royal Tank Regiment, Royal Engineers, Royal Logistics Corps, Royal Army Medical Corps, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Adjutant Generals Corps, Intelligence Corps and Royal Army Physical Training Corps. 28 Engr Regt (C-CBRN) operational chain of command is 29 Explosive Ordinance & Search Group, 8th Engineer Brigade as part of 1st (UK) Division.
The 7th CBRN Defense Regiment "Cremona" is a field artillery regiment of the Italian Army, specializing in CBRN defense. Originally a unit of the army's artillery arm the regiment reformed as 7th NBC Defense Regiment "Cremona" on 31 December 1998 and is since then designated as a multi-arms unit. Today the regiment is based in Civitavecchia in Lazio and administratively assigned to the Artillery Command.
