The 20TH CBRNE Command (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives), was activated 16 October 2004, by U.S. Army Forces Command to provide specialized CBRNE response in support of military operations and civil authorities. The U.S. Army analyzed threats facing the US in both domestic and international contexts, and argued for the need to re-align and expand the Army's CBRNE ...
20th CBRNE Command is a one-of-a-kind Department of the Army unit under U.S. Army Forces Command. The command is comprised of 75% of the Active Army’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Units. The command is a highly-technical, special purpose formation of approximately 3,800 soldiers and civilians stationed across 16 States and 19 ...
48th Chemical Brigade Background: The 48th Chemical Brigade is a United States Army brigade located at Fort Hood, Texas, and subordinate to the 20th CBRNE Command. The 48th Chemical Brigade is the only active duty NBC-defense brigade in the Army. The current command team consists of Colonel Jacy Park and Command Sergeant Major Chylander Cummings.
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Analytical and Remediation Activity Background: An all-Army civilian organization, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives Analytical and Remediation Activity (CARA) is part of the 20th CBRNE Command, the U.S. military’s premier all hazards formation.
Brigadier General W Bochat assumed command of the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command on 6 August 2024 at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. She is the tenth commander of the Army’s only integrated command with,
CSM Kirk currently serves as the ninth Command Sergeant Major of 20th CBRNE Command, the Army’s only integrated command with CBRN, EOD, and laboratory capabilities.