OBJECTIVES:
• DEVELOP, VERIFY, VALIDATE, AND DOCUMENT A HAZARD ASSESSMENT MODEL FOR OPERATIONAL USE. DEMONSTRATE ABILITY TO EVALUATE THE OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF REPRESENTATIVE EARLY WARNING C/B DETECTOR SYSTEMS USING THE DISTRIBUTED INTERACTIVE SIMULATION (DIS). STANDARDIZE A JOINT SUITE OF MODELS FOR ALL STUDIES, ANALYSES, SIMULATIONS, AND OPERATIONAL APPLICATIONS. PROVIDE A DOCUMENTED DIS COMPLIANT JOINT CAPABILITY FOR THE FULL RANGE OF C/B WARFARE HAZARD ANALYSES FOR MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT, COMBAT DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, TEST AND EVALUATION, COEAs, AND OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS.

JUSTIFICATION:
• PROVIDES C/B HAZARD ASSESSMENT AND FORECASTING CAPABILITY FOR OPERATIONAL USE.
• PROVIDES WARFIGHTERS EFFECTIVE METHODS OF EVALUATING OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS OF PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT, AND DOCTRINE IN C/B ENVIRONMENTS.

APPROACH:
• USE C/B MODELING PROCESS ACTION TEAM (PAT) TO DEFINE STANDARD SCENARIOS AND MEASURES OF EFFECTIVENESS FOR SELECTING MODELS FOR VARIOUS OPERATIONAL AND ANALYTICAL APPLICATIONS.
• DEVELOP ADVANCED NAVIER-STOKES AND GAUSSIAN MODELS WHICH IMPROVE THE INTEGRATION OF REAL-TIME METEOROLOGICAL DATA, TERRAIN CONDITIONS, DETECTOR DATA, AND OTHER DATA WITH WARNING AND REPORTING SYSTEMS.
• INCORPORATE MODELS INTO WARGAMES AND EXERCISES.

OBJECTIVES:
• PROVIDE AS MUCH WARNING TIME AS POSSIBLE TO MANEUVER FORCES AND TROOPS DOWNWIND OF A BIOLOGICAL AGENT RELEASE TO ALLOW FORCES TO ASSUME APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE POSTURE OR AVOID THE CONTAMINATION. DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE EARLY WARNING (STANDOFF AND REMOTE) BIODETECTION SYSTEMS TO DETECT, IDENTIFY, AND CHARACTERIZE BW AGENTS AND WHICH CAN BE INTEGRATED INTO WARNING AND REPORTING SYSTEMS.

JUSTIFICATION:
• SUPPORTS CINC/JROC #1 COUNTERPROLIFERATION JWCA PRIORITY.
• PROTECTS MANEUVER FORCES AND TROOPS FROM UPWIND RELEASE OF BIOLOGICAL AGENT.

APPROACH:
• EMPLOY BIOLOGICAL SENSORS SELECTED FROM THE INTEGRATED BIODETECTION ATD AND JOINT FIELD TRIALS.
• DEVELOP STANDOFF, HELICOPTER MOUNTED, EYE-SAFE LIDAR.
• DEVELOP MINIATURIZED BIOLOGICAL POINT DETECTORS FOR DEPLOYMENT ON REMOTELY-CONTROLLED VEHICLES (E.G., UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES).
• DEVELOP UNATTENDABLE BIOLOGICAL POINT DETECTION SYSTEMS.
• DEVELOP AND VALIDATE NEW CONCEPTS OF OPERATIONS FOR BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE.

DETECT MODE
INDENTIFY MODE

OBJECTIVES:
• PROVIDE EXTENSIVE BIOLOGICAL WARFARE AGENT DETECTION, PROTECTION, AND HAZARD ASSESSMENT CAPABILITY TO AIR PORTS OF DEBARKATION (APOD) AND SEA PORTS OF DEBARKATION (SPOD) IN ALLIED COUNTRIES. DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE CONTINUOUS DETECTION CAPABILITIES AT OCONUS APODs AND SPODs, AND DEMONSTRATE ABILITY TO RAPIDLY DEPLOY BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE CAPABILITY FROM CONUS TO PREVIOUSLY UNPROTECTED APOD OR SPOD.

JUSTIFICATION:
• SUPPORTS CINC/JROC #1 COUNTERPROLIFERATION JWCA PRIORITY.
• PROTECTS HIGH-VALUE FIXED SITES FROM BIOLOGICL WARFARE ATTACK.

APPROACH:
• DEFINE THE REQUIREMENTS OF A CINC MAJOR FACILITY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE THREAT FROM BW AGENTS.
• ANALYZE THE PLACEMENT OF SENSORS, COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, PROTECTION, AND DECONTAMINATION NEEDS.
• MODIFY CURRENT OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS AND PROCEDURES
• DEFINE THE TRAINING AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT.
• EMPLOY BIOLOGICAL SENSORS SELECTED FROM THE INTEGRATED BIODETECTION ATD AND JOINT FIELD TRIALS.

OBJECTIVES:
• FABRICATE, DEMONSTRATE, AND INTEGRATE STATE-OF-THE-ART POINT BIODETECTION TECHNOLOGIES INTO THE BIOLOGICAL INTEGRATED DETECTION SYSTEM (BIDS) AND JOINT BIO POINT DETECTION SYSTEM (JBPDS).
• INCORPORATE STANDOFF BIOLOGICAL AGENT DETECTION AND MAPPING USING ACTIVE LASER DETECTION AND RANGING.
• INTEGRATE POINT AND STANDOFF BIODETECTION TECHNOLOGIES INTO AN INTEGRATED BATTLEFIELD DETECTION SYSTEM.

JUSTIFICATION:
• PROVIDES INCREASED DECISION CYCLE FOR COMMANDERS.
• ENHANCES OVERALL FORCE MOBILITY AND SURVIVABILITY FOR HEAVY AND LIGHT FORCES.
• CRITICAL FOR EARLY MASKING, "ALL CLEAR" SIGNAL, AND EARLY TREATMENT.

BATTLELAB:
• DISMOUNTED BATTLESPACE

PEO:
• JPO-BIO DEFENSE

APPROACH:
• DEMONSTRATE PARALLEL POINT BIOSENSOR TECHNOLOGIES AND RESOLVE TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO REDUCE RISK.
• DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE STANDOFF BIODETECTION SYSTEMS USING ADVANCED LIGHT SCATTERING TECHNIQUES.
• CONDUCT DEVELOPER/USER FIELD DEMO TO SIMULATE/VALIDATE AN INTEGRATED BIO POINT/STANDOFF OPERATION UNDER CB MISSION CONDITIONS.

APPLICATIONS:
• BIDS, JBPDS
• BIO STANDOFF DETECTION SYSTEM (BSDS) P3I
• AERIAL SCOUT SENSOR TD

DETECT MODE
INDETECT MODE