FM 3-11.20 (FM 9-20) Technical Escort Battalion Operations August 2007 DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Distribution authorized to U.S. Government agencies and their contractors only, due to the sensitive nature of information within this manual. This determination was made on 1 June 2007. Other requests for this document must be referred to Commander, U.S. Army Chemical School, ATTN: ATSN-TD, 464 MANSCEN Loop, Suite 2617, Fort Leonard Wood, MO 65473. DESTRUCTION NOTICE: Destroy by any method that will prevent disclosure of contents or reconstruction of the document. Headquarters, Department of the Army This publication is available at Army Knowledge Online <https://www.us.army.mil> and General Dennis J. Reimer Training and Doctrine Digital Library at <http://www.train.army.mil>. *FM 3-11.20 (FM 9-20) Field Manual Headquarters No. 3-11.20 (9-20) Department of the Army Washington, DC, 29 August 2007 Technical Escort Battalion Operations Contents Page PREFACE .............................................................................................................vi Chapter 1 EMPLOYMENT FUNDAMENTALS................................................................... 1-1 Mission ............................................................................................................... 1-1 Organization ....................................................................................................... 1-1 Capabilities ......................................................................................................... 1-2 Limitations .......................................................................................................... 1-2 Operational Environments.................................................................................. 1-2 Roles and Responsibilities ................................................................................. 1-3 Chapter 2 PLANNING AND OPERATIONS....................................................................... 2-1 Command Relationship ...................................................................................... 2-1 Support Relationship .......................................................................................... 2-1 Core Capabilities ................................................................................................ 2-2 Personnel Training Requirements...................................................................... 2-6 Requests for Support ......................................................................................... 2-8 Operational Phases............................................................................................ 2-9 Planning Considerations .................................................................................. 2-11 Chapter 3 EXTERNAL LOGISTICAL SUPPORT............................................................... 3-1 Maintenance ....................................................................................................... 3-1 Transportation .................................................................................................... 3-2 Contractor Logistic Support................................................................................ 3-2 Chapter 4 EMERGENCY RESPONSE ............................................................................... 4-1 Distribution Restriction: Distribution authorized to U.S. Government agencies and their contractors only, due to the sensitive nature of information within this manual. This determination was made on 1 June 2007. Other requests for this document must be referred to Commander, U.S. Army Chemical School, ATTN: ATSN-TD, 464 MANSCEN Loop, Suite 2617, Fort Leonard Wood, MO 65473. Destruction Notice: Destroy by any method that will prevent disclosure of contents or reconstruction of the document. *This publication supercedes FM 9-20, 3 November 1997. i Contents Mission Characteristics.......................................................................................4-1 Preparedness......................................................................................................4-3 Incident Priorities ................................................................................................4-4 Site Safety and Security......................................................................................4-6 Decontamination .................................................................................................4-8 Contamination Control ........................................................................................4-9 Environmental Considerations............................................................................4-9 Confined-Space Operations .............................................................................4-10 Terminating the Incident ...................................................................................4-11 Chapter 5 REMEDIATION AND RESTORATION...............................................................5-1 Recovered Chemical Warfare Materiel...............................................................5-1 Recovered Biological Warfare Materiel ..............................................................5-4 Chapter 6 TECHNICAL ESCORTS.....................................................................................6-1 Mission Planning.................................................................................................6-1 Procedures..........................................................................................................6-1 Security ...............................................................................................................6-5 Emergencies .......................................................................................................6-5 Training ...............................................................................................................6-6 Chapter 7 SUPPORT TO COMBATANT COMMANDERS ................................................7-1 Technical Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Advice....................7-1 Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Munitions Assessment...........7-1 Elimination Operations........................................................................................7-2 Disablement Operations .....................................................................................7-2 Sensitive-Site Exploitation Support.....................................................................7-2 North Atlantic Treaty Organization Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Battalion Support .................................................................................7-5 Reach-Back.........................................................................................................7-5 Chapter 8 HOMELAND SECURITY ....................................................................................8-1 Overview .............................................................................................................8-1 Homeland Defense .............................................................................................8-1 Civil Support........................................................................................................8-2 Outside the Continental United States................................................................8-3 Chapter 9 IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES ...............................................................9-1 General ...............................................................................................................9-1 Types of Devices ................................................................................................9-1 Support................................................................................................................9-5 Safety and Security.............................................................................................9-6 Appendix A NATIONAL RESPONSE PLAN......................................................................... A-1 General .............................................................................................................. A-1 Response Guidance .......................................................................................... A-6 Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Incident Response ................ A-8 Incident Command System and Unified Command......................................... A-13 Implementing a Planned Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Response ....................................................................................................... A-21 Appendix B PERSONAL PROTECTION .............................................................................. B-1 Levels of Personal Protection ............................................................................ B-1 ii FM 3-11.20 29 August 2007 Contents Personal Protective Equipment ..........................................................................B-3 General Guidelines for Selecting Personal Protective Equipment...................B-13 Appendix C CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT THRESHOLD VALUES ................................C-1 Health Effects and Exposure Limits ...................................................................C-1 Military Application..............................................................................................C-7 Appendix D STANDARD DECONTAMINANTS....................................................................D-1