Using the 20th SUPCOM modified table of organization and equipment as a template, a brigadier general level command would be established and the eight USAR CBRN battalions would be aligned into two 4-battalion brigades--the 415th Chemical Brigade and another CBRN brigade.
The 20th SUPCOM modified table of organization and equipment would provide the organizational template for the USAR CBRN command.
The cost associated with the required sourcing of the new CBRN command with communications and knowledge management systems comparable to those of the 20th SUPCOM would represent the second-largest, single cost (after facilities).
** The new USAR CBRN command would allow for the operational control of the direct reporting unit to FORSCOM as the operational reserve for the 20th SUPCOM, ensuring the readiness of leadership structures when needed.
As for patriotic favor and popular support, they undoubtedly motivated 22nd SupCom to efforts "above and beyond the call of duty" in the early stages of Desert Shield.
In the Gulf Campaign, 22nd SupCom was created above the level of the two Army Corps and the Marine force to establish a logistics master plan and to undertake related operations that required coordination and sharing of resources between fighting units.
In Desert Shield, 22nd SupCom created a logistics infrastructure in a distant and difficult location.
There are four 20th SUPCOM subordinate organizations in the Active Army--the 48th Chemical Brigade, 52d Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 71st Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), and CBRNE Analytical and Remediation Activity.
The mission of the USAR CMU is to provide specialized CBRN support to the 20th SUPCOM and combatant/joint task force commanders and to provide defense support to civil authorities (2) to counter or eliminate CBRN threats.
Joint Forces Command, elements of the 20th SUPCOM, the JECE, and other agencies come together to form the JTF-E headquarters.
Immediately following the QDR in February 2006, planners from CFC and the 20th SUPCOM began discussing the possibility of using UFL 2007 to conduct the JTF-E initial operational capability validation exercise.
During the UFL 2007 midplanning conference in February 2007, the CFC CWMD Plans Branch and six planners from the 20th SUPCOM hosted a JTF-E workshop to begin detailed planning and coordination across the CFC staff.