scope:

This publication will provide Service commanders and their staffs at the tactical level with multi-Service tactics, techniques, and procedures (MTTP) for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) reconnaissance and surveillance (R&S). At a minimum, this manual will-

• Provide the doctrinal tools to plan, prepare, and execute CBRN R&S operations to identify and report CBRN hazards and related precursors that U.S. forces or its allies may encounter.

• Incorporate current doctrine contained in Multiservice Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Reconnaissance.

• Incorporate current doctrine contained in Multiservice Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Biological Surveillance, which is rescinded upon publication of this MTTP.

• Incorporate and implement the following North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Standardization Agreements (STANAGs) (unclassified) and other international CBRN published guidance (treaties, agreements, conventions):

n STANAG 2002 (Edition 10).

n STANAG 2103/NATO ATP-45(D).

n STANAG 2150 (Edition 7).

n STANAG 2451 (Edition 3).

n STANAG 2522 (Edition 1).

Note. This manual addresses tactics, techniques, and procedures associated with site assessment. For information on site exploitation, see Multi-Service Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Weapons of Mass Destruction Elimination Operations.