scope:

Scope and Applicability.

This policy is applicable to all Navy activities and associated active, reserve and civilian personnel. It is written to ensure the development of optimal Navy capabilities and readiness for operations and taskings in support of the CWMD mission.

Purpose.

a. To issue policy, provide guidance and align organizational roles and responsibilities within the U.S. Navy to implement Department of Defense (DoD) strategy, policy and directives for countering weapons of mass destruction (CWMD). This instruction formalizes relationships between Navy organizations and commands to organize, train and equip Navy forces for CWMD.

b. This revised instruction accounts for changes in extant guidance, to include the references (a) through (d) and reconfiguration of Navy organization, roles and responsibilities. This instruction is a complete revision and should be reviewed in its entirety.