(1) General: (C) DOD Perspective of CBRN CM,: The strategic national direction outlined above leads to the characterization of CBRN CM as DOD support of the overarching USG response to a CBRN incident at home or abroad. As such, a CBRN incident may be managed at the national level (USG or HN government), with DOD providing support as directed. During military operations, the USG would typically have DOD lead the response. Examples of CBRN incidents related to military operations include those that result from the execution of US military operations (e.g., offensive operations against WMD facilities); and a CBRN attack or inadvertent release affecting civilians in areas in which the US military is responsible for civilian security, safety, public health, etc., as determined by the President. (1) Ideally, each CBRN response may include a whole-ofgovernment approach as required by the President or lawful directives. While NRF incident management includes operations to prevent, protect, prepare, respond, and recover from an incident, and FCM includes operations to prepare US forces to provide requested assistance, CBRN CM addresses only the common areas of prepare and respond within the USG overarching response to reduce the effects of a CBRN incident. (2) CBRN CM operations typically include four activities: planning, preparation, execution, and assessment. Within the CBRN CM process, the execution activity is further expanded into two subordinate activities: response and short-term recovery. Assessment begins with planning and is continuous from before an incident through post-incident activities. (3) No single concept of operations exists that covers the entire range of DOD CBRN CM activities. The following guidelines or principles should be considered: (a) DOD conducts CBRN CM to mitigate hazards in support of operations or to support others in response/recovery when directed/requested. (b) For DOD, the CBRN environment is hazard-focused and may involve deliberate, prolonged actions in and around the hazard area to support response and recovery efforts. (c) When required/directed, DOD conducts CBRN CM as soon as possible to support mission completion. (d) DOD can conduct CBRN CM wherever the hazard may be: on the battlefield or in support of domestic CBRN CM or FCM. (e) DOD can access a variety of resources to conduct or contribute to CBRN CM. (f) DOD conducts CBRN CM using a tailored, scalable response based on inherent capabilities