Chapter I - Overview: (4) CBRN Response: (G) Notional Joint Task Force-Consequence Management (JTF-CM) Structure: A joint task force (JTF) may be established, or an existing one tasked, to provide or facilitate the provision of a variety of response capabilities to mitigate the incident. These capabilities may be located within the current force or they may have to be requested from other DOD sources and attached temporarily to the JTF. The capabilities may be CBRN specific (e.g., CBRN reconnaissance, decontamination) or general (e.g., security, transportation) capable of functioning in CBRN environment. For example, some tasks, associated with CBRN CM technical rescue, require the rescuers to function in personal protective equipment (PPE), a specific capability that all rescue units may not possess. Possible capabilities the JTF might be tasked to provide or facilitate are included in Appendix C,  Department of Defense Domestic Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Response Enterprise Assets. The exact composition of each element will be based on incident type and severity. (1) CBRN CM Command and Control Element: This element focuses on the overall management of the incident as well as the intra-team communications, interagency communications, and ability to provide situational awareness to adjacent agencies and supported higher headquarters. The CBRN CM C2 element should provide: (a) Secure encrypted digital voice and data communications via Nonsecure Internet Protocol Router Network (NIPRNET)/ SECRET Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNET)/Global Command and Control System. (b) High-speed secure multimedia communications with reachback capability. (c) Warning reporting services. (d) Functionality to conduct incident simulation and projection exercises. (e) Assistance in dealing with displaced civilians (civil affairs). (f) Assistance in transitioning support to civilian authority. (2) CBRN Reconnaissance and Surveillance Element: This element provides capabilities to locate, detect, identify, quantify, collect samples, survey, observe, monitor, report, and mark contaminated areas. (3) CBRN CM Decontamination Element: This element supports methods and technologies required to neutralize or remove hazardous materials (HAZMAT) including chemical warfare (CW) agents, TIMs, biological warfare agents, and radiological contamination. The capabilities needed for decontamination include: (a) Rapid assembly and dissemination of the decontamination capability at multiple sites. (b) Decontamination of personnel, ambulatory and non-ambulatory. (4) CBRN CM Medical Element: This element supports force health protection and all capabilities required for the transport, tracking, diagnosis, and treatment of casualties involved in a CBRN incident. (5) CBRN CM Force Protection Element: This element supports the protection of DOD personnel attending to a CBRN CM incident. Separate security elements may be required to provide convoy, airport, military aircraft, seaport, and ship security, as appropriate to the mission being performed. Additionally, coordination with USG crime scene investigators may be necessary. The force protection element may be called upon for: (a) Implementing appropriate antiterrorism (AT) measures. (b) Establishing early warning systems within the JTF operational area. (c) Providing convoy and patient transport security. (d) Incident site control, to include entry and exit management. (6) Search and Rescue Element: This element supports all capabilities necessary to search for and rescue casualties from a contaminated or hazardous environment. Casualties are usually decontaminated prior to transit from the incident site. This element requires specialized technical rescue training to support the rescue of personnel and equipment from a CBRN environment using unique equipment for structural collapse (urban) search and rescue. (7) General Support Element: This element supports all capabilities necessary to provide the general support to all the other mission areas and maintain force readiness. This includes providing the transportation, maintenance, engineering, and personnel support services to enable the effective employment of the other mission areas. Guidelines for establishing a JTF and standing JTF headquarters can be found in Joint Publication (JP) 3-33, Joint Task Force Headquarters