Chemical Corps

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The Chemical Corps is the United States Army branch responsible for defending against and managing chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threats.

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Chemical Corps canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army branch ⓘ
military organization ⓘ
abbreviation CBRN Corps ⓘ
branchColor cobalt blue ⓘ
branchInsignia two crossed retorts with a benzene ring ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateFormed 28 June 1918 ⓘ
focusArea CBRN doctrine development ⓘ
CBRN equipment development ⓘ
CBRN force modernization ⓘ
CBRN training and education ⓘ
headquartersLocation Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri ⓘ
motto Elementis Regamus Proelium ⓘ
mottoInEnglish Let us rule the battle by means of the elements ⓘ
originalName Chemical Warfare Service ⓘ
overseesTrainingAt U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear School ⓘ
participatedIn Gulf War ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ
Korean War ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ
War in Afghanistan ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
partOf U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command ⓘ
patronSaint Saint Michael ⓘ
primaryMission enable operations in CBRN environments ⓘ
protect U.S. forces from CBRN threats ⓘ
support homeland defense against CBRN incidents ⓘ
providesCapability CBRN consequence management ⓘ
CBRN decontamination ⓘ
CBRN detection ⓘ
CBRN hazard prediction ⓘ
CBRN reconnaissance ⓘ
flame operations ⓘ
obscuration operations ⓘ
smoke operations ⓘ
renamedAs Chemical Corps ⓘ
renamedYear 1946 ⓘ
responsibleFor CBRN defense ⓘ
biological defense ⓘ
chemical defense ⓘ
nuclear defense ⓘ
radiological defense ⓘ
schoolLocation Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri ⓘ
serviceBranchOf United States Army ⓘ
symbol dragon ⓘ
worksWith Defense Threat Reduction Agency ⓘ
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ
U.S. Army Medical Department ⓘ
civilian first responders ⓘ

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