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Incident Command System as it apllies to a WMD event

INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM : IN A WMD SITUATION

Incident Command System : In A WMD Situation

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THE INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM DURING GULF WAR

The significance of setting up camp for special operations is nothing new to the United States due to its numerous involvements in international incidents . The establishment of an Incident Command System came into the picture during the 1991 liberation of Kuwait . When the Iraqi army invaded Kuwait for oil expansion , the panic button set a

cause for alarm with the other Middle East countries . It is widely known that Saddam Hussein has nuclear weapons in his arsenal and he is willing to use it if the need arises . The dictator 's threat brought concern not only to the U .N . and the U .S .-led coalition , but it allowed fear to creep in the Middle East . So finding these weapons of mass destruction has been another priority concern . During the first week of invasion the world bear witness to the murder of innocent men , women and children in that small oil-rich nation

The U .S . requested Saudi Arabia to allow them to put up an incident command post since America is too far away to conduct a full scale operation . Almost immediately , the American president , with full backing from the United Nations , launches a military operation into the picture It has to become an allied effort . An incident commander , identified as the supreme leader of Operation Desert Storm , is appointed . A base center has been installed in Saudi Arabia . Contingents from a number of countries will be sending troops , medical teams and engineering battalions to supplement and augment the operation . Although , the U .S Administration approves most of the budget , other nations contribute resources of their own . Each foreign contingent has its own commander But for this operation to succeed , cooperation must be followed Generals of the world 's different armies commanded their own troops They set up their own camps within the perimeter where the rest of the Allies are posted . The contribution of its each nation varies according to their capabilities . The United Kingdom and Australia contributed a large number of soldiers . Japan and some European countries brought their medical teams . The Philippines and other Asian nations send in their engineering groups . Each country has a commanding officer . All contingents consist of different agencies . These agencies include the Finance /Administration , Logistics , Operations , Planning , Public Information , Safety and Liaison . Potential chaos or disorganization might set in because of these different branches and groups that are part of the operation . The commanding officers were told only have jurisdiction over their contingent

Only the Incident Commander and the General Staff has over the foreign dominated-multinational force . It is the planning section that hands out specific assignments for each team . Soldiers from various countries are grouped together to fulfill a given objective . For instance , a combined American and British commando team will join forces to enter Kuwait...

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