I CORPS UPDATE MAJ(P) Donna Rutten

24 Oct 03

MISSION FIRST…PEOPLE ALWAYS…ONE TEAM

MISSION FIRST…PEOPLE ALWAYS…ONE TEAM

I CORPS & Ft Lewis• I Corps significantly contributes to PACOMs engagement I Corps significantly contributes to PACOMs engagement

goals/objectives in the largest geographic theater:goals/objectives in the largest geographic theater:– Participates Major Annual Exercises (Korea, Japan, Thailand)Participates Major Annual Exercises (Korea, Japan, Thailand)– Standing JTF -Consequence ManagementStanding JTF -Consequence Management– Support to NORTHCOMSupport to NORTHCOM– Only Power Projection Platform West of the MississippiOnly Power Projection Platform West of the Mississippi

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Theater Engagement

• ULCHI FOCUS LENS– Aug 03 Exercise (18 NBC Attacks)

• YAMA SAKURA– Bilateral CPX– Japanese Army Chem Section lead for CM

• COBRA GOLD– CTF-HQ Joint and Royal Thai Supreme

Command– Coalition NBC training with Royal Thai

Services

LENSLENSFFOOCUSCUS

EXERCISEEXERCISE

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FT Lewis Mobilization• 201 Army Guard/Reserve Units

(> 12,000 Soldiers)• 9500 Active Soldiers• CDE “Just in time logistics”

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3/2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team

• CSA announces 1st IBCT – Oct 99

• First Stryker fielded – Jun 02• 3/2 CERTEX Ph I (NTC) – Mar

03• 3/2 CERTEX Ph II (JRTC) – May

03• Stryker retrofit – Aug 03• 3/2 SBCT deploys OIF – Nov 03

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DeployabilityC 130 – 1 ea C 17 – 3 eaC - 5 – 4 ea

STRYKER NBCRV• NBCRV Limited User Test in

progress at Dugway• 3 NBCRV authorized per SBCT

Key Characteristics: (NBC RV Variant)Engine: 350 hp JP-8/ Diesel (Caterpillar)

Brakes: 5 inch ABSOther: 8 Wheel Drive; 4 Wheel SteeringCrew: 2 + 2

Top Speed – 60 mph 50m Dash – 9 sec. Range – 330 miles (Cbt Ops)

NBC Sensor Components

Chemical Biological Spectrometer (CBMS)

Joint Biological Point Detection System (JBPDS)

Joint Service Lightweight Standoff Chemical Agent Detector (JSLSCAD)

Chemical Vapor Sampling System (CVSS)

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STRYKER Decon – 11th CM CO

• Conducted first-ever STRYKER DTD/DED during 3/2 SBCT EXEVAL (Nov 02)

• 60+ STRYKERS Deconned

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11th Chemical Company• OIF Deployment (Apr – Aug 03)

– Provided GS to V Corps in LSA Anaconda (attached to 2nd Chem BN)

– Conducted DED of 5 Ambulances exposed to industrial strength Pesticide

– Provided Reconstruction support to Sustainer Airfield

– Conducted numerous Force Protection missions

– Conducted numerous Humanitarian Support missions

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Transforming the Army

3/2 SBCT /1/25 SBCT

- I (US) Corps Brigade Trace Unit Locations

AMERICA’S CORPS Answers AMERICA’S Call

World-wide

Power Projection

PlatformPACOM

JTF-CM