Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD – The Joint Project Manager for Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Sensors, part of the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND) celebrates the completion of early fielding to National Guard Bureau (NGB) units for the Common Analytical Laboratory System Field Confirmatory Analytical Capability Set (CALS FC ACS). The program office worked diligently to deliver this capability into the hands of NGB Warfighters years ahead of schedule.
The CALS FC ACS is a common suite of commercial and government-off-the-shelf (COTS/GOTS) components to support the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) field analytic units. CALS FC ACS supports the detection and/or identification of chemical warfare agents (CWAs), toxic industrial chemicals (TICs), toxic industrial materials (TIMs), toxins, and biological warfare agents (BWAs) in environmental samples. Information produced by CALS FC ACS assists commanders and the local authorities with managing and mitigating the effects of a chemical and biological attack or disaster by providing the ability to rapidly develop a common operating picture to determine the appropriate course of action.