Apart
from operations led in cold or hot/try climate,the team may be engaged
in amphibious operations. In the Joint Publication 3-02 (2019) which provides
the context for military activities, an amphibious operation is an operation
which is launched from the sea by an amphibious force (AF) to conduct landing
force (LF) operations within the littorals[i]. According
to ATP-3.8.1 Vol III, if
amphibious operations can maintain surprise, they are not generally considered
to be at great risk of a CBRN attack in the early stages[ii]. However
this changes when the need to consolidate ashore creates a static beachhead in
all but small-scale operations. It should be noted that wearing individual
protection equipment (IPE) may cause difficulties while performing tasks in
such an environment. When amphibious operations training is considered, various
scenarios can be taken into consideration. For instance, the designed
activities may concern operating in the water or transiting through water. In
such situations, specific individual protection equipment should be used. If
the trainees do not possess the IPE, the practice of hazard area avoidance is
the preferred option as much as tactically reasonable. It should be also taken
into account that boat handlers need to have completed operator’s training
while wearing respirators prior to participation in any over the shore
exercise. Phases of amphibious operations can involve the following states: planning,
embarkation, rehearsals, movement, action[iii].
They can constitute a scenario for a single or series of exercises.
[i] Amphibious Operations, Joint Publication 3-02, 2019, https://www.jcs.mil/Portals/36/Documents/Doctrine/pubs/jp3_02pa.pdf?ver=UIOTNgHYM5eqbXvAIaZpfA%3D%3D
[ii] NATO – ATP-3.8.1 VOL III, CBRN Defence Standards for Education, Training And Evaluation – Volume III, p. 45, https://standards.globalspec.com/std/1560093/ATP-3.8.1%20VOL%20III
[ii] Amphibious Operations, Joint Publication 3-02, 2019, https://www.jcs.mil/Portals/36/Documents/Doctrine/pubs/jp3_02pa.pdf?ver=UIOTNgHYM5eqbXvAIaZpfA%3D%3D
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