Special Operations Command

All congressionally appropriated funds for DoD chemical and biological defense are overseen, managed, and executed through the CBDP, except specific exempted programs conducted by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Special Operations Command. 

The committee held discussions with representatives from US Special Operations Command on the CBD Program and its objectives and capabilities. 

The operator acquires the target by means of a magnifying optical device. As soon as the missile enters his field of vision after launch, the operator commands it to his line of sight by means of a joy-stick. The signals are transmitted over wires trailed from the missile. Tracer flares are installed on the rear of the missile for visual reference. When installed in a helicopter or ship, the simple sighting device used for land vehicles is replaced by a special stabilized sight... 

Both the Navy and the Marine Corps should enlist the expertise and support of key assets the Fifth Fleet the Commander, Fleet Forces Command the naval analytical community the U.S. Northern Command (Homeland Security) the Marine Corps s Chemical and Biological Incident Response Force the Fourth Marine Expeditionary Brigade (Anti-terrorism) and Marine Expeditionary Units (Special Operations Capable). 

A fourth matrix operation, TRANSPOSE, is performed as part of the Edit => Paste Special operation. 2 Matrix inversion and matrix multiplication work only on data arrays, i.e., rectangular blocks of cells, but not on single cells. To enter these instructions, enter the array with CRTL + SHIFT + ENTER (on the Macintosh COMMAND + RETURN). 

Tests shall be performed to check the data entry functions and the proper rejection of out-of-boundaries values. Where applicable, the mouse, graphic digitizer, or pen interface is checked for correct reaction to the user s commands. These tests include cursor movement checks, button verifications (simple- and double-click, left, right, and center, or special functions when applicable), and dragging operations. 

Operator interface with system is via a two position operator s console. Each operator has two working color CRTs and a custom keyboard. A fifth single CRT dedicated to alarm displays is shared by both operator positions. Additional equipment includes multi-pen chart recorders, alarm logger and report typer. The operator monitors operations via continuously updated custom graphic displays, status and alarm reports on the CRTs and can call up displays and execute control commands by using special function push buttons in the keyboard. 

For several years, operating systems were character based. They displayed information on the screen in text format and people interacted with them using command words. Then, a couple of people at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), intrigued with the idea that computers should be friendly and easy to use, started working with a graphical user interface (GUI), which used pictures to represent computer entities (like files, disks, and so on). To interact with the pictures, a special device was introduced into the computer world. This device was the mouse. The mouse translates movements on a horizontal surface into movements of a pointer on the screen. There are two methods of making these translations opto-mechanical and optical. 

Each operating system contains a standard set of device drivers for the keyboard, the monitor, and so on, but if you add specialized peripherals (such as a CD-ROM disk drive) or a network interface card, you will probably have to add the appropriate device driver so that the operating system knows how to manage the device. In DOS, device drivers are loaded by the DEVICE or DEVICEHIGH commands in CONFIG.SYS. 

Both the Navy and Marines should attach special urgency to the readiness of shore installations and bases. The CNO s Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Plans, Policy and Operations) (N3) and Director of Naval Reserve (N095) should support regional commanders to access and leverage, where possible, active and/or reserve consequence management units with specialized chemical and biological capabilities that could assist in this area, or to add new units if necessary. 

The CFAC commander of operations was responsible for ensuring that aircrews were informed of all unique aspects of the OPC mission, including the ROE, upon their arrival. He was also responsible for publishing the Aircrew Read File (ARF), the Airspace Control Order (ACO), the daily Air Tasking Order, and mission-related special instructions (SPINS). 

When looking only at the proximate events and the behavior of the immediate participants in the accidental shootdown, the reasons for this accident appear to be gross mistakes by the technical system operators (the pilots and AWACS crew). In fact, a special Air Force task force composed of more than 120 people in six commands concluded that two breakdowns in individual performance contributed to the shootdown (1) the AWACS mission crew did not provide the F-15 pilots an accurate picture of the situation and (2) the F-15 pilots misidentified the target. From the twenty-one-volume accident report produced by the Accident Investigation Board, Secretary of Defense William Perry summarized the errors, omissions, and failures in the chain of events leading to the loss as ... 

OSHA issued a special regulation dealing with chemical spills. The standard, 29 CFR 1910.120, is called the Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response, or HAZWOPER. The standard covers two important parts of a plant s operation emergency response and hazardous waste operations. Emergency response roles consist of five levels—first responder awareness level, first responder operations level, hazardous materials technician, specialist level, and incident commander. Hazardous waste operations consists of the incident command system, scene safety and control, spill control and containment, decontamination procedures, and the all clear. 

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