Synopsis: The Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Advisor Course is an 80-hour course that prepares operational staff planners to advise senior leaders on operational WMD implications and CWMD activities. Students review CWMD doctrine, guidance, and best practices across the range of military operations while learning to manage WMD effects on combat power through practical exercises and group project work. The course is split into a 40-hour distance-learning Phase I, and a 40-hour in residence Phase II. Completion of both phases of the CWMD Advisor course confers the U.S. Army skill identifier D1 (CWMD Advisor).
  

Objectives:

o   Contextualize operational impacts of WMD presence, use, and threat of use.

o   Understand international, USG, and DoD CWMD plans, policy, strategy, doctrine, and organizations.

o   Apply Joint Warfighting Function CWMD activities in competition and conflict.

o   Develop CWMD decision support recommendations for operation commanders.

 

Registration: Registration centrally completed by USANCA. ATRRS courses are not reflected until rosters are complete.  Rosters and priority of fill retained by hosting organization. Additional information available by contacting: CWMDAdvisor@army.mil.

 

Prerequisites (Who should take the course): Active SECRET clearance. Military and Federal employees at the Corps, SCC, or CCMD. For the U.S. Army, officers above O3, warrant officers above CW2, and noncommissioned officers above E7 at or supporting the ASCC and CCMD.

Phase I completion is a prerequisite for ATRRS registration for Phase II.

 

Course Classification: SECRET.

 

Training Locations: Phase II at USANCA, 5915 16th Street, Building 238, Fort Belvoir VA 22060 for resident.  MTT Projected locations below.