DAFI 10-2503 — index record
| Number | DAFI 10-2503 |
|---|---|
| Title | CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, NUCLEAR (CBRN) DEFENSE PROGRAM |
| Published | October 6, 2023 |
| Certified current | October 6, 2023 |
| Guidance memorandum | July 27, 2026 |
| Office of primary responsibility | AF/A4 |
| Issued by | Headquarters, Department of the Air Force |
| Status on the index | Current |
| Last index action | GM, July 27, 2026 |
| Source index | Air Force e-Publishing |
| Index last read | October 20, 2026 |
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Purpose, in the publication’s words
This publication implements the DAF CBRN Defense Program and its responsibilities, procedures, and standards for organizing, training, and equipping forces to prevent, protect against, prepare for, mitigate, respond to, and recover from adversarial use of CBRN weapons/materials to effectively preserve force survivability and mission continuation for both CONUS and OCONUS. Additionally, this publication establishes cross-functional concepts, policy, standards, and actions to organize, train, and equip combat, combat support, and combat service support forces to survive and operate in and through CBRN contested environments. Primary policy objectives are to: 1.1.1. Set conditions to synchronize, integrate, and align related Department of Defense (DoD), joint and DAF CBRN defense doctrine and DoD/DAF instructions/manuals summarized in Chapter 1. 1.1.2. Synchronize this publication with guidance in Joint Publication (JP) 3-11, Operations in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, or Nuclear Environments under the joint CBRN defense planning standards/mission areas. 1.1.3.
Summary of changes, as printed
This interim change captures requested changes to roles and responsibilities, changes language to reflect enduring and contingency locations to broaden the scope updates Air Force Force Generation and includes Space Force Generation training requirements, incorporates the change of the “CBRN Risk Index” to the “CBRN Threat Index”, updates the Basis of Issue, and clears up other language and grammatical errors. All changes are marked with an (|) IAW DAFMAN 90- 161.
Contents
- Chapter 2—ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIESp. 14
- Section 2A—Air Staffp. 14
- Section 2B—Space Staffp. 21
- Section 2D—Field Operating Agencies and Direct Reporting Unitsp. 26
- Section 2F—Units of Actionp. 30
- Attachment 1—GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATIONp. 76
All 48 contents entries
- 1.1. Purposep. 8
- 1.2. Situationp. 8
- 1.3. Missionp. 8
- 1.4. Operating Environment (OE) Applicabilityp. 9
- 1.5. Chemical, Biological, Radiological, or Nuclear (CBRN) Threat Overviewp. 9
- 1.6. Chemical, Biological, Radiological, or Nuclear (CBRN) Hazardsp. 10
- 1.7. Chemical, Biological, Radiological, or Nuclear (CBRN) Incidentp. 10
- 1.8. Chemical, Biological, Radiological, or Nuclear (CBRN) Defensep. 10
- 1.9. Chemical, Biological, Radiological, or Nuclear (CBRN) Responsep. 10
- 1.10. Chemical, Biological, Radiological, or Nuclear (CBRN) Defense Policyp. 10
- 1.11. Chemical, Biological, Radiological, or Nuclear (CBRN) Defense Doctrinep. 12
- 1.13. Assumptionsp. 13
- Chapter 2—ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIESp. 14
- Section 2A—Air Staffp. 14
- 2.1. Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel, and Services (AF/A1)p. 14
- 2.3. Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations (AF/A3)p. 15
- 2.4. Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering, and Force Protection (AF/A4)p. 16
- 2.5. Deputy Chief of Staff for Air Force Futures (AF/A5/7)p. 19
- 2.6. Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs (AF/A8)p. 19
- 2.8. The Air Force Surgeon General (AF/SG)p. 20
- Section 2B—Space Staffp. 21
- 2.9. Secretary of the Air Force Inspector General (SAF/IG)p. 21
- 2.10. Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, (SF/COO)p. 21
- 2.12. Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC)p. 22
- Section 2D—Field Operating Agencies and Direct Reporting Unitsp. 26
- 2.13. Air Mobility Command (AMC)p. 26
- 2.14. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)p. 26
- 2.15. Headquarters (HQ) Cyberspace Capabilities Center (HQ CCC)p. 26
- 2.16. Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Centerp. 26
- Section 2F—Units of Actionp. 30
- 2.18. Enduring Location (EL) Commanderp. 30
- 2.19. Contingency Location (CL) Commanderp. 36
- 2.18.11. DAFI10-2503 6 OCTOBER 2023p. 39
- 3.4. Chemical, Biological, Radiological, or Nuclear (CBRN) Preparedness Planningp. 41
- 3.5. Chemical Warfare Agent (CWA) Challenge Levelsp. 41
- 4.1. Overviewp. 44
- 4.3. Support to Command and Control (C2) Enabling Tasksp. 45
- 4.4. Support to Command and Control (CSC2) and Mission Commandp. 45
- 4.5. Wing Operations Center (WOC)p. 45
- 4.6. Emergency Operations Center (EOC)p. 46
- 4.7. Chemical, Biological, Radiological, or Nuclear (CBRN) Control Centerp. 47
- 6.1. Overviewp. 52
- 8.1. Overviewp. 64
- 8.9. Chemical, Biological, Radiological, or Nuclear (CBRN) Specialist Equipmentp. 69
- 8.10. Collective Protection (COLPRO) Systemsp. 69
- 9.1. Overviewp. 71
- 10.1. Overviewp. 73
- Attachment 1—GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATIONp. 76
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