...groups and individuals of concern are beginning to show interest in such weapons. This fiscal year, DOD started fielding 10 RAID teams. According to Army...training, and equipping the teams for their mission. Stale National Guard organizations receiving the teams are hiring and training personnel in their individual...

...groups and individuals of concern are beginning to show interest in such weapons. This fiscal year, DOD started fielding 10 RAID teams. According to Army...Until this occurs, the Army Guard is establishing RAID ("I a phi ) teams in the other 44 locations to provide limited chemical/biological response capabilities....

...state in which it is located, but can be deployed as a regional asset to other states. The DOD plan suggested that there eventually should be a RAID team...limited chemical/biological response capabilities. Officials Have Differing Views on the Role and Use of National Guard Raid Teams in Response Plans There...

...teams were fully staffed. The Department's original plan suggested that there eventually should be a team in each state, territory, and the District of Columbia for a total of 54 teams. DOD subsequently funded only 10 regionally based teams,34 which officials expected to be fully mission-capable...

...additional five teams. DOD plans — and officials suggested — that there eventually should be a team in each state, territory, and the District of Columbia, for a total of 54 teams. At least one state, California, has two teams. The teams are composed of 22 full-time members of the...