BY ORDER OF THE AIR FORCE TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PROCEDURES 3-42.3
26 AUGUST 2002
Tactical Doctrine
HEALTH SERVICE SUPPORT IN NUCLEAR,
BIOLOGICAL, AND CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENTS
NOTICE: This publication is available digitally on the AFDPO WWW site at:
http://www.e-publishing.af.mil
OPR: HQ USAF/SG-Doctrine (Major Fred P. Stone) Certified by: HQ AFDC/CC
(Maj Gen David F. MacGhee)
Pages: 79
Distribution: F
PURPOSE: This tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) publication provides tactical
deployed medical commanders (DMCs) guidance and procedures to plan, prepare, and employ
their assigned assets in nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) environments. Founded in joint
and Air Force counter NBC and health service support (HSS) operational level doctrine (Joint
Publication [JP] 3-11, Joint Doctrine for Operations in Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical
Environments; JP 4-02 [Final Draft], Doctrine for Health Service Support in Joint Operations;
Air Force Doctrine Document [AFDD] 2-1.8, Counter Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical
Operations; and AFDD 2-4.2, Health Services), this TTP provides procedures for HSS to US Air
Force operational missions. It forms the bridge between operational doctrine, other Air Force
Medical Service (AFMS) TTPs, AFMS unit type code (UTC) concepts of operations (CONOPS),
and tactical policy and guidance as referenced throughout this publication.
APPLICATION: This publication applies to all Air Force military and civilian personnel
(including Air Force Reserve Command [AFRC] and Air National Guard [ANG] units and
members). The doctrine in this document is authoritative but not directive.
SCOPE: Each forward operating location (FOL) will be unique. Medical NBC defense
operations will be deliberately planned in the base support plan (BSP), chapter 16, (refer to AFI
10-404, Base Support and Expeditionary Site Planning). This TTP provides a common
operating picture to the Commander, Air Force Forces (COMAFFOR), planning staff on the
notional laydown, time-phased employment, and utility of the various AFMS UTCs in NBC
environments. This TTP is warfighting doctrine, written for air and space expeditionary task
forces (AETF) in high intensity operations in high NBC threat operational areas, but it has
applicability across the spectrum of military operations.
