DTRA News

On 9 December 2022, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and the Kingdom of Thailand’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) conducted the “Official Handover Ceremony of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Detection Training and Equipment.”

Dec. 15, 2022

DTRA and Thailand Conduct “Official Handover Ceremony” Highlighting U.S.-Thai Partnership at the Completion of a Counter-WMD Equipment and Training Initiative

On 9 December 2022, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and the Kingdom of Thailand’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) conducted the “Official Handover Ceremony of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Detection Training and Equipment.” The equipment and training DTRA provided enables Thai first responders to safely enter a contaminated environment to detect, identify, sample, and monitor CBRN material using appropriate Personal Protection Equipment and detectors.

Members of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), and other interagency and international partners, recently participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony commemorating completion of a construction project of the Regional Diagnostic Demonstration Center (RDDC) or “Training Center” at South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) in Johannesburg, Dec. 9.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa Dec. 15, 2022

DTRA Celebrates with South African Partners Opening of New Training Center for Disease Detection and Biosafety

Members of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) recently participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony commemorating completion of a construction project of the Regional Diagnostic Demonstration Center (RDDC) or “Training Center” at South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) in Johannesburg, Dec. 9.

This Fall, a Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) building partnership capacity team completed an intensive three-week slate of training for Thailand. They successfully transferred and provided training on new Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) detection and response equipment, followed by an in-depth Counter-WMD (CWMD) Operations course.

Dec. 13, 2022

DTRA Culminates Counter-WMD Equipment and Training Initiative for Thailand with Three Back-to-Back Events

This Fall, a Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) building partnership capacity team completed an intensive three-week slate of training for Thailand. They successfully transferred and provided training on new Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) detection and response equipment, followed by an in-depth Counter-WMD (CWMD) Operations course.

Members of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) recently participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Kenya Veterinary Vaccine Production Institute (KEVEVAPI) to celebrate the completed upgrades of the Effluent Treatment System (ETS) Dec. 7, in Nairobi, Kenya. (Pictured is Dr. Pope, director of Cooperative Threat Reduction program at DTRA, speaking at the ceremony)

Dec. 12, 2022

Defense Threat Reduction Agency Celebrates Vaccine Lab Upgrades with Government of Kenya

Members of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) recently participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Kenya Veterinary Vaccine Production Institute (KEVEVAPI) to celebrate the provision of a new Effluent Treatment System (ETS) December 7, in Nairobi, Kenya.

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), along with various intra-agency and industry partners, supported and participated in Operation Dragon Spear, Research, Development, and Acquisition Experiment (RDAX) at Fort Story, VA, from 23 to 27 Oct. 2022. The exercise provided a platform for the Joint Forces to test and evaluate the most innovative technology designed to enhance warfighting capabilities across the chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threat spectrum.

Dec. 5, 2022

DTRA Captures Real-time Feedback during Combatant Command Experiment

In theory, operating in an unknown, unexpected and unanticipated threat environment significantly hinders decision-making abilities. However, with the predictive posturing and capabilities possessed by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Enterprise partners that theory has increasingly evolved to an almost-for-certain practical awareness when confronted with emerging chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), along with various intra-agency and industry partners, supported and participated in Operation Dragon Spear, Research, Development, and Acquisition Experiment (RDAX) at Fort Story, VA, from 23 to 27 Oct. 2022.

CIDAS mapped chemical agent contamination on an M113 armored personnel carrier.

Nov. 22, 2022

Doing the Dirty Work

Officials here are developing an autonomous robotic system that identifies and maps chemical or biological warfare agent (CWA/BWA) contamination on vehicle surfaces, then decontaminates the surfaces, and clears that vehicle for unrestricted use by the Joint Force.

Members of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and over 350 health experts from Cameroon and around the world attended the fourth annual International Forum on Public Health Emergency Operations Center in Yaoundé, Cameroon Nov. 9-11. The forum focused on lessons-learned from the Covid-19 pandemic and strengthening public health emergency management systems and surveillance.

Nov. 16, 2022

DTRA Members attend International Forum on Public Health Emergency Operations Center in Cameroon

Yaoundé, Cameroon — Members of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and over 350 health experts from Cameroon and around the world attended the fourth annual International Forum on Public Health Emergency Operations Center in Yaoundé, Cameroon Nov. 9-11. The forum focused on lessons-learned from the Covid-19 pandemic and strengthening public health emergency management systems and surveillance.

DTRA’s Building Partnerships Director recently traveled to Montana to meet with The Adjutant General of the Montana National Guard. The purpose of this trip was to build on DTRA’s relationships with the Montana National Guard (MTNG).

Oct. 31, 2022

DTRA’s Building Partnerships Director meets with The Adjutant General of the Montana National Guard.

DTRA’s Building Partnerships Director recently traveled to Montana to meet with The Adjutant General of the Montana National Guard. The purpose of this trip was to build on DTRA’s relationships with the Montana National Guard (MTNG).

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s (DTRA) Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) program, with support from experts from The MITRE Corporation, recently conducted extensive engagements with the Government of the Moldova to better understand how Moldova is using previously provided assistance.

Sept. 20, 2022

Members of DTRA Assess Partner Capabilities across Moldova

FORT BELVOIR, VA — The Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s (DTRA) Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) program, with support from experts from The MITRE Corporation, recently conducted extensive engagements with the Government of Moldova to better understand how Moldova is using previously provided assistance.

Opening Ceremony- DTRA Building Partner Capacity leadership and the Thailand CTOC Commander made opening remarks to the class participants.

Thailand Sept. 6, 2022

DTRA hosts CWMD Course in Thailand

Recently, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) hosted an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Course in Bangkok, Thailand at the Royal Thai Armed Force’s Counter Terrorism Operations Center (CTOC) headquarters complex. This course continues a successful series of events between the U.S. and Thailand to further protect the Southeast Asian region from WMD incidents.