CBRN Defense Specialists operate within the unit combat operations center to assist the staff in monitoring unit operations, facilitating warning and reporting, and coordinating CBRN response activities. CBRN Defense Specialists train personnel to employ individual and organizational CBRN equipment and execute individual survival measures to enable protective actions and sustain operations in a CBRN environment. CBRN Defense Specialists collect, analyze and provide information relative to CBR exposure status, location of contaminated areas and CBRN defense. Additionally, CBRN Defense Specialists maintain and prepare CBRN defense equipment for embarkation, deployment, and employment. This MOS is assigned and voided only by the authority of the CMC (MM).