Antecedents:

Due to the merging terrorist threat, most of the countries have created specialized operating units to fight against weapons of mass destruction. One of the critical points in a bioterrorist incident is the early detection and identification of these agents. In this sense, it is essential to perform appropriate procedures for sampling, storage, transportation and custody of them until the reference laboratory.

Objective:

to train the different NBC Units by the means of simulacrums.

Place of realisation:

Biological Defense Area of the National Institute of Aerospace Technique «Esteban Terradas» (INTA).

Design:

This paper shows the preparation and development of a training exercise of Reconnaissance teams (RECO) and Sampling and Identification of Biological, Chemical and Radiological Agents teams (SIBCRA) from NBC Defense Regiment Valencia I.

Results:

NBQ samples are obtained and the efficiency of the operations, sampling, data transmission and general coordination of the exercise is evaluated.