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North, South, & Central America Africa, Europe, & Southwest Asia U.S. Northern Command & U.S. Southern Command Africa Command, Central Command, & European Command Global Expeditionary Capability Joint Task Force-Civil Support Special Operations Command Direct Support CCE U.S.PACOM Pacific Command U.S. Army Africa & U.S. Army Central XVII Corps Task Force 52 (CBRNE) Direct Support Pacific & Southeast Asia Operational Control Direct Support CCE U.S Army Pacific Command III Corps I Corps Task Force 48 (CBRNE) Task Force 71 (CBRNE) Operational Control CCE Direct Support Operational Control CCE 20th CBRNE Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) Figure 3. Regional Alignment Construct for complex challenges. Reorganizing the 20th CBRNE Command to create three multifunctional, regionally focused CBRNE brigade TFs will ensure that the Army has ready, reliable, and globally responsive CBRNE capabilities to meet the challenges of the current and future strategic environments. Reorganizing the command from its current configuration of one CBRN brigade and two EOD groups into three similarly organized CBRNE brigade formations would result in an immediate increase in national capacity, with zero growth in personnel. Whether for training or contingency operations, or as enduring organizations, task-organizing into three regionally aligned multifunctional CBRNE brigade TFs would ensure that these forces are properly organized, focused, positioned, and prepared to respond globally to ever-evolving CBRNE threats. This adjustment to mission command can be achieved with no physical relocation of units, and it would immediately deliver more flexible and capable regionally focused CBRNE forces. Given the anticipated reductions of EOD force structure due to Total Army Analysis 18-22, the proposal would mitigate the 68 (Graphic by Col. F. John Burpo, U.S. Army) challenges of historical ad hoc solutions to similar and anticipated future mission sets and it would overcome the command’s current unity of command and unity of effort challenges resulting from the widely distributed basing construct and complex mission profiles. For the supported commanders, task-organizing the command would resolve the issue of disparate command and support relationships of CBRNE forces throughout the formation by assembling them under a single O-6 commander and integrated staff. Regional Alignment of CBRNE Brigade Task Forces The CBRNE brigade TF concept (henceforth referred to as a CBRNE brigade) would enable the packaging of trained and ready CBRNE forces under one commander. This would increase mission command effectiveness and reduce the impromptu relationships reminiscent of ad hoc planning for Operation Eagle Claw. Each CBRNE brigade would be regionally aligned with the Army service component commands, and in support of the three Army corps based in the continental United States (CONUS) in accordance with the Army’s regional July-August 2016  MILITARY REVIEW