Using the surviving assets as a base, component commanders must determine what personnel and equipment each unit will need to return to an acceptable level of effectiveness. Personnel may come from the replacement system, medical channels, or other organizations that perform less critical functions. The required equipment may come from the supply system, maintenance facilities, or other organizations. Services Support a. Decontamination of Equipment. Decontamination of equipment is performed to prevent casualties, increase unit and individual effectiveness, and limit the spread of contamination.
All personnel perform operational decontamination of their skin and equipment.
Decontamination companies provide units with decontamination support required beyond unit capabilities. Decontamination units accomplish this through the use of large- scale decontamination equipment. Supported unit commanders establish priorities. Decontamination companies decontaminate higher priority materiel, facilities, and MSRs. The natural weathering process, or the supported unit with organic resources, decontaminates lower priority items.