"They stand ready to enter any dangerous situation to do their part defending the nation. They work with civilian agencies, but the Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams are..... The milatay's first responders."
             There are currently twenty seven Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams in the United States. The Federal goverment will train, equip and develop a doctrine for the teams. The governors of the twenty six host states will have control over theses twenty seven teams unless federalized. The first ten teams should have finished training in April of 2000. They are in Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, California, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington. The new teams will be based in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisana, Main, Minnesota, New Mexico, Ohiho, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Virginia between March and July of 2001. The teams have twenty two full time members of the the Army of Air National Guard. All of the members of the teams must have technical expertise to identify chemical or biological agents that may be used in a terrorist attack.
             The teams have a mobile analytical lab and mobile communications facility. These vital
             pieces of equipment allow them to find out what they are dealing with and to communicate with the state or goverment about what they and other states need to do or expect. If the team needs a full medical labortor the van can hook up to one. The team's van communications capability allows all local, state and federal authorities to speak to each other during a crisis or anytime.
             The bombing in Oklahoma City woke America up. The horrible deaths of 168 children, women, and men made us face up to the increasing danger of terrorists possessing weapons of mass destruction. There can be terrorist attaches involving nuclear, chemical or biologica
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