Caption: DTRA’s Operations Center, located at the Defense Threat Reduction Center on Ft. Belvoir, Va., maintains 24/7 awareness of the global military and threat environment. (DTRA photo)

Keeping an Eye on Global WMD Awareness

Located within the Defense Threat Reduction Center on Ft. Belvoir, Va., DTRA’s Operations Center provides around-the-clock global WMD awareness to the agency’s internal and external customers. It also provides support to SCC-WMD – the U.S. Strategic Command Center for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction.

The Operations Center is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week and has access to a wide variety of resources, providing it with up to the minute information about the WMD environment worldwide.

Additionally, the Operations Center serves as the focal point for the Department of Defense’s WMD reachback system. Customers from throughout the military, including the Combatant Commands, Joint Staff, National Guard Bureau and State Civil Support Teams, can contact the Operations Center to request support from the DTRA’s and SCC-WMD’s subject matter experts and resources. Interagency partners in the federal government can also request the support via the Operations Center.

In addition, the Operations Center maintains command and control of DTRA assets worldwide and provides support to DTRA and SCC-WMD leadership, ensuring they have the information they need for making decisions about our efforts to combat WMD.