Lieutenant Colonel Erin Maurer - CBRN Defense Lead, J3 Force Protection Directorate, NATO Joint Force Command Brunssum - Surviving The Unthinkable: NATO’s Frontline CBRN Defense

Lieutenant Colonel Erin Maurer is the CBRN Defense Lead, J3 Force Protection Directorate, at NATO Joint Force Command Brunssum, The Netherlands ( https://jfcbs.nato.int/ ), a position she has held since July 2024.

LTC Maurer enlisted in the United States Army Reserves in 2004, and upon graduating from Penn State University in 2008, commissioned as a Second Lieutenant through the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC), branched Chemical Corps. Her assignments have included: 

- Brigade Chemical Officer, Company Executive Officer, and Forward Operating Base Operations Officer, for 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia; 

- Headquarters Company Commander, Support Battalion, 1st Special Warfare Training Group (Airborne); 

- AFRICOM/EUCOM Desk Officer, United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC); 

- Operations Officer, and Battalion Executive Officer, Special Troops Battalion, 528th Sustainment Brigade (Special Operations) (Airborne); 

- U.S. Army Exchange Officer to the United Kingdom’s Defence CBRN Centre, Winterbourne Gunner, United Kingdom.

LTC Maurer holds a Master Degree in Strategic Security, from the Joint Special Operations program at the National Defense University, completed in 2019, with a defended thesis focused on military response to nuclear terrorism. She has deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn.

The J3 Force Protection Directorate ( or J3 Operations - https://www.jcs.mil/directorates/j3-operations/ ) is a critical component within military joint staffs, responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing operational plans, security measures, and threat protection. J3 often integrates force protection (FP) to align security measures against all hazards and threats, ensuring effective command and control. 

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