The small team of personnel sent by the United States Northern Command or United States Pacific Command to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or high-yield explosives incident site to conduct a consequence management assessment and make an evaluation of potential shortfalls in federal and state capabilities, which may become requests for Department of Defense assistance. Also called CAE. (JP 3-41)
COMMAND ASSESSMENT ELEMENT
Meaning of COMMAND ASSESSMENT ELEMENT in English
DOD English dictionary of military terms. Английский словарь военных терминов DOD. 2012