This regulation sets the policy and responsibilities for the proper management of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear individual protective equipment, under the Individual Chemical Equipment Management Program. IPE consists of mask filters, vapor and/or liquid chemical detector kits, individual equipment decontamination kits, suits, boots, gloves, mask hoods, a nuclear, biological, chemical bag, and other nonmedical individual equipment items, as needed. Also, the kits will deploy with their required CBRN standardized individual Soldier basic load and this regulation does not cover Class VIII medical IPE nor individual protective masks. This regulation also does not direct policy for IPE items stored in Army preposition stocks.
