Surviving the unthinkable: nato’s frontline CBRN defense — lieutenant colonel erin maurer, CBRN defense lead, J3 force protection directorate, allied joint force command brunssum, NATO.

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.