Global Security Newswire

The U.S. Army is organizing a group of soldiers to receive training against biological weapons, radiological “dirty bombs,” suicide bombers and other unconventional threats they might face in present and future conflicts, the Associated Press reported Friday (see GSN, July 8).

The Asymmetric Warfare Group is recruiting 300 soldiers, who would receive annual training at a new training complex at Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia. Personnel from other military branches are also expected to undergo training at the site.

The group is expected to begin operating by next January, AP reported (Associated Press/Daily Press, July 22).