Non-Lethal Weapons Program

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French Gendarmerie Nationale (GN) Visits the JNLWD

LT Mark Whisenant (right), USCG Liaison Officer for the Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate (JNLWD), explains the FN-303 compressed air launcher’s capabilities to Lt. Gen. Hervé Renaud (center-right), personnel director of the French Gendarmerie Nationale (GN), during a 12 MAR 19 visit to the Directorate at MCB Quantico. The GN participated in a JNLWD/P mission overview brief and non-lethal weapons demonstration as part of series of key leader engagements to explore opportunities to expand upon its training and operational engagement with the USMC.

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PEVS system demonstrated for distinguished visitors

A car drives across the Pre-Emplaced Electric Vehicle Stopper to demonstrate its non-lethal stopping method on Feb. 13 in front of Tinker Air Force Base, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and Ellsworth Air Force Base personnel, as well as members of the DOD Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate and a representative from Oklahoma Senator James Inhofe’s office. Besides PEVS being a non-lethal, scalable way of stopping unauthorized vehicles at entry control points, it is also a lower-cost and easier to maintain system. After a six-month pilot program at Tinker, the PEVS system may continue its trials at extreme cold weather and desert locations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kelly White)

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Department of Defense Issues New Report on Civilian Casualty Policy

On February 1, 2019, the DOD issued a new report on civilian casualty policy. Among other things, the report directed that the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy name a senior civilian official, at or above the level of an Assistant Secretary of Defense to develop, coordinate, and oversee compliance with the policy of the Department relating to civilian casualties resulting from United States military operations.

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In the News

Unleash Directed-Energy Weapons

April 1, 2019 - The era of U.S. technological dominance is over. Indeed, in many areas, including military technology, the gap has narrowed to parity or near-parity. Nations such as Russia and China, as well as countries to which these nations proliferate weapons, are deploying advanced weapons that demonstrate many of the same technological strengths that traditionally have provided a basis for U.S. advantage. In response, the Department of Defense initiated a “Third Offset Strategy” that sought to asymmetrically compensate for a disadvantaged position. Rather than competing head-to-head in an area where an adversary may possess significant strength, an offset strategy seeks to shift the axis of competition, through the introduction of new operational concepts and technologies, toward one in which the United States has a significant and sustainable advantage.

Africa Command Disputes Civilian Casualty Allegations

March 20, 2019 - U.S. Africa Command disputes an Amnesty International report alleging that the command is responsible for civilian casualties in Somalia.

Oregon Air National Guard Security Forces participate in Patriot South exercise

March 19, 2019 - The 2019 Patriot South exercise kicked off when Air and Army National Guard units from across the nation converged on Savannah, Georgia for a simulated natural disaster recovery and response exercise, March 1.

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Why Non-Lethal Weapons?

Non-lethal weapons can provide operating forces with escalation-of-force options that can
minimize casualties and collateral damage.

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