This is an overview of the Chemical Defense Training Center (CDTF) located at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. It is a compilation of information from multiple sources found on the World Wide Web, printed materials, broadcast media and a personal interview. Topics covered will be: the history of the CDTF, including its beginnings at Fort McClellan, the mission of the CDTF at Fort Leonard Wood, current leadership, the capacity of its facilities and the training provided there. It highlights the need for a facility where members of all Department of Defense (DOD) services, some personnel from civilian agencies and foreign entities can receive realistic training. The common theme is how safely training has been and continues to be delivered at its facilities. History The Chemical Defense Training Center was originally located at Fort McClellan, Alabama. The chemistry school was established at Fort McClellan in 1979 (US Army, 1986), but after the Base Realignment and Closure Commission decided to close Fort McClellan, training was moved to the new Fort location. Leonard Wood. The official closing ceremony took place on May 20, 1999. In the article "The End of an Illustrious Career", Major General RG Wooten was quoted as saying (2014): For more than 81 years, Fort McClellan set the standard of excellence in training America's sons and daughters to defend freedom in two world wars and in myriad conflicts and operations. Over the past generation, we have been solely responsible for equipping our military with the best military police and chemical soldiers in the world. Our pride is justified by our spectacular success! The new CDTF facility was completed in 1999 at a cost of $27 million...... middle of paper ......nication, May 22, 2014)Unknown. (May 22, 2014). “The end of an illustrious career.” Transitional strength. History. Retrieved from (May 22, 2014) http://www.mcclellan.army.mil/Info.asp?article_id=12The United States Army | Fort Leonard Woods, Missouri | CBRN School | 3rd Chemical Brigade. (May 20, 2014). The American Army | Fort Leonard Woods, Missouri | CBRN School | 3rd Chemical Brigade. Accessed May 22, 2014, from http://www.wood.army.mil/newweb/chemical/3rdChem/3rdchem.htmlU.S. Army (director). (1986). Chemical Decontamination Training Center (CDTF): Vanguard for Chemical Defense Training. United States: United States Army. United States Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear School. (nd). EF Bullen CBRN Defense Training Center (CDTF). [Brochure]. Fort Leonard Wood, MO: United States Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear School.