Bernd Allert joined the German CBRN Defence Corps in 1977. Since 2008 he has been working for NATO’sWeapons of Mass Destruction Centre (WMDC). Prior to the current NATO HQ assignment he worked as aDeputy Force Protection Officer / Staff Officer CBRN Defence for Allied Component Command HeadquartersHeidelberg (ALCC HQ). A seven-month tour as HQ ISAF’s Deputy Theatre Force Protection Officer wasincluded. For years LTC Allert represented either Germany or ALLC HQ HD in different CBRN defence bodieslike the CBRN Defence Training Working Group or the CBRN Operations Working Group. His areas of expertisecover CBRN defence training, civil-military cooperation and international outreach.