Case Narrative
Fox Detections in an ASP/Orchard
| Case Narratives are reports of what we
know today about specific events that took place during
the Gulf War of 1990 and 1991. This particular case
narrative focuses on reports of possible chemical agent
detections by a Fox vehicle attached to Task Force Ripper
in an Ammunition Supply Point (ASP) in an Orchard
southwest of Kuwait City. This is an interim report, not
a final report. We hope that you will read this and
contact us with any information that would help us better
understand the events reported here. With your help, we
will be able to report more accurately on the events
surrounding these possible chemical agent detections.
Please contact my office to report any new information by
calling: 1-800-472-6719 Bernard Rostker |
Last Update: September 23, 1997
Many veterans of the Gulf War have been experiencing a variety of physical symptoms, collectively called Gulf War illnesses. In response to veterans’ concerns, the Department of Defense (DOD) established a task force in June 1995 to investigate all possible causes. On November 12, 1996, responsibility for these investigations was assumed by the Investigation and Analysis Directorate (IAD), Office of the Special Assistant for Gulf War Illnesses (OSAGWI), which has continued to investigate reports of chemical agent detections by U.S. Marines during the ground war.
As part of the effort to inform the public about the progress of this effort, DOD is publishing on the Internet and elsewhere accounts related to possible causes of Gulf War illnesses, along with whatever documentary evidence or personal testimony was used in compiling the account. The narrative that follows is such an account.
Background
Task
Force Ripper Chain-of-Command
Description
of ASP
Why
Chemical Weapons Were Suspected
Fox
Vehicle Capabilities
Alerts
in the ASP on February 28th
1/5
Marines Actions
Task
Force Ripper Actions
Units
and Logs Recording Alerts
EOD
Team Inspection on March 1, 1991
Reports
Up the Chain of Command
Additional
1/5 Information
Cleanup
of the ASP
Presence
of Chemical Agents in Kuwait
Detector
Limitations
Physical
Evidence
ASSESSMENT
Tab A - Acronyms and
Glossary
Tab B - Units
Involved
Tab C -
Bibliography
Tab D -
Methodology for Chemical Incident Investigation
End Notes
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