PROTECTIVE MASKS

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           SUBJ PROTECTIVE MASKS
           A. MSG (S)s CDR )(VIII ABN CORPS, DCGI 141355Z DEC 90s SAB
           1. WE ARE WELL AWARE OF FAILURE MECHANISMS OF THE M17 SERIES
           MASKS. IN FACT, A RED TEAM WAS FORMED TO STUDY A SEVERE USE
           PROBLEM WHICH RESULTED IN VOICEMITTER HOUSINS FAILURES. EXTENSIVE
           TESTING RESULTED IN IMPLEMENTATION OF REINFORCEMENT OF THE
           VOICEMITTER AREA ON ALL RECENTLY REBUILT ITEMS. FORTUNATELY, IT
           WAS CLEARLY SHOWN THAT LONG BEFORE THE MASK INTEGRITY WAS
           COMPROMISED9 THE ONSET OF THE FAILURES/CRACKS IS CLEARLY VISIBLE.
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           THE PRODUCTION ACCEPTANCE TEST EQUIPMENT USED BY THE IN-COUNTRY
           TEAM MEASURES AN ABSOLUTE PROTECTION FACTOR MUCH HIGHER THAN NEEDED
           FOR ADEQUATE SOLDIER PROTECTION. AN ADDITIONAL TESTER HAS RECENTLY
           BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE TEAM TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS AN
           ADEQUATE DEGREE OF PROTECTION AFFORDED BY THE MASK. WE ARE
           ENCOURAGED TO FIND THAT MANY MASKS FAILING PRODUCTION ACCEPTANCE
, SHOWED MORE THAN ADEQUATE PROTECTION.
           THEREFORE9 WE DO NOT FEEL THAT YOU HAVE A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM.
           HOWEVER, WE WILL CONTINUE TO EVALUATE DATA AS IT EMERGES.
           2. FOR NOW, WE NEED TO ASSESS WHERE WE ARE. TO THAT END, SENIOR
           SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS WILL BE DISPATCHED TO ASCERTAIN THE MAGNITUDE
           OF THE PROBLEMs DEVELOP AN APPROPRIATE SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM, AND
           FUTURE COURSES OF ACTION.
               REQUEST FUTURE MSG TRAFFIC INCLUDE CDR CRDEC //SMCCR-CO// AND
           CDR CRDEC //SMCCR-TDP//.
           4. THIS MESSAGE HA.R R;r;rkt 13ISNED BY M(3 GREENBERG, C(3, AMCCOM.
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Box ID = BX000000
Unit = G3 NBC SECTION  
Parent Organization = ARCENT          
Folder Title = MASK READINESS                                                                                  
Subject = PROTECTIVE MASKS
Document Number =         66
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