PROTECTIVE MASK READINESS

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    SUBJ; PROTECTIVE MASK READINESS CS)

    q. 6ECRET LIMDIS MS39 CDR XVIII ABN CORPS9 DC39 141355Z DEC 909 SAB
        NOTAL).
          PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO PROVIDE THE XVIII ABN CORPS
    POSITION ON THE PROTECTIVE MASK ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED BY CRDEC 1-5
    JAN 91 AND FOLLOW ON ISSUES RAISED DURING THE FIT VALIDATION
    SCREENING.

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    2. @ REF A IDENTIFIED A POTENTIAL MASK READINESS PROBLEM AND
    REQUESTED AN ON-SITE ASSESSMENT BY SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS. THE
    SPECIAL TEAM PUT TOGETHER BY CRDEC HAS CONCLUDED THEIR ASSESSMENT
    KE.APPRECIATE THE TEAMIS RESPONSIVENESS AND THOROUGHNESS.
    Zk    THE ASSESSMENT DEMONSTRATED THE FC3LL(3WIN13i
    A@3   PROPERLY FITTED M-17 SERRIES MASKS ON WHICH PMCS HAS
    BEEN REGULARLY CONDUCTED9 PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE LEVEL OF PRC3TECTION
    ON THE FACE OF SOLDIERS. PROTECTION IS COMMENSURATE WITH THE
    MGXIMUM LEVEL THE MASK CAN ACHIEVE.
    EK@BANANA OIL IS AN EXCELLENT INDICATOR OF PROPER MASK
    SIZE AND FIT; ITS USE CORRELATED WELL WITH RESULTS FROM THE XM41
    MASK FIT VALIDATION SYSTEM (MFVS). MASK SIZING BY A UNIT NBC NCO
    USINO BANANA OIL OFFERS COMMANDERS THE GREATEST FLEXIBILITY IN
    CHECKINS THE MASK FIT OF SOLDIERS IN THE CURRENT OPRATIONAL
    ENV.IROMENT.
    C@ @MCS ON AT LEAST A WEEKLY BASIS IS A MUST IN
ABILITY AND ENSURING ADEQUATE
    PEO.TECTION.
    D(")@THE MASK FIT VALIDAITON SYSTEM IS A USEFUL TOOL;

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    HOWEVER, IT IS NOT A UNIVERSAL SOLUTION AND ITS USE INVOLVES
    DISTINCT TRADE OFFS. THE MFVS GREATEST UTILITY APPEARS TO BE AS A



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Folder Title = MASK READINESS                                                                                  
Subject = PROTECTIVE MASK READINESS 
Document Number =         74
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