PROTECTIVE MASKS

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                  RUEADWD/DA WASHINGTON DC //DAMO-SWC//
                  RUKLDAR/CDR AMC ALEX VA //AMCCN-DCG/AMCCN-DCBMR//
                  RUCLBWA/CDMDT USACMLS FT MCCLELLAN AL //ATZN-CM//
                  RUFEPBA/CDR PBA PINE BLUFF AR //SMCPB-&O/i
                  RUEOEKA/CDR CRDEC DOVER NJ //SMCCR-CO//
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                  UNCLAS (70-17D)
                  SUBJ PROTECTIVE         MASKS
                  A. MSG (S), CDR          XVIII ABN CORPS, DC39 141355Z DEC 90, SAB
                  1. WE ARE WELL AWARE OF FAILURE MECHANISMS OF THE M17 SERIES
                  MASKS. IN FACT9 A RED TEAM WAS FORMED TO STUDY A SEVERE USE
                  .PROBLEM WHICH RESULTED IN VOICEMITTER HOUSING FAILURES. EXTENSIVE
                  TESTING RESULTED IN IMPLEMENTATION OF REINFORCEMENT OF THE
                  VOICEMITTER AREA ON ALL RECENTLY REBUILT ITEMS. FORTUNATELY9 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
                  TESTS, IN REALITY, SHOWED KORE 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 ENDs SENIOR
                  SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS WILL BE DISPATCHED TO ASCERTAIN THE MAGNITUDE
                  OF THE PROBLEM, DEVELOP AN APPROPRIATE SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM, AND
                  FUTURE COURSES OF ACTION.
        't7l@     3. REQUEST FUTURE MSG TRAFFIC INCLUDE CDR CRDEC //SMCCR-CD// AND
                  CDR CRDEC //SMCCR-TDP//.
                  4, THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN SIGNED BY MG GREENBERS9 CB, AMCCOM.
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Box ID = BX000000
Unit = G3 NBC SECTION  
Parent Organization = ARCENT          
Folder Title = MASK READINESS                                                                                  
Subject = PROTECTIVE MASKS
Document Number =         82
Image file name = 00000072.tif