EVALUATION OF CHEMICAL DEFENSE EQUIPMENT (CDE) (U)

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         TUBING AND PUMP-BULB. AMC/TRADOC IS EVALUATING THIS ITEM AND
         DEVELOPING ALTERNATIVE COURSES OF ACTION. IN MEANTIME, AMC COULD
         PROVIDE SOME ITEMS FOR YOUR EVALUTION IN AOR IN NON-CHEMICAL TRAINING
         ENVIRONMENT. PROTOTYPES HAVE NOT PASSED CHEMICAL PENETRATION TESTS.
         3.   (U) INFORMATION OF PARTICULAR FEEDBACK VALUE IS AS FOLLOWS:
         A. LENGTH OF TIME BETWEEN SCHEDULED AND UNSCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, AND
         MEAN TIME BETWEEN FAILURE*
         B.   BREAKOUT BY NUMBER OF COMPONENT/ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENTS REQUIRED.
         C.   ABILITY TO ADHERE TO SPECIFIED MAINTENANCE TIMES.
         D.   RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS AND SIMPLICATION
         E.   WEATHER EFFECTS.
         F.   ACCEPTABILITY OF MANUAL, TO INCLUDE EASE OF READING AND
         UNDERSTANDING, COMPLETENESS OF TROUBLESHOOTING DIRECTIONS, ETC.
         4. (U)   STATUS OF REMAINING SYSTEMS OUTLINED IN REF A IS AS FQLLOWS%
         A. (U)   AUTOMATIC LIQUID AGENT DETECTOR:thIS PROGRAM WAS TERMINATED.



         B. (U)   MARK IV: THIS BRITISH OVERGARMENT HAS BEEN TESTED AND WAS
         REJECTED FOR ARMY USE.
         C.@l@    CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL AGENT SAMPLING KIT (CBASK); M19 CB
         SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS KIT IS CURRENT STANDARD. NEW CDASK IS CURRENTLY
         UNDER DEVELOPMENT FOR SPECIAL PURPOSE UNITS. THERE ARE NO PLANS FOR




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         S. (U) POC IS MAJ J. ISHMAEL, DAMO-SWC-AOCI AV 223-4827.
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Box ID = BX000000
Unit = G3 NBC SECTION  
Parent Organization = ARCENT          
Folder Title = MASK READINESS                                                                                  
Subject = EVALUATION OF CHEMICAL DEFENSE EQUIPMENT (CDE)
Document Number =         85
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