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PRIORITY U N C L A S S I F I E D, TOD 070 2133
PCTUZYUW ROLNEAA0037 0701959-UUUU--RUDCHAA.
ZNR UUUUU
P R iII92OZ MAR 91
FM CDRCRBEC APS MD //SMCCR-PPP//
TO RHIVHBA/CDRXVIIIABNCORPS //AFZA-BT-N//
**INFO RUDCHAA/CDMUSARCENT MAIN //B3//
RHCSSRB/CINCFOR FT MCPHERSON GA //FCJ3-TN//
RUCIAFS/CDRAMCCOM ROCK ISLAND IL //AMSMC//
RUCLBWA/CMDTUSACMLS FT MCCLELLAN AL //ATZN-CM//
WASH Di
//DAMO-SWC/DALO-SMS//
RHIVHBA/CDRXVIIIABNCORPSTACCP //63//
RUEOHNA/CDRXVIIIABNCORPS FT BRAGS NC //AFZA-GT-FORMOD//
ST
*************UNCLAS (70-IR)
SUBJECT: M40/M42 PROTECTIVE MASK FIELDING
A. MS69 CDR XVIII ABN CORPS, AFZA-ST-N, 01100OZ MAR 91, SAB.
1. PHYSICAL PROTECTION DIRECTORATE AND THE CHEMICAL RESEARCH
*************************************************DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CE
TER TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
@-ONGRATULATE THE XVIII ABN CORPS ON THE JOB WELL DONE. WE LOOK
FORWARD TO DISCUSSING YOUR EXPERIENCES WITH CHEMICAL MATERIEL IN THE
NEAR FUTURE.
02 RUL!
Z-AA0037 UNCLAS (70-IR)
REF A REQUESTED IMFORMATION REGARDING CURRENT PLANS FOR FIELDING
THE M40/M42 MASKS. THESE PLANS WILL BE PROVIDED BY DEPARTMENT OF THE
ARMY (DA), DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF FOR OPERATIONS AND PLANS (DCSOPS),
ASED ON CHEMICAL DIVISION PRIORITIES ESTABLISHED BY ARMY
:@-NTRAL COMMAND AND DA. AND CONTRACTOR DELIVERIES OF MASKS AND
3PARE/REPAIF@ PARTS. ANY ;FUTURE QUERIES SHOULD BE MADE TO DA DCC@OPS,
(DAMO-SWC).
REGARDING THE ISSUE IN REF A CONCERNING MASK COMPATIEILI-
DURING
AIRBORNE OPERATIONS, OPERATIONAL TESTING OF THE M40/M42 MASK WAS
3UCCESSFULLY COMPLETED AND THE M40/M42 MASK WAS TYPE CLASSIFIED l@N
@()Y 87. THE ISSUE OF M40/M42 COMPATIBILITY DURING AIRBORNE
REMAINS UNIQUE TO
qE XVII: ABN CORPS. THIS ISSUE WAS
@DDRESO-ED BY THE a2ND ABN DIVISION DURING THE OCT-DEC 88 TIME irRAME.
IPPROPRIATE RIGGING PROCEDURES WERE ESTABLISHED WHICH ARE CURRE@ITLY
:'ENDING DOCTRINAL APPROVAL FROM THE U.S. ARMY TRAINING AND DOCTRINE
44***************************************COMMAND/U.S. ARMY CHEM:CAL -SCHOOL.
L. THE POC 1-@ MR. DENNIS J. KRAVEC, DSN 584-3403/3Z4!.
-RIORITY U N C L A S S I F I E D
Box ID = BX000000
Unit = G3 NBC SECTION
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = M40/42 MASK READINESS
Subject = M40/M42 PROTECTIVE MASK FIELDING
Document Number = 86
Image file name = 00000080.tif
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