MISSION ORIENTED PROTECTIVE POSTURE MOPP

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Subject: MISSION ORIENTED PROTECTIVE POSTURE MOPP                        

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Folder Title: DUTY LOG  G3 REAR CP  5 JAN 91                                                                  

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       SUBJECT: MISSION ORI       -MTECTIVE POS       (MOPii)'-M'

       A. FM 3-41 NBC PROTECTION, (COORDINATING DRAFT)I 27 JUN 90. (U)

       B. SECRET MSG, CDR, XVIII ABN CORPS, 031535Z DEC 90, SUBJ: NBC

       READINESS. (U)

       1.       THE PURPOSE OF THIS MSG IS TO CLARIFY THE DEFINITION OF


       MOPP LEVEL ZERO AND ITS RELATION TO THE CORPS-WIDE NBC THREATCON.


       2.       REF A DESCRIBES STANDARDIZED MOPP LEVELS. REF B DISCUSSED


       LESSONS LEARNED FOLLOWING THE 2 DEC 90 SCUD LAUNCH AND LINKED THESE


       LESSONS TO THE CORPS-WIDE NBC THREAT WARNING SYSTEM.


       3.       NBC T    TCON LEVELS ARE NOT SYNONYMOUS WITH MOPP LEVELS.

       THE CORPS-WIDE NBC THREATCON LEVEL (CURRENTLY GREEN) PRESCRIBES A

       MINIMUM SET OF NBC RELATED FORCE PROTECTION ACTIONS FOR ALL UNITS.

       NBC THRF-ATCON LEVELS ARE BASED ON IRAQPS MOST PROBABLE COURSE OF

       ACTION. THE LIKELIHOOD OF CHEMICAL AGENT USE IS ONE PART OF THIS


       INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT.

       4   pn   NBC THEATCON AND MOPP LEVELS ARE PROGRESSIVE IN NATURE.

       HIGHER LEVELS ARE DRIVEN BY PERCEIVED OR KNOWN CHANGES IN THE THREAT


       AND ASSOCIATED WARNING TIME. AS THE THREAT INCREASES AND WARNING
















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Folder Title = DUTY LOG G3 REAR CP 5 JAN 91
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Subject = MISSION ORIENTED PROTECTIVE POSTURE MOPP
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