M17 LIGHTWEIGHT DECONTAMINATION SYSTEM FIELDING 12 JAN 91

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Subject: M17 LIGHTWEIGHT DECONTAMINATION SYSTEM FIELDING  12 JAN 91      

Box  ID: BX000420

Document Number:        208

Folder Title: HISTORIANS BACKGROUND MATERIAL FILES - G3 NBC MIS 2  OF 4                                       

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Unit: ARCENT      

Parent Organzation: CENTCOM     





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    3.        THE XVIII ABN CORPS DECON SHORTFALL IDENTIFIED IN REF A
    AND SUBSEQUENT TPFDL REQUESTS IN FOLLOW-ON MESSAGES WERE NOT
    VIGOROUSLY SUPPORTED BY ARCENT AND CONSEQUENTLY NOT RESOURSED BY
    FORSCOM. THE ARCENT PROPOSED M17 DISTRIBUTION, PARTICULARLY
    THOSE COMING BY ALOC, CONTINUES TO FURTHER UNDERCUT OUR MARGINAL
    DECON CAPABILITY. THIS DEGRADATION IS MOST ACUTELY FELT IN THE
    CORPS REAR AREA AND DECONTAMINATION SUPPORT FOR CHEMICAL
    CASUALTY TREATMENT. THIS SITUATION BECOMES EVEN MORE PERILOUS
    WHEN VIEWED AGAINST FUTURE REQUIREMENTS AND OPERATIONS.

    4.        REF D WAS AN ATTEMPT TO UNDERSTAND THE RATIONALE
    (THREAT AND MISSION) USED TO SUPPORT DISTRIBUTION OF THE ALOC
    SHIPMENT (56-MI7 LDS) TO THE IST CAV DIV. IN ITS ROLE AS THE
    THEATER RESERVE, THE 1ST CAV DIV (-) IS RESOURCED WITH I 2/3'S
    HEAVY DIVISION CHEM CO (68TH CHEM CO PLUS 44TH CHEM    CO (-).   ONE
    DECON PLT OF 44TH C@IEM CO IS ATTACHED TO TIGER BDE,   2 AD). THE              ),VO.
    PROPOSED RESOURCING OF THE IST CAV DIV (-) WITH M17    LDS IS
    DISPROPORTIONATE TO THEIR SIZE, MISSION AND THREAT.


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    5.        REQUEST THAT THE TOTAL DISTRIBUTION OF M17 LDS BE
    RELOOI@ED AS WELL AS THE CLAIMANTS FOR M17 COMING BY ALOC. THE
    CONTINUED SHORTFALL IN DECON RESOURCES (BOTH CHEMICAL COMPANIES
                                                                        ,
    AND M17 LDS) AND THE LACK OF FOX NBC RECONNAISSANCE SUPPORT FOR--
    TWO DIVISIONS, SIGNIFICANTLY IMPAIRS XVIII ABN CORPS' ABILITY TO
    CONDUCT RISK MANAGEMENT AND CONTAMINATION AVOIDANCE.

    6.        IN A RELATED, ISSUE SUPCOM DECON SUPPORT PRIORITIES DO
    NOT CURRENTLY INCLUDE XVIII ABN CORPS UNITS IN THE GREATER
    DAMMAN AND DHAHRAN AREAS. REQUEST DECON PRIORITIES IN THE      commz
    BE REALIGNED IN COORDINATION WITH THE XVIII ABN CORPS TO ENSURE
    ADEQUATE AND EQUITABLE COVERAGE OF EAC AND CORPS ASSETS.

    7. (U) POC IS COL BARBEAU, 9-7650-124.

    DECLAS: ORDR


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