ASSESSMENT OF CHEMICAL DECONTAMINATION CAPABILITY

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Subject: ASSESSMENT OF CHEMICAL DECONTAMINATION CAPABILITY               

Box  ID: BX000450

Document Number:         18

Folder Title: DUTY LOG  G-3  21-22 OCT 90                                                                     

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Unit: ARCENT      

Parent Organzation: CENTCOM     




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         PRIORITY           RHIVHBA CDRXVIIIABNCORPS //63//

         CONDUCT VEHICLE WASHDOWN IS TO COMPLETE FIELDING OF THE M17
         LIGHTWEIGHT DECON SYSTEM (LDS). CURRENTLY, WE ARE FINALIZING LDS
         REQUIREMENTS. WE HAVE NOTIFIED FORSCOM AND AMC OF OUR DESIRE TO
         ACCELERATE FIELDING OF THIS ITEM IN SAUDI ARABIA. QUANTITIES OF LDS
         AVAILABLE FOR FIELDINS AND PROPOSED MILESTONES HAVE NOT BEEN
         IDENTIFIED BY THESE COMMANDS. HOWEVER, RECEIPT OF M17 FOR EACH
         BATTALION WILL ENHANCE VEHICLE WASHDOWN IN AREAS WHERE WATER IS
         AVAILABLE.
         D.      LASTLY, AN ACTION IS BEING WORKED, WITH TWO POSSIBLE
         OPTIONS, TO STRETCH AVAILABLE DECON ASSETS BY NEGOTIATING CHANGES IN
         RESPONSIBILITY FOR REAR AREA DECON SUPPORT. (1)        BECAUSE THE
         SUPCOM AND XVIII ABN CORPS OCCUPY THE SAME REAR AREA, THIS PROVIDES
         AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RESOURCE SHARING. THE 490TH CHEM BNI ALLOCATED
         TO THE SUPCOM, SHOULD ASSUME THE TOTAL REAR AREA DECON MISSION VICE
         XVIII ABN CORPS. THIS CHANGE WOULD, IN EFFECT, ALLOW 2D CHEM BN
         ASSETS (THREE DECON COMPANIES) TO BE USED TO SUPPORT FWD FORCES.
         THE BN COULD BE KEPT ON A STRING TO REINFORCE THE 490TH IF REQUIRED.
         (2)       THE SECOND OPTION IS FOR ARCENT TO PLACE 490TH CHEM BN
         UNDER XVIII ABN CORPS CONTROL AND GIVE TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR REAR
         AREA DECON TO XVIII ABN CORPS.
         6. (U) POINT OF CONTACT IS COL BARBEAU, 9-7650-124.
         BT
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