NBC READINESS 3 DEC 90

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Subject: NBC READINESS 3 DEC 90                                          

Box  ID: BX000404

Document Number:          8

Folder Title: TACTICAL OPERATIONS CENTER LOGS - MSG FILE LOGS 4-5 DEC 90                                      

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Unit: ARCENT      

Parent Organzation: CENTCOM     




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        PRIORITY         RHIVBAS CDR XVIII ABN CORPS

           A.         NBC THREAT WARNING SYSTEM (NBCTWS). SYSTEM WAS
        DESSEMINATED BY MSG ON 2 NOV AS A CHANGE TO CORPS FSOP. G2

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        IMPLEMENTED THREATCON LEVEL GREEN ON 10 NOV. THE SYSTEM CORRELATES
        NBC THREAT AND OTHER INTELLIGENCE INDICATORS. NBCTWS MUST BE
        IMPLEMENTED AT ALL LEVELS. NBC THREATCON LEVELS AND ACTIONS SHOULD
        BE DISPLAYED IN OPNS BRIEFING AREAS AND OTHER CONSPICUOUS LOCATIONS
        WITHIN UNIT AREAS SIMILAR TO TERRORIST THREATCON LEVELS.
           S.         NBC THREATCON LEVELS AND MOPP LEVELS ARE NOT
        SYNONYMOUS. ACTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH A HIGHER LEVEL CAN BE INCLUDED
        AS PART OF LOWER LEVEL ACTIONS,, I.E., SELECTED AMBER ACTIONS
        INCLUDED AT THREATCON GREEN.
           C.         THE CORPS-WIDE NBC READINESS POSTURE AT LEVEL GREEN
        IS MASK CARRIED, COMPLETE MOPP GEAR (CPOG/BDO, GLOVES, HELMET COVER
        AND PRELACED FOOT WEAR COVERS OR GREEN VINYL OVERBOOTED) READILY
        AVAILABLE. THE LATER TERM IMPLIES QUICK ACCESS TO MOPP BEAR AND IS
        MISSION DEPENDENT. FOR EXAMPLEI MEMBERS OF MP PATROLS AND TRUCK
        DRIVERS MAY BE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN MOPP GEAR IN THIER VEHICLE. AT
        MOPP LEVEL ZERO, MOPP BEAR IS CARRIED BY THE SOLDIERS TO INCREASE ITS
        AVAILABILITY.


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            D.         PRIMARY ACTION WHEN A SCUD LAUNCH HAS BEEN DETECTED,
        AND OTHER DATA REMAINS UNKNOWN, IS TO SEEK OVERHEAD COVER TO ENSURE
        PROTECTION AGAINST LIQUID CONTAMINATION. OTHER ACTIONS ARE
        APPROPRIATE AS A FUNCTION OF HE NBC THREATCON AND ACTUAL THREAT.
            E.         SOME CPOG/BDO WERE BROKEN OUT OF VAPOR BARRIER
EMAIN COMPLETELY
        SERVICEABLE AS LONG AS THEY WERE NOT CONTAMINATED BY POL PRODUCTS.
        SERVICEABLE CPOG/BDO MUST BE IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE ORIGINAL
        PACKAGE OR RESEALED IN A PLASTIC BAG. REMOVE ALLAIR FROM THE
        F'ACKAGE/BAS. DO NOT REQUISITION REPLACEMENT OVERGARMENTS.
            F.         DISSEMINATION OF THREAT WARNING. REVIEW PROCEDURES

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Box ID = BX000404
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Folder Title = TACTICAL OPERATIONS CENTER LOGS - MSG FILE LOGS 4-5 DEC 90
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Subject = NBC READINESS 3 DEC 90
Document Seq # = 40
Document Date =
Scan Date = 25-JUL-1996
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Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
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Declassified = 06-SEP-1996