REQUEST FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING EOD OPERATION DURING OPS

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Subject: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING EOD OPERATION DURING OPS     

Unit: 22D SUPCOM  

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box ID: BX005554

Folder Title: ARMY EOD IN DESERT STORM RESPONCE TO THE ASSISTANT SEC OF DEFENSE                               

Document Number:          1

Folder SEQ  #:         74








      FM: RUDCHAA/CONUSARCENT MAIN


      TO: RUHGOAA/COMUSNAVCENT
        RHIUFAA/COMUSCENTAF
        RHIIMAA/COMUSMARCENT
        RHIHDAA/SOCCENT DEPLOYED

      SUBJECT; DESTRUCTION OF CAPTURED MUNITIONS

            REF: A. MESSAGE-23202OZ FEB 91, SUBJ:CAPTURED OR ABANDONED
      CHEM/BIO MUNITIONS, COMUSARCENT MAIN//G3//

           B. MESSAGE-24120OZ FEB 91, SUBJ: CMDRIS GUIDANCE FOR
      DISPOSITION OF CAPTURED CHEM/BIO MUNITIONS,USCINCCENT.


      WARNING: ALL CAPTURED MUNITIONS NEED TO BE EXAMINED BY EOD
                (EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL) PERSONNEL PRIOR TO
                DESTRUCTION.



      1. MUNITION TYPE AND FILLER NEED TO BE POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED PRIOR
      TO DESTRUCTION. Iraqi munitions may or may not be readily
      identifiable by U.S. Forces. The marking system utilized by Iraq at
      times will purposely mislead personnel to believe they are handling
      conventional high explosive munitions while in fact the munitions
      are CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL filled. Personnel destroying any munitions
      must be certain they do not inadvertently release a
      CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL agent.

      2. EOD PERSONNEL MUST EXAMINE ALL ENEMY MUNITIONS to determine if a
      chemical/biological hazard exists and to preclude the possibility of
      the munitions being boobytrapped. All captured munitions must be
      secured by the capturing unit who will notify their supporting EOD
      unit. The EOD personnel will then make a determination of munition
      type and filler. If the munitions are positively identified as
      being a high explosive type and of no intelligence value, they will
      be destroyed. Dependant upon available expertise, routine
      destruction can be done by other than EOD personnel. If the unit
      which captured the munitions lacks demolition qualified personnel,
      EOD unit personnel may be requested to perform/assist in the
      destruction.


      3. MUNITIONS IDENTIFIED AS CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL NEED SPECIAL
theater of operations USARCENT was appointed
      the executive agent responsible for the conduct of EOD operations
      involving chemical and biological munitions or agents. This was
      directed in the USCINCCENT message referenced above. In accordance
      with ref. B, EOD unit personnel must determine best course of action
      with such munitions.

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Control Fields 17
File Room = sep96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-42
Box ID = BX005554
Unit = 22D SUPCOM
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = ARMY EOD IN DESERT STORM RESPONCE TO THE ASSISTANT SEC OF DEFENSE
Folder Seq # = 74
Subject = REQUEST FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING EOD OPERATION
Document Seq # = 1
Document Date =
Scan Date =
Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 04-NOV-1996