WEEKLY COMMANDER UPDATES APP B

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Subject: WEEKLY COMMANDER UPDATES APP B                                  

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Parent Organization: CENTCOM     

Box  ID: BX000481

Folder Title: COMMAND REPORTS 422SD MED DET  VETERINARY SVCS COMMAND REPORT                                   

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                possible isolation of anthrax contamination. This was
                confused with a report of a few dead animals at LB Alpha.
                Investigation showed no connection between these reports and
                no verification of anthrax as a weapon of biological
                warfare, We continue to rao6iv6 eqll about ihe5c. animal a+
                LB Alpha. The 226th ASG is presently checking a recent
                report to locate these (iebld animals and obtain more
                information.

                i. MST III, in Hafr Al Batin, received reports of two dead
                dogs which were running, foaming at the mouth, near the
                Quaysumah airport the day before. They investigated the
                incident and were unable to locate the dead dogs.

                j. This week the supply sargent received flag patches
                authorized by Gen. Silwartzkof for wear in theater. Nothing
                else received. The weekly visit to SSSC is still carrying
                very few supplies. In checking in the paperwork requesting.,
                delivery of items to be transferred from the 295th DSU in
                Dammam to the 251st DSU at KKMC, the supply sargent was told
                that delivery of those items would take 6-8 weeks or more.
                This paperwork was submitted 13 Feb 1991.

                k. Vehicle #9 is still deadlined and waiting for parts.

                1. One GP medium tent was borrowed from the 320th Med Det
                (AF) to provide for the increasing mission at Hafr Al
                Batin/EPW camps with MST 111.

                M. CW3 Brandow has worked with the SIR inspectors and the
                supervising veterinarians for most of this week. Most
                questions have been answered.

                n. DA 2651, Monthly Workload  Summary, has been prepared by
                Maj Schiller, Acting XO.

of Lebanonese
                potatoes was written and is being disseminated with potato
                shipments from the Host Nation Warehouse at Hafr Al Batin as
                instructed.

                p. Increasing reports of pets and mascots continue to come
                to this headquarters. Reports of shots being given to
                pets/mascots at Log Base Charlie are repeated. The 422nd has
                been verbally instructed by higher headquarters not to
                contact the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service
                (AFRTS) until we received a written statement which COL Alm
                has given to the AFRTS station in Riyadh. We requested this
                statement IO.days ago and have not yet received it. We also
                need to request the removal of-an informational statement
                concerning cats as military mascots through the ages in the
                "Military Heritage" series.

                q. COL'Wesson has completed action following an

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Subject = WEEKLY COMMANDER UPDATES APP B
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