Medical After Action Report

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                                                     March 12, 1991
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                        AFTER ACTION REPORT

                        BIOLOGICAL WARFARE

                        CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS

                               AUGUST

  02 August 1990 - Iraq Invades Kuwait
  07 August 1990 - Commitment of U.S. Forces to Saudi Arabia
  OS August 1990 - AFMIC Weekly Wire 32-90C on Iraqi BW Capability
  13 August 1990 - Arrival of    ~      in Theater

  30 August 1990 - Investigation of Dead Sheep in North Saudi Arabia
                              SEPTEMBER

  04 September 1990 - ASD-HA Memo to SECDEF recommending Anthrax and
                     Botulinum Vaccination Program
  24 September 1990 - AFMIC Message on BW Storage Bunkers
    September 1990 - Brief to CINC on BW Threat and Vaccine Program
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                               OCTOBER

  19 October 1990 - Request to CCSG from JCS/J~-~   for Vaccine plan
  24 October 1990 - Answer to JCS/J4-DDMR with CCSG Vaccine plan

                               NOVEMBER


L'13 November 1990 - Antibiotic study briefed by           ½       in
                    Washington, DC
  13 November 1990 - Navy Forward Laboratory prepared to identify BW
                    agents

                               DECEMBER

  02 December 1990 - DIA message identifying 16 potential BW Bunkers
  06 December 1990 - Brief to CINC on Antibiotic use in BW defense
  OS December 1990 - Biomedical Samples from Iraqi Deserters
  17 December 1990 - AFEB Recommendation on Antibiotics and Vaccine
  28 December 1990 - ASD-PA Guidance on CW/BW Defense Program
  28 December 1990 - DA message to DCINC on BW Defense Initiatives
  29 December 1990 - CJCS message to CINC on Detection/Antibiotics
                    and Vaccine
  31 December 1990 - CINC prioritization for Vaccine distribution

                               JANUARY

  03 January 1991 - Arrival of BW Vaccine Team in Theater
  05 January 1991 - CCSG BW Defense Medical Guidelines to Components
  10 January 1991 - DASG letter "Medical BW Defensive Doctrine"
  12 January 1991 - DCINC to DCSOPS message on BW Detection Equip