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                             NBC DESK LOG
19 JANUARY 1991
 TIME                          INCIDENT                              ACTION

191057 CONTACTED ARCENT REFERENCE STRIKE SERIAL NUMBER         BRIEFED LTC S
       THEY HAVE WRONG SYSTEM. MAJ WAGNER WILL FIX IT
       AND RETRANSMIT.

191115 CAM MOBILE TRAINING TEAM MISSION COMPLETE. MTT IS
       CLEARED TO DEPART THE AOR.

191130 SHIFT CHANGE. ACTIONS BROUGHT FORWARD:
          -- ATROPINE LOT #S (CCSG)
          -- FMIB (CPT JONES) UNAUTHORIZED SAMPLING DIRECTIVE,
       WILL COME HERE LATER TO DISCUSS THIS AND CHEM UNIT
       ATTACHMENT.
          -- CPT PLUME DIDN'T CHECK IN LAST NIGHT.

191200 SMSGT CLINE, CENTAF CALLED. CONCERNED ABOUT HIS
       RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE CHEM/BIO SAMPLES AS
       CONTAINED IN THE MATERIAL WE SENT HIM. ASSURED HIM
       THE SAMPLING WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THOSE UNITS AND
       TEAMS SO DESIGNATED. THE PACKET WAS FORWARDED
       TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR MEDICAL SAMPLES AND
       INTEL CHANNEL PROCESSING (WHEN HANDED A SAMPLE
       FROM DESIGNATED TEAMS).

191330 SOCCENT (MAJ BOBBY HARRIS) HIS FOLKS AT BORDER          BASED ON TARGET
       REPORT THAT THE SAUDIS THEY ARE WITH ARE MASKING        LOCATIONS,
       BECAUSE THEY SAY A CLOUD OF SMOKE IS COMING THAT        SURFACE WINDS
       WAY FROM CB TARGETS BOMBED EARLIER TODAY.               AND THOSE ALOFT--
                                                               NOT A LIKELY
                                                               HAZARD. KILLED
                                                               STORY THROUGH
                                                               SOCCENT/CENTCOM
                                                               J2

191635 1335Z UNCONFIRMED SCUD ALERT FROM SPACECOM              FALSE ALARM 1645
                                                               HRS

191710 PASSED MSG TO LTC RICE, USMTM REF: CDE FOR AMCITS       CPT LEWIS, TDY
       EQUIPMENT DUE-IN DHAHRAN ASAP. LTC RICE CALLED BACK     FROM CMLS IS POC
       1740 HRS. CONFIRMED THEIR ROLE.

191610 TALKED WITH PETE STOPA, CRDEC ABOUT TECHNICAL
       ASPECTS OF UK BIO DETECTION ASSETS. HE WAS SHOWN/
       BRIEFED ON IT IN NOV AND UK WAS VERY CLOAK & DAGGER
       ABOUT IT THEN -- HE FEELS IT'S JUST THE COUNTRY'S
       SENSITIVITY TO BW RESEARCH THAT IS CAUSING THIS.
       IS FAXING SHEET ON THE UK EQUIP.

191755 CPT PLUME CALLED. WILL BE IN RIYADH TOMORROW. MAY
       NOT MAKE IT BY 1000HR UK EQUIP DEMO, BUT THAT'S OKAY.

192120 MAJ WAGNER, ARCENT, SAID CPT JONES OF FMIB IS STILL
       IN ESKAN BUT IS DUE TO MOVE TO DHAHRAN. CPT JONES
       WAS TO COME HERE TODAY (TOLD MAJ WAGNER HE WAS
       ON HIS WAY) BUT NEVER SHOWED. CPT JONES HAD
       MENTIONED HE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING THE TEU
       DET'S EQUIP OUT OF DOVER (MAY HAVE GOT DIVERTED
       TRYING TO GET THAT RESOLVED).

192210 MAJ LOPEZ, DAMO-SWC CALLED TO CHECK ON STATUS OF        TOLD HIM IT WAS IN
       CALL FORWARD MESSAGE.                                   COMMAND GROUP

192246 CZECH UNIT REPORTED 2% HD IN THE AIR AT KKMC AT         EXPLAINED THIS
       1100 HRS, RISING TO 3% HD AT 1300 (IN A REPORT SENT TO  WAS IMPOSSIBLE.
       LTG (PRINCE) KHALID). THIS IS THE GENESIS OF THE FALSE  THIS SORT OF THING
       STORY THAT CIRCULATED EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON.           IS BOUND TO
                                                               HAPPEN AGAIN.

192300 SCUD ALERT. (TURNED OUT TO BE A SAM)                    CANCELED AT 2304

192330 SHIFT CHANGE. OUTSTANDING ACTIONS:                      LOG CLOSED
          -- FMIB COORDINATION
          -- NBCWRS TIE-IN W/ UK COORDINATION
          -- ATROPINE LOT #S
          -- TRN PKT FOR AMCITS, TO BE PICKED UP BY CPT LEWIS,
       USMTM, SOMETIME TOMORROW.
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