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NBC L)efense
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o NBC officers in SWA perceived their rank as nor being commetisurace with staff
and coordination responsibilities.
NBC Oi)erarions
o Lack of good intelligence information on Iraqi soldier individual protective
capabilities indicates a potential need for increased human intelligence collection.
o industrial hazard threats were very sigr@ficant in the KuwaiE Theater of
Operacion (KTO) and will require greater up front attention in feature conflicts..
o Warning and alarms for air raids, n-dssile attack, and chemical attack require
standardization and incorporation into Erairdng.
o New systems for NBC detection, such as the Fox NBC Reconnaissance System
(NBCRS), the M21 Remote Sensing Chemical Agent Alarm (RSCAAL), and the Chen-dcal
Agent Monitor (CAM) proved operationally valuable to maneuver commanders.
o Established procedures for obtaining corifirinarion of agent use through
environinencal sampling and chain of custody to an approved laboratory did nor work
well when tested during combat.
o Marine forces were nor initially well prepared for cherrdcal casualty handling
and decontamination operations on arrival in SWA.
o NBC officers played significant roles in &ont-line unit hygiene and position
improvement/clean-up operations.
NBC Trair-tin5z and Readiness
o individual Marine NBC defense training for deployment and during operations
in SWA was very effective.
o NBC defense training was improved through emphasis on mission oriented
training, increased threat awareness, and increased a-aining for office-s and senior
SNCO'S.
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