TAB H - List of New Information and Significant Changes
This narrative has been revised based on new information provided to
the Office of the Special Assistant for Gulf War Illnesses, Medical Readiness, and
Military Deployments since we published the interim version of this paper on November 5,
1998. Additionally, we reassessed all incidents according to our investigation and
assessment methodology, which we updated based on comments from the Presidential Special
Oversight Board for Department of Defense Investigations of Gulf War Chemical and
Biological Incidents. This Board was chartered to perform oversight and overall evaluation
of the Department of Defenses investigations of Gulf War chemical and biological
agent, environmental, and other health issues.[310]
- For some incidents and discussions of related issues, we added documentary information
and excerpts from new interviews to present more complete evidence.
- For each incident discussion, we included an analysis section and shifted to this
section analytical observations that appeared in other sections in the interim case
narrative. Additionally, we expanded, clarified, or amended analytical discussion for
previously published incident summaries where appropriate.
- We added estimated wind direction and speed to all of the incident maps.
- We added the new incident Q and added substantially to incidents F, I, and J based on
new information received from veterans following publication of the interim case
narrative.
- We determined two incidents discussed in the body of the interim narrative did not
involve 11th Marines potential chemical warfare incidents; these we moved to Tab D.
- Assessments regarding CWA presence for incidents C and O changed from unlikely to
indeterminate based on insufficient information in accordance with our revised
methodology.
- We adjusted the assessments of incidents A and B from unlikely to definitely not
regarding CWA presence, as a result of additional interviews and judgment.
We revised and updated our lessons learned recommendations, hopefully making them more
useful to the services and organizations that will consider them.
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