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File: aaawd_02.txt
FROM: DO 26 Jan 91
SUBJECT: Shelter Procedures and MOPP Alpha (U)
TO: All Personnel
1. (U) We have had a number of inquiries whether or not it is
necessary to carry a "C" bag when going to the shelter at Alarm
Red or SCUD Alert. The answer is a "qualified yes."
2. We cannot as yet say with 100% certainty that a chemical
attack on Riyadh will not happen. Though Iraq has not yet
demonstrated the capability to deliver chemical munitions with
SCUDS, the technical capability remains the same and the
possibility of a chemical SCUD attack cannot be totally
discounted. [(b)(l)sec3.4(b)(1)]
Failure to have the full ensemble readily
available could result in our sustaining otherwise avoidable
casualties. Several factors dictate that this is especially true
when going to the shelter.
a. (U) Some personnel are identified as "post-attack
mission essential." They stop short of the overpressurized,
filtered portion of the shelter and return to their duty station
as soon as an Alarm Black is broadcast.
b. Other personnel are identified as "support" and do
enter the overpressurized, filtered shelter area. [(b)(1)sec3.4(b)(5)]
There is also the possibility, however slight, that
personnel may have to leave the shelter for emergency reasons and
transit a contaminated area.
c. (U) There is no guarantee that a SCUD or Air Raid
warning will be made in time for all personnel going to the
shelter to get there prior to impact or weapons delivery.
3. (U) The qualifiers attached to this "qualified yes" are:
a. (U) A full "C" bag is not required; only one ensemble.
This means in addition to the mask, gloves, M8 paper, M9 tape and
Decon Kit (which can all be in or attached to the mask carrier),
all that is required to be carried in a bag is one protective
suit and one pair of overboots.
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