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File: 120596_aadai_01.txt06/14/91 JULLS LONG REPORT 1. (U) ]JULLS NUMBER: 51654-80119 (00034), submitted by USCENTAF/DOS, [(b)(2)] 2. (U) Operation DESERT STORM conducted by USCENTCOM on 07/06/90. S. ( ) KEYWORDS: DESERT STORM, RWO (REAL WORLD OPS), USAF (US AIR FORCE), UNIFIED COMMAND, USCENTCOM, OTHER AGENCIES, TAC (TACTICAL AIR CMD), C2 (COMMAND AND CONTROL), STAFF FUNCTIONS, INTELLIGENCE, OPERATIONS, OPERATIONAL TASKS, NBC (NUC, BIO, CHEM), DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, BIOLOGICAL WARFARE, LOGISTICS, MEDICAL, DTTP (DOC, TAC, TECH, PR), SPECIAL INTEREST ITEM, MSCD (MIL SPT TO CIVIL D). 4. (U) TITLE: Biological Warfare Defense Actions 5. (U) OBSERVATION: The USAF did not have a single source document of any type that detailed comprehensive, chronological procedures for preparing for and handling biological contamination. 6. (U) DISCUSSION: a. (U) The intelligence community relayed specific threat information to the CENTAF Disaster Preparedness staff. At the same time, the CENTAF/CC expressed interest in biological warfare response actions during a CWD capabilities briefing. b. (U) The CENTAF Disaster Preparedness staff gathered all available information on the subject from existing regulations, books, medical personnel (internal medicine and bio-environmental engineering), microbiologists, maintenance, HQ TAC, and CENTCOM personnel. The CENTAF Disaster Preparedness staff prepared a biological warfare response actions checklist that was chronological in format, and included personal education, personal protection, attack response, agent identification, recovery actions, specifics of decontamination, etc. CENTCOM reviewed the big-response actions, determined that they were thorough and comprehensive, and provided them for use by the other components. c. (U) As a biological detection became available for selected USAF units, this capability was incorporated into the package and integrated into the existing CENTCOM detection net. d. (U) The CENTAF Disaster Preparedness staff, in conjunction with CENTAF Bio-Environmental Engineering, presented a briefing to the CENTAF/CV on the new biological detection capability and the biological warfare response actions package. CENTAF/CV directed immediate distribution of the package to all deployed units. e. (U) The CENTAF Disaster Preparedness staff provided guidance and clarification to field units as they responded to Page- 56
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