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    31 Jul 91: Capt Mittelman and SMSgt Pattee were briefed by CENTAF/DOSE on a
    tasking to support the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) on Iraq. The
    tasking was levied from the On-Site Inspection Agency, Iraqi Support Office,
    thorough  9 AF.
    
              
    
    	Initial tasking requested four EOD personnel to support UNSCOM
    inspection activities in Iraq from 1 Sep 91 to 6 Oct 91 time frame. This
    tasking was for three separate inspections UNSCOM 13, Ballistic missile
    inspection team; UNSCOM 14, Nuclear inspection team; UNSCOM 15, Biological
    inspection team. All individuals were required to complete a complete physic;
    examination, receive the plague, cholera, and anthrax series of inoculations
    Passports were required as well as completion of documentation for the UN to
    prepare UN certificates for travel into Iraq as a special advisor and expert
    on mission for the UNSCOM. Four primaries and six alternates were selected
    from throughout the command.
    
    	Background information indicated that EOD was to participate in a
    "passive manner" identifying and avoiding dangerous situations during
    inspection of Iraqi facilities. Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and
    Germany had all provided EOD teams during the previous 12 inspections.
    
    20 Aug 91: Capt Mittelman, MSgt Prosperi, TSgt Trigg, and SSgt Hague travel
    to Manama, Bahrain to confer with Mr. Derrick Boothby at the UN UNSCOM Field
    Office. The team obtained inspection schedules, general travel and inspection
    information and requirements. Also conferred with Mr Tom Brock, UNSCOM 13 te
    chief who provided greater detail on EOD requirements. After being forced by
    the Navy billeting office to stay in contract quarters at the Manama Holiday
    Inn, the team returned to Saudi Arabia. Go Navy!
    
    29 Aug 91: Capt Mittelman and SSgt Hague departed from Al Kharj with equipment
    in a commercial van, for Eskan Village, Riyadh. After picking up another team
    member, SSgt Kollo from Khamis Mushayat, and Maj Graham who was traveling to
    Bahrain for TDY departure to CONUS, the team departed for Dharan. Final team
    member would be picked up in Dharan.
    
    30 Aug 91: Capt Mittelman, SSgt Hague, SSgt Kollo drove to Bahrain with Major
    Graham. After dropping her at the airport, they conferred with the team chief
    Tom Brock who indicated that one British EOD technician had been substituted
    for our Dharan team member for medical reasons. They substituted rather than
    take our alternates because the Brit already had been on an inspection and had
    his UN certificate. Actually none of the American UN certificates had been
    received at this time, but their decision was final. We returned to Dharan to
    continue training and pack equipment until 1 Sep 91 in place date.
    
    1 Sep 91: Team departed to Bahrain and checked into the Holiday Inn hotel
    where all UNSCOM activities are centered. The first team meeting was not til
    the next morning at 0900. Appropriate reconnaissance missions and physical
    training was conducted throughout the remainder of the evening.
    
    2 Sep 91: Team meeting held in hotel conference room, conducted by Peter Kar
    a medic from New Zealand, on permanent loan to the UN. The team chief was in
    Iraq negotiating with the Iraqi government the use of German supplied, and UN
    marked helicopters for transporting members of the UN to the various
    inspection sites, particularly to potential SCUD sites and related facilitie
    in the western zone. He would return later that night and an additional team
    


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