M17 LIGHTWEIGHT DECON SYSTEM FIELDING

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Subject: M17 LIGHTWEIGHT DECON SYSTEM FIELDING                           

Box ID: BX000019

Unit: XVIII CORPS 

Parent  Organization: ARCENT      

Folder Title: DUTY LOG G3 REAR 12 JAN 91                                                                      

Folder Seq #:         32

Document Number:          9

Document Date: 

Scan Date: 27-MAR-1996











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      DECON CAPABILITY. THIS DEGRADATION 15 MOST ACUTELY FELT IN THE

      CORPS REAR AREA-AND DECONTAMINATION SUPPORT FOR CHEMICAL

      CASUALTY TREATMENT. THIS SITUATION BECOMES EVEN MORE PERILOUS

      WHEN VIEWED AGAINST FUTURE REQUIREMENTS AND OPERATIONS.


      4.       REF D WAS AN ATTEMPT TO UNDERSTAND THE RATIONALE

      (THREAT AND MISSION) USED TO SUPPORT DISTRIBUTION OF THE ALOC

      SHIPMENT (56-MI7 LDS) TO THE 1ST CAV DIV. IN ITS ROLE AS THE

      THEATER RESERVE, THE 1ST CAV DIV (-) IS RESOURCED WITH 1 2/71-S

      HEAVY DIVISION CHEM CO (68-iH CHEM CO PLUS 44TH CHEM CO       ONE

      DECON PLT OF 44TH CHEM CO IS ATTACHED TO TIGER SDE,  2 AD). THE

      PROF'OSED RESOURCING OF THE IST CAV DIV (-) WITH M17 LDS IS

      DISPROPORTIONATE TO THEIR SIZE, MISSION AND THREAT.
      5. je) REQUEST THAT THE TOTAL DISTRIBUTION OF M17    LDS BE

      RELOOF@ED AS WELL AS -HE CLAIMANTTFOR M17 COMING BY ALOC. THE


      CONTINUED SHORTFALL IN DECON RESOURCES (BOTH CHEMICAL COMPANIES

      AND M17 LDS) AND THE LACK OF FOX NBC RECONNAISSANCE SUPPORT FOR


      TWO DIVISIONS, SIGNIFICANTLY IMPAIRS XVIII ABN CORPS@ ABILITY TO

      CONDUCT RISK MANAG@ AND CONTAMINATION AVOIDANCE.

      6.       IN A RELATED, ISSUE SUPCOM DECON SUPPORT PRIORITIES DO







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File Room = mar96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-09
Box ID = BX000019
Unit = XVIII CORPS
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = DUTY LOG G3 REAR 12 JAN 91
Folder Seq # = 32
Subject = M17 LIGHTWEIGHT DECON SYSTEM FIELDING
Document Seq # = 9
Document Date = 01-JAN-1980
Scan Date = 27-MAR-1996
Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 17-APR-1996