CHEMICAL DEFENSE EQUIPMENT 26 NOV 90

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Subject: CHEMICAL DEFENSE EQUIPMENT  26 NOV 90                           

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Parent  Organization: XVIII CORPS 

Box ID: BX001601

Folder Seq #:        325

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     STATE OF DEADIN ESS WI IT H RE SPEC I TO THE Iq C DE. THERE APE A VU%RBFP nF
     GEIYENAL AN:) SPECIFIC MATERIEL AOVTSOQTES THAT DEOLNYIILIG u@irTS SHOULD
     HAVE AVAILABLE TO THEM. - REDUEST WIDEST DISSEMI@IATlnp4 OF THIS MESSAGE
     To ALL DEPLOYING UNITS BE ACCOMPLISHFO IWPEI)IATFLY-
     2-  AMCCOIA T49-1000-nS-2t OPERATION DESERT SHIELD 'AATEPIEL PFADIRIFSS:
     COE# IS A GOOD SOURCE DOCUMENTP WHICH      IDENTIFIES COE LT"TTATTF)NS DUE
     TO THE SEVE'PE SWA cLrmiLTIc CONDITIONS# WbPmIlqGS (OntS AND Df)NT*St




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     AND INSPE('TII?N TFCHMIDUES/PPOCEDUqES.     A'-I.t DEPLNYIVG UX,'TTS
     SHOULU HAVE COCIIFS Or THIS DOCUMENT.      COPIES CAR) BE NRTAIIJED
     FC?OP: . CN@MANDER, U.S. ARMY ARMAMENT* MUNITI'IQS AND CtiF41CAL
     C014MANOt ATTN:   AMSMC-.MAST QOCX ISLAND* IL 61299-6000.      (E-mA rt.
     MASIIPIA-E!Atil.APPY.MIL).
     3-  ADDITIONAL GENERAL GUIDANCE 'THAT SHOULE) 13E FOLLOWED WITH
     QESPECT TO COE IS ASIFOLLOWS:
     A-  CONDUCT DETAILED INSPECTION OF ALL EOUIPMENT AND TOATFOIEL
     PRJOQ-TO DEPLOYING ORDER QEPLACEMENTS AND SPARF.S UnW.         THE
     LOGISTICS SYSTEM- WORKS ourcKER AND mORr. COST EFFECTIVELY IN CnyttUS.
     8-  E.PJSUOL THAT ALL SOLDTFPS ARE PROPERLY FITTFO WITH %IASI(SO
     bOOIS/@'PO'St HOOTS Ann GI.OVFS.
     C-  CHECV ALL COE CLOTHING AND MASKS FOR DEFECTS* N(ILFS* TEAI?ST
     LXCESSIVE WEAQ-
     4.  SPECIFIC COE LES';OAIS LEARNED nuPINr7 THE INITIAL STAGES OF
     UESEQT SHIELD APE 4SiFnLLOWS:
     A.  SOME tAl7AI/A2 MASKS EXHIRTYER) METAL FPAOTURE (COACXIMG) TAI T14F
     VOILE'AITTEP OUTLET VALVE ASSEMBLY TN THE AREA WHERE THE DPINV TUBE
     LFVEC? (SHAFT) PASSES T4?DUrvH THE VNICFMITTEP.      CHECK FOR THIS DEFFCT
     BY RE(AOVI?JG THE '(%UTLFT VALVE COVFQ AND CAREFULLY EXAmrt4T?JG THE




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     ADEA ADJACEf47 TO THE'nqlpjy TUBE LEVEP AND T)UTI.ET VAI.VF SEAT.
L SHOULD RE AnvTSEn TO TAKE MAXIIAUM PRECAUTIONS In
     CUSHION MASKS FROM DAMAGE TO THE DRINVING TURF I.FVEO VNTCERITTED
     ASSE'4BLY AMr) LENS.  IF CRACW'ING IS Ft)UNOv IMF "ASX MUST RF PEr'LACF.D.
     b.  SOME '&24 AND M25 'A&SKS WERE REPORTFO TO HAVE THE LFSJS
     OELAMINATING AND DERI)NOING ON THE RUBBER PERIPHERY.        SHelut n
     OLLAMItJATIO@l/C)EROPJDIIYC, BE OBSFRVEr)o "4&SXS '!UST RE '?EPLACFn.
     PAQTICULAO ATTENTION St4OULO BE P41D TO THE OLDER M&SXS.         USE
     FACEFORIO TO PPEVPIT CQACXI?4ri OF FACFOIFCE '- HIGH TEMC)EC?ATURF.S
     MAKE THE 1424/M25 M&SW LEPJS MORE ',BRITTLE.   ktSO9 WATCH Pno
     UISCOLORikTION OF LIENS %IATERIALP IT HAPPENS MIRIE'FRENUENITLY' WITH
     OLDER MASKS AND CAN MAKE THE "ASK UTJSFRVTCEABLF.
     5.  IT IS EXfrPEMEI-Y 1'4POQTAPJT THAT ALL  DEFECTIVE V&SXS: RE TUPPIJFR)
     IN I'A"EDIATELYO   T4ESE APE TO BE RETIJPAJFD In:    CORT OT'JE RLUFF
     ARSLPJAL, OINE BLUFF, AK 71611, MARK I*ASK FOP R14 ACCnUlkiT.
     6.  4,AmEnIATE AND SPFCIFTD OUFSTTONS# PonPLEmS 4KID ISSUES SHrIULn




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Box ID = BX001601
Unit = 101ST ID
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Folder Title = BRIEFINGS AND MESSAGES
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Subject = CHEMICAL DEFENSE EQUIPMENT 26 NOV 90
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Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
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Declassified = 01-JUL-1996