M17 LIGHTWEIGHT DECON SYSTEM

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Subject: M17 LIGHTWEIGHT DECON SYSTEM                                    

Box  ID: BX000052

Document Number:         56

Folder Title: DUTY LOG G3 1-15 DEC 90 CONT                                                                    

Folder Seq #:         75

Unit: XVIII CORPS 

Parent Organzation: ARCENT      












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         C. SECRET MSG, CDR, XVIII ABN CORPS, G3, 21110OZ OCT 90, SUBJ:

         DECONTAMINATION CAPABILITY (U)  (NOTAL).

         1.       REF A REQUESTED ACCELERATED FIELDING OF THE M17, STATED

         OUR INTENTION TO DISTRIBUTE INITIAL 18 SYSTEMS TO THE 82D ABN

         DIV, AND REDISTRIBUTE DISPLACED TC STANDARD B SYSTEMS AMONG OTHER

         CORPS MSC. REF 8 STATED THE TOTAL CORPS REQUIREMENT FOR M17,

         ESTABLISHED INITIAL FIELDING PRIORITIES, LISTED M17 RECEIVED IN

         CONUS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE DESERT SHIELD DEPLOYMENT, AND

         REQUESTED NUMBER OF M17 AVAILABLE FOR FIELDING AGAINST OUR TOTAL

         REQUIREMENT. REF C PROVIDED AN ACROSS-THE-BOARD ASSESSMENT TO


         ARCENT OF THE CORPS' DECON CAPABILITY BASED ON FORCE STRUCTURE


         AND EQUIPMENT. THE ASSESSMENT CITED THE M17 AS A KEY ELEMENT IN


         OUR DECON STRATEGY.


                  SUBSEQUENT EFFORTS AIMED AT ASCERTAINING THE STATUS OF

         THIS FIELDING HAVE PRODUCED LITTLE USABLE INFORMATION CONCERNING

         AVAILABLE QUANTITIES OF M17 AND WHEN THEY WILL BE FIELDED. WE

         WERE ASKED TO COMMENT ON WHETHER WE WOULD ACCEPT M17 WITHOUT


         COMPLETE ASIDE. MOST LIKELY WE WILL SINCE THIS IS HOW M17 WERE

         RECEIVED IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT.

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File Room = apr96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-15
Box ID = BX000052
Unit = XVIII CORPS
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = DUTY LOG G3 1-15 DEC 90 CONT
Folder Seq # = 75
Subject = M17 LIGHTWEIGHT DECON SYSTEM
Document Seq # = 33
Document Date =
Scan Date = 24-APR-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 = 26-JUL-1996