AREA WARNING DEVICES

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Subject: AREA WARNING DEVICES                                            

Box  ID: BX000052

Document Number:         75

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

Folder Seq #:         75

Unit: XVIII CORPS 

Parent Organzation: ARCENT      







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                          CDRXVIIIABNCORPS //63//


                          COMUSARCENT //AFRD-DTG//


                   INFO: COMUSARCENT SUPCOM //SPO//


                          HQDA WASH DC //DAMO-SWC//


                          CDRLSTCOSCOM //DCO//




         SUBJECT: AREA WARNING DEVICES (U)


         1.       XVIII ABN CORPS HAS AN URGENT NEED FOR LARGE AREA WARNING

         DEVICES. THERE rs CURRENTLY NO WAY TO EFFECTIVELY WARN SOLDIERS

         DISPERSED OVER LARGE AREAS OF AN IMMINENT CHEMICAL ATTACK. LAND

         LINE, COURIER AND LOCALLY PROCURED SIRENS DO NOT PROVIDE TIMELY

         WARNINGS.


         2.       REQUEST YOU CONTACT THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

         (FEMA) REGARDINS THE PURCHASE OF CIVIL DEFENSE SIRENS. THE REQUIRED

         SIRENS ARE NOT AVAILABLE UNDER AMDF. THESE SIRENS SHOULD REQUIRE


         LIMITED INSTALLATION TIME, BE ADAPTABLE TO MULTIPLE POWER SOURCES

         (110, 220, 24V) AND HAVP VARIOUS SIGNALS (LONG TONE, BROKEN WAIL) TO

         INDICATE TYPE OF ATTACK ICW STANDARD WARNINGS IN THE JCEOI. THEY

         SHOULD BE OMNI-DIRECTIONAL AND HAVE AN AUDIBLE RANGE OF 2-3 KM. FEMA


                        Declassified per SECARMY by CMH: 05-15-1996
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         FREDRICK STEIN, CPT, CM,             CLASSIFIED BY: iiww*ipk!@ as

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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 = AREA WARNING DEVICES
Document Seq # = 7
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 = 02-AUG-1996