ARMY TECH BASE HIGHLIGHTS FOR OPER DS

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Subject: ARMY TECH BASE HIGHLIGHTS FOR OPER DS                           

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Folder Title: HQ DOA DSS AAR VOL 2 MAIN RPT                                                                   

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                                                                               31 March 1991
              What did we send to Operation Desert Storm Emm the Tech
              Many items were accelerated and fielded        &om the Army's @ology
                    A sampling of items includes:
              Developed and fielded Battle Field D   e Repair Hits, hole patch Idts for most
              combat vehicles; 1050 shipped and theater requested 5500 more. (TACOM)
              Developed and fielded Ml ghnk @ust           r, required to use the towing bar
              on the tank. (TAcom)
              Developed software for US Marine Corps swi@ard to allow
              (MultiSubscriber Equipment) (CECOW                        netting with MSE
              Ml Sleep          S        hamrnock-like devices which allows two crew
              members to obtain restful sleep within the tank. 872 fielded, with total fielding to
              be around 2400. (LABCOM(BEL))

                                               System MWANS), an open mesh,
                                             helicopters and fixed wing aircraft, providing
                                            d infrared signature reductions. 50% weight
              Wrote a        kondustoontx-olme@indesertenvironrnents. Rapid
              methods of dust control were accelerated. (WES)
              DeployableMedical§ystems(DEPMEDS)WaterD!stributionS tem,provides
              potable water throughout hosi3ital and collects waste water. ERDEYCS produced 20
              systems in-house and fielded fhem in AO. (LABCOM(BRDEC))
              Patriot      tors, produced from a fast paced in-house effort to replace the
              turbine engine with a more logistically sound diesel engine that provides
              improved reliability. (LABCOM(BRDgC))
              WeUDrMing Equipment Upgrades, upgraded well drillinl, equipment to drill to
us @mum depth of 600 feet. (LABCOM(BRDEC))
              Developed the use of mylar film and me     rotor blade paint to reduce the
              overall radar cross section of helicopters, with the mylar additionally reducing
              temperatures in the cockpit. (AVSCOM)
              Developed and fielded superhard coating for canopi   dows to extend their
              service life by reducing sariti- induced abrasion. Developed and Selded a new
              polishing compound for canopies; together, they reduced the polishing
              requirements by about 1/3. (AVSCOM)

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Subject = ARMY TECH BASE HIGHLIGHTS FOR OPER DS
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