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File: 081996_jul96_decls16_0002.txt
Subject: DETERMINATION OF MISSION ORIENTED PROTECTIVE POSTURE
Box ID: BX000410
Document Number: 22
Folder Title: TACTICAL OPERATIONS CENTER LOGS - LUCKY TAC JOURNALS 8-10 FEB 91
Folder Seq #: 3
Unit: ARCENT
Parent Organzation: CENTCOM
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ROUTINE - - - - - - TOD = 040 1034
CAPABILITY. IT IS THE CORPS COMMANDER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO DIRECT THE
0 IMUM MOPP LEVEL. ORDERING MOPP LEVELS HIGHER THAN THE MINIMUM
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ESTABLISHED BY THE CORPS COMMA@DER IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF DIVISION
AND LOWER COMMANDERS.
4. CHANGING OVERGARMENTS TOO QUICKLY INCREASES THE RISK OF
EXHAUSTING THE SUPPLIES BEFORE CHEMICAL WARFARE IS INITIATED.
COMMANDERS SHOULD CONSIDER ACCEPTING THE SMALL RISK OF EXTENDING
THE USE OF SDO/CPOG RATHER THAN NOT HAVING SUPPLIES WHEN ACTUALLY
NEEDED. CHANGING OF OVERBARMENTS WITHOUT ADDITIONAL STOCKS IN THE
UNIT IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. WEARING THE OVERGARMENT BEYOND THE
DOCTRINAL CHANGE OUT TIME PLACES THE SOLDIER AT LESS RISK THAN
BEING ATTACKED WITHOUT ANOTHER OVERGARMENT READILY AVAILABLE TO
REPLACE CONTAMINATED STOCKS. MANAGEMENT OF THIS PROCESS MUST BE ON
A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS AND CANNOT BE DIRECTED FROM THIS LEVEL.
HOWEVER, CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES IN THIS CASE IS CRITICAL.
5. WARNING TIME IS ANOTHER CONSIDERATION IN DETERMINING MOPP
LEVELS. CONSIDER AVAILABLE INTELLIGENCE, SUCH AS HAS THE ENEMY
EMPLOYED CHEMICAL OR MOVED CHEMICAL MUNITIONS TO DELIVERY SYSTEMS?
ALSO CONSIDER WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED TO SEE IF IT PUTS THE UNIT
IN A DOWNWIND HAZARD AREA OR REMOVE THE LIKELIHOOD OF A HAZARDOUS
CONDITION. FM 3-4 CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON MOPP ANALYSIS
6. COMMANDERS SHOULD CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS WHEN
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MAKING MOPP DECISIONS-
A. (U) BDO WEAR TIME CAN BE EXTENDED FROM 22 TO 30 DAYS
WITH ONLY SLIGHT DEGRADATION OF PROTECTION. THE PROTECTION
EVALUATION IS BASED ON THE OVERGARMENT PROVIDING 6 HOURS (CPOG) OR
24 HOURS (BDO) PROTECTION AGAINST A 10 MO/M2 AGENT CONCENTRATION.
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CHEMICAL SUITS WERE BASED UPON 23 HOURS PER DAY WEAR TIME.
B. THERE IS NO OFFICIAL EXTENSION ON THE 14 DAY CPOB
WEAR TIME. TESTING WAS STOPPED AFTER 14 DAYS AND NO DATA IS
AVAILABLE BEYOND THAT POINT.
C. (U) WHILE THE SUIT IS DESIGNED TO PROTECT AGAINST ALL
LIQUID CHEMICAL AGENTS, ANY MATERIAL THAT ACTS AS A BARRIER BET WHEN
THE CHEMICAL AGENT AND THE SKIN WILL PROVIDE SOME PROTECTION.
FIELD EXPEDIENT PROTECTION INCLUDES RAIN BEAR, PONCHO, PLASTIC BASS,
CARDBOARD, AND TARP.
D. THE BDO/CPOS DO NOT INCUR A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE
ON THE LAST DAY OF WEAR TIME, ONLY A DECREMENT IN PROTECTION.
ALTHOUGH NOT OFFICIAL POLICY, MOPP SUITS USED AND WORN BEYOND THE
DAY AND 30 DAY POINT STILL PROVIDE PROTECTION. THIS PROTECTION WILL
BE LOWER THAN THE DESIGNED 90% STANDARD, BUT THE DEGRADATION HAS
TINE 0
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File Room = jul96_declassified
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Box ID = BX000410
Unit = ARCENT
Parent Organization = CENTCOM
Folder Title = TACTICAL OPERATIONS CENTER LOGS - LUCKY TAC JOURNALS 8-10 FEB 91
Folder Seq # = 3
Subject = DETERMINATION OF MISSION ORIENTED PROTECTIVE POS
Document Seq # = 18
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Scan Date = 19-JUL-1996
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Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
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Declassified = 16-AUG-1996