EVALUATION OF CHEMICAL DEFENSE EQUIPMENT

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Subject: EVALUATION OF CHEMICAL DEFENSE EQUIPMENT                        

Box  ID: BX000420

Document Number:        192

Folder Title: HISTORIANS BACKGROUND MATERIAL FILES - G3 NBC MIS 4  OF 4                                       

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Unit: ARCENT      

Parent Organzation: CENTCOM     


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          TUBING AND PUMP-BULB. AMC/TRADOC IS EVALUATING THIS ITEM AND
          DEVELOPING ALTERNATIVE COURSES OF ACTION. IN MEANTIME, AMC COULD
          PROVIDE SOME ITEMS FOR YOUR EVALUTION IN AOR IN NON-CHEMICAL TRAINING
          ENVIRONMENT. PROTOTYPES HAVE NOT PASSED CHEMICAL PENETRATION TESTS.
          3. (U) INFORMATION OF PARTICULAR FEEDBACK VALUE IS AS FOLLOWS:
          A. LENGTH OF TIME BETWEEN SCHEDULED AND UNSCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, AND
          MEAN TIME BETWEEN FAILURE.
          B.  BREAKOUT BY NUMBER OF COMPONENT/ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENTS REQUIRED.
          C.  ABILITY TO ADHERE TO SPECIFIED MAINTENANCE TIMES.
          D.  RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS AND SIMPLICATION
          E.  WEATHER EFFECTS.
          F.  ACCEPTABILITY OF MANUAL, TO INCLUDE EASE OF READING AND
          UNDERSTANDING, COMPLETENESS OF TROUBLESHOOTING DIRECTIONS, ETC.
          4. (U)   STATUS OF REMAINING SYSTEMS OUTLINED IN REF A IS AS FOLLOWS:
          A. (U)   AUTOMATIC LIQUID AGENT DETECTOR:thIS PROGRAM WAS TERMINATED.


          S. (U)   MARK IV: THIS BRITISH OVERGARMENT HAS BEEN TESTED AND WAS
          REJECTED FOR ARMY USE.
          C.       CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL AGENT SAMPLING KIT (CBASK); lrl7--tB@
          MEA@LING-AND ANALYSIS KIT,IS CURRENT STANDARD. NEWCCDASIZ   '?IS CURRENTLY
          UNDER DEVELOPMENT FOR SPECIAL PURPOSE UNITS. THERE ARE NO PLANS FOR



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File Room = jul96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-29
Box ID = BX000420
Unit = ARCENT
Parent Organization = CENTCOM
Folder Title = HISTORIANS BACKGROUND MATERIAL FILES - G3 NBC MIS 4 OF 4
Folder Seq # = 5
Subject = EVALUATION OF CHEMICAL DEFENSE EQUIPMENT
Document Seq # = 57
Document Date =
Scan Date = 30-JUL-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 = 16-AUG-1996