BATTLEDRESS OVERGARMENTS IN SUPPORT OF DESERT STORM

File: 081996_jul96_decls65_0002.txt
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Subject: BATTLEDRESS OVERGARMENTS IN SUPPORT OF DESERT STORM             

Box  ID: BX000420

Document Number:         89

Folder Title: HISTORIANS BACKGROUND MATERIAL FILES - G3 NBC MIS 3  OF 3                                       

Folder Seq #:          4

Unit: ARCENT      

Parent Organzation: CENTCOM     



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             THE IRAQI THREAT IS THAT WE WOULD REQUIRE 1.5 MILLION OVERGARMENTS
             FOR A SIXTY DAY WAR WITH 15 DAYS OF ACTIVE CHEMICAL USE-
             CURRENTLY WE ARE WORKING WITH THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE IN-THEATER
             ASSETS ARE 350K BEING WORN AND AN ADDITIONAL 350K ARE BEING
             CARRIED AS REPLACEMENTS BY THE TROOPS IN SWA. WE KNOW OF NO OTHER
             SIGNIFICANT REPLACEMENTS IN THEATERI AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT ARCENT
             IS TAKING ACTION TO EXTEND THE INITIAL WEAR TIMES TO ABOUT 15
             rEBRUARYi IF AN ACTIVE CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT DORS'@NOT DEVELOP PRIOR

             TO THAT TIME-
             3- 'N) AftCENT AND USAREUR HAVE BEEN WORKING TO GET REPLACEMENTS
             FROM EUROPE TO SWA- THE INITIAL REQUEST ON OR ABOUT 11 JANUARY     IX
             WAS FOR 19SKi WITH ONE HALF BY SURFACE AND ONE HALF BY AIR- THIS
             HAS CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN. BASED UPON A PHONECON
             TODAYI BETWEEN COL MOS$I DALO-SMG AND COL SIMPKINS, USAREUR CATI
             47K OVERGARMENTS ARE CURRENTLY ON BOARD THE GREEN HARBOR BEING
             LOADED AT LIVOANO, ETA TO SWA IS 11 FED 91- FURTHER, USAREUR IS'
             PREPARING FOR AIR SHIPMENT A TOTAL OF 324K OVER6ARMENTS. THIS IS
             ESTIMATED TO REQUIRE 60 C-5A AIRCRAFT LOADS FOR TRANSPORT. THIS
             LARGE REQUIREMENT MUST BE PRIORITIZED BY CENTCOM AND ARCENT TO    V/
             DETERMINE SUPPORTABILITY ALONG WITH OTHER REQUIREMENTS.



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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 3 OF 3
Folder Seq # = 4
Subject = BATTLEDRESS OVERGARMENTS IN SUPPORT OF DESERT ST
Document Seq # = 72
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