REMOTE SENSING CHEMICAL AGENT ALARM

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Subject: REMOTE SENSING CHEMICAL AGENT ALARM                             

Box ID: BX000409

Unit: ARCENT      

Parent Organization: CENTCOM     

Folder Title: TACTICAL OPERATIONS CENTER LOGS - MSG FILE LOGS  23-24 SEP 90                                   

Folder SEQ  #:         11

Document Number:         54




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    SUBJECT,    REMOTE SENSING CHEMICAL AGENT ALARM, X021
    A        FORECON BETWEEN LTC HAMLET (ARCENT) AND MAJ ISHMAEL
    CDAMI-SVC) 22 SEP 90, SAO-
    1.       FIVE PROTOTYPE Xfl2l ARE AVAILABLE TO MEET DESERT SHIELD
    REQUIREMENTS FOR REMOTE SENSING OF CHEMICAL AGENTS. BASED 09 REF A,
    ARCENT NEEDS TO KNOW OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES OF THE XR21 PRIOR TO
    DETERMINING REQUIREMENTS.




    FACE 02 RUEROUDOOD3 b L C 9 L t
    2. @'U) THE XR21 IS AN AUTOMATIC SCANNING, PASSIVE INFRARED SENSOR
    THAT DETECTS NERVE AND BLISTER AGENT VAPOR CLOUDS 04 A LINE OF SIGHT
    FROM 3 TO 5 KILOMETERS. IT CURRENTLY CONSISTS OF A TRIPOD MOUNTED
    DETECTOR POWERED BY A THERHOELELECTRIC GENERATOR. SET UP AND
    OPERATED BY PERS04HEL WHO HAVE THE HEW EQUIPMENT TRAINING, IT SCANS A
    i.0 DEGREE ARC CENTERED OR THE PREVAILING UPWIND DIRECTION. UPON
    DETECTION OF A TOXIC AGENT CLOUD, THE KH21 GIVES A VISUAL AND AUDIBLE
    SIGNAL FOR THE INTIATION OF PROTECTIVE MEASURES.
 FROM MOVO THE
    XH21 WOULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FOX NBCRS. THE US"C EXPRESSED AN
    ORCEIIT NEED TO ACCELERATE FIELDING FOR DESERT SHIELD OPERATIONS AND
    WILL 141TIALLY RECEIVE 5 TRIPOD MOUNTED XM21@
    4        C')HSIDER ARCENT USES FOR THE X?121. ONE OPTION FOR
    EPPLOYNENT OF THE MM21 IS TO LOCATE THEN AT FIXED FACILITIES WHICH
    ARE CONSIDERED HIGHLY VULNERROLE TO LONG RANGE PERSISTENT (OR NIXED
    VITH H014-PERSISTENT) CHEMICAL ATTACKS. AIR FIELDS, PORT FACILITIES
    AND MAJOR ASSEMBLY AREAS COULD DE CONSIDERED PRIME TARGETS. OPERATION
    ,)F THE XH21 BY CHEMICAL RECONNAISSANCE PLATOONS WOULD SEEM
    APPROPRIATE@
    4-       AS A NEW ITEM. THE XN21 REQUIRES A 25 HOUR NEW EQUIPMENT
                                                                    DECLASSIFIED
                                                                    ON: 23 AUG 96
                                       ----      ------             BY: SEC ARMY (DAMH)
                                                                    UNDER SEC 3.4 EO'12958

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File Room = jul96_declassified
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Box ID = BX000409
Unit = ARCENT
Parent Organization = CENTCOM
Folder Title = TACTICAL OPERATIONS CENTER LOGS - MSG FILE LOGS 23-24 SEP 90
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Subject = REMOTE SENSING CHEMICAL AGENT ALARM
Document Seq # = 54
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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 = 01-OCT-1996