DAILY STAFF JOURNAL OR DUTY OFFICERS LOG 21-23 JAN 91

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Subject: DAILY STAFF JOURNAL OR DUTY OFFICERS LOG 21-23 JAN 91           

Unit: XVIII CORPS 

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box ID: BX000017

Folder Title: DUTY LOG  G3  21-23 JAN 91                                                                      

Document Number:       2007

Folder SEQ  #:         81





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          D. SECRET PERSONAL FOR MSG, CDR, XVIII ABN CORPS, DCG, 131014Z DEC

          90, SUBJ: CHEMICAL DEFENSE EQUIPMENT'(CDE) READINESS. (NOTAL)

          1.       THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO IDENTIFY AN URGENT AND

          UNRESOLVED PROBLEM CONCERNING THE SUPPLY OF BA3517/U BATTERIES FOR

          THE MSAL CHEMICAL AGENT ALARM.

          2.       REF A REPORTED BA3517/U WERE NOT PERFORMING TO STANDARD DUE

          TO EXTREME TEMPERATURE IN DESERT SHIELD AO. REF B STATED THAT NMI

          ,CHEMISTRY BA3617/U BATTERIES WERE-BEING--PUSHED INTO, THEATER TO

          RESOLVE REF A SHORTFALL. REF C PROVIDED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON

          AVAILABILITY OF NEW BATTERIES AND-.-POSS   CAUSES OF:'EARLY

          FAILURES. REF D IDENTIFIED COMMODITY COMMAND -FA--l-I;URE- TO PROVIDE

          REQUIRED QUANTITIES OF CDE TO INCLUDE BA3517/U.

          3.       PROMISED PUSH PACKAGES OF BA3517/U HAVE NOT ARRIVED IN

          THEATER. ATTEMPTS BY IN-THEATER LOGISTIC.ASSISTANCE REPRESENTATIVES

                TO TRACK SHIPMENTS AND REQUISITIONS FOR BA3517/U HAVE FAILED.

          REPEATED EFFORTS BY LAR TO IDENTIFY AVAILABILITY OF THIS ITEM IN THE

          WHOLESALE SYSTEM HAVE NOT PROVIDED ANY INSIGHTS OR SUBSTITUTION

          ALTERNATE. TO DATE, cbRps'REQUIREMENTS FOR 10,000 BA3517/U

          BATTERIES TO SUPPORT A TWO WEEK RQMT FOR MSAI OPERATION HAVE NOT








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Folder Title = DUTY LOG G3 21-23 JAN 91
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Document Seq # = 2007
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