ARCENT REAR AREA THREAT SUMMARY

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Subject: ARCENT REAR AREA THREAT SUMMARY                                 

Unit: ARCENT      

Parent Organization: CENTCOM     

Box ID: BX000502

Folder Title: TACTICAL OPERATIONS CENTER LOGS-INCOMING MESSAGE FILES- 24 TO 26 FEB 91                         

Document Number:         52

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         USCINCSOC INTEL CPS CEN MACDILL APB FL
         JIFWEST//202ND MI DN//
         354 TFW DEPLOYED//IN//
         41 ECS DEPLOYED//IN//
         CDR 130TH RAOC//IN//
         CDR 226 ASG
         ICSSO HAWKEIE
         INFO CDR 352ND CACMD MAIN
         CDR 96TH CA BN
         CDR 343RD ADA BN
         CDR 112TH MP ON
         CDR 2NDASB
         CDR 416THENGRCMDMAIN
         CDR ARCENT PERSCOM//UPNS//
         CDR 301STASG//G3//
         CDR ZRD MP BP//CID//
         BT
         a c @ 0 c 7                L
         SECTION 03 OF 04
         SUBSEQUENT SAMPLING EAST OF  LOG BASE A HAS  BEEN DONE AND RESULTS
         ARE NEGATIVE. A SAMPLE HAS   BEEN SENT BACK  TO THE U.S. FOR FURTHER
         ANALYSIS, AND POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION WILL   REQUIRE LABORATORY
         ANALYSIS FOR 24 HOURS. BECAUSE HUMAN ANTHRAX IS ENDEMIC IN
         COUNTRIES WITH LARGE FREE-ROAMING HERDS OF DOMESTICATED ANIMALS,
         SUCH AS SAUDI ARABIA, ITS USE AS A WEAPON IS DIFFICULT 10 DETECT.
         AT THIS TIME, WE 00 NOr KNOW WHETHER THE ANTHRAX ABOVE IS
         INDIGENOUS OR HAS BEEN INTRODUCED. ANTHRAX IS ALMOST ALWAYS
         TRANSMITTED TO MAN BY LOWER ANIMALS, Al-THOUGH SPORES C:OULD BE
         DISPERSED AS A THICK AEROSOL OR IN LOW YIELD CLUSTER BOMBS.
         SYMPTOMS USUALLY OCCUR TWO TO FIVE DAYS AFTER CONTACT ANI) DELAY
         MAY RANGE UP TO SEVEN DAYS. (REFERENCE ARCENT INTREP67 241300C
         FOR DETAILS ON ANTHRAX SYMPTOMS.)
          -Ut   AT 232200C FEB 91, RECONNAISSANCE ELEMENTS OF THE 115TH MP
         i   EPORTED THAT FROM 16 - 21 FEB, DEAD CAMELS WERE FOUND ON MSR
         YUGO (BEGINNING 2706NO4824E AND ENDINS 2819NO4557E) VICINITY Up
         OARYAR AL ULYA (@-,3NO4742E')-.AND 25-,@O DEAD BOATS AND CAMELS WERE
         FOUND ON MSR CADLtft:g@ (BEGINNING 2609N4927E AND ENDINS
         2658NO4823E) VIC1141T
AJ. A NUMBER OF GREEN PLASTIC GRAIN FEED
         BASS (2' X 3-, APPROXIMATELY IQOLBS EACH WITH BLUE LETTERING) WER@
         No,rED ALONG BOTH MSR'S. THE GROUPS OF DEAD ANIMALS WERE EACH
         CLUSTERED AROUND ONE OF RHESE BASS; INDIVIDUAL DEAD ANIMALS WERE
         ALSO FOUND. THESE BAGS ARE SIMILAR TO BAGS OF BARLEY OFF-LOADED
         AT THE PORT OF DAMMAM. LOCAL VILLAGERS SEEMED 70 PAY LfTft-E
         NOTICE TO THE DEAD ANIMALS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO REPORTS OF
         HUMAN INFECTION. VETERINARY AND BIO-MFDICAT. SAMPLINS TEAMS HAVE



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File Room = aug96_declassified
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Box ID = BX000502
Unit = ARCENT
Parent Organization = CENTCOM
Folder Title = TACTICAL OPERATIONS CENTER LOGS-INCOMING MESSAGE FILES- 24 TO 26 FEB 91
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Subject = ARCENT REAR AREA THREAT SUMMARY
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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 = 08-NOV-1996