CHRONOLOGY OF KEY EVENTS

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Subject: CHRONOLOGY OF KEY EVENTS                                        

Unit: ARCENT      

Parent Organization: CENTCOM     

Box ID: BX000527

Folder Title: VOLUME 12 513TH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BRIGADE AFTER ACTION REPORT                               

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                        This problem was quickly corrected with help from
            the Ndvdl Forwara Laboratory by introducing graduated 50 ml
            vials to aid in the dilution. -An additional preventive step
            was provided to the soldiers on checking and reading the
            smart tickets. All soldiers checked th6ir smart tickets to
            ensure that there was a small pinhole in the middle of the
            test ticket.      This pinhole allowed the fluid to propprly
            distribute throughout the test ticket paper. If this noie
            was not present, they were to discard the ticket and use
            another one. The soldiers were also received additional
            instruction on the reading of the test spots. If the
            reaction spot was not a bright red and filled in completely
            it was to be considered negative.
                         Although Biological detection was therprimary
            missi6n', the teams used the XM-21 as units or as the team
            chiefs dictated.      Each XM-21 was utilized during the
            specific vulnerability windows between 0100-0700 hours. The
            teams collocated both systems within the same area of
            o eration, thus enhancing the capability and the utility to
            t@e supported unit. it was determined through extensive use
            that lai7ge armored vehicles would trigger a false positive.


                              CHALLENGES/ACCOMPLISHMENTS


            1. Challenges.
                (a) Personnel - The initial problems were during the
             re-deployment phase only. The main problem was the lack of
            9OS/grad@-specific soldiers. The Division tasked all units
            to provide a list of soldiers to Gl in order to fill these
            shortages. It took 10 days to fill shortages @hus extending
                                te                        't
a       by 3 days. An addi ional problem
            resulted from the new soldiers. There was a lack of
            cohesion, due to half of the detachment not ever having
            worked together. This problem was compounded by the early
            emp loyment of the firi;t serial and the immediate employment
            of thi second.
              . Sb) @quipment - The problems with equipment resulted
            main.Ly  rrom     the  changing    of   the   carrent company
            configuration into a CM/BIO asset. The initial challenge was
            obtaining the needed assets IE...        3/4 ton trailers, M2
            machine quns, MG tripods,       MK-64    mounts,   and     radio
            installation kits. Thb division provided a pusher unit,
            which in turn searched the division Tor the needed assets.
            Some of the equipment was not provided, IE... M2 Machine
            guns, Trailers, MK-64 Mounts, POL supplies, spare HUMMWV
            part@, initially inhibiting the mission of the detachment.
            once all equipment available was received          an intense
            preparation     phase  commenced,     radios we@e installed,
            com@lete T/Ils were done on vehicles, trailers, and M2 MGIS





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Subject = CHRONOLOGY OF KEY EVENTS
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