V CORPS OPORD 90 11

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Subject: V CORPS OPORD 90 11                                             

Unit: 3D AD       

Parent Organization: VII  CORPS  

Box  ID: BX001304

Folder Title: OPERATIONS PLANNING FILES 3 AR DIV CMDN GEN UPDATE 28AUG90 DSS                                  

Document Number:          6

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             BIOLOGICAkrW.ARFARE PROGRAM IS INVESTIGATING A VARIETY Of INFECTIDUS

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             AND TOXIC A46NTS.  IRAQ HAS STOCKPILED BOTH AN--T-HRAX AND BOTULIN
             TOXIN. AGENTS UNDER DEVELOPMENT INCLUDE TULAREMIA BRUCZLLOSIS,
             ,MYCOTOXINS, STAPHLOCOCCAL ENTRFOTOXIN 8, AND CHOLERA. LIKELY IRAQI
             DELIVERY MEANS ARE CLUSTER BOMB$O MISSILES, AND SPRAYS. SOME OF
             THESE AGENTS COULD BE SUCCESSFULLY SPREAD BY PERSONNEL INFILTRATED

             BEHIND THE LINES.
             O(U@     FRIENDLY FORCSS:  U.S. FORCES CONTINUE TO REINFORCE SAUDI
             ARABIA. ARCENT HAS DEPLOYED U.S. FORCES TO SAUDI ARABIA.
             EUCOM/USAREUR, AS SUPPORTING COMMAND, PROVIDE SELECTED UNITS,
             PERSONNEL, SUPPLIES, AND EQUIPMENT TO CENTEOM. VII CORPS AND   21$T

             TAACOM SUPPORT V CORPS.
           112(Ur    MISSION. V CORPS DEPLOYS AT A TIME TBD, TWO NBC
             RECONNAISSANCE PLATOONS EQUIPPED WITH FOX NBC RECONNAISSANCE VEH'@CLES
             l(U.S. CONFIGURED GERMAN FUCHS) TO SAUDI ARABIA VIA MAC AIRCRAFT IN
             SUPPORT OF OPERATION DESERT SHIELD.   UPON ARRIVAL, PLATOONS WILL BE
             ATTACHED TO ARCENT (FWD) TO CONDUCT RECONNAISSANCE MISSIONS.

                     EXECUTION.
             A(.U 6   INTENT.  ORGANIZE, TRAIN, EQUIP, QUICKLY ESTABLISH A HIGH
             STATE OF READINESS AND DEPLOY PLATOONS TO SUPPORT DESERT SHIELD.









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File Room = jul96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-28
Box ID = BX001304
Unit = 3D AD
Parent Organization = VII CORPS
Folder Title = OPERATIONS PLANNING FILES 3 AR DIV CMDN GEN UPDATE 28AUG90 DSS
Folder Seq # = 25
Subject = V CORPS OPORD 90 11
Document Seq # = 6
Document Date =
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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 = 06-DEC-1996