ENCLOSURE A TO APPX 2 TO TAB H TO VII CORPS DS AAR

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Subject: ENCLOSURE A TO APPX 2 TO TAB H TO VII CORPS DS AAR              

Unit: VII CORPS   

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box  ID: BX000262

Folder Title: NBC OPERATIONS-SUMMARY-APPENDIX 2                                                               

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                d.    CPT Napier, ARCENT Chem, reported Sanators had been
            inventoried and Don Stewart, AMCCOM LAR, had distribution plan.
            Recommended that since they got here too late for distribution,
            they be kept at the port and used to wash down vehicles before put
            on the ships.

                e.    Engineer Operations (ACE) , Corps Main reported a large
            Iraqi ammo dump covering a 2 kilometer area at PT650850.

            28 FEB 91: (hostilities and):

                a. ARCENT message tasked VII Corps to provide chemical unit
            locations and Fox vehicle locations NLT 1200L 28 Fab to facilitate
            possible battlefield clean-up.

                b.    MAJ Davis, CHEMO, 2ACR reported he had the following
            equipment and request processing instructions:
                      -Soviet handpump chemical detector kit
                      -Soviet BRDM NBC Recon Vehicle (undamaged)
                      -Individual decon kits w/atropine
                      -IM-93 type radiacmater
                      -Several protective masks

                C.    CG decided Corps minimum MOPP level would be zero
            throughout the Corps area.

                d.    CPT Wiersaman, FMIB representative, Corps Main presented
            evacuation of Iraqi NBC equipment information to Corps Chemical
            Section. Corps collection point at Log Base Echo run by 13th S&S.
            Units were responsible for evacuation back to the collection point.
            If a unit or section wanted something for a museum, etc, could go
            thru Corps G-3 to ARCENT G-3 for permission.

            I Mar 91:

                a. Update from TAC: 3AD went from MOPP-2 to MO'PP-0. 2d Chem
            Bn closed with 3AD yesterday. They were now co-located with DISCOM
            and would stay there (PU400190).

ual from 159 MASII called G-2 operations asking
            mustard agent physiological effects to be described to him.       COL
            Thornton described them over the phone. 20 minutes later the G-2
            received a report about a suspected chemical casualty. An engineer
            assigned to Delta Company, 17 Engr Bn was in the process of
            destroying Iraqi yesterday.       The decon caused a secondary
            explosion; the engineer smelled "a garlic smell". He yelled "Gas"
            to the others inhaling some fumes in the process.     An hour-or so




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Document 30 f:/Week-42/BX000262/NBC OPERATIONS-SUMMARY-APPENDIX 2/enclosure a to appx 2 to tab h to vii corps ds a:01029718424467
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File Room = sep96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-42
Box ID = BX000262
Unit = VII CORPS
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = NBC OPERATIONS-SUMMARY-APPENDIX 2
Folder Seq # = 2
Subject = ENCLOSURE A TO APPX 2 TO TAB H TO VII CORPS DS A
Document Seq # = 3
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 = 02-JAN-1997