FORCES CAPABILITIES IN A CHEMICAL ENVIROMENT

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Subject = FORCES CAPABILITIES IN A CHEMICAL ENVIROMENT                    

Parent Organization = ARCENT      

Unit = XVIII CORPS 

Folder Title = DAILY STAFF JOURNALS WITH MESSAGES 21-31 DEC 90                                                 

Document Number =         30

Box ID = BX000093




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         02 06 221455Z DEC 90 PP RR




                 INFO: COMUSARCENT //AFRD-DTO//

                        COMUSARCENTSUPCOM //SPO//                . .. .... .

                        CDRVIICORPS //G3//



         SUBJECT: FORCES CAPABILITIES IN A CHEMICAL   ENVIRONMENT (U)

                  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO SHARE WITH LEADERS
         1 - (UT*

         REASONS FOR OPTIMISM CONCERNING NBC DEFENSE READINESS IN XVIII.ABN


         CORPS AND THE CAPABILITY OF OUR SOLDIERS AND UNITS TO BE ABSOLUTELY


                                                 -REQUEST THIS INFORMATION BE
         SUCCESSFUL IN A CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT.


         DISSEMINATED TO THE LOWEST POSSIBLE LEVEL.

         2(U)TS@ OUR HIGH STATE OF READINESS IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO SUPERIOR

         TRAINING, FIRST-RATE EQUIPMENT, GOOD INTELLIGENCE PREPARATION OF THE

         BATTLEFIELD, RESPONSIVE MEDICAL SUPPORT AND OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP

         WITHIN XVIII ABN CORPS UNITS. TRAINING INCLUDES APPLYING THE


         INVALUABLE LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE COMBINED ARMS IN

         NUCLF.AR/CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT (CANE) SERIES OF FIELD TESTS. THANKS

         TO THESE TESTS, LEADERS HAVE LEARNED TO DELEGATE AUTHORITY, SIMPLIFY

         COMMUNICATIONS, USE THE BUDDY SYSTEM AND ENFORCE DRINKING OF WATER

         AND SLEEP POLICIES TO ENSURE SUCCESS WHEN IN CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE












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