HISTORICAL REVIEW OF SIG CHEM AGENT

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Subject = HISTORICAL REVIEW OF SIG CHEM AGENT

Parent Organization = ARCENT

Unit = VII CORPS

Folder Title = 3 AD CHAP 8 OTHER STAFF SEC XII ASSISTANT DIV CHEM OFFICER

Document Number = 12

Box ID = BX000306

S: '21 Mar 91
AFTV-TFD-116 I Mar 91

MEMORANDUM EX

SUBJECT: M eview of Sirmi-Ficant Chemical Evsnts during
OPERATION DESERT SPEAR.

1. The following is a historical rev4ew of signicicant c@-,emical
events du-ring-OPERATION DESERT SPEAR.

2. These are the significant events regarding the deoloyment o4 the
.'.j Armor Division Chemical Sectio,-i.

AU@HCR: LTC Adams
UNIT: 3AD.Chemical
ACTTVITY/EVENT: SCUD attact, and the kBC reaction by @AD
DATP/@T.M.E, 710070L Jan
DESCRIPTION: Unit arrived at Winq Find Airoort L4@-,.ri,@g a s=L-.,-4 attack.
Pe-son.nel -@L-re 4-istructed to begin +@-aking Pyridostigmine P-omide (PB)
tablets and 'o@oceed to MOPP 4 based on recommendation of VII Qcrp-
personnel. First request -;:or chemical agent monitors (CAM) wa,@ C,
warded.

REPORT AUTMOR: LTC Adams
UNIT- 3AD Chemical
AC@IVITY/EVENT: Threat Chemical Weapons Use.
DATE/TIME: 240430L Jan
DESCRIPTION: Saddam Huissoin said on TV and radio that since the
Americans had used chemical weapons first, he was doing to
coL,.nte@-at'tRck using' che@nicals.

AUT4n-R: @-TC Adams
7AD @-@,emical
ACTIVI@Y/EVENT: Possible C-hernst-i@-.9.
DA@c-/TIME: 241355L Jan
1)@-SCRIPTION.---G3-OPS-rL-pc)rtL-d ;k possible c-hemstri@-.e via P-'4 21. T@-,s
fl%essacie--ar@ an Iraqi ERW. It was later o-oved

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