MASK READINESS 10 JAN 91

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Subject = MASK READINESS  10 JAN 91                                       

Parent Organization = XVIII CORPS 

Unit = 24TH ID     

Folder Title = READ FILE 24 JAN 91 MIL PAY- UPDATES-COUNTER TERRORIST- CENCOM POLICY                           

Document Number =          9

Box ID = BX001450






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            91. RU B OUTLINED   TRAINING ANI) EQUIPMENT RECEIVED BY XVIII ABN
            CORPS SOLDIERS AND  UNITS THAT WILL HELP ENSURE SUCCESS WHEN
            CONDLICTINNO OPERATIONS IN A CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT. REF C EMPHASIZED
            THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER MASK FMCS AND CITED EXMPLES OF CRITIRALLLY
            IMPORTANT AREAS REQUIRING SPECIAL ATTENTION IN THE DESERT SHIELD AO.

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            3. PROTECTM MASKS ISSUED TO XVI:ll ABN CORPS SOLDRM ARE:
               A. AN= THE WORLD'$ BEST.
               s., THE, PkmcrFAL, mms OF PROVIDING PROMTION AOAIICT ALL
            IRAQI CHEMICAL AND BIOL031CAL AGENTS.
               C. KMT EFFECTIVE WHEN PROPERLY $TM, FITM AND MINTAIND.
               D. A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF INDIVIIXJAL PROTECTIVE VMPTM
            t WE) T+I'VR MUST BE REGULARLY CHBOM.BY M CHAN OF M%HAND.

            4. ttilt IW NCOS PLAY AN ABSMUTELY VITAL kCiS IN AMIM 'MC
            'SMOFM MAVE A CORRECTLY SIZED, Fl=. MD RWN%VM Mw- MUS
                 1,5 ACCOMPLISHED FOR SOLDIE:RB'*D NM Z-17 SO= MM'MI
               A. WitiO CALIPERS TO CONDUCT MA8K'8=t4r,.
               D. BSMO BANANA OIL: TO VERIFY PROPER RIZE, 71T A.@M XAZ SM.
               C. D31"L4 SIZING TO THE NE)CT SMALLER WK WHEN MAK4 CIL AND/OR
            .MJECTIV.'g SIZING INDICATES AN ffI8-81ZED SOLDIER.
                  CfiVCK I N(3 MASK BERV I CEAB I L ITY ABI)W -CRI -TEUA IN TM TM -
               E- TTANINO IN UNSERVICEABLE MASKS FCIV REPAIR OR RFILACEPOER.
               F. UWA'RING. SOLDIERS ON HOW TO CONMCT OFEBATOW-t^IM4 MM AND -
            LW'r LMCZERS-ML TECHNIQUES FOR.FOLLOW-UP INSPEC7lCN2t.,'

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               G. DONDUC'RING ON-THE-SPOT CORRECTIONS JkU M'FIC'-ISCLW ARE


            5. EXAR-PLM OF RECURRING M-17 SERIES MASK RELATED OMCIENCIES
            IDENTIFIEI) WITHIN XVIII ABN CORPS UNITS IMMUDE THE FMLOWIW:
               A. TWO WEEK SUPPLY OF NERVE AGENT PYRIDMTIGKINE PRETREATMENT
            (NAPP) TABLEN NOT 8MREI) INSIDE THE MASK WRIER.
               B. UGIEE NERVE AGENT ANTIDOTE KIT (NMK5 INJFJCTORS NOT STORED
            IN MASK CARRIER OR NAAK NOT CURRENT.
               C. NO M25SAI OR n291 SKIN DECON KIT IN OUTSIDE BEAR POCKET-OF
            THE M15AI MASK CARRIER OR ATTACHED TO THE CARRIER D-RING(B).


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