DESERT SHIELD STORM AAR 27 JUN 91

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Subject = DESERT SHIELD STORM AAR  27 JUN 91                              

Box ID = BX001444

Folder Title = DESERT SHIELD STORM AAR                                                                         

Unit = 24TH ID     

Parent Org = XVIII CORPS 


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                             Marking Sy  tem
               ISSUE:   NBC             s

               DISCUSSION:    The NBC markl"n@ system  organic  to the FOX  (NBCRS) is
 .inadequate  in.a desert. environment.' These. markers work    fine when they are
  used on roads because they a@e easily sported     '@ however, these marking flags -
  are much too small to be noticed in the eypanse openness of a desert. Using
  the markers at night presents another proh@lem because the luminous strips on
  the marker balls cannot be easily seen from very far distance's.

               RECOMMENDATION: Another marking-system must be devised for
  marking on open terrain. A     larger version of the one presently in use-would
  .work fine. The color of the marking balls must be a contrasting color in the
  desert.so they can also be s---en easier. ilor night operations one can tie a
  ch'emlight on the  marking pole to'.ensure that the markers are seen from greater
  distances.