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DECLASSIFIED BY: CHARLES B. GREEN, CCL, USAF, MC,
DECLASSIFIED ON: 2JULY1997
ACTION OFFICER: JOHN P. BURDISH III, LTC, SP
                                                           March 12, 1991
                                AFTER ACTION REPORT
                                BIOLOGICAL WARFAI~E
                                CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS
                                      AUGUST
         02 August 1990 - Iraq Invades Kuwait
         07 August 1990 - Commitment of U.S. Forces to Saudi Arabia
         oa August 1990 - AFMIC Weekly Wire 32-90C on Iraqi BW Capability
         13 August 1990 - Arrival of COL Bales in Theater
         30 August 1990 - Investigation of Dead Sheep in North Saudi Arabia

                                     SEPTEMBER

         04 September 1990 - ASD-HA Memo to SECDEF recommending Anthrax and
                             Botulinum vaccination Program
         24 September 1990 - ArT~IC Message on BW Storage Bunkers
         27 September 1990 - Brief to CINC on BW Threat and Vaccine program

                                      OCTOBER

         19 October 1990 - Request to CCSG from JCS/J4-DDMR for Vaccine plan
         24 October 1990 - Answer to JCS/J4-DDNR with CCSG Vaccine plan

                                      NOVEMBER

         13 November 1990 - Antibiotic study briefed by COL Friedlander in
                            Washington, DC
         13 November 1990 - Navy Forward Laboratory prepared to identify BW
                            agents

                                      DECEMBER

         02 December 1990 - DIA message identifying 16 potential BW Bunkers
         06 December 1990 - Brief to CINC on Antibiotic use in BW defense
         OS December 1990 - Biomedical Samples from Iraqi Deserters
         17 December 1990 - AFEB Recommendation on Antibiotics and Vaccine
         28 December 1990 - ASD-PA Guidance on CW/BW Defense Prograrn
         28 December 1990 - DA message to DCINC on BW Defense Initiatives
         29 December 1990 - CJCS message to CINC on Detection/Antibiotics
                            and Vaccine
         31 December 1990 - CINC prioritization for Vaccine distribution

                                      JANUARY

         03 January 1991 - Arrival of BW Vaccine Team in Theater
         05 January 1991 - CCSG BW Defense Medical Guidelines to components
         10 January 1991 - DASG letter `1Medical BW Defensive Doctrine'~
         12 January 1991 - DCINC to DOSOPS message on BW Detection Equip

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