CBR PROTECTION FOR FIXED WING AIRCREWS

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Subject: CBR PROTECTION FOR FIXED WING AIRCREWS                          

Unit: VARIOUS MC  

Parent Organization: VARIOUS MC  

Box ID: BX600048

Folder Title: CMC VISIT TO SOUTHWEST ASIA  SEP 1990  SEC 2 OF 2                                               

Document Number:         20

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                                  INFORMATION PAPER


          Subj: CBR PROTECTION FOR FIXED WING AIRCREWS

          ISSUE:       USMC fixed wing aircrews did not have CBR
          eye/respiratory protection available when they deployed in
          support of Operation Desert Shield.
          BACKGROUND:               5 U.S.C. 552 (b)(3)


          2. (A    in response to a FMF urgent operational requirement,
          NAVAFR is pursuing efforts to integrate the Canadian Armed Forces
          (CAF) AR-5 eye/respiratory protection system in USMC fixed wing
          aircraft. This system is a variant of the AR-5 that USMC
          helicopter crews use.

          CONCLUSIONS:

          1. (U) CNO (OP-505), CMC (APW), and NAVAIR (AIR-531) are
          seeking the loan of AR-5 eye/respiratory systems from CAP to meet
          the fixed wing requirement.

          2. (U) Ground/flight testing has begun; initial results are
          positive. The goal is to complete testing by 1 October.

          3.  A    Pending CAF approval of the loan of Canadian AR-5
          assets, the goal is to begin fielding these systems within 15
          days of receiving them.






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           ON: 15 OCT 96
           BY: DON GWDP IAW OPNAVINST 5513. SERIES







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File Room = oct96_declassified
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Box ID = BX600048
Unit = VARIOUS MC
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Folder Title = CMC VISIT TO SOUTHWEST ASIA SEP 1990 SEC 2 OF 2
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Subject = CBR PROTECTION FOR FIXED WING AIRCREWS
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Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 04-NOV-1996