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Subject: DECONTAMINATION EQUIPMENT                                       

Unit: 1 MARDIV    

Parent Organization: 1 MEF       

Box  ID: BX600051

Folder Title: COMMAND JOURNAL 531-625 OCT 90                                                                  

Document Number:         46

Folder Seq  #:          7




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     MEMORANDUM


     From: CWO-3 Bauer
     To:      LtCol Cole

     Subj: DECONTAMINATION EQUIPMENT

     1. Per   your request the following is submitted:

         a.   NAME:  M258AI SKIN DECON KIT
              USE:   DECON ANY LIQUID CHEMICAL AGENT ON THE SKIN (EXCEPT EYES)
              SIZE:  4'f X 3 It X 2 11

         b.   NAME:  M-11 PORTABLE DECON APPARATUS
              USE:   DECON PORTIONS OF EQUIPMENT THAT THE OPERATOR WILL COME IN
                     CONTACT WITH. (I.E. STEERING WHEEL FOR DRIVERS/TRIGGER AREA
                     FOR WEAPONS) HOLDS 1 1/3 QTS OF DS-2.
              SIZE:  APPROXIMATELY 1211 TALL (LOOKS SIMILAR TO A SMALL FIRE
                     EXTINGUISHER).

         c.   NAME:  M-13 DECON APPARATUS PORTABLE (DAP)
              'USE:  BASICALLY THE SAME AS THE M-11, HOWEVER YOU CAN DECON LARGER
                     WEAPONS SYSTEMS AND LARGER PORTIONS OF VEHICLES. HOLDS 5 GAL
                     OF DS-2.
              SIZE:  1411 X 711 X19it

         d.   NAME:  M12AI DECON APPARATUS, SKID MOUNTED
              USE:   LARGE SCALE DECON OF EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLES. THIS IS A PUMP,
                     HEATER AND TANK UNIT DESIGNED TO WASH OFF GROSS AMO @ S OF
                     CONTAMINATION. TANK HOLDS 490 GAL OF WATER.
              SIZE:  8211 X 9411 X 55". WT: APPROX 2500 LBS.

         e.   NAME:  M17 LIGHTWEIGHT DECON SYSTEM (LDS) (SANATOR)
              USE:   SAME AS M12Al. HOLDS 3000 GAL OF WATER IN A COLLAPSIBLE
                     BLADDER.
              SIZE:  4011 X 2311 X 3411 WT: 370 LBS.

         f.   NAME:  DECONTAMINATING SOLUTION 2 (DS-2)
              USE:   TO NEUTRALIZE CHEMICAL AGENTS. USED IN M-11 AND M-13. CAN
                     ALSO BE POURED/SWABBED ON VEHICLES FOR LARGE SCALE DECON.
              SIZE:  1 1/3 QT AND 5 GAL CANS.

         g.   NAME:  SUPERTROPICAL BLEACH (STB)
              USE:   TO NEUTRALIZE CHEMICAL AGENTS. COMES IN POWDER FORM WITH A HIGH
HLORINE CONTENT.
              SIZE:  50 LB. DRUM.

     2. The above   is all the basic equipment needed to do decon ops. We currently
     have a limited amount of M12AI's and M17's . More M17's are coming and they
     will be our primary piece of equipment for large scale decon.




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File Room = oct96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-42
Box ID = BX600051
Unit = 1 MARDIV
Parent Organization = 1 MEF
Folder Title = COMMAND JOURNAL 531-625 OCT 90
Folder Seq # = 7
Subject = DECONTAMINATION EQUIPMENT
Document Seq # = 46
Document Date =
Scan Date =
Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 17-DEC-1996