NBC RECON SYSTEM VEHICLE 4 OCT 90

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Subject = NBC RECON SYSTEM VEHICLE  4 OCT 90                              

Folder Title = MARCENT-VARIOUS MARINE CORPS MESSAGES  90-91  WDID  SWA  043  MCCDC   1 OF 6                    

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            FM COMLISMARCENT
            TO   CMC WASHINGTON DC//LRCC//             CG MCCDC QUANTICO VA//WFlIB//
            INFO USCINCCENT//CCJ3//                    COMUSARCENT//G3//
                 COMLISMARCENT REAR//G3//              CG I MEF REAR//G4//
                 CG FMFPAC//G3/NBC//                   CG FMFLANT//G3/NBC//
                 CG MCRDAC WASHINGTON DC//SSC//        CG FIRST MARDIVY/G3/NBC//
                 CG THIRD MAW//G3/NBC//                RUWDCAA/CG FIRST FSSG//G3//
                 RUHGAHM/CG FOURTH MEB//G3//           MARCOREP FT MCCLELLAN AL//OIC/)

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            AMPN/SUBJ: NBC RECON SYSTEM/VEHICLEh ell
            REF/A/TEL/I MEF/OIOCT90//
            AMPN/PHONECON BTWN CW03 JAMES 0 MEF) AND CW03 BRYCE (MCRDAC)//
            REF/B/CON/-/020CT90//
            AMPN/REF B IS VISIT BETWEEN CW02 STEPHEN 0 MEF) AND COIL BARBEAU
            (CHEM OFF XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS) DTD 2 OCT 90.//
            RMKS/1.   0 REF A DISCUSSED THE FEASIBILITY OF CG I MEF ACQUIRING
            GERMAN FOX NBC RECON SYSTEM TO SUPPORT DESERT SHIELD FORCES. THE
            ACQUISITION OF A MOBILE, ROUGH TERRAIN VEHICLE CAPABLE OF
            DETECTING/IDENTIFING ALL KNOWN CHEMICAL WARFARE (CW) AGENTS,
            (INCLUDING DUSTY MUSTARD) WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE I MEF'S
            CW DETECTION CAPABILITY. AS ONE EXAMPLE, CURRENT DETECTION DEVICES
            DO NOT DETECT DUSTY MUSTARD.
            2. REF B INDICATED THAT THE ARMY VIEWS THE FOX SYSTEM TO HAVE
            SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED THE CAPABILITY TO CONDUCT NBC RECON,
            RENDERING CURRENT DOCTRINE IN THIS AREA OBSOLETE. IN VIEW OF THIS
            EVOLVING DOCTRINE, COMLISMARCENT WOULD INITIALLY EMPLOY THE FOX
            VEHICLE IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER:
            A. IN THE DEFENSE: THE FOX IS IDEALLY SUITED TO CONDUCT RECON            OF
            MSRS OR SUPPORT MOVEMENT OF THE COUNTERATTACK FORCE.
            B. IN THE OFFENSE: THE FOX WOULD BE EMPLOYED FORWARD IN LIKELY AREAS
            OF PERSISTENT CONTAMINATION. IT COULD ALSO PERFORM NBC RECON FORWARD
            AND ALONG AXES OF ADVANCE AND/OR RECON PASSAGE POINTS FOR FOLLOW-ON
            FORCES.
               (S) REF B ALSO DETERMINED THAT GENERAL DYNAMICS SERVICES COMPANY
            Ii PROVIDING MAINTENANCE TEAMS IN THE DESERT SHIELD AO. DEPOT LEVEL
            MAINTENANCE WILL BE PERFORMED
                       USMC MAY BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THESE SOURCES.                           5 USC 552.(b)(1)
                (9) TRAINING OF THEJOUR MAN CREWS FOR THE VEHICLE IS
            APPROXIMATELY THREE AND ONE HALF WEEKS-IN LENGTH'.'US 'ARMY PERSONNEL
            RECEIVED THIS TRALNI-NG IN GERMANY.      USMC RERSONNELI OULD NEED TO
            RECEIVE SIMILAR TRAINI'NG.
               W REQUEST USMC PURSUE THE AQUIS T
            5-                                       1 ION OF TEN FOX   VEHICLES FOR
            comOsAARCENT USE DURING OPERATION DESERT SHIELD. INTENT IS TO
            UTILIZE THE VEHICLES FOR THE MISSIONS IDENTIFIED IN PARAGRAPH 2.
            6. (U) I MEF POC: CW03 LEE OR CW03 JAMES, COMMERCIAL
            oli-966-3-36i-0344.//
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