OPERATION DESERT SHIELD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL AND RADIOLOG

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Subject: OPERATION DESERT SHIELD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL AND RADIOLOG        

Unit: USS MIDWAY  

Parent Organization: NAVCENTCOM  

Box ID: BX300049

Folder Title: FOLDER 21 MESSAGE FILES FOR 16 JAN 1991 CNA 2736 1OF2                                           

Document Number:          2

Folder SEQ  #:        138








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    IMN 067786

    HAVE BEEN EQUIPPED WITH THE A/P22P-9(V) CBR-0 IPE SINCE 19$lg THE
    ENSEMHLE (A BRITISH DESIGN COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE AR"S)O
    CONSISTS qF THE MCK-3/P MASKO COK-2/P TACTICAL VENTILATOR AND MKI CB
    PROTECTIVE UNJERGARMENT WITH GLOVES AND BOOTIES9 IN RESPONSE TO
    C,,C/C"C DIRECTION (REF 0), 250 ENSEMBLES OF AN A/P22P-9(V) VARIANT
    HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO USMC Av-8BO F/A-18, OV-10 AND TWO USN HELD
    U3,QITS DEPLOYED TO THE MIDDLE EAST,   THIS WAS COMPLETED ON 31 DEC 90i
              1, AS DIRECTED BY OPNAV CREF O)o COMNAVAIRSY3CCM PROVIDED
    IDE ESTIMATES TO EQUIP REMAINING USMC AIRCREW (A-6o EA-6do AND KC-
    130) AND USN F/A-18 AIRCREWS THIS EFFORT IS CURRENTLY ONGOING9
    DESERT SHIELD REQUIREMENTS FOR AIRCREki IN ADDITION TO REF 0 HAVE NOT
    BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME,
              2g JOINT AIR FCRCE/NAVY AIRCREN EYE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
    (AERP) PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE ALL AIR FORCEO NAVY AND MARINE CORP
    AIRCRFik WITH A COMMON PROTECTION SYSTEM* AERP 18 IN DEVELOPMENT AND
    IS NOT A CANDIDATE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE FIELDINGs
              3t UNDER COG OF COMNAVAIRSYSCOM (AIR-531i)o FAlL3AFE TIGII,,T
    TEAMS (PROVIDING TRAINING FOR OPERATORS AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
    WILL BE IN THEATRE ATTACHED TO 3RD MAN FROM 6 JAN THROUGH
    APPROXIMATELY 7 FEB, ANY COMMANDS REQUIRING THEIR SERVICES ARE
    ENCOURAGED TO COCRDINATE THROUGH 3RD MAW AMSOO LCDR CL-SCHUYLER*
         go FOR NAVY/USMC AVIATION SUPPORT AND FLIGHT DECK PER30NNELt
    THE MCU-2/P OR MK-V MASK AND CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE OVERGARMENT ARE
    PROVIDED THROUGH SUPPLY CHANNEL3* COMNAVFACENGCEN 13 COG OVER
    SHOREBASED EQUIPMENT AND COMNAVSEA3Y3COM 18 COG OVER 3HIPBASED
    EGUIPMENTO INCLUDING DESERT SHIELD9
    4, FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO ASSIST COMMANDING OFFICERS
    AHEN OPERATING IN A CONTAMINATED ENVIRONMENTI
         Al AIRCRAFT DECONTAMINATIONG REF A DECONTAMINATION TECHNIQUES
AS SPECIFIED IN REF Co PROVIDE 30ME
    LEVEL OF DECDNTAMINATION (SCRUBBING/AGITATION IS REQUIRED) FOR
    AIRCRAFTO SUPPORT EQUIPMENT AND KEAPONSO USE OF HOT WATER WILL
    ENHANCE DECONTAMINATION EFFECTIVENE33i THESE PROCEDURE$ WILL ONLY
    REMOVE NOT NEUTRALIZE CONTAMINATIONG RUNOFF SHOULD BE CONSIDERED
    CONTAMINATED AND MAY BE DECONTAMINATED USING STANDARD DECONTAMINANT
    HTH (DO NOT LET-NT44 TOI)CN,AIRCRAFT OR WEAPON 3Y3TEM3 DUE TO IT$ HIGH
    CORROSIVENE$I)@AND )(A*ft,@4OVgRBOARDs DURING DECONTAMINATION
    PROCEDURESO PEOSO."It,@*14OUUD WEAR RUBBERIZED APRONS OR NET WEATHER
    GEAR OVER PMMCT4                  IF POST DECONTAMINATION MONITORING
    DETECTS CONTkMIN70 RgPgAY@THE DECONTAMINATION PROCESS$
         Be AIRCR  I      @IGMY,DCCONTAKINATIONV ONCE CONTAMINATEDO
    CONTINUED FLYZ N#7,t  IXED-WI@G AIRCRAFT AT HIGH SPEED3/LCW ALTITUDES
    MILL INCREASE AIRFRAME SKIN TEMPERATURES AND PROVIDE 30ME LEVEL OF
    DECONTAMINATION,   MORE SPECIFIC DATA MILL BE PROVIDED BY SEPARATE
    CORRESPONDENCE, THOROUGH DECONTAMINATION CANNOT BE ASSUMED AS A
    RESULT OF COMPLETING ALL NORMAL FLIGHT PROFILESG IF CONTAMINATRON
    OF AIRBORNE AIRCRAFT 13 3USPECTEDo TREAT AS CONTAMINAT90 UNTIL
    DETECTION SYSTEMS PROVE OTHERWISEI
         Co AIRCRAFT AVIONICS DECONTAMINATIONG AIRCRAFT AVICNIC$O If
    CONTAMINATED SMALL BE DECONTAMINATED BY AIRCRAFT INTERMEDIATE
    MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT (AIMO) EMERGENCY RECLAMATION TEAM$G AVIONICS
    REQUIRING DECONTAMINATION $HALL BE OPENED AND CLEANED ON THE FLIGHT

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File Room = sep96_declassified
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Box ID = BX300049
Unit = USS MIDWAY
Parent Organization = NAVCENTCOM
Folder Title = FOLDER 21 MESSAGE FILES FOR 16 JAN 1991 CNA 2736 1OF2
Folder Seq # = 138
Subject = OPERATION DESERT SHIELD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL AND
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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 = 01-OCT-1996