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                                  UNCLASSIFIED


03 04 151340Z DEC 90 RR PR UUUU                  LGS

NO

INITIAL SUPPLIES OF BOTH REPELLENTS BEFORE DEPARTURE.

2. THE FORTUNATE FIELDING OF THE TWO NEW AND MOST EFFECTIVE

REPELLENTS EVER, JUST PRIOR TO DESERT SHIELD, ENABLED SHORT-NOTICE

SHIPMENT OF THESE ITEMS BY DGSC-RICHMOND TO DEPLOYING UNITS PRIOR TO

THEIR DEPARTURE.

3. MILSTRIP REQUESTS ARE SHIPPED WITHIN ONE TO THREE DAYS AFTER

UNITS PLACE HIGH PRIORITY (01, 02, 03) REQUISITIONS BY TELEPHONE TO

THE DGSC EMERGENCY SUPPLY OPERATIONS CENTER (ESOC) AT[[(b)(2)]


4. PLAN FOR AT LEAST TWO TUBES OF SKIN REPELLENT (NSN

6840-01-284-3982) PER PERSON PER MONTH.  PERSONNEL SHOULD TREAT ALL

FIELD UNIFORMS WITH THE PERMETHRIN CLOTHING REPELLENT (NSN

6840-01-278-1336). THREE-FOURTHS OF ONE CAN OF THE PERMETHRIN

CLOTHING REPELLENT WILL BE NEEDED FOR THE PROPER TREATMENT OF EACH

UNIFORM.  TREATMENT OF CLOTHING PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT WILL PROVIDE

PROTECTION THROUGH FIVE (5) LAUNDERINGS.

5. BOTH NEW REPELLENTS ARE AVAILABLE IN AMPLE QUANTITY FOR

IMMEDIATE

PROCUREMENT THROUGH DGSC ESOC.  THEREFORE, LOCAL PURCHASE OF THESE

ITEMS IS NEITHER NECESSARY NOR APPROVED. PROCUREMENT DATA:  (A)  NSN

DOD.IN


                                  MINIMIZE CONSIDERED


                                  UNCLASSIFIED        151340ZDEC90

                                                                             

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