SACRAMENTO AIR LOGISTICS CENTER AIRCREW CHEIMICAL WARFARE DEFENSE

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SUBJECT:  SACRAMENTO AIR LOGISTICS CENTER AIRCREW CHEIMICAL WARFARE DEFENSE



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                                                             10/15/90
                                      JULLS LONG REPORT
                                      
               1. (U) JULLS NUMBER:     91733-38492 (00001). submitted by CAPT
               GANNON. [(b)(2)]
              
              2. (U) Operation conducted by 2S52 ABG/DW on 10/15/90.
              
              3. (U) KEYWORDS: AFLC, MAC. CWDE.
              
              !' (U) TITLE: AIRCREW CHEMICAL WARFARE DEFENSE
              
              5. (U) OBSERVATION: RESEARCH INDICATES THAT C-21 AIRCREW HAVE
              NO IN-FLIGHT CHEMICAL WARFARE DEFENSE CAPABILITY.
              
              6. (U) DISCUSSION: THE CURRENT AIRCREW CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL MASK
              (MBU-13/P) IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE C-21 OXYGEN SYSTEM. IN
              PRE-DEPLOYMENT DISCUSSIONS WITH C-21 AIRCREWS AND THE COMMANDER
              OF THE LOCAL C-21 UNIT (DET 1:400 MAS) THE C-21 IS A CIVILIAN
              AIRCRAFT THAT HAS AN OXYGEN SYSTEM THAT IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH
            CURRENT CHEMICAL WARFARE DEFENSE EQUIPMENT. THEREFORE. THERE IS
             NO CHEMICAL WARFARE DEFENSE PROTECTION AVAILABLE TO THE C-21
             AIRCREWS IN-FLIGHT. IF THE AIRCREWS WERE TO WEAR THE M-17 
             SERIES MASK FOR CHEMICAL PROTECTION. THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO USE
             THE AIRCRAFT'S COMMUNICATIONS AND OXYGEN SYSTEMS.
             
              7. (U) LESSON LEARNED: A CHEMICAL WARFARE MASK COMPATIBLE WITH
              THE C-21 OXYGEN/COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IS NEEDED IMMEDIATELY.
              
              8. (U) RECOMMENDED ACTION: IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT HQ AFLC
              AND HQ MAC HAD BEEN WORKING THIS ISSUE PRIOR TO OPERATION DESERT
              SHIELD. APPROPRIATE SYSTEM MANAGERS NEED TO EVALUATE THE
              PRIORITY OF THIS NEED IN LIGHT OF THE CURRENT OPERATIONS.
              
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