ANNUAL TRAINING ACTIVE DUTY FOR ARNG USAR UNITS

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Subject: ANNUAL TRAINING ACTIVE DUTY FOR ARNG USAR UNITS                 

Box  ID: BX000050

Document Number:          2

Folder Title: MISC DOCUMENTS  AUG 90                                                                          

Folder Seq #:         18

Unit: XVIII CORPS 

Parent Organzation: ARCENT      





                               DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
                          HEADQUARTERS, XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS AND FORT BRAGG
                               FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROUNA 28307-5000


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          MEMORANDUM FOR SEE DISTRIBUTION


          SUBJECT: OPERNTION DESERT SHIELD MR=DICAL AND C@ltrMICnL THREAT



          L. You are beina provided the following pieces of equipment-
          Most are intended to prevent you from dying or from becoming
          severely, perhaps permanently ill from diseases prevalent where
          you are going.  While these may not look as important to you as
          your weapon, proper, consistent use will truly, for real, help
          you  return home well- They work.

               2 tubes of new DEET creme - for skin
               2 bottles Sunscreen - for skin
               I can Permethrin aerosol - for mosquito nettinq.and beddina
               2 NAPP blister packs - for usp-only when command directed
               3 3 Mark-I - Nerve Agent Antidote kits
               2 M-258 - Decontamination Kits


          2. Water and Food Threat-.

               Water, ice and food available from the economy is almost
          uniformly contaminated with bacteria, viruses, and parasites to
          which you have no immunity. Typhoid fever and intestinal
          parasites are common. DO NOT USE LOCAL WATER OR FOOD! USE ONLY
          U.S. MILITARY WRIER SOURCES AND MAKE SURE IT IS HIGHLY
          C14LORINATED (5-10 PARTS PER MILLION) DO NOT add Gatorade -like
          or- l(oolaid-lik@ flavoring p.Acitf.-ts as the idditives contained
          will inactivate the usually protective levels of chlorine. The
          residual chlorine MUST be kept hiah.

          3- Insect, Spider, Scorpion, and Snake Threats-.

               a_ The most important danger in this ctteqory
                                                              you will
Sand Fly. This small insect can fly
          through unprotected mosquito netting. The Sand Fly carries maiiv
          diseases that are truly awful but the ones most common in this
          operation carry primarily Leishmaniasis and Sand Fly Fever.
          Sand Fly Fever will make you extremely ill and combat
          ineffective. These flies are attracted by unsanitary latrines,
          urine or fecal waste around your encampment, and foo@ - as wel.1
          as your body.

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File Room = apr96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-16
Box ID = BX000050
Unit = XVIII CORPS
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = MISC DOCUMENTS AUG 90
Folder Seq # = 18
Subject = ANNUAL TRAINING ACTIVE DUTY FOR ARNG USAR UNITS
Document Seq # = 61
Document Date =
Scan Date = 19-JUN-1996
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 = 09-AUG-1996