FOREIGN MATERIAL INTEL BN SECTION III G I

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Subject: FOREIGN MATERIAL INTEL BN  SECTION III G I                      

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Parent Organization: CENTCOM     

Box ID: BX000481

Folder Title: COMMAND REPORTS  513 MI BDE AAR                                                                 

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                       Mission - The complexity and unfamiliar mission of
             Chem/Bio detection teams posed iany questions. The initial
             information provided to the-detachment was vague, leaving
             much of the implementation of the teams to tfie leadership
             discretion. The initial information on team emplacement had
             not been coordinated within the proper areas or units. The
             devising of a monitoring Plan had not-been established, or
             the resup I plan for thi deployed.teams. The dissemination
             of informatlyon-about the teams mission and capabilities was
             not   widely   distributed    thus   inhibiting the initial
             coordination for team use.
                 (i) Communication - Due to the extreme distances and
             varying means of communication it was difficult to track
                   n                 logistics '                   S.
             and zno itor mission's            and personnel issue      This
             lack of effective Communication re@ulted in a substantial
             logistics runs to the teams        and   also    impeddd    the
             dissemination of timely and accurate information.
                     (i) Maintenance support was hindered due to the
             difference in vehicles our b&tween the detachment and FMIB
             (JIUMMKVIS VS. CUCV). The lack of spare parts and the slow
             supply system inhibited the mission ahd in-creased down time.
                 (k) The lack of good maps was     a significant problem
             from the on-set. The teams were in need of accurate inaps in
             order to navigate effectively in the desert terrain.
                 (1) CM/BIO information was needed by the Detachment
             eadership to,,Tr

             lack of BIO sp     c        igence among   ther intelligence
             agencies    a current and accurate throat brief could n&t be
             established or disseminated to the teams.


             2. Accomplishments.


                 (a) Safely deployed 45 soldiers and all equipment to
             the AOR.

                     (b)   Coordinated and employed 12 Chem/Bio detection
             teams throughout the AOR. Develbpea a good information flow
             between   CENTCOM   J3, CRDTC liaison officers, and the
             detachment therefore producing the needed information on the
             employment and monitoring plan of the teams. Developed a
             lo4istical resupply plan ifi which the teams,would be pushed
             a logistics package every 4-5 days. This package consisted
             of 6z)ough supplies to sustain the team fbr six days of
             continuous 24 hour operation.
                     (c) Established a good information flow between the
             operators Leadership withifi the detachment, and the CRDEC
             liaison officers on Turther development, implementation, and
             procedural concerns of the XM2 Biological Sampler and the
             XM21 Chemical Detector.


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Box ID = BX000481
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Subject = FOREIGN MATERIAL INTEL BN SECTION III G I
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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 = 11-OCT-1996