SPECIAL INFORMATION FOR INSTALLATION AFTER ACTION REPORT

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Subject: SPECIAL INFORMATION FOR INSTALLATION AFTER ACTION REPORT        

Unit: 1ST ID      

Parent Organization: VII  CORPS  

Box  ID: BX001008

Folder Title: DESERT STORM AFTER ACTION REPORTS                                                               

Document Number:          4

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                                      UNCLASSIFIED
                                                                       04/19/91
                                    JULLS LONG REPORT

           1. (U) JULLS NUMBER: 31450-52453 (00170), Submitted by RILEY
           AFZN-PTM-C, MR WALTER, S56-2225, (913)239-2225.

           2. (U) Operation DESERT SHIELD conducted by USCENTCOM on 02/06/91.

           3. (U) KEYWORDS: NBC EQUIPMENT, MATERIEL, RWO (REAL WORLD OPS),
           USA (US ARMY), ACTIVE COMPONENT, GUARD COMPONENT, RESERVE
           COMPONENT, ORDERS, READINESS, EQUIPMENT, DOD DIRECTIVES, FAVORABLE,
           CAPABILITY, PERFORMANCE, SURVIVABILITY, CRITI (WAR STOPPER).

           4. (U) TITLE: LOGISTICS: NBC: BDO/CPO SERVICEABILITY CRITERIA

           5. (U) OBSERVATION: Criteria for serviceability of BattleDress
           Overgarments (BDO) and Chemical Protective Overgarments (CPO)
           was constantly changed or was simply different, creating
           confusion in the units.


           6. (U) DISCUSSION: Serviceability *or Storage (in package):
               In July and August 1990, Fort Riley used pinholes and
           separated seams as unserviceable criteria IAW MSG, Subject:
           Suit, Chemical Protective, BattleDress Overgarment, DTG 2517s35Z
           Jan 89 to remove unserviceable BDOs and CPOs from installation
           contingency stocks.
               In Sep 1990, Fort Riley used exposure to ails and water only
           as unserviceable criteria for both BDOs and CPOs IAW TROSCOM MSG
           Subject: Packaging @ Chemical Protective Overgarments, DTG
           182345Z Sep 90.
             Serviceability for wear (out of package).-
               BDOs were termed effective for 22 days.
               CPOs effective for 6 hours.


           7. (U) LESSON LEARNED: none

           S. (U) RECOMMENDED ACTION: Standardize the suit. Standardize
           the criteria for serviceability.

units
           with two sets of the BDO, disallowing the operational
           difiCLilties incurred by issuing a mix of BDOs and CPOs indicated
           by the above.



               (U) SUBJECT: LOGISTICS


               (U) INTEROPERABILITY: MATERIEL


               (U) Lesson distributed by: FLLP.








                                       UNCLASSIFIED

Document 517 f:/Week-26/BX001008/DESERT STORM AFTER ACTION REPORTS/special information for installation after actio:12179611150511
Control Fields 17
File Room = jul96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-26
Box ID = BX001008
Unit = 1ST ID
Parent Organization = VII CORPS
Folder Title = DESERT STORM AFTER ACTION REPORTS
Folder Seq # = 11
Subject = SPECIAL INFORMATION FOR INSTALLATION AFTER ACTIO
Document Seq # = 4
Document Date =
Scan Date =
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 = 17-DEC-1996