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File: aaanf_01.txtSUBJECT: SHORTAGE OF M17A2 GAS MASKS PRIORITY DATE: 316 TIME: 1648 PATSZYUW RHCDAAA0560 3161645- --RHDIBFF. ZNY P 121540Z NOV 90 FM 823RHCES HURLBURT FLD FL//CC// TO RHDIAAA/USCENTAF REAR LANGLEY AFB VA//BSDE/LGSE// BT QQQQ SUBJ: SHORTAGE OF M17A2 GAS MASKS 1. PER TELCON USCENTAF REAR/BSDE, 823 RHCES RH-3 ELEMENT IS SCHEDULED TO TASKING ON OR ABOUT 13 NOV 90 TO SUPPORT OPERATION DESERT SHIELD. 2. PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT OF RH-1, RH-2 ELEMENTS HQ TAC ASSISTED IN OBTAINING 275 M17A2 MASKS TO FILL OUR REQUIREMENTS. ONCE OBTAINED, 10% OF THE MASKS WERE UNSERVICEABLE AND 240 OF THE 275 MASKS LABELED MEDIUM WERE ACTUAL SIZE LARGE. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH HQ TAC LGSE TO RESOLVE THE SIZING PROBLEM. THEY INDICATED UPON ADDITIONAL TASKING OF RH-3 ELEMENT THEY WOULD WORK THE ISSUE. 3. IN ORDER TO FACILITATE BUILD-UP OF RH-3 FOR SHORT-NOTICE DEPLOYMENT WE REQUIRE 240 M17A2 GAS MASKS (SIZE MEDIUM). IF WE DO NOT OBTAIN THE MEDIUM MASKS AS REQUESTED, ONLY 28 PERSONNEL FROM THE RH-3 ELEMENT WOULD BE ABLE TO DEPLOY FULLY EQUIPPED TO OPERATE IN AN PAGE 02 RHCDAAA0560 ANTICIPATED CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT. (U) 4. 24 HOUR POC NUMBER IS [(B)(2)] BT #0560 NNNN PRIORITY PAGE: 1
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