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.~`ubJ:  LESSONS LEARNEL) FROM c)FEl(AVION L)Es~HT SHIELD

       C. ~tionJ.

          (1) After the T&EU compi et~d the test ng of ~
Battal ion   ~i fth Marines NBC assets           the Coordinating Officer
with In Div S Ion NBC fa i led to ensure subsequent coord net ion for
testing of the various other units aboa~d Camp ~end leton \Naa
properly orpani~ed.

          (2) The unit NBC Defense Officers taIled to ensure that
the units NBC assets requiring testing by t~e T&EU had been
proper I y prepared pr or to del I v~ry to the mob I I e test fac i          I ty
A  large number of masks were          improperly buttoned    had SL-~
components that were to be remo~'ed st I I I        attached and many vvere
e~~tremely dirty.

          (3) Al I units provided two generators to support the
requirements needed to operate the mobile test             facility.
Hovvever,  at one unit the ge~~rator was four hours           late  in
arriving,   and at another un t both generators were unre I lab 1 a.
The supported unit failed to coordinate with engineer support
units      provide a qua  if ied operator          or the generator. The
 noons I stent generator power cau~ed unnecessary delays            in
operations and contributed to the damage of sensitive mask
test I ng equipment.

          (4) The T&EU was able to retain the tractor used to
transport the test facility for the majority of the operation.
Tnis a   loted the test  facility to be trah5port~d to varIous
I coat ions around Camp Fend I eton as pr i or      t I es of Un I ts changed.

          (~) Current procedures requ ire that masks are tested on
the M-14, M-4,   Qi7~, ~nd the Q2O4.             If masWs are identified as a
failure on the M-14.   they are then retested by another operator
on a different M-14.     if they are still          identified as
unserviceable    they are marked appropr lately and are at           I I tested
on the M-4, ~~79,   and Q204.          This procedure   Is tIme consuming and
 I ows product Ion.

          (~) The mob i I a test fac I I I ty hae the capab I I I ty to      hook
up'    into existing unIt phone        I I nes.  However, ci ass "A" phone
I ines were unaval  able  in the        immediate area, but were eva     lable
within a reasonable we 1k ng distance            In most instances.  At one
unit a phone was not ave            able after normal working hours      and
the T~~U had to uti 1 i~ed a phon~ th~t w~~           located an
unsatisiactory distance away from the mob             le test faci 1 Ity.    This
made commLinicatione between the DIG, MCLB Barstow,            the project
manager and the second ah I ft auperv I sor         t me consum i n9.


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