Document Page: First | Prev | Next | All | Image | This Release | Search

File: 082696_doc1_563.txt
Page: 563
Total Pages: 652


swan - out an l'y 4 BLA8 at n an - tested masks have been r e tu~ ned

indicatin~ that it is nassible ~ t5 ,5B~ Marines still have

Un tes ted masks that may ~ exper I enc~ a                         t a i 1 ure

rate.


4.   Qoupied with the above problem.       historical data identifies a

5 i ~ n i i' i a ant mask d e ~ r ada t i on pr a b I em at t e I' a 6 n~an t h us a ~ e

~eriod.


b.   EOD units maintain the MY Al special purpose mask that

requires testin~ an the M14 tester prior to usa~e and each time

the filter is chan~ed.


     £ased on the current failure rates of untested used masks and

de~radation of tested masks aver a 6 month period.             we could

experience an I ncr eased casualty rate a f                 per cent durIng a

combined conventional/chemical attack.         Therefore.      cansideration

to deploy the T&EU configuration to SWA is requested.


     The MFVE) was tielded to SWA to ensure adeauate tariff sizing.

and mask fit -   If onerated correctly the MFVL~ will
&   ~     /2    .  .~., . ...~-        ri     T/-i( /~I i L) y) - n' - ( A
                              us p e c t ma 5 k. ~~~t-f~-MF~Er71~1 n
  ~1v ~¼~\oj)1C     .~( ?)            .~~  w''~.-  ~~       -.3  /??`)½~ Y
1n,~ ~j&             -e ~~


RECOMMENDATIONS -


Document Page: First | Prev | Next | All | Image | This Release | Search