DECON 6 Nov 99

DECON PLANNING PRINCIPLES OF DECON THE PRIMARY PURPOSES OF DECON ARE TO STOP EROSION OF COMBAT POWER AND REDUCE CASUALTIES THAT MAY RESULT FROM INADVERTENT EXPOSURE OF FAILURE OF PROTECTION. DECON IS COSTLY IN TERMS OF MANPOWER, TIME, SPACE, AND MATERIAL. PRINCIPLES: SPEED - DECONTAMINATE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO RESTORE FULL COMBAT POTENTIAL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE NEED - DECONTAMINATE ONLY WHAT IS NECESSARY LIMIT - DECONTAMINATE AS CLOSE TO SITE OF CONTAMINATION AS POSSIBLE TO LIMIT ITS SPREAD PRIORITY - DECONTAMINATE THE MOST IMPORTANT ITEMS FIRST AND THE LEAST IMPORTANT ITEMS LAST FM 3-5 Page 1-2

DECON PLANNING DECON LEVELS/TECHNIQUES BEST START TIME* DONE BY GAINS LEVEL TECHNIQUE SKIN DECON BEFORE 1 MINUTE WITHIN 15 MINUTES WITHIN 6 HOURS WHEN MISSION ALLOWS RECONSTITUTION INDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUAL OR CREW UNIT BN CREW OR DECON PLT (-) STOPS AGENT FROM PENETRATING IMMEDIATE PERSONNEL WIPEDOWN OPERATOR SPRAYDOWN POSSIBLE TEMP RELIEF FROM MOPP4, LIMITS LIQUID AGENT SPREAD MOPP GEAR EXCHANGE** OPERATIONAL VEHICLE WASDOWN*** DETAILED EQUIP DECON PROBABLE LONG-TERM MOPP REDUCTION W/ MINIMUM RISK DECON PLT THOROUGH DETAILED TROOP DECON UNIT * THE TECHNIQUE S BECOME INCREASINGLY LESS EFFECTIVE THE LONGER THEY ARE DELAYED ** PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT NEED TO BE CONSIDERED WHEN EXCEEDING 6 HOURS (SEE FM 3-4), BDO RISK ASSESSMENT *** VEHICLE WASHDOWN IS MOST EFFECTIVE WITHIN 1 HOUR, BUT WILL OFTEN HAVE TO BE DELAYED FOR LOGISTICAL REASONS. FM 3-5 Page 1-3

DECON PLANNING REQUEST FOR SUPPORT “D” REPORT LINE: 1) REQUESTING UNIT CALL SIGN:____BULLDOG 06____ 2) REQUESTING UNIT SINCGARS OR MANUAL MODE FREQ: __ 403__ 3) A = OPERATIONAL B= THOROUGH 4) TYPE AGENT TO BE DECONTAMINATED: ___ NERVE VX____ 5) EQUIPMENT TO BE DECONTAMINATED BY TYPE AND# : A) # M1s___10___ F) # HEMMETs ______ K) OH-58s_____ B) # M2s____4___ G) # 5 TONs _____1___ L) OTHER_____ C) # M113s__2___ H) # HMMWVs___1___ D) # M109s______ I) # UH-60s _________ E) # M88s____1__ J) # AH-64s__________ 6) NUMBER OF PERSONNEL___54___ NUMBER OF CHEM CASUALTIES____15_____ 7) MOVEMENT DATA: A) CURRENT LOCATION (GRID):___NV435160_____ B) ROUTE OF MARCH:________Dirty MSR GOLD___ C) DESTINATION:_______Link up point w/ Decon PL/NV 480170__ 8) LINKUP POINT/TERRAIN FEATURE:__NV480170 Central Corridor N wall__ 9) DECON SITE/MISSION LOCATION:___NV490170__________________ 10) SPECIAL INTRUCTIONS:_____ie Patient Decon Needed/MPs for TCPs TTP

Decon Planning Considerations LINKUP POINTS VS. DECON SITES BDE PLANS LINKUP POINTS IN DEPTH LINKUP POINTS BASED ON P-CHEM TEMPLATES LINK UP POINT IS EASILY IDENTIFIED DECON PLT ESTABLISHED AND MANS LINK UP POINT DECON PLATOON LEADER SELECTS DECON SITE DECON SITE BASED ON LINK UP POINT AND WIND DIRECTION DECON SITE HAS ADEQUATE DRAINAGE AND UTILIZES TERRAIN FOR COVER AND CONCEALMENT DECON SITE HAS ROUTES IN AND ROUTES OUT TO FACILITATE TRAFFIC MOVEMENT SUPPORT REQUIREMENT ENG SUPPORT TO CONTROL RUNOFF PDS TO HANDLE CONTAMINATED CASUALTIES BSA ASSETS FOR WATER SUPPORT CBT ELEMENT AND ADA FOR SECURITY TRANS/SUPPLY FOR LOGISTIC SUPPORT MP OR OTHER ELEMENT FOR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT NO ENGINEER SUPPORT LED TO POOR CONTAMINATION RUNOFF CONTROL NO TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT LED TO SITE BECOMING CONTAMINATED BEFORE IT WAS SET UP

DECON PLANNING TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT LIMITS OF CONTAMINATION FROM INITIAL RECON ACTUAL LOCATION FOR TCP ANTICIPATED P CHEM STRIKE AREA ACTUAL LOCATION FOR TCP ACTUAL P CHEM EXTENT UNKNOWN TCP NAI 7C TCP PLANNED ROUTE TCP FOX 1 TASK: ROUTE RECON OF BYPASS ROUTE IAW CDRs SCHEME OF MANEUVER PLANNED ALTERNATE ROUTE FOX 2 TASK: FIND LIMITS OF CONTAMINATION HASTY BY PASS ROUTE FOX OP TASK: OBSERVE NAI 7C OBSERVES HIGH VOLUME ARTY GOING IN TO THE EAST OF NAI 7C; Q37 RADAR ALSO PICKS UP READ FOX SECTION INITIATES NBC RECON PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS PLAN BY-PASS ROUTES FOR EVERY TEMPLATED P-CHEM USE MPs FOR TCPs INITIAL RECON ONLY ESTABLISHES THE LIMITS ESSENTIAL FOR BYPASS; THOROUGH RECON IS LEFT UNTIL LATER ANY UNIT CAN DO THE INITIAL RECON WITH M8/M9 PAPER, HOWEVER, THE MOST PREFERRED IS WITH NBC RECON TTP

DECON PLANNING OPERATIONAL DECON FM 3-5 Page 3-9

DECON PLANNING OPERATIONAL DECON FM 3-5 Page 3-11

DECON PLANNING OPERATIONAL DECON CONCEPT TASK ORGANIZATION BN PDDE CREW (1 X M12 or 2 X M17s) HVY DECON PLT (3 X M12s) DUAL PURPOSE PLT (6 X M17s) WATER SPT TRAFFIC CONTROL POINTS AND SECURITY P CHEM ALONG DIRTY ROUTE TCP VEHICLE WASHDOWN BACK TO FIGHT LINK UP TCP 50 - 70 M OBJECTIVE OF OPERATIONAL DECON: REDUCE THE LEVEL OF CONTAMINATION TO REGENERATE NEEDED COMBAT POWER GAINS: LIMITS TRANSFER HAZARDS BY REMOVING GROSS CONTAMINATION SPEEDS WEATHERING PROCESS ALLOWS TEMPORARY RELIEF FROM MOPP 4 ALLOWS FLEXIBILITY FOR MULTIPLE DECON SITES LIMITATIONS: DOES NOT GUARANTEE CONDITIONS TO SAFELY ALLOW UNMASKING ON OR NEAR EQUIPMENT PLATOONS OR COMPANIES ROTATE SQUAD SIZE ELEMENTS THROUGH DECON SITE ONE AT A TIME * HERE IS A TEACHING SLIDE THAT OUTLINES THE CONCEPT OF OPERATIONAL DECON * TCPs ARE SET UP VIC THE PCHEM TO KEEP CLEAB VEH OUT. DIRTY ELEMENTS ARE GUIDED TO THE DIRTY ROUTE. * VEH MOVE TO THE DECON L/U POINT AND ARE ESCORTED TO THE DECON SITE. * VEH WASHDOWN AND MOPP GEAR EXCHANGE ARE CONDUCTED * UNITS CAN THEN GO BACK INTO THE FIGHT MOPP GEAR EXCHANGE WIND CRITICAL FOR MISSION EXECUTION CDE RESUPPLY/ WATER SPT/ MED SPT TTP

Operational Decon Support Requirements TRAFFIC CONTROL INADEQUATE ELEMENTS OF SUPPORT ENG SPT TRAFFIC CONTROL WATER SPT ADA SPT SITE SELECTION LOGISTICS/CDE RESUPPLY PATIENT DECON/ MEDICAL SECURITY NOTES TIME START: 251504 OCT TIME END: 251610 OCT TOTAL TIME IN MOPP: 9 HR PLANNED ADEQUATE INADEQUATE INADEQUATE (*) COORDINATED ADEQUATE INADEQUATE INADEQUATE (*) EXECUTED ADEQUATE INADEQUATE HOW DID WE SUPPORT DECON OPS? (*) WATER TANKER DID NOT SHOW, BUT UNIT HAD ENOUGH WATER TO ACCOMPLISH MISSION. (**)UNIT HAD CASEVAC CAPABILITY BUT NO PDS.

Operational Decon Execution BCT ASSIST WITH COORDINATION OF CRITICAL ASSETS SUCH AS ENGINEER, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, WATER, ADA SUPPORT, ETC. TRACK NUMBER OF CONTAMINATED VEHICLES, PERSONNEL, CASUALTIES DISSEMINATE CRITICAL INFO SUCH AS FREQUENCY TO USE, LOCATION OF LINK-UP, TIME SITE ESTABLISHED, TIME UNIT MOVES, ETC. CONTAMINATED UNIT TOC ASSIST WITH COORDINATION OF CRITICAL ASSETS SUCH AS SECURITY, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, AUGMENTEES, CDE RESUPPLY, ETC. DIRECT COORDINATION LINK BETWEEN CONTAMINATED ELEMENTS AND DECON ELEMENTS PROVIDE NEEDED ASSETS TO SET-UP AND OPERATE THE MOPP GEAR EXCHANGE SITE DECON ELEMENT OVERALL IN CHARGE OF SITE ESTABLISH AND MAN LINK-UP POINT SELECT ACTUAL DECON SITE BASED ON LINK-UP POINT PROVIDED BY BRIGADE MAINTAIN COMMUNICATION WITH BCT, SENDING REPORTS AS REQUIRED CLOSE OUT SITE AND REPORT CLOSURE TO BCT NO ENGINEER SUPPORT LED TO POOR CONTAMINATION RUNOFF CONTROL NO TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT LED TO SITE BECOMING CONTAMINATED BEFORE IT WAS SET UP

DECON PLANNING THOROUGH DECON M12 HOT LINE PRE-DECON ACTIONS STATION 1 PRIMARY WASH STATION 2 DS2 APPLICATION STATION 3 CONTACT TIME INTERIOR DECON STATION 4 RINSE STATION 5 CHECK DETAILED TROOP DECON AND PATIENT DECON AREA WIND 50-100 M BETWEEN STATIONS FM 3-5 Page 4-20

DECON PLANNING THOROUGH DECON CONCEPT TASK ORGANIZATION C2 ELEMENT (BN/BDE XO) DECON PLT (SITE C2) BN PDDE CREW TO AUGMENT IF NEEDED DETAIL PERSONNEL FROM PARENT UNIT MPs FOR TCPs ENG SPT ADA COVERAGE SECURITY ELEMENT MEDICAL TO INCLUDE PATIENT DECON TEAM (PDS) WATER SUPPORT W/CONTINUOUS RESUPPLY PLAN CDE RESUPPLY LOGISTICAL/MAINTENANCE SPT/RECOVERY ASSETS P CHEM DIRTY ROUTE FOR CONTAMINATED UNIT LINK UP POINT WITH DECON PL WIND (THOROUGH DECON SITE) PRE DECON STAGING AREA 250 -500 M 1 KM DETAILED EQUIP DECON PRE-DECON ACTIONS: 1) SEGREGATE CLEAN VEH FROM DIRTY 2) PREP VEH FOR DECON RECONSTITUTION AREA DETAILED TROOP DECON POST DECON AA PDS LCL VCL TTP CLEAN VEHICLES