CML Army Chemical Review articles from April 2004

CML Army Chemical Review archives from April 2004

Moving our corps into the 21st century.(Chief of Chemical)(Editorial)
April 1, 2004... This is my first opportunity to address the Corps in this venue; as such, I would like to express my heartfelt pride in assuming duties as the twenty-third Chief of the U.S. Army Chemical Corps. It has been a humbling experience for me to...

Regiment command sergeant major.
April 1, 2004... This train stops at the next station. A few weeks ago, I was listening as someone read my biography to a group of people. It began with "CSM Hiltner first entered the military in 1969." What immediately came to my mind was "Dang, I'm old."...

Soldier's Creed.
April 1, 2004... Soldier's Creed I am an American Soldier. I am a Warrior and a member of a team. I serve the people of the United States and live the Army Values. I will always place the mission first. I will never accept defeat. ...

Department of Defense response capabilities for CBRNE consequence management.
April 1, 2004... The Spring/Summer 2002 issue of NBC Report presented an excellent macro-level discussion of the Department of Defense (DOD) procedures for responding to weapons of mass destruction events. (1) This article surveys the available DOD chemical,...

The dragon's challenge.
April 1, 2004... An old infantryman once said that the expert infantryman badge (EIB) "is a mark of a man." The coveted EIB is a uniform accoutrement that all infantrymen aspire to attain. The annual testing for this award is an event that not only provides...

Romanians get "perfect 10" for coalition NBC performance.
April 1, 2004... Standing in formation in the morning Kuwaiti sun, about 40 soldiers from the 383d Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical (NBC) Defense Company, Bistrita, Romania, accepted certificates from the 143d Transportation Command, Orlando, Florida, for an...

Motorcycle rider risk management.(Soldier Safety)
April 1, 2004... Can risk management be the solution to everything? Maybe not, but it can go a long way toward preventing fatal motorcycle accidents. The Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) has done a great deal of work to develop training programs to provide...

Army values.
April 1, 2004... "We are, have been, and will remain a values-based institution. Our values will not change, and they are nonnegotiable. Our Soldiers are warriors of character. They exemplify these values every day and are the epitome of our American spirit....

Responding to Armageddon: the National Guard Bureau weapons of mass destruction civil support teams.
April 1, 2004... On 9 September 2003, the government issued a warning that terrorists could employ chemical or biological weapons to attack civilian targets within the continental United States. At the time, we had already experienced examples of domestic...

The changing face of biological warfare defense.
April 1, 2004... Over the last two years, discussions on biological warfare (BW) defense inside the Beltway have taken on an increasingly strident tone. These discussions, initiated by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)for Counterproliferation (CP)...

The U.S. Army Chemical Corps--an expansion in skills and equipment is needed to support response to TIM/HAZMAT release incidents.
April 1, 2004... The skills of the U.S. Army Chemical Corps are beginning to expand from their long-established focus on Cold War-based nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) risk assessment and mitigation techniques. The expansion is now on the path of...

Science and technology in a dynamic CBRN landscape.
April 1, 2004... "If I had it to do over again, I'd have gone for the ports." --Saddam Hussein (following Gulf War I) Twenty-first century science and technology continue to evolve in joint efforts between military forces and commercial industry. In...

American gas masks for American soldiers--gas mask production in the world wars.
April 1, 2004... As the United States mobilized forces to deploy overseas during World War I and World War II, American leaders thought those forces should be outfitted with equipment, including gas masks, made in the United States. During World War I, the...

Ricin toxin: a military history.
April 1, 2004... Since the late 1980s, there has been a growing concern that terrorists might adopt chemical and biological weapons. Ricin (Agent W) (1) due to its simplicity in extraction, availability of materials, toxicity, and a few would-be attempts to...

"We did not feel we were heroes": the 81st Chemical Mortar Battalion (Motorized) on Omaha Beach, 6 June 1944.
April 1, 2004... The greatness of a nation cannot be measured simply by the percentage of the globe its territory occupies, or by its gross national product. True greatness can be found in the strength and character of its people, and since the birth of this...

Wearing synthetic fiber underwear under the Nomex CVC uniform.(Soldier Safety)
April 1, 2004... A question that surfaces frequently among combat vehicle crewmen (CVC) is whether it is safe to wear underwear made with synthetic fibers such as polypropylene or polyester under the Nomex[R] CVC uniform. The answer is no it can be a safety...

Chemical Demilitarization: Public Policy Aspects.(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... Chemical Demilitarization: Public Policy Aspects, Al Mauroni, Praeger Pulishers, April 2003. The U.S. Army has a long history in chemical demilitarization, dating back to the activities of the Chemical Warfare Service in World War I....

Chemical and Biological Warfare: A Reference Handbook.(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... Chemical and Biological Warfare: A Reference Handbook, Al Mauroni, ABC-CLIO, July 2003. The Contemporary World Issues series of textbooks is intended for high school and college undergraduate studies. This particular title addresses the...