CML Army Chemical Review articles from August 2001

CML Army Chemical Review archives from August 2001

Chief of Chemical.(U.S. Army Chemical School)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Wow!! We are just finishing our second year at Fort Wood, Missouri, and what a year it has been. It certainly has been a year of challenge for all of us, but I am proud to say that the Chemical School and the Regimental Corps have met the...

Regimental Command Sergeant Major.(Command Sergeant Major James A. Barkley)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Meet the new Regimental Command Sergeant Major. In a ceremony on 4 June 2001, Command Sergeant Major James A. Barkley became the eighth Regimental Command Sergeant Major of the U.S. Army Chemical School now located at Fort Leonard Wood,...

A Farewell From CSM James E. VanPatten III.(U.S. Army Chemical School)
August 1, 2001... The Chemical Corps is better today than ever. Our soldiers and civilians have done everything we have asked of them and have made a difference in every type of unit and assignment throughout the Army--from the Chemical School in the...

A Curious Void.(urban warfare)
August 1, 2001... "We run into a curious void in the literature of warfare. Most practitioners of the Art who are also its ablest theorists, scholars, and writers dwelt on its varied aspects to the limits of their imagination. One thing, however, they did not...

Smoke Units Viable to IBCT and Objective Force--Informational Dominance Denial Through use of Advance Obscurants.(military operations)
August 1, 2001... Introduction Army Vision 2010, Joint Vision 2010, Joint Vision 2020, National Security Strategy for New Century, December 1999: National Military Strategy, 1997 Force XXI Division Organizations and Operations, and the Initial Brigade...

NATO and the Expanding NBC/WMD Threat During Contingency Operations.(North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the nuclear, biological, and chemical warfare threat)
August 1, 2001... The factors of proliferation; international and domestic nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) terrorism; low-level toxic industrial hazards, and modern technology now leave us with the prospect of attack by briefcase-sized nuclear weapons,...

The MANSCEN CONSTRUCT.(Maneuver Support Center )
August 1, 2001... Overview The Maneuver Support Center (MANSCEN) has been officially activated since 1 October 1999, and the organizational design is proving to be a workable structure. The design is different from the typical U.S. Army Training and...

Operations at the U.S. Army Chemical School.
August 1, 2001... Overview The U.S. Army Chemical School (USACMLS) is part of a triad of schools called the Maneuver Support Center (MANSCEN). MANSCEN falls under the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) and includes the U.S. Army's Chemical,...

Professional Development Training A New Century--A New Focus.
August 1, 2001... As I look back over the past 30 years and my experiences as a student and, subsequently, as a trainer and training developer for the Army, I can't help but ponder how the pendulum has swung from one instructional concept to where we are today....

Joint Readiness Training Center: The Final Test.
August 1, 2001... After spending 3 years immersed in a myriad of staff jobs, it strikes me that what attracted me most to the military--leadership, command, and soldiers--are the hallmarks of training at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC). With one...

In Transition From OSHA to STEPO--The Mission of the Technical Escort Division.(chemical handling operations; self-contained toxic-environment protective outfit)
August 1, 2001... With the varying missions of the units trained at the Ordnance Missile Munitions Center and School Technical Escort Course, the Technical Escort Division's mission continues to transition with evolving technology and enhancement to training...

Chemical Distributed Learning Products.(Weapons of Mass Destruction. Appendix to the Antiterrorism/Force Protection Installation Planning Template)(Evaluation)
August 1, 2001... Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Appendix to the Antiterrorism/Force Protection Installation Planning Template This CD, developed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff J-34, Combating Terrorism Directorate, contains an interactive template to guide...

Seneca Enclave Stores Army DS2.(military base)
August 1, 2001... In July 2000, the Army published Permanent Order 312-2 establishing the Seneca Enclave at Romulus, New York, under the Soldier and Biological Chemical Command (SBCCOM), effective 1 October 2000. The mission of the enclave is to store, maintain,...

Operational- and Strategic Theater-Level NBC Reconnaissance: Mapping Chemical Agents With High-Altitude Sensors.(nuclear, biological, and chemical )
August 1, 2001... Introduction As late as 1990, U.S. Army nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) reconnaissance platoons, using armored personnel carriers, identified chemical hazards with detection paper, detection kits, and chemical agent alarms. The...

Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System Mines Its Business.
August 1, 2001... Type in the words "land mines" on your Internet search engine and initiate the search. In just a matter of seconds, your computer screen will flash hits for more than 37,000 Web sites, including several news articles and books. Even before the...

Johnston Island Accomplishes Its Mission.(U.S. Army)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... April 11, 2001, was a red-letter day in the history of the Chemical Corps. After three decades of operation, the U.S. Army Chemical Activity Pacific (USACAP) was deactivated during a Chemical Surety Decertification ceremony on Johnston Island....

Reflections on Khamisiyah.(chemical weapons in the Gulf War)
August 1, 2001... Ten years ago, most of our military forces committed to the Persian Gulf War were on their way home. It was a good news story; with minimal casualties, they had liberated Kuwait, defeated the fourth largest military force in the world, and...

83d Chemical Battalion on a Cutting Edge Dep1oyment.(military exercises, Saudi Arabia)
August 1, 2001... During April 2001, the 83d Chemical Battalion--commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Raymond Van Pelt--with attachments from the 519th Military Police (MP) Battalion, the 115th Field Hospital, and the U.S. Marine Corps deployed to Bahrain, Saudi...

Patient Decontamination--A New Perspective.(chemical warfare)
August 1, 2001... The year is 200X, and U.S. forces along with the European Coalition have begun combat operations in the country of Destonia. Fearing a complete rout at the hands of the coalition, the Destonian leadership feels it has no other choice but to...

Extreme Cold Weather Decontamination--The Challenge.(chemical warfare)
August 1, 2001... Decontamination in extreme cold weather poses a unique challenge that few are prepared to meet. Chemical leaders must start by dispelling the following misconceptions: * Our enemies will not employ nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC)...

Chemical School Commandant Promoted.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Thousands of soldiers and civilians witnessed history in the making on 11 July as the commandant of the Army Chemical School, COL (P) Patricia L. Nilo, became the first female general officer in the history of the Chemical Corps. BG Nilo...