CML Army Chemical Review articles from July 1 2005

CML Army Chemical Review archives from July 1 2005

Chief of Chemical.
July 1, 2005... Recently, Fort Leonard Wood celebrated the 87th birthday of the US Army Chemical Corps and Regiment. I am proud to be a Dragon Soldier and want to share our history and where we are heading in the future. I would like to share with all Dragon...

Regimental Command Sergeant Major.
July 1, 2005... Many years ago, the US Army Chemical Corps introduced its first regimental command sergeant major (RCSM). Command Sergeant Major Bobby Weston was appointed in June of 1986 and assumed the duties of shaping and developing our Corps. Command...

Fort Leonard Wood celebrates the groundbreaking of state-of-the-art CBRN Responders Training Facility.
July 1, 2005... "Our vision is for the Chemical Corps to be a superbly equipped and trained force that is a true combat multiplier for the combatant commander. The US Army Chemical School is helping accomplish this mission by preparing our Army to fight and...

Chemical terrorism: the next threat.
July 1, 2005... Since the events of 11 September 2001, the American people, the federal government, and state and local entities have been on alert for the next terrorist attack. And the amount of resources dedicated to preparing for the next attack has...

Maximizing homeland defense operations using WMD-CSTs.(PROTECTING THE NATION)
July 1, 2005... In 1998, the Department of Defense (DOD) created national guard-based military teams that have come to be known as weapons of mass destruction-civil support teams (WMD-CSTs). WMD-CSTs are small military detachments with the equipment and...

New technology helps mother nature expedite cleanups.
July 1, 2005... Chlorinated solvents are the source of some of the Nation's most problematic groundwater contamination. According to a national water quality assessment by the US Geological Survey between 1992 and 1999, 70 percent of domestic and public wells...

USMA cadets study decontamination.(United States Military Academy)
July 1, 2005... What do West Point cadets know about decontamination? The US Military Academy (USMA) Class of 2007 recently investigated how to optimally allocate manpower and other resources to conduct a thorough decontamination mission. This study was...

The Total Army School System battalion.
July 1, 2005... The Total Army School System (TASS) is comprised of accredited and integrated Active Army, Army National Guard, and US Army Reserve schools that provide standard training and education for the Army. The TASS battalions are arranged in regions...

Quality Assurance Office offers online survey.
July 1, 2005... As our Nation continues the Global War on Terrorism, we must train the critical tasks required for success on the battlefield. Since the conditions will vary with each operation, our Soldiers must receive training on a wide variety of tasks to...

National Training Center offers new training opportunities.
July 1, 2005... The brigade combat team (BCT) gave the task force 18 hours to prepare and execute a cordon-and-search mission of three buildings in the industrial area of town known as Abar Layla. Human intelligence (HUMANINT) reports indicated that a known...

Chemical Corps Museum receives recertification.(United States. Army)
July 1, 2005... The US Army Chemical Corps Museum was recently recertified by the Center of Military History. On 9 June, Brigadier General John S. Brown (Retired), Chief of Military History, presented the recertification certificate to museum director H. Dale...

Using the flea as a weapon.(biological warfare)
July 1, 2005... Deliberately spreading disease through arthropods is the vector effect of biological warfare. Its modern application in warfare started in the 1930s with Japan. Germany and the Soviet Union also conducted their own investigations in this area...

Repair of the chemical-agent monitor simulator.(CAMSIM)
July 1, 2005... Ahtna Development Corporation, through the Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) in Orlando, Florida, has been awarded the contract for maintenance of the CAMSIM. For additional information on CAMSIM...

Corps honors top enlisted soldiers.
July 1, 2005... The 2005 Green Dragon Ball was the setting for the inception of a new program to honor the top noncommissioned officer (NCO) and junior enlisted Soldier in the Chemical Corps. The winners were recognized and presented the first Command Sergeant...

The 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion: devotion to duty.
July 1, 2005... In the archives at the US Army Chemical School, we have located documents and photographs detailing the extraordinary service of the men in the 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion during World War II. The history of the 86th deserves recognition....

US Army Chemical Corps Hall of Fame inductees.
July 1, 2005... The Chemical Corps Hall of Fame award is the highest form of recognition that the Regiment offers. This coveted award honors those who have made a legacy of landmark contributions and significant actions to the overall history and traditions of...

Distinguished members of the US Army Chemical Corps.
July 1, 2005... Four new names were added to the roster of outstanding individuals serving with the Chemical Corps. The award of the title of Distinguished Member of the Chemical Corps means that these individuals have given a lifetime of service to the Corps...

CCRA reduced rate.
July 1, 2005... Effective 7 April 2005, the Chemical Corps Regimental Association (CCRA) has reduced the lifetime membership fee from $300 to $99. This is an excellent opportunity to join the CCRA and show your support for all it does for the Corps.

US Amy Chemical School Web site.
July 1, 2005... Do you need up-to-date information about chemical career management, courses, equipment, doctrine, and training development? All of this information and more is available a the US Army Chemical School Web Site. Log on at to check out this...

New protective eyewear.
July 1, 2005... Soldiers engaged in combat operations and training exercises run a high risk of damaging their eyesight. Sixteen percent of coalition casualties are attributed to eye injuries. Flying shrapnel from enemy weapon blasts is the most dangerous...

Personal protective equipment survey.
July 1, 2005... The Army has launched a study on the effectiveness of personal protective equipment (PPE). To gather information, the US Army Infantry Center at Fort Benning, Georgia, has developed a helmet and body armor survey to gather information on...

Soldier, machinist, inventor, patriot--the legacy of Colonel Lewis McBride.
July 1, 2005... Colonel Lewis McBride was, without a doubt, one of the most interesting and industrious officers in the history of the US Army Chemical Corps. In the formative years of the Corps, then known as the Chemical Warfare Service (CWS), McBride...

Remembering baseball hall of famers who served in the Chemical Corps.
July 1, 2005... It is widely known throughout the nostalgic baseball world that New York Giants pitcher Christy Mathewson, "the Big Six," suffered from chlorine gas exposure as a Chemical Corps officer during World War I and later died of tuberculosis. But did...

Address corrections requested.
July 1, 2005... If your military unit has experienced difficulties receiving Army Chemical Review, please send us your correct, complete mailing address. We frequently receive returns when no street address is listed for the organization, so please include a...

Biological Espionage: Special Operations of the Soviet and Russian Foreign Intelligence Services in the West.
July 1, 2005... Biological Espionage: Special Operations of the Soviet and Russian Foreign Intelligence Services in the West, Alexander Kouzminov, Stackpole Books, 2005. Biological Espionage is about the Soviet methods of Human Intelligence (HUMINT). The...

A Bridge Not Attacked: Chemical Warfare Civilian Research During World War II.(Book Review)
July 1, 2005... A Bridge Not Attacked: Chemical Warfare Civilian Research During World War II, Dr. Harold Johnston, World Scientific Publishing, 2003. Unfortunately, this book escaped my attention when it was first published, but it is available in...

2005 Army birthday message.
July 1, 2005... On June 14, 2005, we proudly celebrate the United States Army's 230th Birthday. For 230 years, the Nation has entrusted the Army with preserving its peace and freedom, and defending its democracy. Since 1775, American Soldiers have answered the...