LESSON 4
THOROUGH DECONTAMINATION
Critical Task: 031-507-2013
OVERVIEW
LESSON DESCRIPTION:
In this lesson, you will learn to direct and/or supervise support for
Thorough Decontamination.
TERMINAL LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
ACTION:
Direct
and/or
supervise
support
for
Thorough
Decontamination. Given information about and illustrations
regarding Thorough Decontamination.
CONDITION:
Given
information
about
and
illustrations
regarding
Thorough Decontamination.
STANDARD:
Demonstrate competency of the task, skills, and knowledge
by responding to the multiple-choice test covering Thorough
Decontamination.
REFERENCES:
FM 3-5, STP 3-54B2-SM, and STP 3-54B34-SM-TG.
INTRODUCTION
Generally, companies conduct Detailed Troop Decontamination in the brigade
support area.
Battalions conduct it in the division support area.
Materials for this technique usually are stocked in the battalion or brigade
trains.
Reconstitution operations should be closely associated with the
decontamination operation. The battalion assessment and recovery team (ART)
ensures the material and equipment are available for the decontamination
operation as part of the reconstitution effort.
If the mission and time
permit, the company commander might request a clothing and bath point from
the ART commander. Chemical units no longer have the mission of providing
this service.
Quartermaster elements from the division support area do
this.
PART A - DETAILED TROOP DECONTAMINATION
Thorough Decontamination is sufficient enough that residual contamination
levels should pose no more than a negligible
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