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Show LIBRARY TECOGMJi, dI IHlDirSiniQi (fir l1 MAR it 1981 HiS'.C 1irT - . (J? w.iXOttB'iv details in the hex Sampler mmamucsrp Lki "Published In the. Interest of the personnel of Dugway Proving: Ground Dugway, tltah Friday Feb. 20, 1981 ; Dugway woirkiing toward bafiSIafield LJBn.'W. sfiainic3QB,,c3o2atioini By SSG Fhll IUIc One of the dreams of NATO Commandensince WWII has been the standardization of equipment used on by the troops of its member nations to provide reliable and ready replacements under battlefield conditions. Dugway s Test Operations Division of Materiel Test Directorate is working on two projects to help toward this goal. UNDER THE direction of Project Officer Mr. Tom See, a West German designed and manufactured contaminated area marking kit is undergoing rigorous testing to see if it is suitable for U.S. use. The major differences liet ween this kit and the familiar triangles used currently by U.S. Forces Is that prior to this kit every Army manufactured its own markers that while they were the same shape, color, and lettering, were nevertheless devised in the field by the users. The Germans have manufactured a kit that contains all the materials to mark a contaminated areaflags, signs, riblxxis. and even posts, and made a kit out of it that can lie centrally mamifactured and used by anyone. . Testing here focuses on a combined independent evaluation of the kit. R is being tested under all environmental conditions using the test chamber at Ditto. It is being evaluated oh the lias is of logistical support capability, ambient exposure, or whether they fade, crack, or blow away after a time in the Held and after exposure to smokes and other materials. A human factors phase addresses the ease of operation by trained and untrained troops. TESTING of the kit Is expected to take, another week it began Jan. 7) after which the data from the tests will be analyzed and a final decision is made whether or not to procure this item for the U.S. Department of Defense. Another area I icing tested is foreign smoke pots. Dugway has the most complete system for testing these devices in the Department of Defease. Because of this unique ability to perform exhaustive tests cm these items. Test Officer M. Ursal R. Embry Is in the process of becoming, in his words, Dugway s Chief Pyromapiac." IN THE LATE 60 s, production of large smoke generators called smoke of the battlefield smoke effectivepots was shut down. Recent ness program has renewed interest in smoke pots but a cost estimate of $93 U.S. production. Three of our alper unit was considelred to high to rt lies. Great Britain, Canada and Japan produced smoke pots at lower cost. Three hundred of each of these designs will be tested side by side with the U.S. pot now in the inventory to see how they perform in relation to' pur standards. pre-accepta- re-sta- 1 The marking kit shown above is currently undergoing field evaluation here. The 12 week test plan calls for a rigorous set of paces for these pots to be put through including air drop, climate testing, conditioning, and human factors testing. In the human factors test, personel familiar with the U.S. pot will set up and fire the others under different sets of circumstances that could be expected on the battlefield such as wearing arctic mittens, regular glove shells with inserts, and with butyl rubber cluneal protective gloves.. They will . ' also fire them masked and at night to see if the average soldier will be ready to use the foreign pots right away, or if he may need additional training. TWO OF the more spectacular tests, expected in late spring, call for the dropping from a helicopter of a series of the pots and a grid array burning of 80 smoke pots. final decision whether to accept one of these with the marking kit,-thon the reor return to ;roduction of the U.S. version will depend versions, ' ' sults of this testing, and will be made at higher temperatures. t As e Caring people who are the backbone of the organization WoQymiti I Story and Photo by SGT Dave Pinnick n there was a sick and member of a family, ACS, in conjunction with the volunteer group, the would committee someone also with to sit on As provide puts out a monthly newsletter with volunteer (Editors Notei part of the continuing series them while the other member few for out Coma news, programs, guest speakers and seminars, even a the Dugway Team,' we are covering Army fmaily got hours do to some or fresh some catch covered the we Services In one shopping air. recipe or two. (ACS). munity part The volunteers will also to someone THE NURSERY program is also given assistance This ACS. and of groservices provide go issue, responsibilities for those who be or ill, ACS for work make who shopping the cery may physically by the volunteers, who dont babysit normally, but were covering people unable leave home. to their come in to teach the children songs or special crafts the community; the volunteers.) Mrs. handles this of the Marge Karlage pro- and share special things with the children. part Army Community Services on Dugway is a changlist and has volunteers a of who on call help There is a Red Cross program that the ACS voluning, growing organization which strives to meet the gram folks for who out one reason or another dont get out teers are involved in at the Health Clinic. These peoneeds of those who live in this small community. often. Mrs. Vera Zaccardi heads up ACS and she admits very ple work in the mornings and afternoons at the reTHE ACS volunteers also manage the Magazine ception desk and labs. that the volunteers are very welcome, and are the There, the volunteers answer phone, take apbackbone of ACS. Mrs. Lucinda Fisher is the volun- Recycling program, where they collect salvageable from homes around and them use in post pointments and help free the specialists to handle teer supervisor for ACS and has been running the magazines Health Dental the and Clinic Rec Center. Clinic, patients. program since she was appointed last March. ACCORDING to Mrs. Zaccardi, until Mrs. Fisher Mrs. Lara Bullington is the contact point for this OTHER activities and services the volunteers are or magazines can be dropped by the ACS voltook charge of the volunteer, program, they had a involved with include the lending locker, emergency unteer office. bed-ridde- pro-igra- - Diesel fuel now available MAJ David Scott fills his tank from the new diesel fuel pump at the post service station. Koehler sends his congratulations on DPG anniversary Sincerely, JOHN J. KOEHLER, JR. Major General, USA Commanding Published by the Transcript-Bulleti- n Publishing Company, a private firm in no way connected with the Department of the Army. Opinions expressed ' ' ' v The ACS volunteers also maintain for post use a library of books, tapes and filmstrips on many social subjects.' They have, material on everything from marital counseling and budgeting to how to quit smoking and lose weight. These are all available for checkout by the community. New materials are being added all the time and this library is being organized and run by Marylyn Housely. food locker, installation information packets (for Dugway, as well as many other posts that people could be sent to) and of course, Dugway welcome packets. ACS cannot be all things to all people, but with the many programs they have to meet the community needs, and the special group of volunteers who run them, ACS does quite a job. hard-worki- ng problems and hold seminars with guest speakers, as well as set up special activities such as swimming, horseback riding and parties. The volunteers also have members who tutor children and adults on a variety of subjects, depending on the persons needs. THERE ARE volunteer budget counselors, who will suggest ways to set up and manage finances. The ACS volunteers aim sponsor and Rent-A-K- Dear Colonel Bay: The personnel of Headquarters, US Army Test and Evaluation Command, offer their congratulations on the 39th anniversary of US Army Dugway Proving Ground on 1 March 1981. For nearly 40 years the US Army Dugway Proving Ground has demonstrated unequaled expertise in the test and evaluation of defensive chemical and biological systems! Your excellent record has earned the confidence of the entire Department of Defense and that of your civilian neighbors. This headquarters encourages you to continue to meet these high standards and bids you our best for meeting them in the future. 1 very small volunteer program. Now, ACS has about 50 volunteers; eight that work regularly, with the rest filling in as needed in many areas ACS covers. . One of the programs that Mrs. Fishers group has taken up is the Hi Neighbor program. This program is in addition to the Welcome Wagon program and it involves each block or housing section having one or more block persons. When someone new moves on post, the block person comes over and introduces themselves. She gives helpful information and makes the person feel welcome while introducing them to the families on the block, Mrs; Fisher explained. . Another program that the volunteers are playing a vital role in is the Handicapped prpgram. Mrs. Becky Johnsen is in charge of the program, which is a The group has meetings to Sarents support group. m, Rent-A-Perso- n. id These programs make available peo- ple to do home appliance repair or something simple like wadi windows for reasonable fees. The volunteer office even has a sewing machine that is kept in the office for those who need to come in and do a little sewing. ONE OF the biggest progriuns that the volunteer group runs is the Emergency Care Committee. This group provides emergency care to those who need a helping hand. An example of their service is providing a meal for a family who just had a member come home from the hospital. The committee would have some of its members prepare the evening meal for the family on their return, since circumstances might prevent them from fixing one themselves. If ...I fisher and several of her volunteer official exby writers herein are their own and are not to be considered an advertise- of The the appearance Army. pression by the Department of co-work- 1 1:. 9 check out the latest issue of the ACS Newsletter. mentsinserts in this publication does not constitute an endorsement by the . advertised. Department of the Army of the products or services |