Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com FM 34-54 (TAB D) CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, AND BIOLOGICAL SAMPLING PROCEDURES: Figure D-3 is an example of a Tab D to a TECHINT Appendix of a Theater Army Intelligence Annex. It shows disposition instructions for CB samples. 1. PURPOSE: To establish the procedures for the safe and expedient collection and evacuation of suspected CB agents to the laboratory for processing, analysis, and identification. 2. RESPONSIBILITY: a. The Cdr, JCMEC, with the Army and Theater Surgeon General, are responsible for advising the J2/G2 and J3/G3 on all matters of CB samplings. b.
Corps G2, SOCCENT J2, MARCENT G2, Navy intelligence, and Air Force intelligence will be responsible for transferring samples to MI channels via TEU teams or TECHINT collection teams. c. Medical personnel will coordinate with combat units and Graves Registration Service units through local medical units and hospitals for obtaining biomedical samples, for the expedient transfer of personnel deceased as a result of a CB attack. d. The Cdr, JCMEC, will be responsible for coordinating shipment of suspected biological samples to the TAML for preliminary analysis, and suspected chemical or biological-chemical mixed to CONUS-based laboratories. e.
The TEU is responsible for coordinating shipment to the US Army Chemical Research Development and Engineering Center (ERDEC) at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, if it is a chemical sample; or to the US Army Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USARlID) at Fort Detrick, MD, if it is a combination CB sample or if it is a suspected biological sample only. 3. SAMPLING RESPONSIBILITY: Samples suspected of containing CB agents are divided into environmental and biomedical samples on the basis of their origin. Both medical and nonmedical teams are responsible for collecting samples suspected of containing CB agents. a. ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES.
Environmental CB agent samples are collected in the field. They include samples like aerosols or vapors; liquids other than water, soil, vegetation; water; used chemical equipment; and ordnance. The acquisition of these samples is the responsibility of— (1) NBC reconnaissance teams. Figure D-3. Example of a TAB D to a TECHINT Appendix of a Theater Army Intelligence Annex. D-11