provides markers that makes it easy to identify
Q8.
What is the primary function of the
contaminated areas as well as isolating those areas.
AN/KAS-1?
The markers are triangular in shape and their colors are
1.
To provide U.S. Navy ships with the
listed in table 9-2.
capability to detect and identify a
The most important information required from
chemical warfare (CW) agent attack
chemical surveys makes it possible to determine the
2.
To provide U.S. Navy ships with the
following:
capability to detect and identify a
Was the ship exposed to blood agent? If so, the
biological warfare (BW) agent attack
mask filter canisters on all protective masks must
3.
To provide U.S. Navy ships with the
be changed.
capability to detect and identify
Is off-gassing from a persistent agent on the
ship's weather surfaces occurring? If so, a higher
4.
To provide U.S. Navy ships with the
protective posture may be required inside the
capability to detect and identify toxin
ship.
Has the ship departed a vapor hazard area and
reached an uncontaminated atmosphere? If there
is no secondary vapor hazard, purging can begin
BIOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
at this point according to the ship's CBR Bill.
Learning Objective: Recall the requirements for
Have decontamination and purging efforts been
biological warfare (BW) defense and countermeasures.
successful?
Biological operations are the use of living agents,
The correlation of survey results, ventilation
such as bacteria, viruses, and other pathogenic
status, and tactical information.
microorganisms, to produce disease or death of
humans, animals, or plants.
REVIEW QUESTIONS
Biological agents are a threat that must be
recognized and prepared for by all personnel. A large
Q5.
There are a total of how many sheets of M-8
part of the defense against biological agents depends
detector paper in an unopened booklet?
upon self-protection against the agents.
1.
15
TYPES OF BIOLOGICAL WARFARE (BW)
2.
20
AGENTS
3.
25
Military biology is only concerned with organisms
4.
30
that will adversely affect man, animals, or plants. The
organisms used as BW agents are classified into two
Q6.
What color does M-9 paper turn when a nerve
groups, pathogens and toxins.
or blister agent is detected?
1.
Gold
Pathogens
2.
Green
Pathogens are living microorganisms that include
3.
Red
bacteria, viruses, rickettsiae, fungi, and protozoa. In
addition to being spread as aerosols or by weapons, the
4.
Blue
methods used to spread pathogens are vectors and
Q7.
The M256A1 detector kit is used to test for
ptests. Vectors include insects, ticks and mites (also
what form of chemical agent?
known as arachnids), and animals. Pest include
animals and plants.
1.
Liquid
MICROORANISMS.-- Microorganisms are
2.
Vapor
minute living organisms, which can usually be seen
3.
Solid
only with the aid of a microscope. Each organism is
composed of a single cell or a group of associated cells
4.
Mist
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