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Learn more about the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Reading Room, which is part of the 1996 amendments to FOIA, mandating publicly accessible "electronic reading rooms" with agency FOIA response materials and other information routinely available to the public.

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Fact Sheet
Oct 9, 2002

Deseret Test Center Test 69-12

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In 1967 and 1968, Deseret Test Center Test conducted DTC Test 68-13 (Rapid Tan I, II, III) jointly with the United Kingdom and Canada. Rapid Tan was designed to investigate the extent and duration of hazard following a Tabun, Soman or V nerve agent attack. DTC Test 69-12 was planned as a more sophisticated test than Rapid Tan.

Fact Sheet
Oct 9, 2002

Sun Down

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The purpose of Sun Down was to evaluate simulant and sarin-filled BLU-19/B23 bomblets in forested and open terrain with snow cover at temperatures between -18ºC and -1ºC.

Fact Sheet
Oct 9, 2002

Magic Sword

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The purpose of Magic Sword was to study the feasibility of an offshore release of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and to obtain information on mosquito biting habits, mosquito trap technology, and operational and logistical problems associated with the delivery of mosquitoes to remote sites.

Fact Sheet
Oct 9, 2002

Devil Hole, Phase 1

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Devil Hole, Phase I was conducted in temperate aspen and spruce forests to determine area-time-dosage information for Sarin nerve agent-filled artillery munitions (M121A1 155mm shells) and Sarin nerve agent –filled rocket warheads (M55 115 mm warheads.)

Fact Sheet
May 23, 2002

Deseret Test Center Test 68-50

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The purpose of Deseret Test Center (DTC) Test 68-50 was to determine the potential casualty area and associated casualty levels for the F-4/AB45Y-4/PG2 weapon system.

Fact Sheet
May 23, 2002

Deseret Test Center Test 69-32

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The purpose of Deseret Test Center (DTC) Test 69-32 was to examine the effect of solar radiation on the viability of aerosolized Serratia marcescens and Escherichia coli after being aerially disseminated in a temperate marine environment during time periods about sunrise and sunset.

Fact Sheet
May 23, 2002

Purple Sage

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The primary purpose of the Purple Sage test was to evaluate the effectiveness of the experimental Shipboard Toxicological Operational Protection System (STOPS) against environmental attack with a gaseous chemical warfare agent under operational situations.

Fact Sheet
May 23, 2002

Fearless Johnny

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The purposes of the Fearless Johnny test were to evaluate the magnitude of interior and exterior contamination from an aerial-delivered chemical weapon system using a simulant for VX nerve agent; demonstrate the effectiveness of the shipboard water washdown system for decontamination and as a protective measure against an aerial spray of VX nerve ...

Fact Sheet
May 23, 2002

Flower Drum, Phase II

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The primary purpose of the Flower Drum, Phase II, test was to determine the effectiveness of a shipboard water washdown system as a protective and decontaminant measure against simulated aerial delivery of VX nerve agent spray.

Fact Sheet
May 23, 2002

Flower Drum, Phase I

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The purposes of the Flower Drum, Phase I test were to find a simulant to sarin nerve agent, to assess shipboard vulnerability to an enveloping vapor of toxic agent, and to establish comparative penetration properties for sarin nerve agent simulant and actual agent.

Fact Sheet
Jan 17, 2002

Scarlet Sage

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The primary purpose of the Scarlet Sage test was to evaluate the effectiveness of the experimental Shipboard Toxicological Operational Protection System (STOPS) against environmental attack of a BW tracer under operational situations.

Fact Sheet
Jan 17, 2002

Eager Belle, Phase II

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The primary purpose of the Eager Belle, Phase II test was to study the downwind travel of biological aerosols.

Fact Sheet
Jan 17, 2002

Eager Belle, Phase 1

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The primary purpose of the Eager Belle, Phase I test was to evaluate the effectiveness of selected protective devices in preventing penetration of a naval ship by a biological aerosol.

Fact Sheet
Sep 13, 2001

Copper Head

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Copper Head testing was similar to Autumn Gold testing in that the test used simulants only. The primary difference between Copper Head and Autumn Gold was Copper Head was designed to use simulants to learn biological agents’ characteristics in frigid temperatures. Copper Head was conducted in international waters in the North Atlantic.

Fact Sheet
Sep 13, 2001

Shady Grove

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Shady Grove testing, conducted in the Pacific Ocean in 1965, was an extension of the Autumn Gold test series. The primary difference between Autumn Gold and Shady Grove is that in the latter tests actual agents were used in addition to simulants.

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