After Action Report for the Service Response Force Conducting Operation Safe Removal, 5 January - 3 February 1993

Abstract

Operation Safe Removal was the designation for an emergency Service Response Force (SRF) mission at Spring Valley, Washington, DC. The SRF work was designated Phase 1 of the clean-up of the former American University Experiment Station site, designated a Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. During Phase 1, the SRF safely recovered and removed 144 WWI era munitions, some of which contained toxic chemical agents, from a residential construction site. This operation was accomplished with the complete approval of environmental officials, local and state officials, DoD officials, and local residents.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA279165

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey K. Smart

Organizations

  • Edgewood Chemical Biological Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Projectiles
  • Chemical Warfare
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Construction
  • Emergency Response
  • Engineers
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Explosives
  • Lessons Learned
  • Munitions
  • Personnel Management
  • Projectiles
  • Unexploded Ammunition
  • Warning Systems
  • Waste Management

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.