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Project 112/Project SHAD: BasicsFrom 1962 to 1973, DoD's Deseret Test Center in Fort Douglas, Utah planned and conducted a series of biological and chemical warfare vulnerability tests. These tests are known as Project 112 and consisted of both land-based and sea-based tests at different locations. Land-based testing was conducted to learn about how chemical and biological agents behave under a variety of environmental and climatic conditions. Ship-based testing, known as Project SHAD (an acronym for Shipboard Hazard and Defense), was conducted to identify the vulnerability of U.S. warships to chemical and biological attacks and procedures to respond to such attacks. DoD used a wide range of agents in the testing, including the biological warfare agents Coxiella Burnetii, Francisella tularensis, and Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B, and the nerve agents sarin, VX, tabun and soman. Go to DoD's Project 112/SHAD - Shipboard Hazard and Defense Web site to learn more about the tests and agents used. Veteran Participation in Tests Approximately 6,000 veterans were involved in conducting chemical tests to defend against biological and chemical weapons threats. Most of these participants served in the Navy and Army, and some served in the Marine Corps and Air Force. Most were involved in Project SHAD. Go to DoD's Project 112/SHAD - Shipboard Hazard and Defense Web site to learn more about the tests, including what units or ships were involved. If you have not received a letter from VA informing you of your participation in Project 112/Project SHAD and need help verifying your possible participation:
http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/shad/basics.asp VA provides information about Project 112/Project SHAD and what veterans who participated in Project 112/Project SHAD and may have a service-related illness can do:
http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/shad/veterans_public.asp |