Posted on 12/03/03
Hospital designed to withstand biological, chemical attacks
CAMP UDAIRI, KUWAIT -- The soldier's shout echoed across the desert camp. "Gas, gas!"Within seconds, the doctors and nurses of the 86th Combat Support Hospital had strapped on their gas masks in preparation for a chemical attack. Within minutes, the hospital had sealed its doors and pressurized its tents. Like a moon colony, the hospital was sealed off from a hostile environment, with air locks and filtered air to protect it from any clouds of deadly gases.
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