Znamirowski, Brianna From: Allen, Justina Ms CIV USA MEDCOM PHC Sent: . Thursday. June 09, 2011 9:57 AM To: Averion-Laird. Donna; Johnson, Diane; Znamirowski, Brianna Cc: Allen, Justina Ms CIV USA MEDCOM Jones. Carua Ms CIV USA MEDCOM Kussman, Janice CIV USA Subject: FW: Camp Carrol! Korea (UNCLASSIFIED) Attachments: 80W for Korean Projectdocx Caveats: NINE Diane and Donna, Sorry for ?he start and stop on this one. I just heard back from Korea and the situation has "re-heated? and they do want to get Dr. Young on contract. I am not yet sure of when they will want him to travel so I'd appreciate it if you could move forward on requesting an exception to the 36 day rule. Also, I'd appreciate it if you could contact Dr. Young today to bring him on through knowledge preservation. In the short term, use the SS in GEN FUND and as soon as I collect from the people who are paying me I'll send. I'll be on leave Friday afternoon next Tues so Carlla Jones, 416-436-1329 and Jan Kussman, 416-436-1646 will be my POCs. As always time is of the essence. Thanks, i Tina Original From: Allen i Justina Ms CIV USA neocon PHC Sent: wednesday, June 61, 2911 6:31 AM To: Ocasiosantiago, Jose MAJ MIL USA FORSCOM Cc: Smith, Ronald COL MIL USA Resta, John Mr CIV USA MEDCOM Kirkpatrick; Jeffrey Mr CIV USA MEDCOM Hutchens, Sherri Ms CIV USA MEDCOM Allen, Justina Ms CIV USA MEDCOM Doganiero, Donna Ms CIV USA MEDCOM Zugner, Shanda COL MIL USA MEDCOM Cashman, Brian Mr CIV USA MEDCOM Temkar, Prakash Dr CIV US USA MEDCOM Brumage, Michael COL MIL US USA MEDCOM DeSwarte, Virginia LTC MIL US USA MEDCOM PHC Subject: Camp Carroll Korea (UNCLASSIFIED) Importance: High Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE MAJ Ocasio-j:ntiago (Jose), I've been iq ormed that LTG Johnson would like to procure the services of Dr. Alvin Young to consult on Korean issues related to Agent Orange. The attached is draft SON for your review (our technical SMEs at PHCR-Pacific 1 I are also reviewing). Unless you have a contracting vehicle readily available, we can utilize our existing ORISE contract under the ?Knowledge Preservation to procure his services immediately. The only issue with ORISE is a 39 day lead time for OCONUS travel. I have already notified ORISE of the possibility of the need for Dr. Young?s services and they are asking for an exception to policy. The other choice for contracting is through execution of a delivery order through the Army Research Office?s Battelle contract. Placement of the contract would require at least 4-6 weeks. The ORISE vehicle is the quickest method to receive his services. If that is agreeable to LTG Johnson and your management team we will work with ORISE and Dr. Young to exercise the contract MOD. The attached sou identifies the following total cost of (bX4) Labor: Principal Investigator (Dr. Young), 266 hours (bX4 per ?all -- Research/Admin Asst, 39 hours Travel: One trip at(bx4) *Note: this is a high for a one week trip, however, his reimbursement would be limited to the JTR. ORISE Overhead Rate is (bx4) If LTG Johnson would like to use the ORISE contractJ for which I am the COR, I've attached a sample MIPR that your RM can use with the following changes to provide the fonding for the services: Black 8: Your address. The body of the MIPR should say "This MIPR is in accordance with the Standard Interagency Agreement Part A for DOD Components and all DOE activities in FY 2611, dated Dec 16, 2819. Funds provided for the participant in the Research Participation Program. Funds are in support of Project Title "Korean Agent Orange Consultation" (or whatever you choose to call the else remains the same. The Financial POC would be your RM and the technical POC would be your technical 5M6. Block 13: Your RM would type in their DFAS address. Block 14: Your LOA. Block 15: Your RM. ORISE also requires an Economy Act Determination and Finding which can be signed by your RM (attached - I filled out a portion of it). I would appreciate a cc of the MIPR for my contract files. Please let us know how you want to proceed. Tina Allen 6-8, Director of Resource Management USAPHC ATTN: MCHB-CS-RM 5158 Black?awk Road Aberdeen oving Ground, MD 21616~5493 416-436-7298 Classi?ication: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Classificgtion: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NO Classificgtion: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE 31 May 2011 TO: Army Institute of Public Health SUBJECT: Proposed Statement of Work Title: Support to the Department of Army RE: Korean Issues Related to Agent Orange BACKGROUND: In early 1967, as part of a general review of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) defenses, the United Nations Command (UNC) and the United States Forces Korea (USFK) found that dense vegetation within the DMZ and contiguous areas provided cover for North Korean in?ltration or raiding parties. The vegetation in these areas had grown unencumbered since the Armistice and was an important part of the DMZ defensive problem. In March 1967, representatives of the Plant Sciences Laboratory, US Army Biological Laboratories, Fort Detrick, Maryland visited Korea and inspected typical vegetation growth in selected areas contiguous to the DMZ. Based upon this evaluation, the Plant Sciences Laboratory recommended the use of tactical herbicides, speci?cally Herbicides Orange and Blue, and a commercially available soil applied herbicide (Monuron UROX 22) to control general and speci?c vegetation growth adjacent to the DMZ. The decision to use tactical herbicides required obtaining approval of the United States Department of State. Numerous messages were dispatched during the period May through September 1967. In early September, the US Secretary of State authorized discussion of the program with the Republic of Korea (ROK) Government. These discussions provided the acceptance of the program by the ROK Prime Minister and on 20 September 1967 both governments (ROK and US) granted permission for the use of the tactical herbicides to be sprayed in the area between the DMZ South tape and the Civilian Control Line. Following a series of planning conferences a comprehensive vegetation control program was developed. On 4 March 1968, the Commander, US Forces in Korea (COMUKOREA) was authorized to deploy tactical herbicides as part of the vegetation control program in Korea. On 31 March, implementation of the Vegetation Control Program CY 68 (for Calendar Year 1968) was ordered to begin on or about 15 April 1968. On 10 April 1968 supplies of Herbicides Orange and Blue were on-hand in forward locations near the DMZ (Agent Orange and Agent Blue were obtained from Air Force inventories in Vietnam) The! Eighth us Army (EUSA) Engineers at Camp Carroll, the us Senior Military Advisory Group (KMAG), and the First Republic of Korea Army "coordinated obtaining the herbicides to be used for the 1968 program The Agent Orange (380 drums, 79,040 liters) and Agent Blue (635 drums, 132, 080 liters) were obtained from US Air Force (RANCH HAND) inventories in Vietnam by the KMAG Chefmical Corps Of?cer assigned to the US Eighth Army. The request for Monuron 22, 7, 800 drums, 176,870 kg) was shipped from the Continental United States to the Eighth Army Materiel Support Center at Camp Carroll. EUSA also furnished 7, 000 drums of diesel oil for the shrub control program on the DMZ Enough herbicides were obtained to treat 8,090 ha, but they were only able to treat 7,330 ha, indicating that all of the Orange, Blue and Monuron that had been obtained had been sprayed. Thus, there was apparently no surplus Orange to return to (iamp Carroll. At the DMZS, all of the Blue'and Agent Orange drums were rinsed with water or diesel fuel, respectively, and turned over the First Republic of Korea Army (FROKA). There were no records indicating that the empty drums were sent to the Eighth US Army Materiel Center, but rather became the responsibility of FROKA. The 7,600 ?ber drums that had contained the Monuron were burned onsite after they were emptied. The 7,000 drums that had contained diesel fuel were apparently also given to the FROKA. Fate of the drums not identi?ed. On 18 May 2011, the CBS af?liate in Phoenix AZ aired a report that a US veteran was stationed at Camp Carroll, South Korea claimed to have buried 250 drums of Agent Orange at the Camp in 1978. Subsequently, other veterans also . claimed they were present. All of these veterans experienced illnesses they claim are related to Agent Orange exposure. Other veterans claimed that the drums were dugfup in 1979 and along with large quantities of soil were disposed of by the Eighth Army. In the past two weeks, dozens of reporters and media outlets have carried stories in Korea on the presence of Agent Orange in South Korea. OBJECTIVE: The objectives of this efforts include reviewing and commenting on t' available historical records and providing expert consultation to the Eighth A personnel; reviewing the protocols and evaluation of data on environmental ., studies conducted at Camp Carroll and elsewhere with regard to sampling sites alleged to be burial sites for Agent Orange; to prepare and present detailed brie?ngs on Agent Orange to include use, environmental fate and human risk; to assist US Army Public Affairs in responding to public and media inquiries; to prepare follow-up reports as appropriate; and to travel to Korea to assist as a consultant onsite to the Eighth Army. SPECIFIC TASKS: The following tasks shall be performed as appropriate: 0 Research, review, and comments on all available historical documents on the i? use of Agent Orange in Korea, 0 Provide consulting advice to the Eighth Army Commander on the outcome of the historical records and from 35 years of previous experience with Agents Orange and Blue; 0 Prepare in-depth power point presentation on the history, use, environmental fate and human risks of Agents Orange and Blue to Army Staff and others as directed; Assist the Department of Army in reSponding to public and media inquires with regards to the history of Agent Orange, Agent Blue, regulations on the handling and disposal of pesticides, and human risks; 0 Travel to Korea to assist and consult with the Eighth Army onsite as appropriate; and 0 Prepare a ?nal follow?up report of all actions related to the speci?c tasks. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS: 0 Oral Reports as required summarizing the ?ndings or providing consultative information and advice as requested, and 0 Preparation of a follow-up report of all actions related to the above speci?c tasks. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: Dr. Alvin L. Young (A.L. Young Consulting, Inc.) has the specific experience, knowledge and databases of the history of the Department of Defense programs for the testing, evaluation, storage and use of the tactical and commercial herbicides used in the Vietnam-era, including Korea, and Vietnam War, and knowledge on the environmental fate of Agent Orange and its associated dioxin. This knowledge and iexperience is evident by more than 300 publications in the peer-reviewed literature, and by the publication of 4 books on Agent Orange, the Phenoxy Herbicides and the Related Dioxin Contaminant. Dr. Young holds a in Herbicide Physiology/Environmental Toxicology and has more than forty years of experience in environmental science, toxicolOgy, risk assessment and military ope tions He is a retired USAF Colonel with experience in working with the mili ary and with the media and public on issues associated with the tactical herbicides used 1n Vietnam. PLACES AND PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE, WORK DAYS, AND TRAVEL: 0 Place of Performance. Except for any requested travel and the presentations of brie?ngs a workshop), all work will be performed at the contractor 5 location. 0 Period of Performance. The period of performance shall be from the effective date of the delivery order through the following three months, or a as designated by the Contracting Of?cer Representative (COR). {11 Estimated Work Days. As estimated 25 working days @8 hours/day (200 3 hours@ .r (W4) for the Principal Investigator; 10 working days@ 8 hours/day 80 hoursga)j for the Research and (MM) Administrative Assistant; ravel to Seoul, Korea for one week. The total cost of the effort 03(4) The following information is provided: 1 Young Consulting, Inc . Alvin L. Young, Principal Investigator