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*Major, Medical Corps, US Army; Chief of Operations Branch, Chemical Casualty Care Division, US Army Medical Research Institute of ChemicalDefense, 3100 Ricketts Point Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21010

Colonel, Medical Service Corps, US Army; Commander, US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, 3100 Ricketts Point Road, AberdeenProving Ground, Maryland 21010

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Scientific Advisor, Office of Biodefense Research, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases,6610 Rockledge Drive, Room 4069,Bethesda, Maryland 20892

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