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Table <strong>of</strong> ContentsPage/sAbstract 3The History <strong>of</strong> the Development <strong>of</strong> Tactical Herbicides 4Tactical versus Commercial Herbicides 7Description <strong>of</strong> Tactical Herbicides 15Search Strategy for Historical Documents 17Leaflet Series on DOD TACTICAL HERBICIDE SITES 19-76Site 1. Bushnell Army Air Field, Florida, 1945Site 2. USDA Station, Brawley California, 1951Site 3. Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, 1952—1953Site 4. USDA Experimental Fields, Gallatin Valley, Bozeman, Montana,July – August 1953Site 5. Area B, Fort Detrick, Frederick, Maryland, June – July 1953Site 6. Fort Ritchie, Cascade, Maryland, April 1956 – September 1957Site 7. Dugway, Utah, May 1951 – March 1959Site 8. Fort Drum, New York, May – October 1959Site 9. Eglin AFB, Florida, Test Area C-52A and Hardstand 7,March 1962 – January 1971Site 10. Fort Ritchie, Fort Meade, Maryland, 1963 – 1964Site 11. Dugway Proving Ground, Dugway, Utah, September – October 1964Site 12. Georgia Power Company Right-<strong>of</strong>-Way, and Tennessee Valley AuthorityPower Line Right-<strong>of</strong>-Way, May 1964 – October 1965Site 13. Pranburi Military Reservation, Thailand, April 1964 – April 1965Site 14. Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, May 1965 – May 1966Site 15. Middleport, New York, May – September 1965, July 1966Site 16. Preston, Maryland, October 1967Site 17. Base Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada, June 14-17, 1966 andJune 21-24, 1967Site 18. Kauai, Hawaii, 1 May 1967 – 30 June 1968Site 19. Five Locations in Texas, including Llano, Refugio, Victoria, Carlos, andLivingston, March 1963 – June 1967Site 20. Seven Locations in Puerto Rico, including Mayaguez, Maricao,Guajataca, Guanica, Toro Negro, El Verde, and Jimenez,June 1963 – October 19671