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MEDICAL LESSONS LEARNED 
DESERT SHIELD/STORM
 
CATEGORY: Planning 
 
ISSUE ITEM #: 
 
SUBJECT: Mobilization
 
BACKGROUND: Timing of the call-up lagged behind the 
deployment of our active duty medics. Call-up authority was 
also received incrementally. SAC medical could not request 
ARC mobilization until active duty forces actually deployed 
and left a vacancy at a stateside facility.
 
DISCUSSION: The method of backfill created a temporary gap 
of some specialties at SAC CONUS. This required us to 
backfill by using active duty medics from SAC facilities 
which did not deploy. This re-leveling within Command 
resulted in many facilities operating "one-deep" in each 
operating room specialty - work days, on-call at night for 
two weeks until ARC medics arrived. 
 
ACTION RECOMMENDED: Call-up should be timed to coincide or be earlier than deployment. 
 
SUGGESTED OPR: HQ USAF/SGHR 
 

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