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Employment 
 
-16 food-borne outbreaks occurred in theater at 10 different locations, due in most 
part to the inability to inspect and enforce recommendations to contract food 
service operations. 
 
-Commanders were reluctant to follow medical recommendations to close 
contract food services because of adverse impact on morale. 
 
-Face-to-face sensitive and polite communication with the local medical 
authorities usually resulted in good host nation support. 
 
-"Go" medications were used by 57% of TAC pilots during Desert Storm, and 
considered essential to operations by 61% of those who used them. 
 
-Fatigue was the most significant and pervasive aircrew problem in Operation 
Desert Storm. 
 
-Heavy air tasking orders, especially early in the war forced significant deviations 
from normal crew rest/scheduling practices 
 
-Dedicated "day" and "night" squadrons worked well. 
 
-It appears that real-time acquisition of intelligence made targeting and 
retargeting information available more rapidly than in past wars. 
 
-The pace of the war was so rapid that many individuals did not have time to deal 
with personal emotions such as loss of a squadron mate or the reality of killing 
 
-Vehicles of opportunity served as "ambulances" for flight line response, but lack of 
equipment packages often relegated them to a transport-only role 
 
-Missed meals were a problem for aircrews either because dining halls were not 
open during ground times or pilots chose sleeping over eating in a demanding schedule 
 
-Although contact lenses deteriorated more rapidly in theater, the program 
worked well for those who chose to continue use 
 
C o m m a n d  a n d  C o n t r o 1 
 
-Lack of understanding of the aeromedical mission by the ATH personnel created 
counterproductive tensions within the overall medical support structure 
 
-Reporting requirements were conflicting and overlapping 
 
-Command and control of SME's was frequently misunderstood by the medical 
command structure resulting in impaired effecciveness of overall medical care 
and aeromedical support to the flying squadrons 

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