TASK FORCE III DESERT SHIELD/STORM

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-Patient care demands were heaviest early in the deployment

R E C O M M E N D AT I O N S

	1. Increase flight surgeon role in deployment preparations.

	2. Mobility planning should assume 60-90 rather than 30 days for resupply 
of items such a personal hygiene supplies and prescription medications.

	3. Establish a mechanism to assure that those who deploy are medically 
qualified to do so.

	4. Establish an Air Force food service which may be deployed if host nation 
service is not acceptable for any reason.

	5. Assure base planners are aware of support requirements for the ATC as 
outlined in the ATC ConOps.

	6. Assure that ATC communication needs are either carried organically 
with the equipment pallet or are clearly identified and covered by bare base 
communications planners.

	7. Assure that all ATC's are updated with the May 1990 Table of 
Allowances.

	8. Increase the supply of routine sick call drugs on the TA by 100%
 to cover an expected population of 800.

	9. MAJCOM Surgeons, with the approval of wing commanders directly 
appoint ATH commanders. Consideration should be given to rank, operational 
flight medicine background, command experience/potential, motivation, health, 
mission requirements etc. The 9356 billet on the ATH manning document should 
always be filled by a flight surgeon with at least two years full time experience 
whether or not that individual is also the ATH commander.

	10. Modify the ATC Concept of Operations to address multiple SME's at 
a single beddown. The host wing commander should appoint the most qualified
SME as acting DBMS. This individual shall not have direct command authority
over the SME's but shall coordinate their functions and act as medical advisor to
the wing commander.

	11. Assure MANFOR and UTC's for the ATC manning package include 1 
SME 9356 Flight surgeon, 2 SME 901X0 aeromedical technicians, and 1 medical 
group augmentee ( 1 9346 family practice physician and 3 902X0 medical 
technicians for non-flying ATC's). First choice for the medical group augmentee 
is a 90270 SKI 496 Independent Duty Medical Technician, second is a 90850 
military public health technician, third is an additional 90150.

	12. Establish an environmental monitoring UTC with one 908X0 military 
public health technician and 1 907X0 bioenvironmental engineering technician