LESSONS LEARNED ON OPERATION DESERT SHIELD 25 NOV 90

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Subject: LESSONS LEARNED ON OPERATION DESERT SHIELD 25 NOV  90           

Box ID: BX001411

Unit: 24TH ID     

Parent  Organization: XVIII CORPS 

Folder Title: NTC LESSONS LEARNED INFO PAPER FOR CG   2 DEC 90                                                

Folder Seq #:         14

Document Number:          3

Document Date: 

Scan Date: 20-MAY-1996











                   OCTOBER AS WAS DONE.
                           TERRORIST ACTION IS A HIGH THREAT.
                           Sf;FE'ry IS Or PRIMARY CONCERN.
                           ARAB CULTURE. PRE-FEUDAL, OVERLAID                  WITH 21ST      CENTURY
                   SCHOOLING AND INIELLIGENCE. WE QUICKLY LEARNED JUST HOW
                   SR.ARI' TIAC@SE PEOPLE ARE, AND HOW FRIENDLY. IF YOU FOLLOW
                   THEIR RULES: DON'T TAKE PICTURES OF7 ARABS. DON'T EXPRESS
                   INTEREST IN THEIR WOMEN. DON'T DISTURB BEDOUIN ENCAMPMENTS.
                   DON,,R MOCK THEIR RELIGION, OR OPENLY DISAGREE WITH IT. DON'T
                   CALIFORNICATE SAUDI ARABIA.
                           POSTAL SYSTEM WAS BROKE.             US (3[)V't::@IXED      IT FAST.
                           BEDOUIN TENTS ARE'NOT FIRE RE,RARDENT (MANY BURNED                             UP IN
                   IOIST SECTOR).
                           THE ATO WAS FIRST RECEIVED             AT THE    PORT.      DELIVERY           SYSTEM
                   NOT IN PLACE (TIME[-Y) UNTIL WE GOT OUT                  TO --HE    BUSH.
                           SAUDI PERSONAL HYGIENE HAB17S ARE                LOTS DIFFERENT                FROM
                   OURS. THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE IS RELATED                    TO THIS. THEIR SEWAGE"
                   SYSTEM CANNOT HANDLE THE PAPER WHICH WE USE. -LATRfi4ES BACK
                   UP IF THIS IS THE CASE. ALSO, THEIR LATRINES ARE Nbl- BUILT
                   FOR VOLUME TRAFFIC. AGAIN, HEALTH HAZARDS EXIST FROM BACKED
                   UP LATRINES.
                           THIS NATION, AND I GUESS MOST ALL NATIONS WHICH ARE NOT
                   THIRD WORLD, HAS A HUGE TRANSPORTATION CAPABILITY. WE HAVE
                   AL-WAYS ASSUMED THE NEED TO TRANSPORT'EVERYTHING WITH OUR OWN
                   VEHICLES, AND WE HAVE TRAINED THAT WAY. -.HERE, WE HAVE                                BEEN
TION @RANSPORTS AT I)N-@E
                   WI-!EN NEEDED. ALSO suPPCR,r EQUIPMENT: DOZERS, GRADERS,
                   BUCKET LOADERS, FORKLIFTS, ETC.
                           SENSITIVE ITEMS ARE LOST AND STOLEN ON D@PLO                   YMENI-S TOO.
                           MEETINGS ABOUND. MEETINGS TWICE DAILY'FOR ALL
                   PRICIPLES, WITH INTERMITTENT MEETINGS FOR STAFF ONLY,                                  AND
                   OTliER MEETINGS FOR PARTIAL STAFFS. 'COMMUNICATION is                                  rHE KEY
                   TO RUNNING A DIVISION.
                           OTHER NATIONS HAVE OTHER WAYS              OF HANIYLING MILITARV
                   :METHODS.     COMMAND CHAINS ARE DIFFERENT.                AIRCRAFT FLIBH
                   PRRJCEDURES-.ARE DIFFERENT.            JOB DESTR'IPTIONS A@E DI@FER;=Ni-.
                                                               UNDER
                   LEARNING THE D.IFFERENr-ES, AND                    STANDING THEM IS PARAMOUNT
                   TO COMBINED OPERATIONS.             OUR DIVIS16N li@DN'T'-I)O-THIS                     WEi L !'AT
                   -FIRST, BLJI' WE ARE COMING ON LINE             NOW.
                                                                      ALW'O)                              'OF
                                                                            Y@.. WAN@' THE' I
                           .SM LIKES EXPERTS, AND DO:RSN'T                                    D@AS'
                   THOSE OF LESSOR RANK THAN HIS EXPERTS. HE-DOESN'T WANT TO
                   HAVE TO CHECK UP ON 'RHINGS, HE HAS A PRIMARY AND BATTLE                               STAF@
                   I'D USE 'r)-iEIR KNOWLEDGE, RATHER THAN'THE KNOWLEDGE OF -THEIR'
                   OI&IN,STAFFS.
                           GET USED TO LESS:                          'HRE@'    NO'TitNTS,    NO          COTS
                                                     WARM     @A:TE'R','
                   ETC.
                         DON'T STRAIN SOLDIERS          PHYSICALLY BETWEEN :1000-1660                   W-HE'N"
                   IT IS TOO HOT OUT.
                           AS EXPERTISE IS       DEVELOPED', GOOD E         -NOUGH IS NO    LONGER        bbdb-'
                   ENOUGH: PERFDRM 'ro YOUR TAA)CIMUM EFFICIENCY @S                    LONG AS IT IS
                   NECESSARY..jt.-.
                           DT(IC OPERATION CANNOT         BE RUN.FROM THE DMAIN.-
                   INDEPENDENT, INTELLIGENI-, DP---RATION MUST BE IN PLACE THERE,
                   ESPECIALLY DURING WARTIME.              GOOD   COMMS BETWEEN        THE   TWO IS       A

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File Room = may96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-20
Box ID = BX001411
Unit = 24TH ID
Parent Organization = XVIII CORPS
Folder Title = NTC LESSONS LEARNED INFO PAPER FOR CG 2 DEC 90
Folder Seq # = 14
Subject = LESSONS LEARNED ON OPERATION DESERT SHIELD 25 NOV 90
Document Seq # = 3
Document Date = 01-JAN-1980
Scan Date = 20-MAY-1996
Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 07-JUN-1996