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











                 MUST, AS IS SHARED INFORMATION.
                        COMMUNICATIONS IN A DIVISION                  ARE  TH=---PRIMARY PilOBLEM.
                 NEXT IS LOGISTICS, THIRD IS A WARPL-AN
                        ACCOUNTING FOR STUFF, ESPECIALLY                   ITEMS  L'IKE STINGER
                 MISSILES, IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.                    DCIN,-R FORGET  NOTHIN.
                        EARLY LNO TEAM WORK WILL STAVE                OFF  LATER PROBLEMS        IF
                 THEIR WORK IS QUALITY, NOT QUANTITY.
                        DIFINII'IVE GUIDANCE ON MANY THINGS                MUST BE SPELLED OUT
                 OR 'FHERE IS CHAOS.
                        RADIOS LEFT IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT                OVERHEAT. INIQOVATIVE
                 m@-ri-ioi)s MUST BE DEVELOPED TO INSURE              OPERABILITY.
                        PR%E-ISSUE OF ITEMS FCR THE DESERT WOULD HAVE MADE A LOT
                 OF SENSE. THE AIR FORCE HAS CONTINGENCY "OACKAGES" Or
                 EQUIPMENT READY AND SO SHOULD WE: AIR CONDITIONED TENTS,
                 DESERI' CAMOFLAG=- UNIFORMS, BATTERIES, DESERT CAMOFLAGE NETS
                 PERSONAL SEAR (FLAK VESTS, CPOGS ETC).@'
                        PROCEDURE FOR POSITIVE CONTROL OF PERSONNEL IN-A STRA@(3E
                 PLACE MUST'EXIST: DEPARTURE TIMES'L                  EQUIPMENT.REQUIREMENTS,"
                 INFORMATIION REQUIREMENTS ETC.
                        US@ MAX DISTANCE ANTENNA
                        SLRICT I)FSC@PLINE MUST BE OBSERVED:'.'-L@                  HABITS    INDUCED
                 BY THE HEAT LEAD TO POOR PERFORMANCE.
                        CUT HAIR SHORT
                        WITHOUT A WORKING         LOGISTICS     SYSTEM,     OND'A    SOC)D'LOS    TEAM
                 OF PERSONNEL RUNNING II', WE WOULD blE
                        EARLY KNOWLEDGE PROMOTES EFFICIENT                 COMMUNICATIONS:         ID
                 LOCATIONS, EQUIPMENT ASSETS, PROBLEMS ETC.
NG TECHNIQUES DIFFER HERE.                    LPiARNIN'r, '@ILL 'TAKI-
                 T-IME:    PASS ON INFO SUCH AS UNDE-:RINFL:ATIN[i             T-IRES, 4    WHEEL
                 DRIVE OFF ROAD, CARRY TOWING ROPE', ETC
                        KNOW THE MEDEVAC FREO BEFORE Y06                   LEAVE  '@-CIVILIZATf'O'N"'

                                                                                  "'rEF.  THE   N@kT'
                        I AM GOING TO END THIS PBRT,                       THE' 'B'R
                 SECTION, "FIISTORY I" WILL TAKE OVER                 WIT  H THE MOVE OF     THE
                 DMAIN To rH@. FIELD, AND          THE LESSONS        LEARNED     THERE.

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Control Fields 17
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