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

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Scan Date: 20-MAY-1996







             LESSONS LEARNED FROM OPERATION   DESERT-SHIELD   (CONT)

                          -AREA HAD A   LOT OF GROWING P
             THE DIVISION                                         E            s
                                                        AINS.   TH   BOUk4DARI5
             OF AREAS CHANGED ON A REGULAR BASIS.     FACT;   SAUDI  ARABIANS
             OWN SAUDI ARABIA. MANY PEOPLE FIAD A    H()RI) YIME GETTING THAT
             DOWN AT FIRST. MOVEMENT     TO THE  FIELD WAS  AT THE  SUFFERAGE  OF
             THE GOVERNMENT , AND THE   LOCAL LANDOWNERS. ALL LAND HAD TO
             BE "CL@@ARED" WITH THE LOCALS.   AS SU-@H, THE  USE OF OUR SAUDI
             LNO WAS CRITICAL. ICW G5, OUR    LNO BECAME THE MOST IMPORTANI'
             GUY AROUND FOR A WHILE.     EACH ASSEMBLY AREA  REQUIRED
             CI-EARt)NCE, AND EACH REQUIRED DEFINITIVE BOUNDARIES. THE'FACT
             THAT THESE BOUNDARIES WILL BE   IGNORED ONCE THE'SliOOTING
             STARTS HAS NO'i'HING TO DO WITH THE HERE AND'NOW. NOT ONLY
             MUST THE AA'S BE COORDINATED,   BUT -rHE I'DCAL AREAS FOR WHICH
             USE IS REQUIRED MUST BE- IE: WEI-LS FOR WATER. WE PUMP HUGE
             VOLUMES OF WATER OUT OF rHESE   WELLS FOR OUR SURVIVAL AND
             THEIR USE HAD TO BE SECURED.    ALSO, I-AND FOR THINGS LIKE  OUR
             PHONE CENTER  TN TOWN HAD TO BE SET UP. -BOTTOM.LINE:
             CLiORgINt.)TE '@rVERYTI-41-NG 'TIAAr' HAS TO DO WI-NH THE LOCALS'tHROObH'
             05, AND DON'T ACT UNILATERALLY   ON ANY LAND USE ISSUES:

             INITIAL MOVEMENT TO 'rHE FIELD TAUGHT UNITS MANY LITTLE THINGS
             WHICH ARE TODAY SECOND NATURE. I WILL DELINEATE SOME HERE:
             (3ROUNI) GUIDE VEHICLES ON SITES TO INSURE THEY DON'T Hll'
             "SOFT" SAND. HAVE A "PULL" CAPABILITY AVAILABCE FOR THOSE
             VEHICLES WHICH STICK. PLAN ON HAVING HEAVY VEHICLES GET
             STUCK. DEFLATING TIRES HELPS THEM ROLL OVER THE SAND MORE
4WD LOW WHENEVER YOU GO OFFROAD-
             -DON'T WAIT TRLL YOU GET STUCK TO CHANGE GEARS AND UNLOCK
             YOUR HUBS. MARK ENTRANCEWAYS TO SITES IF YOU'AR-M CONCERNED
             ABOUT PEOPLE COMING IN BY "UNALJTHORIZED" ROUTES. BE PREPARED
             TO HELP YOUR BUDDY. NEVER TRAVEL ACROSS TH5'DESERT IN SINGLE
             VEHICLE: PAIRS INSURE SURVIVABILITY. LEARN TH     E SAUDI RULES
             -OF THE ROAD (EG: LAWFUL TO PASS ON LEFT, LEFT.-RURN MAKER WHO
             COLLIDES WITH PASSER IS IN THE WRONG).'. OBEY ITEMS SUCH AS
             CAMEL WARNING SIGNS. CIVILIAN HE,rs CANNOT TRAVEL OFF ROAD.
             MAINTAIN COMMO AT ALL TIMES.

             ADMINISTRAT.IVE ITEMS WITH DESERT SITEFS WHEN REACFIING   FIELD:'
             THE F r RST 'RASK UPON REACH I Nb 'THE 'r i;7L:b i:cjc4T'.fciN"-I'S "TO GET THE...
             :TOC OPERAT.IONAL. FIRST ITEM I'D DO IN OPERi4l§fLi-,y is CO.-I.-is.
             .NOONE PURSIJES ANY OTHER INII'ERESTS U@ITIF -RHE.TOC IS UP AND
             .OPERATIONAL AND ASSUMES C2 OF THE SATTCE BACK FROM THE     [iT:A-
             FOLLOWING THAT, TAKING CARE OF LIVING AREAS, LATRINES,      MESS.
             HALL ETC,ETC,ETC, CAN TAKE PLACE. LIVING AREAS- EVEN       IF NO
             TENT IS ERRECI-ED, INSURE YCU HAVE C'Al-.t3 NETS UP, AND SHADE
             AVAILAPLE. KEEP YOUR AREA CLEAN--TRAS!i ATTRACTS RODENTS
             A,r'I'RAdl- SNAKES. SCORPIONS HIDE UNDER DARK T'HINGS-@USE
             CAUTION WHEN LIFING UP AND -REACHING UNDER STUFF. IF YOU
             SLEEP CLOSE:I'O THE BROU.\ID, SHAKE YOUR BAG BEFORE ENTRY,   SFIAKE
             YOUR CLOTHES BEFORE DRESSING, ETC. GEf IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE
             WHEN BITTEN BY EITHER SCORPIONS OR SNAKES. 'IF SNAKE BIT, TRY
             TO KEEP THE SNAKE--ID HELPS IN ID'ING THE   ANTIVENOM REQUIRED.
             FACT SH@CET@
                         ,V,THESE CRITTERS HAVE   BEEN PUBLISHED. PUTTING      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