OPERATION DESERT SHIELD

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Subject: OPERATION DESERT SHIELD                                         

Box  ID: BX001045

Document Number:          4

Folder Title: OPERATION DESERT SHIELD                                                                         

Folder Seq #:          7

Unit: 1ST ID      

Parent Organzation: VII  CORPS  



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                      - Get slides/photos/video tapes to help brief families.
            families. - Conduct periodic teleconference with local media and

                      - ARCENT will house and feed as many advanced party
            personnel as we want to send.
                      - Have IG do a loo t vehicle inspection in MA.

                      - Don't wait untill units are whole to move to TAA.

                      - Ship tentage into theater early. Ship via
            air--SUPCOM will transport to TAA and assiit our advanced party
            personnel in set-up.
                      - Send periodic newsletter to families.

                      - Have 1/2 band at APOD and 1/2 at APOE.
                      - Vehicle recognition training is essential.
                      - Prepare soldiers for hardship of desert life.
                      - VII Corps will provide METL. Develop training
            program to support it.

                      - Bring MILES.

                      - 11 Pure units may be the way to go." Normal   rules for
            task organizing may be sub-optimal.
                      - Prepare for mobile, not positional warfare   (naval).
                      - Get star chart to facilitate night navigation.

                      - FIST-V can't keep up w/ MI/M2.

                      - Develop SOP for were to carry ATROPIN.AUTOPAN etc.
                      - Bring extra mask carriers/hood etc.

                      - Get Diazio down to bn level.

                      - You can't pull a full service in the sand.

                      - Practice ROM.

                      - Rotate units: ( 6 days training/2 day RR)
                            I Co on security/maintenance
                            I Co in R@R
                           2 Cos training



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Control Fields 17
File Room = jul96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-27
Box ID = BX001045
Unit = 1ST ID
Parent Organization = VII CORPS
Folder Title = OPERATION DESERT SHIELD
Folder Seq # = 7
Subject = OPERATION DESERT SHIELD
Document Seq # = 14
Document Date =
Scan Date = 15-JUL-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 = 09-AUG-1996