COMMAND REPORT OPERATION DESERT STORM

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Subject: COMMAND REPORT OPERATION DESERT STORM                           

Box  ID: BX000481

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Folder Title: COMMAND REPORTS  803D MEDICAL GROUP COMMAND REPORT                                              

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Unit: ARCENT      

Parent Organzation: CENTCOM     












             Center Commander.
             (w) 12 February 1991 - Spot decontamination exercises were
             conducted at the 114th and 350th Evacuation Hospitals.
             (x) 15 February 1991 - Briefed ARCENT Surgeon's representative
             on time/distance evacuation factors in reference to Log Base
             Charlie. The end result was to obtain support from the 2nd
             Aviation BDE for an on-call CH-47 to back-haul patients from
             LDC.
             (y) 18 February 1991 - Group conducted a series of mass
             casualty drills amongst its EAC Hospitals. Each hospitals mass
             casualty plan was tested with a rapid influx Of 45 patients
             within 20 - 30 minutes.
                     Exercise Objectives:
                  -  Triage of multiple casualties
                  -  Evaluate rapid response teams
                  -  Exercise emergency room response to mass
                     casualty situation
                  -  Exercise litter teams
                  -  Exercise ground evacuation system
                  -  Test medical regulating communication system
                     These exercises highlighted the need for additional
                  litter teams. As a result, Veterinary and Preventive
                  Medicine Teams were trained as on-call litter bearers. The
                  exercises also highlighted the need for augmenting
                  internal communication in the hospitals. To solve the
                  problem, the G-6 at ARCENT provided small portable PRC-127
                  radios. Public address systems were also installed at both
                  field Evacuation Hospitals.
             (z)  19 February 1991 - XVIII Corps requested positioning of
             medevac aircraft at LBC ASAP. 803d Medical Group responded by
             positioning two aircraft.
             (as) 19 January 1991 - The Group's Theater Army Medical
             Information System (TAMMIS) became operational.
      (bb) 20 February 1991 - Decontamination MASCAL exercise
             conducted at the Group's common decontamination site utilizing
             45 patients.
             (cc) 21 February 1991 - At 1720C and 2120C hrs, Scud missiles
             were fired at KKMC. Both were successfully intercepted by
             Patriot missiles.
             (dd) 23 February 1991 - G-Day commenced at 0400C hrs. The
             ground war began.
             (ee) 24 February 1991 - Four Scud missiles launched at Hafar al
             Batin/KKMC. All were intercepted by Patriot missiles.
             (ff) 26 February 1991 - Temporary cease fire at OBOOC hrs.
             (gg) During the month of February, 803d Medical Group personnel
             taught modified Combat Lifesaver Courses to a total of 683
             replacement personnel at KKMC.
             (hh) 1 March 1991 - Provided three aircraft (UH-1) from the 343d
             Medical Detachment and three Ground Ambulance from the 477th
             Medical Company to,support Task Force Freedom in Kuwait City.
             Support was later increased two additional ambulances and a
             Command and Control Cell from the 108th Medical Battalion.

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Subject = COMMAND REPORT OPERATION DESERT STORM
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Scan Date = 14-AUG-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 = 13-SEP-1996