AFTER ACTION REVIEW EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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Subject: AFTER ACTION REVIEW EXECUTIVE SUMMARY                           

Unit: 22D SUPCOM  

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

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Folder Title: AAR                                                                                             

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            After Action Review
            Executive Summary

            was completed on 15 November.

                    (2) Establishing a relationship between CEGSWA and
            the 21st Theater Army Area Command (TAACOM) in Europe. This
            relationship provided CEGSWA with the technical and funding
            resources needed to maintain CEGSWA's equipment and continue
            mission accomplishment in Kuwait. Together with the move of
            CEGSWA to Doha, the focus of operations shifted from Dhahran
            to Kuwait. Since living and working conditions there were
            similar to what was encountered in Saudi Arabia in August
            1990, complete support of the CEGSWA became a top priority.

                    (3) Development of the closeout force structure that
            remained in Dhahran, KKMC, and Riyadh. This force was to
            complete Class V retrograde, continue support of the Patriot
            battalions, support planned exercises in theater, and support
            any contingency missons.
                 @@(94) Transition of the 22nd Support Command to
            ARCENT.O\The command closed its doo;:@o December 15 and
                 nod to ARCENT, with a cell of aOO@ctive component an@
            (200,ieserve component personnel to p@rovide institutional
            %'@ory of theater operations, monitor dormant contracts'     and
            provide for contingency missions worldwide. The experiences
            of establishing large scale logistical operations in the
            absence of an infrastructure should not be lost in the desire
            to reduce defense activities. Instead, the lessons learned
            from these experiences should be looked upon as a basis for
            establishing a theater in almost any part of the world.

                b. As a result of "Transition to Closeout" developments,
                      the DCG-LOG, became the DCG ARCENT(FWD) on I Nov.
mmand of ARCENT (FWD) in Jan 92.
            His presence was to ensure efficient execution of the
            transition plans.

            5. During this period, the 22nd Support Command continued to
            test and validate many concepts which were theory prior to
            the operations. Some of them have been mentioned in the
            previous AAR but bear mentioning again:

               a. Host nation support was critical to the success of
            our operations as it will be in all future operations. In
            addition to the use of its ports, airfields, warehouses, and
            material handling equipment, the Government of Saudi Arabia
            provided bulk fuel, food, additional transportation assets,
            water, shelters for troops and equipment, laundry and
            latrine-shower facilities. Such support was a team effort
            and vital in sustaining the health, welfare, and readiness of
            our soldiers.

               b. The success of the Army's logistic effort is a credit
            to the effectiveness of the Total Force. This is true

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Subject = AFTER ACTION REVIEW EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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