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Subject: OP DESERT SHIELD 483RD MED DET VS JB 6 AUG 90 16 JAN 91
Unit: ARCENT
Parent Organization: CENTCOM
Box ID: BX000481
Folder Title: COMMAND REPORTS 422SD MED DET VETERINARY SVCS COMMAND REPORT
Document Number: 17
Folder SEQ #: 17
known as the 168th Med Det from Berlin) was moved to Al Jubail,
during the latter part of September, to support the MARCENT AO. MST
A billeted at the port of Al Jubail with the lst FSSG and supported
the port, MRE and B ration lots, and A rations at Camp 15. All
rations used to feed the Marines were routed through central
receipt points in and around Jubail. The Marines were a pleasure
to work with, performing their food service support mission by the
book and valuing the veterinary support and recommendations
provided.
Beginning in November 1990, MST A was requested to initiate
support of the forward deployed ration breakdown point, CSSD III,
located just east of Abu Hadriyah. In late November the MRE and B
ration lots located at the port of Al Jubail were moved to
locations within the Al Jubail industrial park where they would
remain for the remainder of the report period. MST A moved their
billeting locations to these lots where they lived in trailers.
In December 1990 the Military Working Dog (NWD) mission for
the MARCENT area began with the arrival of two Scout dogs. These
animals were highly visible as they signified the first use of
Scout dogs since the Vietnam conflict. The attention these dogs
received from CONUS necessitated intensive care from the supporting
Veterinarian. The MWD mission continued to enlarge as explosive
detection dogs arrived in theater, culminating in 11 US owned MWD's
and 9 British MWD's supported. One of the primary problems with
the support of the dogs was the dispersion and frequent moves of
the animals to remote sites throughout the MARCENT AO,
necessitating many hours of driving to check the dogs on a weekly
basis.
ration breakdown
points continued to disperse and move forward, eventually being
located at Al Kanjar and Al Mishab. Initially these sites were
covered on an attending basis until the arrival of MST E in
February 1991, when food inspectors were forward deployed at the
inspection sites.
VI. MST BRAVO:
Portions of MST B (previously known as the 100th Med Det from
Muenchweiler) was the next group to leave Cement City. SPC Cheever
was sent to Riyadh to act as a 71L in support of the Veterinary
Staff Office at ARCENT until the end of the deployment and the
dissolution of the MEDCOM. CPT Adams soon followed to Riyadh to
perform sanitary inspections and identified the need for SSG Quick
(91R) and SPC Simpson (91T) to provide support within the western
province. The western province consisted of Tabuk (I airbase),
Jeddah (1 airbase and naval port), Taif (1 airbase), and Khamis
Mushait (I airbase). Support provided included care of military
working dogs (MWD's), operational ration inspection and inspection
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Box ID = BX000481
Unit = ARCENT
Parent Organization = CENTCOM
Folder Title = COMMAND REPORTS 422SD MED DET VETERINARY SVCS COMMAND REPORT
Folder Seq # = 17
Subject = OP DESERT SHIELD 483RD MED DET VS JB 6 AUG 9
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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 = 11-OCT-1996