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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
rations would again be inspected before being loaded on flat beds
for shipment to the units. This was an ideal food inspection set
up which together with the rations arriving at Al Juball insured
that we were able to inspect approximately 90 percent of all
rations entering theater with the efficient utilization of a
relatively small number of inspectors. The warehouse was in
operation 24 hours per day and required two twelve hour shifts made
up of three inspectors each to cover the inspection requirements.
As the theater continued to grow the capability of the warehouse
personnel to handle and off load the rations was rapidly exceeded.
This increase in ration receipts gradually led to the trans-
shipment of Mil Vans directly from the ship to waiting flat beds
for direct movement to individual units without receiving
veterinary inspection. The food inspection mission was gradually
reduced to an attending basis in early December as operational
ration receipts were shipped directly to the unit and warehouse 32
was eventually closed completely.
Other areas supported by MST C included the 123rd GSU at the
Sanyo and Al Gosaibi warehouses. The Sanyo warehouse located at
the port never really had a clear mission and was basically used as
a reserve to store excess B and T rations. The Al Gosaibi
warehouse was a state of the art, temperature controlled warehouse
and was used to store MRE's and T rations as a theater reserve.
During the period of this report rations were only received and
rarely issued. As EAC units came on line in December a new EAC DSU
came on line, the 295th, which was located across from the port
next to the rail yard. This site initially had a very small
workload as most EAC units in the Dammam/Dhahran area were eating
A rations and did not require any operational rations. The 295th
DSU was handled on an attending basis.
When the 483rd was transferred to EAC, the 248th and the 73rd
moved to Vidalia and Pulaski respectively and MST C assumed the
responsibility for the entire Dammam/Dhahran/Al Khobar/KFIA area of
responsibility.
VIII. HQ FOOD INSPECTION SECTION/73rd MEDICAL DETACHMENT (VS):
Food inspectors remaining from MST B, 73rd Ned Det and the
senior food inspector for the unit basically shared the
responsibility for the food inspection area in the north of Dammam
and KFIA. Inspection sites included CWC Class 1 point and field
bakery, Black Jack compound (COSCOM HQ), 227th GSU and Sanad Cold
storage (issue of perishable host nation A rations and holiday
rations), and King Fahad International Air Port which included the
101st ABN Div. and SOCCENT Class 1 points. In addition the
inspectors were available to respond to taskings from the 44th Ned
Bde for veterinary support. Most of the sites were handled on an
attending basis as inspectors made the rounds. Of course dining
facilities continued to be checked for approved sources. The
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File Room = aug96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-32
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
Document Seq # = 17
Document Date =
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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