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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
Commander of the 73rd Med Det was gone a majority of this time
performing initial sanitary inspections of commercial
establishments primarily in the area of Jeddah. To attempt and
maintain unit integrity the 73rd was eventually given the KFIA
mission and soon thereafter they moved to Vidalia assuming the
responsibilities previously controlled by SPC Lorenz, to support
class A and operational ration deliveries to the 24th ID and
Pulaski areas. With additional personnel and vehicles the 73rd was
able to expand the@support provided to include covering numerous
forward ration breakdown points.
IX. HQ ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF:
The headquarters administrative staff was made up of
individuals from seven different units. Many were senior in rank
to that authorized by the MTOE. They were forced into a mission
that they and the Command was unsure of. NCO's that were used to
supervising a number of people found themselves reverting back to
duties they used to do as PFC's and SPC'S.
The 71L, a senior SGT, basically performed only typing and
receptionists duties. He was kept extremely busy as hundreds of
initial sanitary inspections poured in during the months of October
through December. The remainder of the time he was basically
unoccupied and performed additional duties such as mail call.
The unit only requires a SPC or PFC to perform the mission SGT
Davis had, any higher rank is a waste of a valuable resource.
The 75B, also a senior SGT, had an almost impossible job in
that all unit personnel records were dispersed throughout twenty
different PSC's in Europe. The only way any changes to personnel
records could be made was by mail to each of the PSC'S. This was
lost
and changes were not made. The unit has no integral TACCS computer
personnel system with which SGT Lane could make needed entries in
an expeditious manner. His time was wasted on additional duties
such as mail call and MWR representative for the unit. This
position should be deleted from the MTOE and the JB team should be
attached to a medical group, brigade or hospital for personnel
support.
The unit deployed with two 63B'S, light wheeled vehicle
mechanics when one SPC would have been more than adequate. A unit
the size of the 483rd with only 10 tactical vehicles is not
authorized a unit PLL. Throughout Operation Desert Shield parts
and supplies for vehicles were almost nonexistent. Without parts
and supplies the mechanics could not perform even minor maintenance
and repairs on the vehicles. Vehicles are essential to the
performance of our unit war time mission and therefore one SPC 63B
is needed. However the one 63B could only be justified if the unit
is authorized an adequate PLL to perform routine maintenance on 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 =
Scan Date =
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