AFTER ACTION REPORT ON DEPLOYMENT TO SOUTHWEST ASIA

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Subject: AFTER ACTION REPORT ON DEPLOYMENT TO SOUTHWEST ASIA             

Unit: 22D SUPCOM  

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box ID: BX005554

Folder Title: ARMY EOD IN DESERT STORM VOL 4 543 EOD TEAM EODCT                                               

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        AFFU-543
        SUBJECT. After Action Reoort



        eauioment and rations. The +iohtino DOSitions were a snao even in the
        hard rackv around. The SEE oald for itself in allowina a unit to obtain
        the needed favors and life slioc)ort in exchanc3e -For diacina bunkers. berms.
        and latrine oits. I know of onlv one instance where it was used to
        unearth a 5001b bomb (38th EDD in Kuwait).


           f. Tentaae. Our detachments moved nore freauentlv and often lived
        out of their trucks -For davs. so their requirements are different than
        ours. For us. we eventually arrived at sleeoina in four set)arate tents
        (10 Deoole) as the ideal. We had three modular frame tents. one for the
        i.unior soldiers. one for the senior NCO'S. and one +or the cac)tains. The
        commander had a separate GP Small. This diSDersion Of Dersonnel was
        laraelv to keec) c)eoole from oettina on each other's nerves. For us. auite
        +ran@-.lv. it was necessary. bn the other hand. our collocated unit.'t@e
        75th EOD  (10 oeODle). all sledt in one GP Medium. Since our locations at
        KKMC and  Loa base Charlie were semipermanent (we SDent five weeks at each
        olace).   we were able to build DlVWOod floors for our tents.      Thev make a
        world of  difference.
          Some units carried commercial three-man hex tents +or each       resoonse
        teams to carry. I don't know how this idea worked out. since       manv units
        oared down their tentaae to be more mobile.


          g. What worked and what didn't. We had       absolutely no use   +or the
        shredder. FAX machine.  STU III. and microfiche viewer/Drinter     (we oave it
        to Brouo. who also never used it). We also never needed the freezers and
              ditioners we brouaht. which was laraelv a +unction of the weather.
        air con
          We did  have a tremendous need for our laotOD COMDuter and the small
refriaerators were areat. The kerosene
        heaters we ourchased worked well with the oroder fuel (we aot a batch a+
        bad kerosene once). but vou can't beat the ARMV DOt-bellv stove (it act
        down to 29 dearees several nichts).


        S. MANNING. This oaraorac)h deals with how we     staffed the unit to handle
        the incident load and other responsibilities.     At KKMC. we were reauired
        to DUll niahttime ouard dutv. We had a section of the'Derimeter and had
        about seven fiahtino DOSitions to man. One of these was an M2 .50 caliber
        machine aun oasition. The auard was a two-man     rovina oatral which also
        reauired a seroeant-o+-the-cuard. This dutv Was SDlit between us and the
        75th EOD. Comms was via AN/VRC-127 radio.
          At the beoinnina a+ Desert Storml we manned     the CP trailer twentv-+our
                           7
        hours a dav. Ironlrallv. farther north at Loa     Base Charlie. we had no
        ouard resoonsibilities (we collocated with a combat sudoort hospital). and
        @id not man Our CP constantly. What we did do. was to"Man the 6orDs Rear
        CP Area Damace Control cell startina on a round-the clock basis and
        eventually taderina down to a 0600-2200 stint. As I've said earlier.
        comms back to our camo was via AN/VRC-127 with    external antenna. The
        radio at our camd was rotated niahtlv from tent to tent.
          Once in Kuwait  Citv. the established orocedure was to man the
        ioint/international E66 Cell durina the dav with the Ooerations Officer
        and NCO and keed a CO on dutv at nicht. Nobodv can complain about not
        oettin(3 enouah sleer3 durino this war-. which was a orimarv concern to me.

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