DESERT SHIELD STORM AFTER ACTION REPORT PHASE 1

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Subject: DESERT SHIELD STORM AFTER ACTION REPORT PHASE 1                 

Unit: 1ST ID      

Parent Organization: VII  CORPS  

Box  ID: BX001045

Folder Title: AFTER ACTION REPORTS PHASE I MOBILIZATION AND DEPLOYMENT                                        

Document Number:       2002

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                                                                             06/:iS/91
                                         JULLS LOOO REPORT
               1. (U) JULLS NURGCR: 4f657-413Ei9 (664:16), Submitted by RILEY
               AFZN-PTM-C, Mr. Walter, 856-2225, (913)239-2225.

               2. (U) Operation DESERT SHIELD conducted by USCENTCOH an 02/11/91.

               3. C ) KEYWORDS: EXEC SUM.


               4. (U) TITLE: SUMMARY - Phase I - Post Chemical Officer Ref Ist ID
               (M) Units

               5. (U) Executive Summary -For Post Chemical Officer:

                   a. PLANNING: Guidance for NBC Operations was published in
               Annex 0, OPLAN Lexicon Danger.

                        (1) The annex required commanders to conduct
               predeployment checks of unit NBC equipment and to identify and
               requisition unit CDE shortages. It also specified procedures
               for drawing, packing and deploying installation stocks of CDE,
               and for drawing Nerve Agent Antidote Kits (NAAK) and
               pretreatment (PB) tablets. It further specified mandatory
               individual training, guidelines for moving radioactive materials
               and instructions for surface shipments of decontaminants.

                        (2) The key to successfully planning And implementing
               each deployment phase was that the Post Chemical Office
               established effective liaison with lst ID (M) units and other
               installation activities early in the process. This liaison
               permitted the quick resolution of CDE issues. It also enhanced
               the distribution of NBC-related info as the Post Chemical Office
               indexed numerous intelligence messages for review and later
               screened, edited, and disseminated unclassified NBC logistics
               traffic.

us or changing NBC logistics guidance created
               problems -For Ist ID (M) units. Changing serviceability criteria
               for the Battledress Overgarment (BDO) and Chemical Protective
               Overgarment (CPO) ( older model) caused uncertainty among troops
               and decreased their confidence in the suit. FORSCOM did not
               clarify its guidance regarding the composition of the second
               required chemical suit ensemble until the beginning of
               Operation DESERT STORM.

                   b. PREPARATION FOR DEPLOYMENT. The timely identification
               and solution of problems characterized the preparation phase.
               The time available to prepare (Aug - Oct 90) allowed thorough
               preparation.

                        (1) The Fort Riley NBC logistics regulation required
               units to submit quarterly NBC inventories and sizing data before
               Desert Shield. Since the reports were not taken seriously,
               decisions regarding the proper use of funds to fill CDE


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Box ID = BX001045
Unit = 1ST ID
Parent Organization = VII CORPS
Folder Title = AFTER ACTION REPORTS PHASE I MOBILIZATION AND DEPLOYMENT
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Subject = DESERT SHIELD STORM AFTER ACTION REPORT PHASE 1
Document Seq # = 2002
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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 = 26-DEC-1996