LESSONS LEARNED OPERATION DESERT SHIELD STORM

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Subject = LESSONS LEARNED OPERATION DESERT SHIELD STORM                   

Folder Title = LESSONS LEARNED                                                                                 

Parent Organization = XVIII CORPS 

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              AFZB-CML                                                           14 may 1991



              MEI-IORANDUI,L FOi< SEE DISTRIBUT1014

              SUBJECT: Lessons Learned; Operation DESERT SHIELD/STORt-I


              1. Enclosed are my Lessons Learned from Operation DESERT SHIELD/
              STORM. This operation provided rare contingency to deploy and
              conduct coiadat operations against an enemy with an offensive
              chemical anu Diolo(jical capability.

              2. E'roi,i predeployiaent to redeployment, this opportunity to
              evaluate much of our doctri.ne and equipment was very informative.
              Unforeseen problems such as unaligned DA tariff for EDOs and a
              preaeplayment training recluirerieiit from FORSCOM were encountered.
              iiicji-Llig'nting our predeployi@tent experience includea a IUU'B rtask
              confidence exercise and introduction to the nanciy NbC bag. Duriric,
              uejploymerit in theater, many lessons were learned adout service-
              al@ility of ecjui.,?nient ana doctrine for chemical defenses 'well
              cocun,entea deficiencies orl equipment sucn as ttil@ ME5Al Automatic
              CneRL ical Alarj.t Einci @i24 Aviator Protective Mask were captures.        Days
              uefore tiie war, several new items for clieieti.cal defense were fiE:Iaed
              ari(., an old reliak)le commercially procured decontaittinant - iit@i -
              reestaolisneu itself as decon OL cnoi.ce. Procedures for casualty
              decontamination were created and now need to be written as part of
              doctrine. Post-deliloyitient tiolds many challenges for improvement
              atiu re\/italizion of chemical defense training using tne iiiany
              lessons irok: DESERT SHILLD/6TORI.I.

              3.  !?OC tiiis i-lqs is i-IkJ Ago(jiiio, ext 541-Z/5-425.




              JElLcl                                  DAVIB C. NOELL
                                                      LTC, Ckl
                                                      Division Cliei@,ical Officer


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Subject = LESSONS LEARNED OPERATION DESERT SHIELD STORM
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Declassified = 06-MAR-1997