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Subject = 3RD BN PATRIOT 43RD ADA RGMT AAR OPN DES SHIELD                 

Parent Organization = CENTCOM     

Unit = ARCENT      

Folder Title = 3-43D ADA AAR OPERATION DESERT SHIELD                                                           

Document Number =          1

Box ID = BX000545








           8.    ISSUE: POM processing suffered from lack of unit experience on the scale of all
           Dost agencies participating.

                 DISCUSSION: While the facilities and schedule for the POM processing fulfilled
           the necessary requirements. the failure to exercise the entire process with all post
           agencies participating during previous training exercises was evident.          The long
           waits encountered at certain stations indicated additional resources were needed to
           man those stations. With time critically needed to perform other pre-deployment
           tasks, having soldiers spending inordinate amounts of time in POM station lines was
           wasteful.


                 Medical processing at the POU als    o showed lack of preparation.        Especially
           aggravating were the changing requirements with respect to LIG dosages and the late
           requirement for MOC immunizations.
                 Unit preparation for the POM also needed great improvement. While quarterly POM
           packet scrubs had been performed, the actual deployment process highlighted many
           deficiencies. Previous attempts for incorporate post agencies into POM scrubs was
           met with a mixture of cooperation and resistance.

                 LESSON LEARNED: POM processing ate up a lot of time and staff planning effort
           which could have been better utilized. POM personnel at Center Gym were wall-
           trained, but overwhelmed by number of units being processed. Battalion and battery
           emphasis on complete and workable POM packets must be increased. Powers of Attorney
           completion must be stressed. First line supervisors must ensure financial measures
           necessary to sustain soldiers' families have been put in place.

                 RECOMMENDED ACTIO14! Post conducts      semi-annual exercise of POM center with
           @ll   post    agencies participating.     Battalion revise     POM   packet     procedures
           incorporating lessons learned.       Medical channels review contingency plans for
           supported units to ensure proper immunizations are identified and serum stocked.

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Control Fields 17
File Room = aug97_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-32
Box ID = BX000545
Unit = ARCENT
Parent Organization = CENTCOM
Folder Title = 3-43D ADA AAR OPERATION DESERT SHIELD
Folder Seq # = 36
Subject = 3RD BN PATRIOT 43RD ADA RGMT AAR OPN DES SHIELD
Document Seq # = 1
Document Date =
Scan Date = 11-AUG-1997
Queued for Declassification = 18-AUG-1997
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 = 22-SEP-1997