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File: 980227_sep96_decls2_0003.txt
Box ID = BX005616
Folder Title = 800TH MP BDE AAR 1 JUN 91
Unit = MISC
Parent Org = MISC
Annex N (Logistical Support) to 800th MP Bde Desert Shield/Stor-
After Action Report
organic rolling stock. The Units in this Brigade have neither or-
ganizational-maintenance capability nor Direct Support or higher
(DS/GS) maintenance capability. This Brigade relied primarily on
units of the 226th and 593rd Area Supporil?r Ps for it's mainte-
ut zTu
nance support. Many problems ensued, ng this type of sup-
port system. one such problem was the evacuation of vehicles to
the supporting unit, due to lack of wrecker support. when wreck-
er support was available, commercial type vehicles (i.e. buses)
could not be transported. On the rare occasions when vehicles
wore able to be *vacuated for maintenance, they war* often re-
turned un-r*paired, after in extra-ordinarily long turn-around
time, and without substantiating documentation.
Recommendations:
a. Augment units without maintenance capabilities
with recovery support, as these units have to literally build a
truck company from acquired Asxo,@t. A lack of maintenance repair
equipment prov4tntid the units from putting a maintenance program
in-place.
b. Wr*cker support needs to be dedicated to the COM-
MZ.
c. ASGs need to be better able to support maintenance
requirements for those units lacking maintenance capabilities.
There is a need for them to tailor their maintenance activities
to ensure that TAMMS procedures are followed, and that adeguate
DS/GS support maintenance exists for Echelon-Above-Corp units.
6. Issue: Non-availability of Transportation Assets for U.S.
Fr-
Troop ovement.
Finding: The movement of Units to their respective areas of
operaY3.on-was severely hindered by the lack of sufficient trans-
portation assets.
Discussion:
a. In order for a unit to move to it's field site it
had to roquoilt transportation through itts local servicing Maneu-
ver Control Cantor (MKC), with the transportation request submit-
ted "in person." Upon this Unit's arrival in Theater, the The-
ater was in operation for four months. The majority of transpor-
tation assets had boon given to the man*uvor eleu*nts (MARCENT,
XVIII Corp, VII Corp) to support their forward movement, thereby
placing heavy burden on the MCC to support newly arrived forces,
the assets having already been distrib@Lted. This -aus*d the use
of low quality and lijkit@-ed assets which were very unreliable for
Echelon-Above-Corp (EAC) support. The established procedure at
the time of our arrival was priority of movement of the Corps,
leaving EAC to rely on their-own initiative.
N-3
Annex N (Logistical Support) to 800th MP Bde Desert Shield/Stor-
After Action Report
organic rolling stock. The Units in this Brigade have neither or-
ganizational-maintenance capability nor Direct Support or higher
(DS/GS) maintenance capability. This Brigade relied primarily on
units of the 226th and 593rd Area Supporil?r Ps for it's mainte-
ut zTu
nance support. Many problems ensued, ng this type of sup-
port system. one such problem was the evacuation of vehicles to
the supporting unit, due to lack of wrecker support. when wreck-
er support was available, commercial type vehicles (i.e. buses)
could not be transported. On the rare occasions when vehicles
wore able to be *vacuated for maintenance, they war* often re-
turned un-r*paired, after in extra-ordinarily long turn-around
time, and without substantiating documentation.
Recommendations:
a. Augment units without maintenance capabilities
with recovery support, as these units have to literally build a
truck company from acquired Asxo,@t. A lack of maintenance repair
equipment prov4tntid the units from putting a maintenance program
in-place.
b. Wr*cker support needs to be dedicated to the COM-
MZ.
c. ASGs need to be better able to support maintenance
requirements for those units lacking maintenance capabilities.
There is a need for them to tailor their maintenance activities
to ensure that TAMMS procedures are followed, and that adeguate
DS/GS support maintenance exists for Echelon-Above-Corp units.
6. Issue: Non-availability of Transportation Assets for U.S.
Fr-
Troop ovement.
Finding: The movement of Units to their respective areas of
operaY3.on-was severely hindered by the lack of sufficient trans-
portation assets.
Discussion:
a. In order for a unit to move to it's field site it
had to roquoilt transportation through itts local servicing Maneu-
ver Control Cantor (MKC), with the transportation request submit-
ted "in person." Upon this Unit's arrival in Theater, the The-
ater was in operation for four months. The majority of transpor-
tation assets had boon given to the man*uvor eleu*nts (MARCENT,
XVIII Corp, VII Corp) to support their forward movement, thereby
placing heavy burden on the MCC to support newly arrived forces,
the assets having already been distrib@Lted. This -aus*d the use
of low quality and lijkit@-ed assets which were very unreliable for
Echelon-Above-Corp (EAC) support. The established procedure at
the time of our arrival was priority of movement of the Corps,
leaving EAC to rely on their-own initiative.
N-3
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