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Box ID = BX005616

Folder Title = 800TH MP BDE AAR 1 JUN 91                                                                       

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                 Annex N (Logistical Support) to 800th MP Bde Desex@!- Shield/Storm
                 After Action Report


                      Discussion:
                            (a) Pursuant to the Geneva Convention, the capturing
                 Unit must provide for the health and welfare of the EPW. FM
                 19-40, Appendix D, lists those items necessary to meet the U.S.
                 standard of this requirement. When requisitions entered into the
                 system, they were passed to the National Inventory Control Point
                 (NICP) as there were no supplies in-Theater to support these
                 requirements for the EPW'S. The NIC? indicated they did not have
                 the necessary stocks on-hand to support the EPW requirements and
                 that they would have to generate contracts to meet the need.
                 This meant a 15 to 30 day wait just to get the supplies into the
                 system.  It would also mean an additional 2 to 6 weeks to get the
                 supplies shipped into the Theater. As a result, the Headquarters
                 negotiated with Host Nation support to receive the much needed
                 supplies.
                           (b) it is evident that the U.S. Army supply system has
                 no plan in-plac* to support the large influx of EPW. We recoin-
                 mend that items listed in Appendix D, FM 19-40 be placed in War
                 Reserve Stocks. Since there are 5 Camps's sets would be needed.
                 Storage of these items would be cost effective since many of the
                 items could be gotten from obsolete items coming out of the sys-
                 tem.   only slight modifications would need to be made (i.e. jump-
                 suits  need to have a IIPW" printed on the log of the trouser, NBC
                 masks  would be retained instead of going to salvage, used MOPP
                 suits  utilized as cold weather clotfiing.) Tents for housing of
                 the EPWIS was also a major problem, and should also be included
                 into the War Reserve Stock.

                      Recommendation:
                           (a) Utilize obsolete uniforms and equipment to support
                 EPW Operations to reduce the cost to the U.S. Government.
                           (b) Construct individual camp sets of Class 11 & IV to
                 be placed in War Reserves.
                 17. Issue: POL storage at East Camp
                        Finding: There was no organic fuel support/storage capabili-
                 ty @Lt East Camp.
                        Discussion:. The Booth MP Sdo (Pw) had in excess of 750
                 prime movers, to include 120 buses, which were operational 24
                 hours a day. The Camps used in excess of 4000 gallons of fuel
                 daily.   Support for fuel to the East Camp was to have been deliv-
                 ered-bv  1."qBase Baotone. This proved impractical since they were
                 serv ic    units forward, and did not have the assets to support
                 our  re   rements. The East Camp lacked the necessary storage fa-
                 ailit      to store the different types of fuel. To




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                 Annex N (Logistical Support) to 800th MP Bde Desex@!- Shield/Storm
                 After Action Report


                      Discussion:
                            (a) Pursuant to the Geneva Convention, the capturing
                 Unit must provide for the health and welfare of the EPW. FM
                 19-40, Appendix D, lists those items necessary to meet the U.S.
                 standard of this requirement. When requisitions entered into the
                 system, they were passed to the National Inventory Control Point
                 (NICP) as there were no supplies in-Theater to support these
                 requirements for the EPW'S. The NIC? indicated they did not have
                 the necessary stocks on-hand to support the EPW requirements and
                 that they would have to generate contracts to meet the need.
                 This meant a 15 to 30 day wait just to get the supplies into the
                 system.  It would also mean an additional 2 to 6 weeks to get the
                 supplies shipped into the Theater. As a result, the Headquarters
                 negotiated with Host Nation support to receive the much needed
                 supplies.
                           (b) it is evident that the U.S. Army supply system has
                 no plan in-plac* to support the large influx of EPW. We recoin-
                 mend that items listed in Appendix D, FM 19-40 be placed in War
                 Reserve Stocks. Since there are 5 Camps's sets would be needed.
                 Storage of these items would be cost effective since many of the
                 items could be gotten from obsolete items coming out of the sys-
                 tem.   only slight modifications would need to be made (i.e. jump-
                 suits  need to have a IIPW" printed on the log of the trouser, NBC
                 masks  would be retained instead of going to salvage, used MOPP
                 suits  utilized as cold weather clotfiing.) Tents for housing of
                 the EPWIS was also a major problem, and should also be included
                 into the War Reserve Stock.

                      Recommendation:
                           (a) Utilize obsolete uniforms and equipment to support
                 EPW Operations to reduce the cost to the U.S. Government.
                           (b) Construct individual camp sets of Class 11 & IV to
                 be placed in War Reserves.
                 17. Issue: POL storage at East Camp
                        Finding: There was no organic fuel support/storage capabili-
                 ty @Lt East Camp.
                        Discussion:. The Booth MP Sdo (Pw) had in excess of 750
                 prime movers, to include 120 buses, which were operational 24
                 hours a day. The Camps used in excess of 4000 gallons of fuel
                 daily.   Support for fuel to the East Camp was to have been deliv-
                 ered-bv  1."qBase Baotone. This proved impractical since they were
                 serv ic    units forward, and did not have the assets to support
                 our  re   rements. The East Camp lacked the necessary storage fa-
                 ailit      to store the different types of fuel. To




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