MEDICAL OPERATIONS DURING OPERATION DESERT STORM 9 NOV 91

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Subject: MEDICAL OPERATIONS DURING OPERATION DESERT STORM 9 NOV 91       

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                   Table A-1. (Continu@


                      Date                                                 Event


                   12 Jan      SELRES personnel reported to USNS Comfort lo complete manning for 1,000-bed capability

                   15 Jan      Headquarters, Department of the Army (HODA) directed COMUSARCENT (main) to loan a
                               MEDLOG@JE TAMMIS computer system to each hospital ship

                   l6Jan       Hospital ships directed by COMUSNAVCENT to shift to unclassified communications, as
                               required by the Geneva Convention, upon commencement of hostilities

                   16Jan       COMUSNAVLOGSUPFOR requested additional medical personnel in support of Red Sea
                               operations

                   16 Jan      COMUSNAVLOGSUPFOR requested about 248 MPUAS personnel to augment COMPHIBGRU 3

                   17 Jan      Last of FH-6 equipment arrived in Bahrain

                   18 Jan      BUMED requested that HOD-A increase the depth of medical supply by 700 items to meet the
                               Navy's needs

                   1 9 Jan     SUMED requested that COMUSNAVLOGSUPFOR investigate the 47th MEDSOM medical
                               supply throughput capability

                   19 Jan      BUMED requested 47th MEDSOM installation of MARSAT capability to permit direct oommu-
                               nication with hospital ships

                   20 Jan      FH-1 5 equipment arrived in Al Jubayl

                   21 Jan      FH-5 reponed that local contractors for sewage, garbage, and laundry hafted operations at the
                               commencement of hostilfties; service in some cases was reinstated and contingency plans for
                               support were implemented

                   21 Jan      COMUSNAVLOGSUPFOR requested the establishment of air evacuation liaison teams for FH-6



                   24 Jan      FH-6 advanced party arrived in theater

                   24 Jan      FH-6 main body arrived in theater

                   25 Jan      FH-1 5 air detachment arrived in theater


                   26 Jan      COMUSNAVLOGSUPFOR provided guidance on return of TAD nonmedical, non-DEPMEDS
                               personnel to parent command


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