1 MEF BOOMER BRIEF 24 DEC 90

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Subject = 1 MEF  BOOMER  BRIEF  24  DEC  90                               

Folder Title = I MEF - BOOMER BRIEFS   DEC 90                                                                  

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   Brabham, and we were talking yesterday, but Gen Myatt and I were
   walking around and he already knew this about the gas mask covers
   - I mean the pouches. What's happening is that they have worn
   them everyday since they have been here, training, and they are
   wearing out and they are looking bad. I looked at a bunch of
   them. Maybe if we had it to do all over again, after the first
   month we probably should have taken those off and set them aside;
   but what's happening now is that the results of the gas mask are
   getting worn, particularly in the hoods. I saw a whole bunch of
   hoods that have holes in them, and they are patching them up with
   duct tape inside and out. This could be a serious problem, so I
   want you to leap right on that. We have done so much training,
   carried them around so much, we are wearing them out ahead of
   time, and that's not good. Okay.

   COL HILL: Sir, sometime ago we put in a letter to Central
   Command on telephone requirements for the northern area. Gen
   Coble, the J-6, forwarded those requirements on to Gen Khalid.
   This morning there was a message to all the service components
   stating that the Saudis had been inundated with requests for
   commercial telephones, that they were getting the same requests
   through various means, and now they want everyone to come back in
   now and reconfirm what their real requirements are. We are going
   to do that, but we are also going to go back in and find out if
   this has put any stop on the original request we had put in.
   That's all I have.

   COL REDLIN: Morning, sir. In addition to the flow of II MEF,
   there were some people that cane in last night from I MEF, to
   include a small group of the FSCC folks - there were five of
   them. There were four people from the CAG.

           on the MWR side of the house, the McGreeny schedule is
   out with the lunch with the Commandant tomorrow, out at Division;
   and if you're available right after this meeting, the escort
   officer for the Pope visit can brief you on the schedule. That's
   all I have.


   COL HASTINGS: We will do that over at the other side.

   CAPT JOHNSON: Morning, sir. We completed the move in to Mishab
   yesterday. They are up to 65 in Shaikh Isa and 35 in ASU. We
   will complete that Army hospital in early January and bring it up
   north.

           I've mentioned it previously, but it's becoming a extreme
   problem, materials. We sent out a P-For two weeks ago. It's
   tighter and tighter. I'll work with the 4 and see sane thing
   with the phone. They are centralizing to the point they are
   strangling us.

   COL LIST: I have talked to BGen Stevens. He was the one that
   gave me the word on the approval of Mishab; but I have to agree
   with Mike, this process is not been simplified. We are still
   constrained by materials.





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