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File: 111396_aacvt_08.txtCONTRACTING The deployment for Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm was unprecedented in size and complexity in the history of the Air Force and USCENTAF Contracting played an integral role in the successful deployment, beddown and employment of USCENTAF forces. Although the beddown locations were twice as many as anticipated, spread out among six countries, the contingency contracting policies, procedures and concepts developed by USCENTAF contracting proved to be an unqualified success. Specifics include: Unlike exercises, almost all Air Force units deployed their flying squadrons ahead of their support units. Since the beddown locations were "bare base" from a personnel support standpoint, USCENTAF sent contracting officers to those sites a day in advance to set-up local contracts for billeting, food service, bottled water, transportation and forklifts so the arriving forces could concentrate on warfighting requirements. Critically short airlift was then able to move munitions, refueling equipment and aircraft spare parts. This initiative was so successful, USCENTAF Contracting was tasked to do this at 13 locations - many of them simultaneously - all of them successfully. Since USCENTAF Contracting personnel deployed on the first aircraft we were tasked to provide all contracting support for HQ USCENTCOM, HQ USARCENT, HQ USNAVCENT, HQ USCENTAF, two Air Force operating locations in the Riyedh area and 14 associated/attached
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