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File: 111396_aacvt_19.txtassure sustainability, LGS coordinated with the MAJCOMs and CSSA to create Follow-on Spares Kits (FOSK) until the supply pipeline matured. Range and depth of these kits were determined by an elite group of major command weapon system managers and computer modelers. When the FOSKs arrived, MICAP rates were drastically reduced by 20 percent. A number of support issues arose that were not previously envisioned but were resolved during the course of Operation Desert Shield-Desert Storm. Many individuals, despite guidance otherwise, deployed into the AOR with no Chemical Warfare Defense Equipment (CWDE), expecting it would be issued to them upon arrival. LGS sourced CWDE from CONUS and Europe in sufficent quantities to adequately protect personnel in a chemical environment. Additionally, they directed lateral shipments from one site to another to fill shortages and replacement requirements that existed. When hostilities ceased, LGS arranged the CWDE be bulk shipped back to home station, and if not identified, be shipped to Moody AFB for redistribution. Gifts from corporations in the US and from the government of Saudi Arabia, Japan, and Germany were substantial during the course of the operation. Accountability of such assets was paramount to guarantee proper distribution and avoid potential abuses. USCENTAF/MWR was responsible for determining quantities to each site. Each Chief of Supply was accountable for picking up on
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