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File: 111396_aacvu_03.txtupon telephone recall and for Senior Battle Staff briefings or meetings as directed This procedural change has reduced transmission lag time for taskings and responses between the readiness center and organizational control centers and ultimately the functional work centers. It has also resulted in more efficient man-hour utilization. This change was made possible through the availability of STU III phones and the utilization of an augmentee as a Battle Staff Messenger to hand-carry the paper messages, and reports between agencies. The AFLC Secure Teleconferencing Metwork (STN) was used extensively during Operation Desert Shield/Storm for local and command-wide briefings. The capabilities of the system equipment enabled us to pipe CNN television into the Readiness Center to provide up-to-date information to the war planners throughout Operation Desert Shield/Storm. The STN is a highly specialized system and requires trained personnel as operators. Our one fully qualified, full time operator and one qualified augmen- tee were both used full time. An absence of either one would have had an adverse impact on our ability to participate in any secure teleconferences. The need for an additional trained operator has been recognized to ensure operating capability over a 24-hour period for an extended period of time. COMBAT AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT EFFORTS MEDICAL SUPPORT The USAF Clinic McClellan was tasked to provide personnel to perform duty in support of Desert Shield/Storm. Three active duty military personnel (two Pharmacy Technicians and one Mental Health Technician); and three civilian employees (two Laboratory Technicians and one Medical Administration) who were called to active duty. While continuing to provide medical care to patients, the Clinic provided necessary medical items (sun screen, chap stick, auto injectors, anti-malaria medica- tion and required immunizations) for deploying personnel. The Clinic also processed with only a short notice, National Guardsmen and Reservists and provided them with the necessary medical services prior to their deploying for the Persian Gulf. The Clinic also conducted Medical Intelligence Briefings for all deploying personnel. While an adequate level of resources was being maintained for McClellan AFB per- sonnel, it was nearing its minimum level. DISASTER PREPAREDNESS The first task of Disaster Preparedness during Desert Shield was to inventory the entire base's chemical warfare defense assets. Throughout Desert Shield/Storm we were the key coordinating agency taking excess from one unit and giving it to another with personnel deploying. The critical item of equipment was the gas mask. McClellan had no MCU2-P masks, and a limited number of M17A2 masks. We made sure that every person deploying had a serviceable mask with drinking capability, and serviceable replacement filters. As funds became available for more equipment, the Disaster Preparedness Office ordered all the equipment and prepared to distribute it to deploying personnel. The entire Disaster Preparedness shop was ready to deploy, but only one NCO and a Light Weight Decontamination System (LDS) actually deployed. Training on the use of this piece of equipment was provided to several units. Our chemical warfare defense training (CWDT) load increased tremendously. Every person on mobility wanted additional training. We met these requests and trained 900 2
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