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File: 970207_aadcd_008.txtMission flight times ranged from 13 - 15 hours round trip. Most missions were flown to Germany (Ramstein and Rhein Mein) but one mission was flown to Waddington, England. Accommodations at these bases were well coordinated and acceptable for crew rest except for one mission to Rhein Mein where the air crew was billeted in tents which were poorly heated and poorly equipped with unclean sleeping bags. This may have been during a high occupancy level at Rhein Mein, but as a crew rest facility was unacceptable for that particular mission. 9. Observations and Recommendations. a. Communication (1) Observation: Lack of timely and appropriate information upon arrival (i.e. a complete in-briefing and a copy of the concept of operations) made for some operational difficulties which could have been prevented. (2) Discussion: When the various elements of the ASF and others arrived at our duty location and lines of authority were established, key personnel were not thoroughly briefed, nor given a copy of the Concept of Operations. Briefings by CENTAF personnel only covered the mission and operational responsibilities of the ASF. About two weeks later a ccpy of the Concept of Operations was given to our personnel. During this initial two week period many tasks given to the ASF to perform by CENTAF were found to be duplicated by AECE and MASF personnel. This caused consternation among ASF personnel and the U.S. Marine Support Squadron. On several occasions problems arose between AECE and ASF personnel over duplicated efforts and where lines of responsibility and authority actually lay. After receiving and reading the Concept of Operations several specific issues and questions still remained unanswered, which could have been resolved by more precise information in the Concept of Operations to clarify in everyone's minds what the appropriate lines of authority and responsibilities were. (3) Recommendation: If the "HUB" concept of operations is to continue in the future it would be appropriate to have a post-action conference of lessons learned by the actual participants from both CENTAF and each HUB operation to enhance and clarify the concept of HUB operations. 7
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