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File: 970207_aadci_029.txtDESERT STORM MEDICAL LESSONS LEARNED MOBILITY/MOBILIZATION CATEGORY ITEM NO. 25 MEDSOM OPTICAL SUPPORT (SGHR ITEMS NO. 230) DISCUSSION: Deployed personnel, especially from ARC arrived in AOR without proper eye inserts or eye glasses. ATH does not have capability. MEDSOM tasked to provide optical support in the AOR. Services provided was unable to meet the demands. RECOMMENDATIONS: Air Force should coordinate with the Army to ensure that optical service provided by MEDSOM is updated and aware of USAF requirements. ARC needs to ensure their personnel deploy with required equipment. , ACTION RE'O,UIRED: Development of an optometry UTC that can support Air Force requirements where MEDSOM support is not available or viable. ACTION COMPLETED: Optometry UTCs, one with equipment and one with required personnel, have been developed, ATC is the managing MAJCOM. The new UTCs are being submitted into the JOPS systems. STATUS: Recommend closure.
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