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File: 970207_aadct_014.txtMEDICAL LESSONS LEARNED DESERT SHIELD/STORM CATEGORY: PLANNING ISSUE ITEM #: SUBJECT: JOINT THEATER PLANNING BACKGROUND: Active/Reserve mix predicated on European scenario. Medical Squadrons trained for 2E mission. Dependent care at CONUS facilities was to be deleted. DISCUSSION: Since the 2E mission was not appropriate for this operation and the dependent care was not curtailed, the medical squadrons were utilized as CONUS backfill and other missions. This resulted in units being given a mission for which they were not trained and did not possess appropriate AFSCs. In many cases, the units were fragmented to satisfy backfill requirements. ACTION RECOMMENDED: Active duty medical treatment facilities maintain 100% capability during a contingency and plan for it. Units need to be structured and trained for a variety of missions (2E, ATH, backfill, ASF). Flexibility needs to be built into both training and tasking. SUGGESTED OPR(s), OCR(s): This is probably the most critical lesson to come out of Desert Storm. It will require input from SGH, REM, AFRES, and all the mayor commands. OPRs should be SGHR and REM. COL KOENIGSBERG [(b)(2)]
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