PORT OPERATIONS OPERATION OVERCOAT CARC PAINT OPERATIONS

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Subject: PORT OPERATIONS   OPERATION OVERCOAT  CARC PAINT OPERATIONS     

Unit: VII CORPS   

Parent  Organization: ARCENT      

Box ID: BX000218

Folder Seq #:         41

Document Number:          5









         a. The VII Corps CA.RC paint operations were successful in that they
     painted all VII Corps priority vehicles(roughly 90% of all tracks) and
     almost 50% of all wheal vehicles in the seven Mscls listed above without
     slowing deployment.
         b. Of the seven mscls painted in VII CoFps, the allocation of paint
     was equitable. Although the initial supply limitations resulted in some
     track and wheel vehicles not being painted, establishing paint sites in
     the TAA helped correct this short fall.
         c. The development of sites in the TAA allowed the VII Corps
     capacity to Amnand to the needs of the MSC'S. The allocation process
     required con@@nuous monitoring to adjust paint available against the
     number of priority vehicles painted and still requiring paint. The key
     elements to the decision making process were paint supplies on hand and
     due in, and the number of vehicles designated as priority in the MSC'S.
     As additional units were added to the VII Cor
                                                    .Ps order of battle( 7th
     Engineer Brigade added the 54th and 12th Engineer Battalions), and units
     deployed to the theater already.painted( 142d and 75th FA Brigades)
     analysis and reallocation of paint was required.
         d. The close coordination between AMC, 593d ASG, VII Corps units and
     the Ist ID(F) PSA made possible the successful establishment of sites to
     paint vehicles and to provide the required materials, equipment, and
     personnel to run those sites.

     5. LESSONS LEARNED.

         a. CARC Usage Factors   per Vehicle. When planning CARC paint usage
     for vehicles that are already CARC painted, use the primer quantity
     recommended in the CARC Paint Plannihg Matrix found in TM 43-0139,Army
     Paint Operations, as a guide.
         b. CARC Paint Priority Policy. When only limited quantities of CARC
     paint are available, the Commander must establish a comprehensive list of
icles and priority units within the command. As the require
     supplies become available notify units are promptly so proper troop
     leading procedures can be followed.
         c. CARC Paint Safety. CARC painting presents a potential hazard by
     exposing unprotected soldiers to toxic fumes.
         d. CARC Paint Equipment Requirements. Based on the equipment
     requirements of the four paint sites established, a standard equipment
     package could be developed for future deployment and CARC paint
     operations.                                    I
         e. Blanket Purchase Agreement with sole source supplier. A blanket
     purchase agreement with a sole source supplier should be established for
     materials required to support CARC paint operations. As a sporadic supply
     situation existed with the CARC paint, repetitive buying with near crisis
     emphasis could have been eliminated.

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Control Fields 17
File Room = jun96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-25
Box ID = BX000218
Unit = VII CORPS
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = 1 525-2B-10 PORT OPNS CARC PAINTG REPORTS
Folder Seq # = 41
Subject = PORT OPERATIONS OPERATION OVERCOAT CARC PAINT
Document Seq # = 29
Document Date =
Scan Date =
Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 12-JUL-1996