24TH MECH INF DIV OPERATION DESERT STORM AFTER ACTION REPORT

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Subject: 24TH MECH INF DIV OPERATION DESERT STORM AFTER ACTION REPORT    

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Folder Title: 24 MECH INF DIV AFTER ACTION REPORT                                                             

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Unit: 24TH ID     

Parent Organzation: XVIII CORPS 






                                     UNCLASSIFIED
                                                                     05/30/91
                                   JULLS LONG REPORT

          1. (U) JULLS NUMBER: 52067-78970 (00014), submitted by SIGNAL
          OFFICER, 24 ID, 870-5516, (912)767-5516.

          2. (U) No type OPN DESERT STORM NOTES conducted by 24 IN DIV (MECH)
          on 05/20/91.

          3. (U) KEYWORDS: NIGHT VISION GOGGLES, GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTMS,
          TIRES, AM RADIO, .

          4. (U) TITLE: GENERAL NOTES

          5. (U) OBSERVATION: General Notes.

          6. (U) DISCUSSION: Many minor points were learned during
          OPERATION DESERT SHIELD / STORM.

          7. (U) LESSON LEARNED:
              a. Inadequate NVG's in the battalion.

              b. Inadequate GPS's in the battalion.

              c. Locally procured sand tires worked well in loose sand
          but ruptured easily in rocky Iraqi terrain.
              a. Map exercises with all division signal officers and down
          to team chief level were essential for communications success
          during DESERT STORM.

              e. AM radios work. But, we need more of them; we must
          train more with them; and we need a better secure system then
          the "sounds like Donald Duck" KY-65.


          8. (U) RECOMMENDED ACTION:
              a. Get more UVG's and GPS'S. They were the best force
          multiplier we had in the desert.

              b. Replace the CUCV with HMMWV. If these can not be
          procured, then get decent high flotation tires like the HMMWV's
          for the CUCV fleet.

              C. Practice and rehearse everything. Time spent rehearsing
          is essential.

              d. Fix the AM radio problem. Buy more radios, train with
          them, and develop a VINSON apparatus for them.

          9. (U) COMMENTS: You must see where you're going, to be able to
          get there, know where you are when you get there, be able to
tell people where you are, and rehearse everything so you know
          the answer to the other four items. Resolving these problems
          will pay big dividends because they are essential combat
          multipliers

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