INTERIM AFTER ACTION REPORT

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Subject: INTERIM AFTER ACTION REPORT                                     

Unit: ARCENT      

Parent Organization: CENTCOM     

Box ID: BX000481

Folder Title: COMMAND REPORTS ARCENT MEDICAL LESSONS LEARNED - OPPLAN                                         

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                                 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
                             12TH MEDICAL DETACHMENT (PMS)
                                 APO NEW YORK, NY 09772


                                                                  20 April 1991



                               INTERIM AFTER ACTION REPORT



           PART I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

           1. Mission/objectives. The mission of the 12th MED DET is (1) to
           provide preventive medicine command and control for the 3rd MEDCOM
           and (2) with attached units, to provide preventive medicine support
           to all EAC assets.    The basic objective is to minimize the DNBI
           rate from all causes.

           2. General Discussion. As defined by the very low DNBI rate for
           this theater, results were highly satisfactory.         The largest
           remaining cause of severe injury, vehicle accidents, is outside the
           realm of preventive medicine.

                The 12th MED DET carried out the usual preventive medicine
           tasks, especially sanitary inspections, water supply inspections
           and testing, field sanitation team training and pest survey and
           control. Unanticipated special projects included making provision
           for  rapid   assays   of  possibly   poisoned   water  sources    and
           investigation of the Kuwait smoke and its effects and CARC painting
           occupational medicine and Industrial Hygiene support.

           3.   Dates, Locations and Major Participants.      The 12th MED DET
           arrived 10 DEC 90. The 105th MED DET arrived (under XVIII Airborne
           Corps) on 12 OCT 90, was attached to us on 15 DEC 90, and departed
           theater (less rear party) 26 MAR 91.      The advance party of the
           7!4th MED DET arrived (under XVIII Airborne Corps) on 13 AUG 90,
           and  its main body on 16 OCT 90.   It was attached to us 15 DEC 90
 MED
           DET  arrived 14 Dec 90 and is scheduled to depart 13 May 91.

                The location of units varied with the troop needs. The 105th
           and  983rd MED DET were in the Dhahran area for the entire period.
           The  714th MED DET began in the Dhahran area but displaced to KKMC.
           The  12th MED DET had its headquarters in Riyadh and operating teams
           in   all areas (Riyadh, Dhahran, and KKMC).         IAW the ARCENT
           redeployment plan, the 12th MED DET will move   to the Dhahran area
           and return to CONUS from there.

           4.   Significant Issues.   Much of the time, available preventive
           medicine personnel exceeded the requirements. However, there were
           times, especially during mass movements when many transient camps
           were being used, that the number of preventive medicine personnel
           barely sufficed; the most critical need being MOS 91S.

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