12TH CAB DEPLOYMENT LESSONS LEARNED

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Subject: 12TH CAB DEPLOYMENT LESSONS LEARNED                             

Unit: VII CORPS   

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box ID: BX000229

Folder Title: MISC OPLANS AND FRAGOS                                                                          

Document Number:         62

Folder SEQ  #:         16



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                              CIVILIAN CC:,TRAC-.DRS ARE AUTHORIZED F;ZEVE.47!VE K"-OICAL ::A;;F..            IN THE
                              CASE OF COD CVIL.At4S       -..@E U. S. -'zh4l ASSUMES L:ABILITY ".'I@H!N       THE
                              CC:CPE OF P;ZACT@CE OF 175
                                           OL) I-W-SSON LEARNED/FECO.V.I-ENDAT:C:.N: O@-C--rimEND -.-AT 'TH
                              MEOCOXI. SEND A MESSAGE TC ITS MEDICAL ACTI'.IIT:ES CLARIFYING -Ii=-
                              ADMINISTRA71014 OF :MMUNIZATIONS T:; DEPLOYING C:VILAIN Ek4PLOeEES.
                               @ 61          'ROBLEM/ISSUE:     NO PROCEDURES EXIS-. 70 PROCURE MAPS FOR
                              OUT OF SECTOR DEPLOYMENTS.
                                           'u) DISCUSSION:  CURRENT SI\SIC LOADS OF MAPS FOR
                              EUROPEAN-BASED TACTICAL UNITS ARE PRIMARILY BASED ON CURRENT LOCAL
                              DEFENSE PLANS.     THE BASIC LOAD CJRRENTLY PERMITS ONLY MAP C--VERAGE
                              WITHIN T@E V CCRPS SECTOR.        7HE @SAREUR MAP WAREHOUSE IS NOT SET U
                              .0 DISTRIBUTE MAPS EPLANNING C;; OTHERWISE) OUTSIDE OF GERMANY.                 AS
                              AN EXAMPLE 'THE G2 HAD TO DO A PR&C TO OBTAIN OUT OF SECTOR MAPS.                Pi/
                              ALSO THE ADDITION OF JUST ONE NEW SECTOR FOR MOVEMENT 0-- 3AD UNITS
                              COULD DOUBLE MAP REQUIREMENTS V.'IT@ NO ADDITIONAL LIFT ASS---T=
                              AVAILABLE.
U) '-ESSON LEARNED/RECOMMENDATION:      RECOMMEND THAT USAREUR
                              REVISE THEIR MAP WAREHOUSE REQUIREMENTS TO INCORPORATE
                              PLANNING/OPERATIONAL MAPS FOR OUT OF SECTOR CONTIGENCIES.
                              ADDITIONALLY A PUSH PACKAGE/SYSTEKA MUST BE DEVELOPED TO FEED MAPS
                              FO    TAFF PLANNING FOR OUT OF SECTOR CONTINGENCIES.
                               "/7 1       (U) PROBLEM/ISSUE;   ADEQUATE -'MOUN- OF: AVIA-.:O.%' L:--- --'JPPORT
                              EQUIPMENT    (AL SE) (:NCLUMING P;;C-mn     OVERW4-.ER S@@V:@AL :7-
                              lt4DlYlDVAL F--OTATON DEVICES. A'jZ) -;,SER VISORS) .AS :.OT @V;ILABLE
                              WITHIN DEPLOYING UNITS.
                                 (ti)      DISCUSSION: PPC-90 SURVIVAL RADIOS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR
                              EACH CREWMEMBER AS REQUIRED BY A:; 95-3            -HERE !-= AN ARMY-WZDE
                              SHORTAGE OF PRC-90 RADIOS.        THERE IS NO PRE-POSIT:ONED WAR RESERVE
                              IPPWR) STOCKAGE OF PRC-90 RADIOS.
                                 Oi)       UNITS DID NOT HAVE OVERWATER SURVIVAL KITS NOR INDIVIDUAL
                              FLOTATION OFVXCE5 BECAUSE THERE WAS NO REQUIREMENT FOR MASS SSLF
                              DEPLOYMENT.    ADEQUATE SUPPLIES 'ARE NOT CURRENTLY ON HA940 IF CORPS
                              AVIATION UNITS ARE REQUIRED TO SELF DEPLOY OUT OF SECTOR.
                                 aj)       THERE WERE ONLY 40 AVIATION LASER PROTECTIVE VISORS WITHIN
                              THE CORPS.     ALL WERE GIVEN TO DEPLOYING UNITS.          AVIATORS HAVE
                              RECEIVED APPROVAL TO WEAR BLEPS WHICH ARE AN INTERIM FIX AS THEY
                              DEGRADE THE tiELMET' S HEARING PROTECTION CAPABILITIES AND CAUSE SOME
                              VISION DISTORTION.      LASER PROTECTIVE VISORS WERE A TEST PROJECT AND
                      AS SUCH ARE NOT AVAILABLE A-- THIS TIME.           @OWEVER    CN' : AJG 99.
                              CLOTHING AND INDIVIDUAL EQUIPMENT (CIE) '7@CE CL.ASSI-.CATICN RrzVIE%
                              PANEL ADOPTED TWO LASER PROTECTIVE VISORS '-PVS) FOR LIMITED URGENT
                              PROCUREMENT.     THE VISORS WILL Sr '-BED VI-@ @@E SO.45 ---LW.---7             whrc@
                                    BECC!,'E 7-E ARMY' S S-ANDAR'Z --:G,7                             C-TE Or
                                           FOR 7@E SPH48 AND THE LPVS :5 4TH C7R Fl                   IS
                              SUPPLY                                                                          TIME
                              THERE ARE NO VISORS AVAILABLE F:?OW. ANY SOURCE.
                                 [u)       LESSON LEARNED/PECOMMEN:)-'-IO.N
                                           (1) ti) DA LEVEL ACTION AEGUIRED 7C EXPEDITE
                              PROCUREMENT/.SSUE OF SURVIVAL RADIOS AND LASER PROTECTIVE VISORS.
                                           t2) Ci) ACCESS PPC-90 RADIOS. OR SUBSTITUTE NEED TO BE
                              IDENTIFIED AND ACTIONS T-'FEN FC= C@-ERGENCY :SSJE              CASE Cx
                              CrPLOYt.4ENT
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Subject = 12TH CAB DEPLOYMENT LESSONS LEARNED
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Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 01-OCT-1996