WEEKLY ACTIVITIES RPT ARCENT MEDCOM

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Subject: WEEKLY ACTIVITIES RPT ARCENT MEDCOM                             

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Folder Title: SAUDI ARABIAN AGRI AND DIARY CO LTD                                                             

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               LTG Yousock resumed command of ARCENT at 1200 hrs today.

         24 Feb 91

               G-Day, the ground war began at 0400. SCUD alert in Riyadh
         at 0440.   3 Patriots fired and knocked out I SCUD.  Another SCUD
         alert at 2140.   Two Patriots fired and knocked out SCUD.   Missile
         fragments again landed in Riyadh.
               Vet office MEDCOM working on submission of "Lessons Learned"
         for Operation Desert Shield.
               Received reports of fresh lamb again being served in EPW
         cages, to EPW'S.   COL Alm called theater Food Service Advisor and
         Mr. Masri to correct the situation.   Problem stems with Food
         Service advisor of the 800th MP Brigade who is ordering from the
         wrong warehouse.
               Several reports again of dead sheep along the border. These
         are Bedouin sheep dying from Clostridium and Pasteurella
         infections and stacked near roadsides for identification by Saudi
         officials so indemnity can be paid to owners.   A big concern to
         combat troops due to fear of Biological warfare.
               False positives for Anthrax were again reported near the
         border from faulty "SMART" detector kits which tend to give large
         numbers of false positives.

         25 Feb 91


               CPT Sawtelle returned to U.A.E. from Dhahran where she
         attended weekend staff meeting. CPT Thompson traveled to Najran
         to inspect dairy with a SANG escort. SSG Mabry, newly assigned
         to CPT Thompson traveled to CSC's to perform inspections on
         Wolfburgers.
               Established E-Mail on computers today. can receive message
         or any upload from anyplace in the world. Can transmit anyplace
         within Saudi Arabia.
               COL Alm was notified today that he will be one of 4 people
         on the ARCENT staff to go into Kuwait on the Kuwaiti medical
inary
         situation.   He was notified to be ready to go in 24-48 hours.
         Also got a call for a JA team to follow COL Alm by 48-72 hours.
         CPT Tim Adams MST team from the 483rd was notified and he is
         packing up equipment and uploading. will take a full food
         inspection team and a 91T and plenty of animal drugs.
               COL Alm was notified by MEDCOM that all replacements have
         been stopped and casualty shelf system is on hold. Replacements
         for LTC Mitchell and SFC Hooper were stopped.    2 Warrant officers
         on hold.
               2000 hrs - SCUD hit barracks at Dhahran killing at least 28
         servicemembers.
               The 248th Med Det (JA) commanded by CPT Mark Martinez was
         the first Veterinary unit to enter Iraq today.   They pulled
         forward to a log base position north of the Iraqi Border,

         26 Feb 91

               CPT Thompson and COL Trask returned from Najran and they

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