REPLY TO QUESTIONAIRE FOR ALL DETACHMENTS

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Subject: REPLY TO QUESTIONAIRE FOR ALL DETACHMENTS                       

Unit: 22D SUPCOM  

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box ID: BX005554

Folder Title: ARMY EOD IN DESERT STORM VOL 5 512 EOD CONTROL TEAM EODCT                                       

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                                         DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
                                          22ND SUPPORT COMMAND
                             512TH EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL CONTROL TEAM
                                    146TH EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL
                              KING AZIZ PORT FACILITY, DAMMAM, SAUDI ARABIA
                                              APO NY 09616


            EOD-IE                                                            14 May 91

            MEMORANDUM FOR. CMMER, 512th &plosive Ordnance Control Group, APO NY 09754

            SUBJECT: Reply to Questionnaire for all Detachments


            1. Which Items (top three) of equipment proved to be the most valuable during
            operation Desert shield to the present?

               a. The High Utility Mobile Vehicle (HUMV)
               b. The Small Emplacement Equipment (SEE)
               c. Global Positioning System (GPS)L Loran with UTM conversion capability

            2. Which Items (bottom three) proved to be the least valuable/could have
            remained in the U.S. during operation Desert Shield to the present?

               a. The SEOD Robot (SBOD)
               b. The Bomb Suit
               c. Extra "L" series MTOE Equipment when under "H" series MTOB
                   Nuclear Tools and Equipment

            3. What items of equipment that you did not have, were not authorized or were
            not available to you would have requested to better accomplished your mission?

               a. Five Ton Cargo Truck                 e.  One and One Quarter Ton Trailer
               b. 5 or 10 kw diesel generator          f.  Water Trailer
               c. Modular Tents                        g.  Barrett Rifle
               d. AN/PVS-7 (Night Vision Goggles)      h.  XM 221 (Clipped Demo Charges)

            4. What difficulties did your unit experience  in the following areas and what
            recommendations for corrective actions do you suggest ?

  a. LIFE SUPPORT:

                  1. The GP medium tents did not fair well during unit operations in the
            desert. Recommend that a replacement tent be proposed to replace the GP medium
            tent. No recommendations are provided at this time.

                  2. The 5 gallon water cans proved to take up much of the valuable
            storage space on our vehicles. Also, the added weight of the Water slowed some
            of our progress through the desert. Recommended that the units be authorized a
            potable water trailer to replace the water cans. The 500 gallon water buffalo
            would fill this requirement.

               b. MISSION SUPPORT: BOD units should be under the operation command
            (OPCON) to the elements that they are supporting. This would alleviate most of
            the logistical problems that this unit experienced during the war. Some of

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