OPERATION DESERT STORM TASK ORGANIZATION TASK ORGANIZATION

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Subject: OPERATION DESERT STORM TASK ORGANIZATION  TASK ORGANIZATION     

Unit: ARCENT      

Parent Organization: CENTCOM     

Box ID: BX000473

Folder Title: COMMAND REPORTS 11TH ADA BDE AAR- 1 OF 3  PERMANENT DESERT SHIELD-STORM                         

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        movement plans. Staffing and integration of the deploying unit
        EOC and post/installation EOC must also occur early on, preferably
        as part of the notification process.

            APOD operations, specifically Departure/Arrival Area Control
        (3roup (DAACG), must be developed in conjunction with post
        personnel to facilitate the takeover of APOD operations by post
        personnel. Unit personnel must be trained, in depth, to plan and
        execute air, rail, and sea load planning, uploading, and
        offloading. Units must designate, train, and resource teams to
        meet, account for, and control all arriving equipment, cargo, and
        personnel at the APOE and SPOE. Unit basic load requirements,
        storage locations (preferrably on the departing unit's post), and
        shipping requirements must be developed, resourced, coordinated,
        and published to meet the requirements of contingency deployments.

            Rear detachment operations are critical to the overall success
        of strategic deployments an the rear detachment personnel are the
        people that will continue to push equipment and supplies and care
        for the spouses and family members. Effective rear detachment
        operations are a must and adequate mechanisms to ensure,quality
        care of spouses and family members are an important force
        multiplier to any deploying unit. The detailed section on rear
        detachment operations (goto Section II) bontaine an excellent
        description and analysis of what is required for success in this
        critical area. The rear detachment personnel and chain of command
        must be identified and stabilized as soon as possible after
        notification of deployment. They must be integrated into the
        entire scheme of deployment and take control of the rear
        detachment operations an soon as possible. The rear detachment
ery
        level through brigade level.

            Although the deployment of the brigade was extremely
        successful, it could have been conducted more effectively and
        efficiently it the TPFDD and associated movement requirements had
        been better controlled, and if the rear detachment operations had
        been developed and put into place sooner.

            b. Tactical Employment/Air Defense Operations.

            1) Intelligence. During Operation Desert Shield/ Storm the
        two key lessons learned in the area of intelligence were map
        support and air intelligence preparation of the battlefield (IPB).
        Upon alert notification the brigade S-2 submitted emergency map
        requests to the Defense Mapping Agency (DMA). DMA was unable to
        fill the request until Just prior to the beginning of the air
        campaign. This delayed thorough planning and reconnaissance of
        the terrain by brigade units. The brigade did receive support
         rom XVIII Airborne Corps for the initial Desert Shield mapping
        requirements which allowed for the initial planning but not much
        else. Due to this, and the inability to accurately predict the
        exact areas that the brigade may deploy to, it is necessary for
        the brigade to have available a basic load of maps for every



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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 22-NOV-1996