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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         contingency mission the brigade is assigned. This will insure the
         brigade will have adequate numbers of maps for short or no notice
         deployments.

             The brigade also found that ground IPB process was used
         extensively at all echelons but a companion Air IPB process was
         not. 'Consequently, the llth ADA Brigade developed the sole Air
         IPB product and staffed assessments thru XVIII ABC and ARCENT.
         Greater emphasis must be placed on IPB of the 3rd dimension of the
         battlefield. By only looking at the ground threat, the commander
         is planning to defeat only a portion of the threat that  'his forces
         will face on the battlefield. This could prove disastrous in the
         future. Just look at what our air force did to the Iraqi military
         during this conflict.

             2) Air Defense Operations. The U.S Army deployed an Air
         Defense Artillery Brigade on a contingency mission for  the first
         time on Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. As   a result of
         this deployment, the llth Air Defense Artillery Brigade identified
         several key operational issues and lessons learned concerning ADA
         employment.

             Desert Shield/Storm validated the need for a dedicated ADA
         brigade for the XVIII Airborne Corps, Throughout the deployment,
         the llth ADA Brigade was dual hatted as both the EAC and XVIII ABC
         Air Defense Artillery brigade. The brigade was not staffed to
         support two major headquarters with separate and distinct
         missions. Because of limited ADA assets, neither theater nor
         Corps priorities were defended in an op'timum manner. Corps
         deployed to a contingency theater should be supported by a
         dedicated ADA brigade.

             The brigade demonstrated the validity of the Patriot/Hawk task
         force. Both XVIII ABC and VII Corps were supported by these HIMAD
T-T considerations dictated that the Corps needed
         a Patriot/Hawk mix to defeat the Iraqi air and TBM threats.
         During the course of war, the brigade learned many lessons about
         Patriot/Hawk task force operations. The formation of a HIMAD task
         force was validated by our experience as a viable option for
         future ADA deployments.

             Terrain deconfliction hindered the employment of Patriot and
         Hawk units during Desert Shield/Desert Storm. The brigade
         selected unit locations that maximized the combat capabilities of
         the weapon systems. On several occasions ADA units given approval
         for a site by the corps and division were forced to relocate and
         further deconfliction down to maneuver brigade and battalion level
         had to be accomplished. Procedures should be developed and
         enforced to ensure corps level forces can occupy terrain that
         na,,ini2ea their combat capabilities.

             During Desert Storm, reported Iraqi remotely piloted vehicles
         (RPVS) caused great concern in both the XVIII ABC and VII Corps
         sectors. The corps requested these suspected RPVs be engaged by

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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