OPERATION DESERT STORM TASK ORGANIZATION TASK ORGANIZATION

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Subject: OPERATION DESERT STORM TASK ORGANIZATION  TASK ORGANIZATION     

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

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         operation unfolded. Realigning the brigade's MTOE to provide the
         LRC section with the proper peacetime authorized and wartime
         required personnel and equipment would alleviate this problem in
         the future.

             4) Special Staff Sections.

             a) Medical Support

             The major mission of medical operations for the llth ADA
         Brigade was to maintain a healthy fighting force and minimize the
         number of serious casualties. There were no combat related deaths
         recorded for the llth ADA, and only three non-combat related
         deaths (of which two were the result of natural causes). There
         were no significant infectious disease epidemics among the troops,
         and serious heat injuries were minimal. Twenty two llth ADA
         soldiers were air medevaced for serious illnesses or injuries out
         of theater. Twenty nine Ilth ADA soldiers were administratively
         returned to CONUS for medical reasons.

              Though the medical statistics were impressively low in most
         areas, serious problems in providing health services to the
         soldiers existed. Reviewing only the four Fort Bliss based ADA
         battalions, medical readiness was poor. Medical personnel were
         below stre 'ngth and some critical positions.  None of the
         physicians assigned were PROFIS for Ilth ADA units. Thus, there
         had been no prior interaction of the medical   officers with the
         units. None of the physicians were prepared    to deploy within 48-
         72 hours. Basic medical skills performed by    the original set of
         medics were rated weak by three out of the four medical officers.
         Less than 5% of the non-attached medics had been awarded the EFMB
         patch. The second area of major medical concern was the
         effectiveness of the Brigade's medical organization in its role of
         casualty management. Because of the lack of an inherent organic
       Brigade centralized medical organization, the isolation and large
         distances between units, and the variable access of the units to
         corps and EAC health resources, the llth ADA Brigade medical
         assets were glaringly inadequate in providing health support for a
         potential mild-moderate influx of war casualties.

              The lack of medical readiness for the llth ADA Brigade
         deploying to Saudi Arabia can be.partially attributed to no
         medical section at brigade level and likewise lacking within the
         subordinate battalions. At a minimum the Ilth ADA Ede should have
         an assigned peacetime medical section consisting of a part-time
         PROFIS identified Brigade Surgeon, a full-time Medical Service
         Corps officer and a medical NCO. This would allow for regular
         feedback on subordinate battalion medical readiness and ongoing
         objectives to improve overall medical readiness. Personnel,
         equipment, office space, and transportation should be provided,
         taking into account the newly acquired medical section's mission
         in peacetime and war. In order to improve the delivery of medical
         services during wartime, the attachment of a medical company
         combined with a strong Brigade medical section would allow for



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