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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        flexibility, uniformity, and organization to achieve this goal.

             b) Staff Judge Advocate Support     The Staff Judge Advocate
        section served as the primary point of contact for all legal
        matters within the Ilth ADA Brigade during Operations Desert
        Shield/Storm. The SJA section was headed by a SJA Officer
        assigned to the brigade and assisted by MCO's and specialists
        processing legal matters at their respective battalions and units.
        The battalion NCOs/Specialistg processed actions not requiring the
        attention of an attorney. The brigade SJA section was responsible
        for providing legal advice to commanders and soldiers when
        attorney involvement was necessary. To ensure that legal matters
        were both properly and expeditiously processed, staff assistance
        visits were normally conducted at least once a month or when
        requested by the battalion.
             Due to having only one assigned SJA officer, legal services
        in some cases were provided by SJA officers from the XVIII
        Airborne Corps, ARCENT, and the ARCENT Support Command SJAs within
        the area of operation closest to the soldiers needing assistance.
        Training on the rules of engagement, the handling of POWs, and
        military justice were provided prior to deployment and while in
        Saudi Arabia. Trial defense service was provided by Area Trial
        Defense Officers located throughout Saudi Arabia.

             Several lessons learned/recommendations were noted during
        Operations Desert Shield/Storm which emphasizes two phases of the
        operation: deployment and In-theater lessons/recommendations.
        Some of the lessonh; learned which are critical to future
        operations include: 1. Routing of administrative actions
        initiated at soldiers home station. Undue delay was noted when
        pending actions were forwarded to the rear detachment instead of
di Arabia or the Ilth ADA Bde's SJA.
        2. Non deployment criteria in AR B14-30 must be followed.
        Commanders must ensure that the applicable special court martial
        convening authority is advised of soldiers who are non deployable.
        3. Family care plans should be closely monitored and checked
        quarterly. 4. Powers of attorney and legal affairs must be up-
        to-date. Commanders should schedule all soldiers for a legal
        assistance session to ensure that all delays to deployment are
        eliminated.

             The SJA section provided the commanders legal advice which
        allowed them to perform their various missions while maintaining
        discipline and morale. Soldiers were assisted in personal and
        family matters which reduced distractions and allowed soldiers to
        be effective in Job performance.

             c) Religious Support Chaplains of the llth ADA Brigade
        provided religious support to the Ilrigade's soldiers throughout the
        deployment to Saudi Arabia and during the execution of Operations
        Desert Shield and Desert Storm. The Brigade fielded a unit
        ministry team (UMT) of a chaplain and an assistant to each
        battalion. Following the brigade's deployment notice, Fort Bliss



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