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File: 120396_aug96_decls18_0012.txt
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
Document Number: 31
Folder SEQ #: 1
assigned a cathol'ic priest to augment the brigade chaplain.
However, an assistant was not provided for the priest. Prior to
deployment, several soldiers were certified as lay eucharistic
ministers to support catholic services.
During the deployment process, the brigade chaplain and
battalion chaplains organized family support briefings. The
brigades chaplains supported their soldiers throughout the
preparation for deployment. The chaplains deployed with 90 days
of religious supplies. This proved very beneficial because
resupply of these items did not reach the brigade until early
December 1990.
The UMrs deployed with their units. UMTs made weekly visits
to their batteries and provided worship services, counselling, and
morale and welfare classes for their soldiers. During the ground
operations of Desert Storm, chaplains providing ministry support
deployed as far forward as possible with their units. The brigade
chaplain maintained liaison with the ARCENT Staff Chaplain.
In preparing for redeployment, chaplains conducted reunion
briefings with all units to assist their soldiers return to home
and family. Throughout all phases of Operations Desert
Shield/Storm, the Brigade's chaplains provided the necessary
spiritual and morale support to the soldiers of the llth ADA
Brigade.
d) Public Affairs Support. The llth ADA Brigade Public
Affairs Office performed the function of brigade public relations
representative, media relations representative, and command
information provider during Operations Desert Shield/Storm from
August 1990 to April 1991. The two-person office published five
unit newspapers, handled media requests and visits, prepared news
stories about the unit and its personnel, handled hometown news
and coordinated the brigade command information program.
The PAO section is organized under the personnel section (9-
1) during day-to-day peacetime operations. With the augmentation
of a reserve major, the section became a special staff section
during Operations Desert Shield/Storm. This proved functional
since the PAO in the voice of the commander. Affiliation under
the S-1 section delays support to the commander and peacetime
designation of the PAO section as special staff should be
considered.
The PAO section should be fully staffed at the first
indication of deployment of brigade soldiers. This includes the
acquisition of the geation's full complement of equipment. PAO
personnel must deploy with the first elements while the majority
of the section remain to meet the numerous media demands during
the entire deployment process. PAO personnel should redeploy
quickly to coordinate media requirements throughout the
redeployment process.
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Box ID = BX000473
Unit = ARCENT
Parent Organization = CENTCOM
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Subject = OPERATION DESERT STORM TASK ORGANIZATION TASK O
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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