AFTER ACTION REPORT ON EOD OPERATION DURING OPERATIONS DESER

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Subject: AFTER ACTION REPORT ON EOD OPERATION DURING OPERATIONS DESER    

Unit: 22D SUPCOM  

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box ID: BX005554

Folder Title: ARMY EOD IN DESERT STORM VOL 4 543 EOD TEAM EODCT                                               

Document Number:          9

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                 1) EOD Robot - maintenance and repair parts were
        unavailable and it was unsuitable for operation in the sand as
        it kept throwing its track.

                 2) Generator 3kw - maintenance on this equipment was a
        nightmare. Our unit burned up one generator unit in the first
        months. During the other 2 months in which it was operated, it
        was down +or maintenance 50% of the time. Sustained operation
        on one 3kw generator is impossible. Suggest two tandem mounted
        5@,w generators on a trailer or one 15k:w generator trailer
        mounted.


                 3) Generator 1.5@.-:w - did not possess enough power to
        run unit equipment. Suggest a commercial model Honda 2.2kw as
        alternative +or use when in mobile operations or when 15kw
        generator is down.

                 4) Medium and Frame Tents - in semi fixed locations,
        they/per+ormed adequately with sub-+looring installe@"when high
        winds did not exist. In mobile operations, however, they
        required to much time and work to erect. Their main problem in
        semi fixed locations involved adverse weather conditions of heat
        and blowing sand. Temperatures inside these tents often
        exceeded 125 degrees F. during the daylight hours. The addition
        of camouflage netting help reduce the heat by If@1-15 degrees F.
        but was difficult to maintain erect during periods of high
        winds. These hazardous environments created excess maintenance
        and wear and tear on computers, printers, and software used by
        the unit.


            +. Equipment Performing Well: The following equipment
        performed well in this operation:

                 1) Truck, Cargo HUMMV - performed well in deep sand
        where CUCV's got stuck. It also performed well in rocky
        conditions where CUCV's had trouble traversing. The HUMMV was
        also not as sltspectable to flat tires.

Desert terrain made map reading
        unproductive. There are few to no terrain features with which
        to navigate. While the EOD community eventually did acquire the
        Loran system of commercial design, it proved only marginally
        useful because it was not "Ltser friendly", required excess
        stabilization time, and was not always accurate. The military
        available "SILigger-"(a GPS system) was much more "Ltser friendly"
        and could be installed in a vehicle or remain portable.
        However, a navigational aid of some type is necessary and should
        be included in the MTOE with a quantity sufficient to provide
        one +or each vehicle authorized.


        5. Communications:


            a. Communications in the Operation Desert Storm theater of
        operations was impossible without a AN/VRC Ic?3 radio. Even with
        this radio, it was sometimes marginal. Under the present
        concept of operations, standard radio communications between the
        unit CP and EDD Teams is expected to be maintained by use of

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File Room = sep96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-42
Box ID = BX005554
Unit = 22D SUPCOM
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = ARMY EOD IN DESERT STORM VOL 4 543 EOD TEAM EODCT
Folder Seq # = 4
Subject = AFTER ACTION REPORT ON EOD OPERATION DURING OPER
Document Seq # = 9
Document Date =
Scan Date =
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 = 08-NOV-1996