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                                               

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                             DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
                         147TH ORDNANCE DETACHMENT (EOD)
                               APO New Yorl.,. 1)9616

      147 (75)                                                  9 May 1991


      MEMORANDUM FOR Commander, '@43d Explosive Ordnance Disposal
                          Control Team, lst Explosive Ordnance Disposal
                          Command Group, APO New York: C@J977-@


      SUBJECT. After Action Report for Operations Desert Shield/Storm.

      1. The following report is the after action report for
      Operations Desert Shield/Storm. The subjects to be discussed
      are command and control, vehicles, communication, equipment,
      doctrine, and deployment.

      7. Command and Control. The command and control of explosive
      ordnance disposal (EDD) units was controlled by under staffed
      and incorrect rant.-., Control Teams and Group. The staffs -At both
      levels do not have the Sl through S4 of a normal battalion or
      group.   This causes EDD units and commanders to r-omplete actions
      for a Control or Group that are functions +or that level to
      complete +or units. The incorrect ran@%s are the position
      requires a LTC and COL respectively for commanders of Control
      Teams and EOD Group. These ran@.:s were filled at one lower rank:
      which provides less command directive when dealing with other
      units, staffs, and services. These two +actors provided the
      setting +or how much command emphasis was placed on EOD by
      Department of Army and Forces Command.

      7,. Vehicles.   The Current Table of Organization and EqLLipment
      (TOE) provides for the CUCV -Famil, ',, of vehicles. The vehicle
      utilized by the units supported was the HUMMWV.      This Caused
      problems maneuvering throughout the rough terrain and desert
      areas in trying to @.:eep up with the unit YCDLtr SLLPPOr@ling. The
      unit reql,,ires a means a+ transportation larger than a CUCV
PiCkLkp to haul all TOE and CTA equipment plus the requirement to
      have an EFIDS. The vehicle that would +ill these requirements is
      the HEMMT with self loadina crane or a 5 Ton trLLck. This
      vehicle Could replace the @lf@JI;JB as a supply vehicle and provide
      the haLLling capacity that we needed but always had to borrow or
      make two or three trips. Another added problem is repair parts
      and maintenance both of which are required to be completed by
      the supporting unit. Most units did not have their own F'LL and
      satellite of+ supported units for all support. The EOD
      community should lool, at the possibility a+ transition to HUMMWV
      for certain regions and +ielding for those units with that
      mission.

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