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File: 120396_sep96_decls2_0005.txt
Subject: DESERT STORM AFTER ACTION REPORT
Unit: 22D SUPCOM
Parent Organization: ARCENT
Box ID: BX005554
Folder Title: ARMY EOD IN DESERT STORM VOL 3 542 EOD CONTROL TEAM
Document Number: 4
Folder SEQ #: 3
Once we were attached to Sth SFO, all incidents were received frm the 5th
SFG TOC. Prioritizing was by the Ccmronder, Detacbment NCO, or the EOD Temn
T@rs. We averaged 8 to 10 3.ncidents per day per tean and @ usin 2@ teams
because the choucal threat was for all purposes stent.
In the next phase we rested and repacked for four days in Northern Saudi
Arabia and then were sent back to Kuwait City as part of operation Freed=. The
542d EOD= acted as the CP/TOC, who in turn prioritized and assigmd incidents to
the units, who 3.n turn assigned tewz and personnel n s to handle the 3.nc3.dent.
Was a system in Place to accurately report and Prioritize UXO incidents?
Initially we would have to say no, but through a heavy liaison program and
Cmtrol establishing a cell at the RADC, the system began to work. @ Arnw does
not fully understand what BOD or it's udssim is, especially Reserve and National
units. Alffiost all the units we initially dealt with were Reserve or National
But the key to success is to get out, let people know you are in the area
and tell them what you are there for.
e. Life Support: Discuss interface with s@rtina vaits.
Initial interface with the base cluster we were stati@ with was
lished by Control, after that, we made all liaiscm. with the other cluster
we moved to, initial contact and all liaisons were established by us.
All support was aggramvely sought by each section, the r and the
Detacbmmt NOD. We were able to obtain ever we needed to survive and then
scm. Any extra supplies, equi@t or maintenance parts we managed to obtain, were
given to Control, who in turn would give them to which ever unit needed the item.
l support?
All support cam frm the base clusters we supported. nwy were mre than
willing to stwport us in any way. Some support came because of wheeling-and-deaaing,
but overall support was good.
Discuss tentace, Generators and other critical life s@rt @t?
originally we cam over with 1 GP mmll and two @ular tents. We were
able to get one zwre @ular which provided the right amount of comfort for our
operations. @ GP smll was used only for supplies we considered as expendable if
we had to mve out quickly. One modular tent was used as a CP and the other two
were used as a livim tent.
we originally cam with a 1.5KW, a 3KR, and a trailer mounted twin 3KW
generator set. All were gasoline @ered and all proved to be te. nwy did
not hold xW under cmtinual use and parts were hard to obtain. It took a lot of
@t3.m on the part of our maintenance section to keep them going. Eventually we
were able to trade off our trailer mounted generators, and a 15KH diesel
generator. gave plenty of power for everything that r@res charging and
still have a trailer with extra carrying capacity able to be towed by the SEE.
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Document 28 f:/Week-42/BX005554/ARMY EOD IN DESERT STORM VOL 3 542 EOD CONTROL TEAM/desert storm after action report:11229616375156
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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 3 542 EOD CONTROL TEAM
Folder Seq # = 3
Subject = DESERT STORM AFTER ACTION REPORT
Document Seq # = 4
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 = 22-NOV-1996