DESERT STORM AFTER ACTION REPORT

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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                                             

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                                53D Ordnance Detachment (EOD)



           1. Which items (top  three) of equipment proved to be the most valuable during
           Operation Desert Shield to the present?

             a. AN/PRC-127 - Allowed positive control on all  incidents. It also prevented a lot
           of wasted footsteps. Especially helpful in controlled explosive shots, crowd
           control, and sequence of explosive shots during operations in Safwan, Iraq.

             b. SEE - Made the construction of protective works for the unit a heck of lot
          .easier than imagine for a 10 man unit. Also gained a lot of favors from other units
           by doing the same work for them. Just generally made life a lot easier.

             c. M100SAl Trucks - They were able to move all necessary EOD tools and teams to
           where we were needed. They even held up until the last few days. Had no problems
           across desert terrain.


           2. Which items (bottom three) proved to be the least valuable/could have remained in
           the U.S. during Operation Desert Shield to the present?

             a. Ferrous Locator/Mine Detector - We grouped these two together because both were
           never opened. The mine fields encountered were made up of plastic mines and it would
           take a very good operator to find the mines.

             b. 3KW Generators - We realize the question was have remained, but as much trouble
           that these generators gave us, they should have and a diesel 5KW would have been more
           desirable. The 3KW just did not hold up under constant use and would not give you
           all the power needed to run all the equipment on hand Added fuel cans were needed
           because of mogas versus diesel on all other equipment.

             C. EOD Robot - Never used except in training to use. No maintenance available if
           it broke. No readily available replacement if it was destroyed if used. Batteries
g did last during constant use. Batteries were drained easily by using
           the light to see at night with. Took too long to recharge. Jaws were not flexible
           enough to allowed different angles of picking objects up. Not made to operate in a
           highly dust and sand environment. Needed an extra vehicle when responding to an IED
           incident, there was no small trailer to haul it around. Did not fit into unit load
           plans because it had to be palatalized separately and transported. We are saying we
           did not like this piece of equipment when there are better off the shelf items
           already tested and proved.

             d. Cooling Suits - Never used. The cooling suit ruined an M3 suit while
           trying have it fit. Also it was never told if it actually would completely
           seal in a chemical environment. This an added bonus answer of what we felt was
           totally useless.

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File Room = sep96_declassified
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Box ID = BX005554
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Subject = DESERT STORM AFTER ACTION REPORT
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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