DESERT STORM AFTER ACTION REPORT

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Subject: DESERT STORM AFTER ACTION REPORT                                

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Parent Organization: ARCENT      

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Folder Title: ARMY EOD IN DESERT STORM VOL 3 542 EOD CONTROL TEAM                                             

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           3. What items of equipment that you did not have, were not authorized or were not
           available to you would you have requested to better accomplish your mission?

            a. Jensen Kit and another X-ray - Both items would have completed tools need by
           the fourth team we had to set up when we had to go to a 2-man team concept in
           support of 5th SFG.

            b. Radio Sets 193 and 213 - Long range is a definite must when operating at the
           ranges that were required in mission supports. Communications from CP to EODCT
           could not be accomplished at all in some cases. Could have saved some extra steps
           and work.


            c. Trailer mounted Twin 5KW Diesel Generators - Fuel requirements would have been
           the same as for all the other requiring fuels. Parts and maintenance would have
           been more available in theater since that's what the rest of the army's uses. A
           diesel engine would have taken the constant use a lot better than a magas engine.
           Trailer mounted would have made a more portable mission also and would have had
           automatically given us a backup generator.

            d. Barrett .50 cal - In some of our EDD incidents, mainly the fuzed 5001b HE
           bombs, it would have given us an option we didn't have. Had we had to do a bunch of
           the mine fields, that would have been an option of choice.

            e. Vehicle mounted LORANS - It was brought up to FORSCOM prior to leaving for
           Desert Shield that this would be a necessary tool for the desert. The hand held
           given later were worth their weight but very slow and you needed an external light
           for operation at night. Batteries were a necessary for them also.

            f. SINGARDS radio - Probably would have solved a lot of problems. It would
           provided the secure net without extra pieces and given us the extra range.

rience in the following areas and what
           recommendations for corrective actions do you suggest?

            a. Life support (Food, shelter, tentage, water, security)

            These areas did not really prove to be any problems for us except I wish we would
           have brought one more modular tent. But that would have been a convenience, not a
           necessity. As far as food and water, we had all could use. Shelter was handled by
           542d EODCT and was more than we ask for, and when we did move to the desert the
           tents were more than adequate. Security was always no problem, all base cluster or
           units we moved with handled it for us with no problem. We have only one basic
           comment, we treated all we worked with the utmost respect and did not try and demand
           anything. It worked and help just wasn't enough from them.

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Subject = DESERT STORM AFTER ACTION REPORT
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Declassified = 22-NOV-1996