AFTER ACTION REPORT ODS 14JUN91

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Subject: AFTER ACTION REPORT ODS  14JUN91                                

Unit: 22D SUPCOM  

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box  ID: BX005555

Folder Title: 1ST EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL GROUP                                                           

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            SUBJECT: Summary After Action Report

            1. Deployment. Lots of confusion and misinformation. If an item
            of equipment was critical the units needed to have it with them.
            This   included   explosives, COMSEC, uniforms, etc. Although
            frequently told something would be available or provided it
            usually was not. Home posts were not familiar with what support
            should be provided and experience varied widely from post to
            post. Inadequate lead times and building up piecemeal rather
            than to an overall plan caused problems. As soon as a Corps
            deploys there should be an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Control
            Team (EODCT) with it. When a MACOM deploys there should be an
            Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group for command and control. For
            this conflict the group needed to be on the ground about eight
            weeks earlier.

            2. Organic Transportation.

                  a.   CUCVs were an inferior off road vehicle as compared to
            HMMVS. The CUCVs were not as durable, harder to find parts for,
            get repaired, and could not keep up as well with the maneuver
            elements.

              b. The amount of equipment EOD Detachments must haul has
            continued to grow while the capacity to haul has dropped. Units
            need a 2 1/2, 5 Ton or HMETT to increase their ability to carry
            their own equipment in one lift.

            3. @ipment.

              a. Most valuable equipment - Small Equipnent Excavator,
            AN/PRC 127 Radio, LORAN/GPS, M122 Firing Device, Night vision
            Goggles, Milvan, Computers (Laptop/Desktop).

                 b. Least valuable equipment - P08 Special Weapons Tools,
            Robot, Compressor/Scott Airpacks, Suits, Ordnance Locator, Bomb
            Suit. These items were not used in this conflict.

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            connectivity with whatever telephone microwave system the rest
            of the Army adopts. Poor communication limited command and
            control and isolated most units. COMSEC hardware needs to
            available for all comm gear.
            S. EOD Group. For this size conflict the group has an important
            contribution to make moving resources where they are needed and
            validating requirements. In order to provide support the Group
            should be have the MTOE designed for it with the increased
            S-1,    S-2, S-4, S-6 capability. It is essential the Group have
            the technical resources to assist the EobCT's in personnel,
            intelligence, supply, and communications.

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