DESERT SHIELD STORM AFTER ACTION REPORT PHASE 1

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Subject: DESERT SHIELD STORM AFTER ACTION REPORT PHASE 1                 

Unit: 1ST ID      

Parent Organization: VII  CORPS  

Box  ID: BX001045

Folder Title: AFTER ACTION REPORTS PHASE I MOBILIZATION AND DEPLOYMENT                                        

Document Number:      20016

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                                      UNCLASSIFIED
                                                                      04/19/91
                                    JULLS LONG REPORT

            1. (U) JULLS NUMBER: 3193Z-97520 (00191), submitted by RILEY
            AFZN-PTM-C, MR WALTER, 856-2225, (913)239-2225.

            2. (U) Operation DESERT SHICLD conducted by USCENTCOM on 02/06/91.

            3. (U) KEYWORDST NBC EQUIPMENT, MILITARY SERVICE Hb AMC, PLANNING,
            RWO (REAL WORLD OPS), USA (us ARMY), ACTIVE COMPONENT, PLANS,
            EQUIPMENT, ACCOUNTABILITY, SURVIVABILITY, MATERIEL.

            4. (U) TITLE: LOGISTICS: SPECIAL ISSUE OF PROTECTIVE MASKS

            5. (U) OBSERVATION: A comprehensive mask serviceability check
            had to be conducted within and for Ist Infantry Division.
            Several Ist ID (M) soldiers could not be fitted with the
            standard M17 series Protective Mask.

            6. (U) DISCUSSION: RORSCOM MSG, FCJ3-CAT, Subject: Individual
            CDE Status Report, DTG 23020OZ Aug 90, required every soldier to
            be issued a correctly fitted protective mask prior to deployment
            to SWA.
             As a consequence, Ist ID (M) required all units to conduct a
            100% serviceability inspection of its protective masks, to
            include identification of soldiers who could not be fitted with
            standard M17 series masks.
             Ist ID (M) NBC Division CILT Michelle Wrigglesworth) then
            arranged an AMCCOM sponsored assistance team (4 persons) to
            visit Fort Riley. During the period of 19 thru 22 NOY 90, the
            team DXed unit unserviceable%, made direct issues to needing
            units, and assisted hard-to-fit soldiers.
               During the visit the team brought some 15 small M40
            Protective Masks (a new series mask not yet fielded to the
            Division) +or issue to soldiers who were unable to be sized with
 M17 series mask.
               After the team visited, there continued to be further
            requests to outfit soldiers with special masks: Two small and
            five medium M40s, 10 small M42 tanker's masks and four Air Force
            Aviator's Chemical Protective Masks (MCU2P) with repair kits
            plus a brigade float of four MCU2P (AMCCOM POC was Al Cramblett)
                In all cases, it was understood by the needing unit that the
            repair parts supplied with the above special issues would not be
            resupplied in theater. (Special issue M40 series masks included
            some four canisters each.)
              It is to be noted the M43 masks, while required +or aviators,
            especially Apache helicopter pilots, were just coming off the
            assembly line in November 1990. Per AMCCOM CSFC Chambers), the
            order of priority for issue was Apache pilots, pilots in support
            a* the Apache COH58D), hard-to-4its and all other rotary wing
            aircraft. Consequently, Ist ID (M) could not realize them until
            they were in country (Jan 91 or later)

            :P. (U) LESSON LEARNED: Request to AMCCOM support was critical
            to successful deployment of lst ID (M).


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Box ID = BX001045
Unit = 1ST ID
Parent Organization = VII CORPS
Folder Title = AFTER ACTION REPORTS PHASE I MOBILIZATION AND DEPLOYMENT
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Subject = DESERT SHIELD STORM AFTER ACTION REPORT PHASE 1
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