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File: 970107_sep96_decls5_0009.txt
Subject: SAFETY AAR OPERATION DESERT SHEILD STORM 17 JUL 91
Unit: 2D ACR
Parent Organization: VII CORPS
Box ID: BX001703
Folder Title: ODS SAFETY AAR
Document Number: 1
Folder Seq #: 43
A-PTSAC-4SQDN-ASO
SUBJECT: Safety AAR Desert Shia'-d/Sto.-rr.
r .1-3 Unexpl ded ordinance. 'Large amounts of allied and eneL-.y'
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'Muniti6a. -..Was .-present ,at ,nanly s;gk,-@s - in Iraq and. K--wait.
.;am
kcqntiatio'n-s there i@@ens were particularly hia@' in former
--dneCr,y aisembly areas. Destroyed or abandoned vehicles presented a
booby trao and/or unexploded ammunition hazard. Soldiers
ouvaneir @una--ng, moving at r-ght or w@alk2nS carelessly were at
..s
high ri-sk of ex@los;-vcs injury.
d. Lessons Learned. Deficiencies in acci-dent
repor-14-ng/inves-@iga"@ion orocoduras beca-ie apparan-I during this
phase of operations. Tie technical requirements of-' AR 385-
40 and DA Pa-.P. 385-95 were i-mposs;-ble to meet a-, unit love! in the
extended tac-14-cal envi---on:nent. The inves-ligail-i-on/roporting system.
must be Todified to entail no rore tian handwr4--@-len completion of
DA F6rr, 285 'and -exoanded. PRN-'@ woz-ksheets. The reporting format
must also be transmittable through command FM radio channels.
(1) Nigh-, Oocrations. A brutally honest assessment of ",he
value of each nich- mission must be -made orior to execution. AH-
IF and OH-58C ai@craf- night mission capabilities for example, are
s@
so li.-,iited as to que lion @lkc need for any NVG fi-i-gh@, o@,Eer than
emergency relocation. An ex--rei7,ely high level- of r;-sk is required
particular aircraft.
Vehicle operations a @- ni-gh@@ also incur increased risk of
-lati-on and accident. value of adn-n typo vehic-e
misorien The
missions that depart or return after sundown must also be hones-6iy
evaluated prior to execution.
(2) Low Lovel/High Speed Fliqh@'. A requ:-rcment -lo onerate in
this fl-'@ght envelope wi-',-l almost certainly reoccur i n future
combat ooerat-.ons. Peacoti-me training by actual fli.cht all- low
level and high speeds however, presents a high risk of
w,-re/terra,-n strike and unavoidable damage auring any aircraft
malfunction. Flicht training at "-lower" a-titude and "higher"
airspeed that, is @urrently authorized could be done in carefully
selected -Ira;--l-'@rg areas. Aircrew coodina-@--'on and situational
awareness recuire increased emphasis in this flight mode.
Adherence to "corpbat crew" integrity assisted in buildina
situational awareness and "thus reducing risk. An increased
awareness of wi-nd d'-rect;-on was also needed during low level high
speed flight.
(3) Air Traffic Control. Limit when possible the nunber of
single aircraft/ve.@icle missions. Travel '--ing in grouos of at
least two provided the only reliable means of detecting overdue
status in a timely manner. Aircrow traini.no on Special
Instructions (SPINS) and Air Ba@@tle/Tasking Order information is
needed.. Iifcludo these documents in F7@12 training for aircrew and
aviation ooorations personnel.
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Document 12 f:/Week-48/BX001703/ODS SAFETY AAR/safety aar operation desert sheild storm 17 jul :01029718421510
Control Fields 17
File Room = sep96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-48
Box ID = BX001703
Unit = 2D ACR
Parent Organization = VII CORPS
Folder Title = ODS SAFETY AAR
Folder Seq # = 43
Subject = SAFETY AAR OPERATION DESERT SHEILD STORM 17 JUL
Document Seq # = 1
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 = 02-JAN-1997