MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION 10 OCT 91

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Subject = MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION  10 OCT 91                        

Parent Organization = ARCENT      

Unit = XVIII CORPS 

Folder Title = 44TH MEDICAL BDE MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATIONS                                                 

Document Number =          4

Box ID = BX000095








               ENC-L.CJ@iLJRI@ I continued - TASf"'E; PERFORMED
               4.iie- new DEI-'Iv!EDS equipment receivers trained on, and c:omple@<@2d
               iiitcj a ;few facility arid reopei-,e(J for- patient care.                        The :inr,i(3va-
               t.Lve hn-;pi@al layOtAt, designed by unit personnel, proved to be a
                        (:)f c-f+iri.ency ff:)r                  staff assignments.              Agai. ri,    es--
                                   during this DEF-'tIFI)@'. fielding assisted in the rip:@d,
                                              (.-)f; the          hospitals irl-theater.

                       Ci-i pi-ep@ir,-A,tioii fi:)r the gi--c3k-tnd war, -the 28th Combat Sttfil)(ir-t
                             ci(?vc-Icippd a li.ght, in(-,1.3i.le Forward Sur-g:Lcal I-'IemL-i-il:
               L..i:-vF,.d 4:r(:)tn organic a!EiF@cts (per,,-@onnel and equipment).                  1'.he [-IF.?--
               i.-.el-it was c.ap@AbJe of in(:)ving i-al@i(Jly over -the desert dir(-.r-@tlv bE-@-
               ti:Lrid mai-ieltver k.ti-iits and establish in an hour under tentage to
               rlr-,:;vide All..S @Aflvanr-.L-(J fi-aLIMEk f..,.+e 'Support) and resuscitative
               r
                                                                       Corps hospital to devel'c-3p
                               i-ie 28th CST-I was the only
               5,t;...h a r)r)ri,Jok--tririal forward -,urgical package tailored to m(?E-t                      thr,
               rieeo of the upcoming war.

                       -I'hL-? facility closed to pc@t:i.erit care in Dh.Atiran on 5 Iiiri 91
               aiid bt-r,@.in r-cidepLoyfiiL-.r,it to its (-.,-.kctical assemb.-Ay area 6C)O in'.-,,es
               northwest on the Iraqi border.                    This included multiple round
               ti-ios by unit personnel using organic equipment and coordinil'tioi-i
               for E-x-@ernal lift to move over- L500 STONs of equipment.

                       On(,e in the tactic,,il as,@eml-)Iy area at I-OGBASE CHARL.IE, the
               29th C(Dmbat Support H(3si:)ital sd(-arheaded the largest medical tas,@,
               +c3r,(:E? of two 2C)(-bc-d combat @zt..ipl.)or,t 1-iospitals and completed -final
               planning and intense training in T)reparation for the ground war.
               A(Jd3.t4nrial.Ly, they =,,L@?i-ved as the planning and coordination hezid--
               qL:@.irterF-@ -Fcjr the combat servic:c- support convoy                   to move earl.y,
               .-ijrf-(-tly bphind @i rrianc-uver bi,-j.Liade of the @-4tl-)             Infantry Division
                                   across the deser4- into Iraq.                   The   convoy coordinated
               ..o establiis@i LOOPA@3E ROIIEO, the key logistical                       basel SL.IppLirti. rig
               the XVIII Air-bornL- Cc3r-ps' offensive operation,                        was 71 vehic:leis
               w3Lti over 12(.) towpci loads.


                       The 2c,th Combat Support I-IOEiPl-tal with the                    rest of the meedi-
                             fnr(ze and combat serv.Lre support slice crossed the. li-,kc33.
               t)c,,rLipr directly behind the 24t@ti ID (Mech) and movedito establish
                                at LOBB@@SE ROMEO t)pr misfiiciri to support the assaLl).I:
               irilo the T'4gri--Eupihrate,s VA]IRY.                  Initi4:.tlly, the F(!Prward SLirgi-
               @-,4; E'lefri2TIt established to proviide lifesaving surgi(@al cLir-E? fc3r
               t'lie PArl.y [J.S. casualties.              Concurrently, personnel erecteci the
                          l@Ei:'MED&3 -facility 4itli '@-.hE? rest of medical task 4:orcci t-iliic@i
               began operations less than 2'@ hours later and continued
               lions Until the cease-fire was, d(zicl.arod.

                       Although the MRjC)r:Lty Of the medical task forc'e And other
               XV,'.JT Air-hc3ri-lL- t.'orr),,                  redeployed back to Saudi Ai-F.At)j.-a
                           5 -- 10 March, ttil- 28t@l Forwar-d Surg:Lcil Team was
                     rri3.Fisior) to r-eiiijiiri cli-i lr3c;-itinn f Ojn another thr-(--F--      weeks zkri(i
               p!-Lnvided the SOICE YLtr,gi(-iRl , i.)pattient support of XVIII Airbc)r-i,IL-
                          rptr-(3gr@i(Je operations.            Odditionally, they provided t@ti.is


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Box ID = BX000095
Unit = XVIII CORPS
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = 44TH MEDICAL BDE MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATIONS
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Subject = MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION 10 OCT 91
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Scan Date = 18-MAR-1997
Queued for Declassification = 19-MAR-1997
SAGWI Request = 01-JAN-1980
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Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 09-MAY-1997