NBC EQUIPMENT

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Subject = NBC EQUIPMENT                                                   

Parent Organization = CENTCOM     

Unit = ARCENT      

Folder Title = OPERATION DESERT SHIELD-STORM CHRONOLOGIES-REPORTS VOL 1 TAB L                                  

Document Number =         13

Box ID = BX000538


                       U.S. ARMY INFORMATION SYSTEMS COMMAND
                            FT. HUACHUCA, AZ. 85613-5000



                                   LESSONS LEARNED




   KEYWORD: SUPPLY                                  EXERCISE; ODS

   SUBJECT: GARRISON TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION AMMUNITION'


   FOC: hm. LUTHER D. KEAL

   DSK; 879-6925                                          COMMERCIAL: $02-538-6925


   OBSERVATION: TRAINING AMMUNITION WAS CUT IN THE BUDGET PROCESS AND WAS NOT
   FORECASTED FOR UNITS MOBILIZING.







   DISCUSSION: PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT OF IITH SIGNAL BRIGADE UNITS, THEY WERE
   REQUIRED TO ZERO AND PERFORM WEAPONS QUALIFICATION AS PART OF THE PREPARATION
   FOR OVERSEAS ROTATION (FOR) PROCESS. AT THE TIME, THERE WAS NOT ADEQUATE
   TRAINING AMMUNITION ON FT. HUACRUCA TO ACCOMPLISH THESE TASKS. THIS IS
   BECAUSE IITH SIGNAL UNITS THAT DEPLOYED EARLIER DID NOT HAVE A BASIC LOAD AND T
   AND TRAINING AMMUNITION WAS SUBSTITUTED. AT THE REQUEST OF USAISC, AMMUNITION
   WAS MADE AVAILABLE AND THE POR PROCESS WAS COMPLETED.






   LESSON LEARNED; ADEQUATE AMMUNITION SUPPLIES, BASIC LOADS AND TRAINING,. MUST
   BE MAINTAINED ON EACH GARRISON FOR FOR QUALIFICATION, TRAINING PURPOSES
   AND DEPLOYMENT.






   RECOMMENDED ACTION: TAKE ACTION TO ENSURE THAT EACH POST, CAMP AND STATION
   HAS ADEQUATE SUPPLIES OF AMMUNITION.







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