OPERATION DS AFTER ACTION REVIEW EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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Subject = OPERATION DS  AFTER ACTION REVIEW   EXECUTIVE SUMMARY           

Box ID = BX000078

Folder Title = 24TH ID AARS                                                                                    

Unit = XVIII CORPS 

Parent Org = ARCENT      











                 E. GS

                      1)  OBSERVATION! The reserve civil affairs company
                          did not have the necessary communication
                          equipment to maintain operational nets. Reserve
                          units should verify communication capabilities at
                          the mobilization site.

                      2)  OBSERVATION. The manning of the civil affairs
                          company should be reduced at the division level.
                          All civil affairs companies should remain under
                          the command and control of corps. Teams should
                          be attached to divisions.






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                      2)  OBSERVATION* There are too many vehicles in the
                          HHB andTAB of the division artillery. The Array
                          should study the consolidation of these two
                          elements in the division artillery.

                      2)  OBSERVATION: There is a lack of fuel and
                          ammunition haul capability and mobility in field
                          artillery battalions. The IIEMTT was a winner on
                          this battlefield and should be provided to the
                          artillery separate battery fuel sections.

                      3)  OBSERVATION: Counterbattery radars lack -mobility
                          and are difficult to-maintain. They need to be
                          'mounted on REMTT-type vehicles to increase the
                          mobility. The Army nust develop a combat PLL and
                          the 'maintenance expertise to adequately support
                          radar operations.


                      4)  OBSERVATION: The reliability of the Position and
                          Azimuth System was not good and repairs were
                          difficult. A study is required to determine what
                          makes PADS so fragile for field duty- The down
                          time is too excessive.

                      5)  OBSERVATION: The TACFIRE shelter does not have
                          good cross country mobility in -the desert. one
                          means of fixing this was to Taount the shelter on
                          a HEMTT. 'TACFIRE nobility must be improved.