223D MED DET CMD HEALTH RPT FOR 17DEC90 TO 25JAN91

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Subject = 223D MED DET CMD HEALTH RPT FOR 17DEC90 TO 25JAN91              

Box ID = BX005606

Folder Title = 10TH MASH GEN MED SVC CORRESPONDENCE FILES                                                      

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                                                                                     30 Jan 9i

            SUBJECTI 223ra Lled Dot (12)# Operation Desert Sto=p Ommand ReaLth
                          Report for the period 17 Doe 90 to 25 Jan 91,


            attract :C.Uesa. The latrines are not easily movable thus they are not
            a-o:ltod for h:Lg7a mobility units&
                a. Lamdry units are established but due to either the diata-ace from
            the units# lack of transportation$ or time to utilize the faoilitieso
            several persomel are doing their orri laundry :in tube at thojx altos*
            Personnel have also expressed concern that xome personnel have submitted
            laundry to tlio laundrf points and it was not returned Perso=el. have
            a Limitted amount of clothinp, *.,ad no rae=o of replacing lost itoms*
            4o food Soxvicos r4oat units evaluated ulvi3.izod Mobile Ydtohou Trailore
            (M)* The IM war. adoqmto for the preparation and serving of mecas*
            ThoZr lack adequate i@etwirorat:Lonp food eooragew and -titeno-4a/ecivllmont
            storage -,rn@a* Units warc stoxdag good containers on tont floowj; or
            outside the BMT Vao-Ae they woro not protected from uoather or posts,,

                froal-til Oare Paomt-lons
                     Tmfectious viaste disposal for the more mobile mod4-oal unite can
            not be porto=od IAa accepted past doctrine ftequiently moving units
            will have to buxy infootiov-s vias@ce* Units tb4;b may vomain in a a-Ivan
            I@sxoa :Zor more than two weeks a= not be provided wiVrL $-noline yl=o
            4nooixeratorso
                bo At this    time Health care facilities have reported pent problems
            v@th only antoi rodents and flteso
            60. 2?e@@t tion,,Somont: At this times posts appear to be maiily f3.ios ozd
                                              as and water* The f3las are nuisance filth
                                              ano by mech=ica3. means* The rodents are
                                                 the area of operation) * A :Cev., or the
                                              ortea as carrying tleaso The rodents appear
                                              and drjuess of the tents In addition to the
            readily Pva@,.Iable f oocl and Water, Two scorpions were f otmd during@ dir,-ging
            Icpea-atl-oni3a The soo@p4-=s appear to be dormmt at this time# but my be
            a Problem later,. The fly problem may be controlled w:Lth looal3.,j purahai3ed
            ;insecticides or diesel fuel* A oma3.1 layer of diesel fuel plaoed in the
            Utrine barrels before use has proven effective in roduoing@ fliezo Ants
            were reported In t-he i2fa Evac ilosp IOU and woio elimonated by L i appl station

                 staving P=oblerass The 223rd Mod Det (LB) is short an authorivod
            9 620* @lacsio-ii I:ee@omanoo was a3.so reduced by the ostab"ifl=ent of
            camp fr-oiutios and details* luosion Is also nAvero@ely at2ected by
            J,a-Lo=odiato ooevxaiaos o.P' vehicle matutenq23ae problems that roqui"
            the                                       not assigned to thin radio