JOINT LESSONS LEARNED AUSTTALIAN AND NAVY

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Subject: JOINT LESSONS LEARNED AUSTTALIAN AND NAVY                       

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Folder Title: USNS COMFORT TAH 20 AUSTRALIAN PERSONNEL FEB- APR 91                                            

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             THROUGHOUT OPERATIONS DESERT SHIELD AND DESERT STORM THE JOINT
             LESSONS LEARNED SYSTEM (JUH S) AND FORMAT OF MESSAGE/SIGNAL
             TRAFFIC HAS PROVEN ITSELF TO BE AN EXCELLENT MEANS TO ADDRESS
             POIGNANT ISSUES TO HIGHER AUTHORITY FOR ACTION AND/OR FUTURE
             CONSIDERATION.

             AS WE PREPARE TO BID FAREWELL TO OUR AUSTRALIAN SHIPMATES I
             WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO PROVIDE ALL OF YOU HERE TODAY A
             LESSONS -LEARNED MESSAGE THAT WAS FORWARDED TO WASHINGTON
             YESTERDAY.

             "AUSTRALIAN TASK GROUP MEDICAL SUPPORT ELEMENT (TGMSE) WAS
             EMBARKED ON BOARD TJSNS COMFORT DURING THE LATTER PART OF
             OPERATION DESERT SHIELD/DAMASK AND FOR THE DURATION OF
             OPERATION DESERT STORM. TGMSE PERSONNEL ARE "TOP NOTCH"
             PROFESSIONALS WHO WERE EASILY AND QUICKLY ASSIMILATED INTO SHIP'S
             COMPANY.


             "THEY WORKED SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WITH USN PERSONNEL AS EQUAL
             PARTNERS WITH A COMMON PURPOSE.

             "THE ONLY READILY DISCERNABLE DIFFERENCE WAS THE UN-IFORM THEY
             WORE AND -PERHAPS A SLIGHT ACCENT.

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Folder Title = USNS COMFORT TAH 20 AUSTRALIAN PERSONNEL FEB- APR 91
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Subject = JOINT LESSONS LEARNED AUSTTALIAN AND NAVY
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