MEDICAL OPERATIONS DURING OPERATION DESERT STORM 9 NOV 91

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Subject: MEDICAL OPERATIONS DURING OPERATION DESERT STORM 9 NOV 91       

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                       Table A-1. (rontinu@


                       Date                                              Event


                       2 Sep    Second increment of FH-5 main body arrived in AOR

                       5 Sep    Lack of essential medical supplies delayed activation of FH-5

                       6 Sep    FH-5 sees first patient

                       7 Sep    USNS Comfort passed through the Strait of Hormuz

                       8 Sep    USNS Comfort arrived at anchorage area north of Bahrain

                       9 Sep    FH-5 declared operational with 350 beds

                       1 0 Sep  COMUSNAVCENT issued concept of operations for medical support and designated
                                USNS Comfort, USNS M@, and FH-5 as combat-zone @s

                       10 Sep   BUMED formed a forward infection s disease/biologir-a(warfare diagnostics laboratory

                       12 Sep   FH-5 achieves SOO-bed capability

                       15 Sep   USNS Marcy passed through the Strait of Hormuz

                       16 Sep   USNS Marcy arrived at anchorage area north of Bahrain

                       17 Sep   USCINCCENT extended the theater evacuation policy from 7 to 15 days

                       8 Nov    President ordered an increased presence in the Gulf to support an offensive capability

                       12 Nov   USCINCCENT requested that COMUSNAVCENT plan for full staffing of hospital ships and an
                                additional 1,000 beds by 15 Jan

                       20 Nov   COMUSNAVCENT informed USCINCCENT of intent to deploy FH-6 and FH-15 to meet
                                anticipated requirement for additional 1,000 Navy echelon III beds; requested immediate
                                deployment because of requirement for surface transport and assembly; stated intent to
                                increase staffing on hospital ships on an incremental basis to achieve 1,000-bed capability

           28 Nov   COMNAVSURFRESFOR requested selected members of NRFH-20 to perform six days active-
                                duty training at FHOTC, Camp Pendleton, commencing 9 Doc

                       29 Nov   USCINCCENT requested the deployment of FH-6 and FH-15 by 1S Jan, and full manning of
                                hospital ships and CRTSs by 30 Jan

                       29 Nov   FLTSURGTEAM 3 reported on board USS Tarawa


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