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Emp!oyjnent
-16 ~od-borns outbreaks C)c~r~d in tb~t~~r at ~O diffe~nt 1nc~ifinns~ di:~ i~ niORt
part to the inability to inspect and enforce reeOnirnendat~ns to contract food
service operations
-Coiwnanders ware reliictant to follow n~edical recommendations to close
contract fbod aerflces because of adverse impact on inorale.
-Face-to-~ce sensitive and pohte coinmunicati on with the local ined~cal
authorities usually maulted in good host nation support.
iGOSI medications were used by 57% ~r TAC pilots ~uring 1)esert ~torm, and
considered essential to operations by 61% of those who used them.
Fatigue was the most sIgriiiicant and pervasive aircrew probleni in Operation
Desert Storm.
-Eteavy air tasking orders, especially early in the war forced sigiiifle~t
deviations from normal crew rest/scheduling practices
-D8d1~cated ~V~yS. and ~nigbt" squadrons worked well.
-It appears that real-time acquisition of intelligence inade targating and
retargetin~ information available more rapidly than in past wars.
-The pace of the war was so rapid that many individuals did not have time to
deal with per~onal emotions such as loss of a sq~adron mate or the reality of
kflIln~
-Veh~es of opportwiity served as "awbulances'~ for flight line response, but
lack of equipinant packages often relegated theni to a transpor~only role
meals were a problem for aircrews either becau&e dining halls were not
open dunng ground times or pilots chose sleeping over eating in a demanding
schedule
-Although contact lensea deteriorated~zxiore rapidly in theater, the program
worked well ~r those who chose to continue use
Coniniand and Control
-Lack of understanding of the aeromedi cal mission by the AT~~ personnel
created counterprodiwt~ve tensions within ~e overall medical stipport stritcttire
-Reporting requirements were conflicting and overlapping
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