CONCEPT OF MEDICAL OPS

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Subject: CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES INFORMATION MEMO 158  10 JUL 91       

Unit: VAR. BUMED  

Parent Organization: BUMED       

Box ID: BX303801

Folder Title: VARIOUS BUMED DOCUMENTS FOLDER 6                                                                

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               Table 2. (Continued)

               Date                                Event

               19 Aug USNS Mercy requested personal CB equipment

               21 Aug USNS Comfort phase 11 personnel (390) departed Andrews Air
                      Force Bass

               22 Aug USNS Comfort arrived in Rota and picked up phase II personnel

               24 Aug USNS Comfort departed Rota

               27 Aug USNS Mercy phase II personnel (309) departed NAS, Alameda

               28 Aug BUMED placed holding personnel required to fully man USNS
                      Comfort/USNS Mercy on 24-hour alert

               29 Aug USNS Mercy phase 11 personnel arrived at NAS, Cubi Point

               30 Aug USNS Comfort passed through the Suez Canal

               2Sep   USNS Mercy arrived in Subic Bay for provisioning and additional
                      medical equipment

               3Sep   USNS Mercy, departed Subic for the Gulf

               7Sep   USNS Comfort passed through the Strait of Hormuz

               8Sep   USNS Comfort arrived at anchorage area north of Bahrain

               10 Sep COMUSNAVCENT designated USNS Comfort, USNS Mercy, and FH-5
                      combat-zone 14TFs

               15 Sep USNS Mercy passed through the Strait of Hormuz

               16 Sep USNS Mercy arrived at anchorage area north of Bahrain

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

               21 Nov COKUSNAVCENT stated hospital ship staffing levels would be
                      increased on an incremental basis to support 1,000 beds prior
                      to 15 Jan and that two additional 500-bed fleet hospitals would
                      be required if USCINCCENT requirement was validated

               21 Nov COMUSNAVLOGSUPFOR requested that the CNO review hospital ship
                      manning requirements

OGSUPFOR requested that the CNO review hospital ship
                      air operations division manning requirements



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