AFTER ACTION USAMRICD FWD DETACHMENT 23 APR 91

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Subject: AFTER ACTION USAMRICD FWD DETACHMENT  23 APR 91                 

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Parent Organization: HSC         

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Folder Title: AFTER ACTION REPORT USAMRICD OPERATION DESERT STORM                                             

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                      APR 23 '91 1-@:14




                      I.     Lesson 4, subndrted by COL M.A.            U.S. Army Medical Research Institute
                      of Chmdcal Defense.

                      2.     Operation Desert St orm conducted on 16 Jan, to 9 Mar 91.

                      3.     KEYWORDS: Medical research, imerdses,

                      4.     T=: Medical Research and Developme

                      5.     OBSERVATION: Prior p@g and exer(                                       support for
                      cr= deployments is inadequate.

                      6.     DISCUSSION: The ndlitary mei                       the U.S. Army Medical
                      Res@ and Development Command                                 worldwide-deployable
                      resource of expert knowledge and cHn                                in disciplines such as
                      defense a@ biological and @cal                                        of soldiers
                      operating in environmental extremes, de                          infectious diseases, and
                      countermen apitist physiologic iv@                                   When USCFNTCOM,
                      including ARCENT, deployed for operat                        the nature of the chemical
                      threat clearly required expert consultatic                     the staff of one of
                      USAMRDCs resea=h institutes was well                           Rapid introduction of
                      combat forces into an immature theater       a              mode was the worst possible
                      circumstalice in which to put together a new                 relationship that took six
                      weeks to execute. @or pl@ and coordir                        the crisis is essentw to
                      dmely execution of such support.
                      7.     LESSON LEARNED, Pre-plan and exercise @@edical scientific support for
        contingency operational plans.

                      8.     RECOMMENDED AC[ION: JCS task DA                                   b@f@ and
                      capability packages for medical scientific suppor                     into the medical
                      armexes of joint conning plans by geograp                    D@ exercises by each
                      joint headquarters, provide medical sciend& expi           request as appropriate for the


                      9.     CO           None.









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