who loaded and offloaded the bility in a short period of time. That
largest military sealift in history teamwork extended into fully inte-
are reserve personnel. grated combat operations of unprec-
edented scope, complexity and speed.
- bitelligence: 400 Naval Reserve Clearly, joint operations require
intelligence personnel were acti- continued emphasis.
vated and stood watches, con-
ducted analyses, and interrogated * Years of dose cooperation and coordi-
prisoners. nation~with the navies of our NATO
allies and other coalition partners, not
- F[arbor Defense: all of the Navy's only in regular multi- and bi-lateral
Mobile Inshore Undersea Warfare exercises but particularly as part of a
personnel are part of the Naval multi-national cooperative naval
Reserve. effort during the Iran-Iraq war, laid a
strong foundation of interoperability
- Other reserve key personnel and common procedures. During
provided vital medical, logistics, DESERT SHIELD/STORM, that prior
public affairs, and religious sup- experience facilitated strong informal
port. multi-national naval cooperation even
before formal agreements/procedures
"Reservists activated to support USNAVEURforces were developed and implemented.
during DESERT SHIELD/STORM validated the Total Force
Concept. Most reservists arrived well trninedfrom previous * Some problems were encountered,
annual training periods in theater and were fully and easily
in teg rated into day-today operations in minim urn time. This particularly in command and control,
was particularly true of the USCOMEASTLANT reserves communications, interoperability, and
who were all well exercised under TF 137 and its concept of matters of joint doctrine. For ex-
operations. We are currently looking at the feasibility of ample, regardless of who serves as
creating a new MED logistics task force augmented with the Joint Force Air Component Com-
reserves, patter~d after TF 137, for use in contingencies." mander (JFACC), all services must
- Admiral J. T. Howe, USN, Commander- have significant representation on his
in-Chief U.S. Naval Forces Europe, Quick staff to ensure strike planning is fully
Look First Impressions Report, 20 March integrated. Although the nearly six
19fl month build-up enabled us to over-
come most obstacles and build the
JOINT OPERATIONS. DESERT teamwork required to resolve prob-
SHIELD/STORM illustrated the importance lems which arose during combat, the
and benefits of joint and combined operations. JFACC doctrine must be further
Th~~ significant progress made in the past sev- refined to ensure it is flexible and
eral years w~:ts reflected in success on the battle- enables us to optimize use of our
field. That `4;uccess firmly cemented the corn- resources.
mitment of the Navy to joint operations.
FORWARD PRESENCE. DESERT
Working as a team with the other SHIELD reaffirmed the importance of forward
services and our coalition partners presence as a pillar of our national military
generated tremendous combat capa- strategy and underscored the role of the Navy
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