354TFW/23TFW SITREP

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 (1)   (U)   IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT GETTING ACCURATE ARRIVAL
INFORMATION, NO ONE KNEW WE WERE COMING UNTIL WE SHOWED UP.

(2)   (U)   DURING THE SET UP OF THE OPERATING ROOM WE NOTED GLARING
DEFICIENCIES THAT HAD BEEN NOTED AND DISCUSSED IN POST-EXERCISE
AFTER-ACTION REPORTS.  THESE DEFICIENCIES HAS NEVER BEEN
ADDRESSED; IN PARTICULAR, THE LACK OF A POWER SOURCE FOR THE
PNEUMATIC ANESTHESIA VENTILATORS; THE LACK OF SUPPORT EQUIPMENT FOR
THE OXYGEN ANALYZERS, E.G., BATTERIES AND GEL, BAGS FOR BLOOD WARMERS.

(3)   (U)   THE MAJORITY OF DRUGS WERE OUT OF DATE OR NOT STOCKED.  ALL
LOCAL ANESTHETIC SOLUTIONS, AS WELL AS THE MAINSTAY INDUCTION AGENT
AND MUSCLE RELAXANTS, WERE ALL OUTDATED.

E.   (U)   SET-UP:


(1)   (U)   WE SHOULD CONSIDER ESTABLISHING AN ADVANCE TEAM UTC FOR
DEPLOYMENT WHERE TIME WOULD PERMIT.  THIS TEAM SHOULD CONSIST OF A



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MINIMUM THE ADMINISTRATOR, BMET, BEE AND LOGISTICS. PRIMARY DUTIES
WOULD INCLUDE SITE SELECTION AND PREPARATION, DETERMINING ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.  FOLLOWING UTCS COULD BRING ESTABLISHING BILLETING,
PASSING ARRIVAL INFORMATION TO FOLLOWING UTCS, MAKING MATERIAL
HANDLING AND STORAGE ARRANGEMENTS, AND SECURING TRANSPORTATION
ASSETS.

(2)   (U)   THE OVERALL SET-UP OF THE ATH WENT VERY WELL.  IT TOOK SOME
TIME TO GET MATERIALS FOR AND PROJECTS COMPLETED BEFORE THE SITE
COULD BE PREPARED BUT IT WAS WELL WORTH THE WAIT.  SETTING UP ON A
HARD SURFACE WAS THE IDEAL WAY TO GO.  MHE DID PRESENT A PROBLEM.  IT
WAS DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN A FORKLIFT FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME TO MOVE ISO
SHELTERS AND PALLETS INTO POSITION.  ONCE THESE DIFFICULTIES WERE
TAKEN CARE OF THE ATH SET-UP WENT SMOOTHLY.

(3)   (U)   ADDITIONAL TENTAGE NEEDED FOR:  TRAINING TENT, MENTAL HEALTH
TENT AND MORGUE TENT.  PROVIDED NEEDED SPACE AND PRIVACY FOR DAY TO
DAY OPERATIONS.  GAINED TREMENDOUS FLEXIBILITY IN IMPLEMENTING
CASUALTY MANAGEMENT PLAN.  IT DECONGESTED CRITICAL AREAS, ROUTED



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TRAFFIC TO SEVERAL EASILY ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCES AND ESTABLISHED A