MEDICAL LESSONS LEARNED

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                                       MEDICAL LESSONS LEARNED
                                         DESERT SHIELD/STORM


          CATEGORY:    Planning

          ISSUE/ITEM:-

          SUBJECT:  Medical Support to Deployment (Interservice/Reserves)

          BACKGROUND:      Base support  agreements   are  normally   executed   to   outline
          medical/base support  to  be  provided  to  deploying  forces  of  other  services,
          tenants and reserve units.

          DISCUSSION: During Desert Storm, medical support was  required  for  deployment  of
          Forces not previously identified for mobility.  This  included  personnel  from  all
          services and components, resulting in confusion about  cross-service  policies  for
          WRM and supply issues, immunizations, documentation,  reimbursements,  and  others.
          Units  were  instructed  by  MAJCOM  to  provide  whatever  medical   support   was
          requested/required as best they could.

          ACTION RECOMMENDED:

                       (1) MAJCOMs should ensure local interservice  support  agreements  and
          MOUs are executed as required, and that bases most vulnerable  to  these  taskings
          are adequately prepared to provide support.

                       (2)    Ensure  throughput  TPFDDs  are  available  to  each  base  and
          properly incorporated to base plans and requirements.

                       (3) Ensure WRM/supply procedures are  flexible  enough  to  accommodate
          unprogrammed requirements.

                       (4)  Ensure joint service deployment guidance is made available.

          SUGGESTED OPRs/OCRs:  MAJCOM/SGX/SGAL/LG
                                                        HQ USAF/SGHR