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ground running" and quickly established itself in this tactical environment. 
 
The Ditch team went on to Bahrain to stand up the second ASF during Phase II at 
Manama, a combined operation co-located with the British Army 22nd Field 
Hospital, an unprecedented combined operation. In December when a Norton AFB ARC 
ASF unit joined the 22 TAC ASF they increased from 25 to 100 beds. Most notably, 
Major Carl Alley and Master Sergeant Bayliss and their PRT became the SWA 
resident ASF experts and trainers contributing to the theater build of all five 
ASFs. 
 
This team continued to direct the standing up of the ASFs at King Khalid IAP, Al 
Jubayl IAP, and King Fahd IAP. Al Jubayl was a Marine Corps beddown with an 
anticipated three thousand hospital beds in the area requiring a larger 200 bed 
ASF. Second Lieutenant Vicky Haberbosch lead the set up team at this location 
under extremely harsh weather and bare base conditions. Her leadership 
facilitated not only the ASF build, but also standing up Air Force billeting and 
support services at this Marine beddown. ARC ASF units from Scott, Patrick, and 
Wright-Patterson AFBs assumed operation of this the 5th TAC ASF in mid-January 
1991. 
 
The ASFs at King Khalid (23rd TAC ASF) and King Fahd (31 TAC ASF) IAPs were 
located on the lower decks of unfinished air terminals. The 23rd was manned by 
Norton and Travis AFB ARC ASF personnel for 100 beds capability. ARC ASF 
personnel from Griffiss, McGuire, Wright-Patterson AFBs, O'Hare IAP, and Rosyln 
 
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