Mobilization

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Desert Shield/Desert Storm
Aerospace Medicine
Consolidated After Action Report

Findings:

D e p 1 o y m e n t

-The SME concept was validated.

-In many cases, airlift priority decisions precluded ATC package from arriving concurrently with the SME or forced last minute 
downsizing of pallets - at 10 of 14 locations, the ATC equipment package arrived more than 4 days after the SME or a complete 
package never arrived at all

-In many cases, squadrons departed home base without knowing their beddown location or the initial location was changed in route

-Many false starts occurred in the deployment phase resulting in additional
emotional turmoil and crew rest problems

- 65% of fighter pilots used "Go" pills on the deployment flight

-Only a few night surgeons were part of the deployment planning Crisis Action Teams or "Paring and Tailoring" Committees such 
as that used successfully by AFSOC

-Medical intelligence was adequate and accessible when the destination was known

-SAC and Aeromedical Evacuation night surgeons were deployed as individuals and were disadvantaged in having to learn the 
missions and to establish rapport and integrate with new units from scratch

-There was a tendency among fighter pilots to carry too little water for the long deployment leg

-There were problems with inflight urinary collection systems such as
disconnections or insufficient storage capacity

-Deploying flight surgeons packed medical supplies on life support and other "pallets of opportunity" or in cockpits as well as hand 
carried a portion of the 250 lbs. of optional ATC gear. In many cases these were the only medical supplies for
the first several days





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