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MEDICAL LESSONS LEARNED 
DESERT SHIELD/STORM
 
CATEGORY: Planning
 
ISSUE ITEM #:
 
SUBJECT: Mobilization 
 
BACKGROUND: Timing of the call-up lagged behind the deployment of 
our active duty medics. Call-up authority was also received 
incrementally. SAC medical could not request ARC mobilization until 
active duty forces actually deployed and left a vacancy at a 
stateside facility. 
 
DISCUSSION: The method of backfill created a temporary gap of some 
specialties at SAC CONUS. This required us to backfill by using 
active duty medics from SAC facilities which did not deploy. This 
re-leveling within Command resulted in many facilities operating 
"one-deep" in each operating room specialty - work days, on-call at 
night for two weeks until ARC medics arrived. 
 
ACTION RECOMMENDED: Call-up should be timed to coincide or be earlier 
than deployment. 
 
SUGGESTED OPR: HQ USAF/SGHR 
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