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elements, though not yet fully developed, seems to have great potential. 
Collocation of tactical aircrews with MASFs provided more rapid response, as 
well as needed flexibility. On the other hand, we found that many of our 
tenets are outdated and must be reconsidered. I can sum up the majority of our 
needs in a single phrase: across-the-board standardization of equipment and 
training. Active duty and ARC strategic crews are currently much more 
standardized than are the tactical elements, including MASFs, AELTs, and 
aircrews. We must uniformly equip our forces in several areas, including 
personal equipment, tentage, vehicles, and radios. Automated office equipment, 
including computers, fax machines, copiers, and modems, is a necessity in 
today's high-tech battlefield environment. We found once again that dependence 
on HF radios alone does not provide the communications flexibility we need. In 
addition to properly equipping our AE units, we must provide standardized 
training, including a much stronger emphasis on realistic field training under 
bare-base conditions. We learned many things during the past eight months, but 
most of them were not new. Perhaps the most important lesson we learned is 
that we don't always learn from our lessons. The time and environment are 
right for us to step out smartly and make needed changes. We must take 
definitive actions now to make a good system better. The next time, we may be 
required to test it to its fullest extent.

[(b)(6)]

ROBERT H. BRANNON, Lt Col, USAF, MSC 		6 Atchs
Commander								1. Key Events/Milestones
									2. Deployed AE Units
									3. Organizational Chart
									4. Index of Directives
									5. "Samaritan" AE Missions

















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