SURGEON GENERAL HISTORIAN'S OFFICE SEP 90

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                                            C+36
    
                                       OPERATION DESERT SHIELD
                          OTHER SIGNIFICANT MEDICAL ACTIVITIES (Continued)
                                     ~ INEORMATION ~ UNDERLINED
    
     - (U) CINCMAC/CC message 1123202 Sep 90 to CSAF/CV discusses the
     flacal impact on the already underfunded C-9A program. Recent FAA
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     directed mandatory inspections of the aging aircraft, cumulative
      years ~ underfunding, ~ new ~ logistic support contract have   -
     combined to double the annual cost of operations. Given its current
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     backfill missions supporting normal C-141/130 miss10ns' the C-9
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     ~:mf~ ~ ~ it
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     noted above)
     - J-4 messages 1121412 and 1122052 Sep 90 to EuCOM and OASD(HA)
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     respectively, discuss Joint Staff concurrence, in principle, with
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     EuCOM CONOPS for using contingency hospitals as part of its medical
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        support to DESERT SHIELD. The 1121412 message to EUCOM, CENTCOM and
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     ~ _ SCOM, raises questions relative to transportation feasib111ty.
     Concern revolves around sufficiency of transport assets and movement
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                                  priority. The 1122052 message recommends that SECDEF request
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     Secretary of State negotiate with governments of Us and Germany to
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       obtain approval to activate contingency hospitals and to provide any
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     host nation support as may be required. (Source: as noted above j
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                                   - A verbal update on current planring for tbe 250-bed
      ospital {CH) for Seeb, Oman: Advon team {80 personnel} projected to
      ~1ve approximately C+55 {1 Oct). An additional 44 medical
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     personnel should arrive at the CH by C+75 (21 Oct). Goal is to have
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                        a 75 bed capability on or about C+80 (26 Oct). Projected specialty
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     care available at that time should include orthopedics general
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     surgery and ENT, with radiology and lab services also operational.
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     For ~ time being, TPPDD entries ~ remain ~ currently listed.
     SHEAF is drafting a 250-bed contingency hospital activation plan per
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     a tasking from CENTCOM. The draft should be available for review 13
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     ~ 90 and all effected MAJCOM/SG offices w111 be receiving a copy.
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     After final coordination of this activation plan the TPFDD will be
     refined to reflect the plan.
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     (Sources: telecon between HQ uSAF/SGHR {Caps Ebling) and Ha MAC/SGRX
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     USAF/SGHR{MRC) (SSgt Harshman) and CENTAF/SGX tMSet BiBbop), on 12
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     - Opdate on ATH from ARB FL to King Fahd
     are either en ~ ~
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           for this ATE should be in the FOR ~ 17 Sep.
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     source: telecon between HQ USAF/SGHR (Caps Ebling) and HQ TACOPS/SGAX