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(2)  EQUIP FOR OTHER LOCATIONS AWAITING AIRLIFT.

6.  (U)  MEDICAL

A.  (U)  SQUADRON MEDICAL ELEMENTS (SME):  NO CHANGE.

B.        AIR TRANSPORTABLE HOSPITALS  (ATH):  WE NOW HAVE THREE FULLY

FUNCTIONAL 50 BED ATH'S IN THE AOR (1ST TAC HOSP/DHAHRAH, 354RD TAC

 HOSP/AL DHAFRA, AND 4TH TAC HOSP/THUMRAIT).  THE 56TH TAC HOSP/RIYADH

OPERATES 25 BEDS WITH NO X-RAY OR LAB CABPILITY.  THE X-RAY AND LAB

UNITS ARE DUE TODAY AND THE REST OF THE MISSING EQUIPMENT AND

SUPPLIES ARE MACDILL'S NUMBER ONE MOVEMENT  PRIORITY  THE 324TH TAC

HOSP/TYNDALL HAS BEEN ALERTED FOR DEPLOYMENT TO JEDDAH NEW (RAA).  WE

EXPECT AIR MOVEMENT OF THIS UNIT IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS.  

C.  (U)  MEDICAL LOGISTICS:  THE PREPOSITIONED AMBULANCES ARE BEING

DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE AOR.  MEDICAL RESUPPLY IS A NEAR TERM

CONCERN BECAUSE OF THE LONG LEAD TIME TO GET PIPELINE ITEMS INTO THE 

AOR AS WELL AS THE DELAYS BEING EXPERINECE IN RECEIVING THE UNITS'

REQUESTS DUE TO THE LIMITED COMM NET THROUGHOUT THE THEATER.

D.       CLINICAL UPDATE:  THERE IS A DEFINITE INCREASE IN THE

OCCURRENCE OF GASTROENTERITIS.  THIS MAY BE DUE TO ENVIRONMENTAL

ADJUSTMENT.  HOWEVER, WE BELIEVE THAT MOST OF THE INITIAL HIGH NUMBER

OF CASES WERE DUE TO FOOD-BORNE VECTORS, PROBABLY DUE TO

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