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                                    SM-ALC PERFORMANCE IN
                                   OPERATION DESERT STORM

        From the early hours of the Persian Gulf conflict, personnel at McClellan AFB
        gave their top priorities to the support of operation Desert Shield/Storm. The com-
        bined effort of these personnel did not just happen, but demonstrates the commitment
        and professionalism they all possess. These attributes with the overall "can do"
        attitude assured our success. This report brings together various bits and fragments
        of information collected during this operation. It briefly touches a cross section
        of our resources and how our participation helped win the desert war.

      SUMMARY

        Our success in Operation Desert Shield/Storm stems from dedicated professional
        people, equipment, training, and leadership. The ability of personnel within func-
        tional work centers to communicate and coordinate needs with each other was instru-
       mental in the expediting of parts repair, parts shipments, and personnel and equip-
       ment deployments. The inter-personal relationships of these team players enabled
        our Air Logistics Center to functign like a well oiled machine. When coupled with 
        innovative planning and near flawless execution, our participation in Desert Shield/
        Storm was an unqualified success.

       COMMAND AND CONTROL

        The requirement for secure telephones was amplified during Operation Desert
        Shield/Storm. The availability of STU III phones increased the speed of notifying
        units of classified taskings and enabled direct communication with originators of
        classified messages when clarification was needed or the subject matter needed dis-
        cussion. 

            During this operation, a requirement existed to have sufficient personnel avail-
          able to operate the WWMCCS around-the-clock for an extended period of time. To
        accomplish this, all of our enlisted command post controllers were trained to send
        and receive WWMCCS message traffic.

        Our Battle Staff is our contingengy and wartime decision-making body, and is
        composed of personnel appointed from tasked organizations and staff offices. Battle
        Staff members are highly qualified people with the authority to make decisions for
        their organizations. During exercises the battle staff organizational representa-
        tives reported to the Readiness Center for around-the-clock duty for the duration.
        These individuals served as the focal point for their unit and taskings and responses
        filtered through them to their control centers and onward to the appropriate work
        centers for action. During Operation Desert Shield/Storm, our battle staff operating
         procedures were modified in that organization battle staff representatives would
         work in their Control Centers or offices rather than working in the ALC Readiness
        Center. These designated representatives must report to the Readiness Center

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