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ODS MEDICAL LESSONS LEARNED
LOGISTICS CATEGORY

LOGISTICS ISSUE NO. 11 Body armor, helmets, unavailable

 (SGHR ITEMS NO. 105, 111)

        BACKGROUND: Medical personnel found themselves in an environment where body
        armor was essential but not previously identified. Consequently, there was a
        shortage of body armor and helmets on mobilization.

        DISCUSSION: TA 016, Special Purpose Clothing and Personnel Equipment,
        authorizes each individual assigned to a hostile fire environment to have body
        armor and a helmet issued. these items were not available and were borrowed or
        emergency requisitioned.

      RECOMMENDATION: Assign body armor and helmet for each individual as part of
        standard mobility bag issue. Items should be worn by personnel during training
        exercises.
        ACTIONS REQUIRED: This is not a medical issue. AF/LG is addressing this issue
      for all functional areas to meet future theater requirements. Previous
        planning for a contingency in SWA did not contain a requirement for all
        personnel to have body armor. CENTCOM established the requirement early in ODS
        causing problems for the entire Air Force (not just for medical personnel).
        Recommend these MLL be closed as a medical issue.

     ACTIONS COMPLETED: N/A.

        STATUS: Recommend closure.

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