Theater Aeromedical Evacuation

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                                           MEDICAL LESSONS LEARNED
                                                DESERT SHIELD/STORM
  
        CATEGORY: Manpower and Personnel

        ISSUE/ITEM:

        SUBJECT: Reserve Augmentation (AFRES/ANG Units)

        BACKGROUND: Early activation of reserve units was with total unit activation.
        Later, this policy was changed to allow for selective activation.

        DISCUSSION: Selective activation should be authorized for reserve units. During
        Desert Storm, individuals were called to duty with their units, regardless of
        whether requirements existed. This is particularly applicable to non-medical
        AFSCs, and to medical AFSCs not deployed or those previously filled by IMA or
        other assets.

        ACTION RECOMMENDED: Authorize individual call ups from reserve units based on
        requirements.

        SUGGESTED OPRs/OCRs: HQ AFRES
                                                    HQ USAF/REM/SGHR
        SUBMITTER: Terry W. Clarke/Capt/HQ ATC/SGAX
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