Theater Aeromedical Evacuation

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                                      MEDICAL LESSONS LEARNED
                                           DESERT SHIELD/STORM

      CATEGORY: Planning
      
       ISSUE/ITEM:
      
       SUBJECT: Medical Support to Deployment (Interservice/Reserves)
      
       BACKGROUND: Base support agreements are normally executed to outline
       medical/base support to be provided to deploying forces of other services,
       tenants and reserve units.
      
      DISCUSSION: During Desert Storm, medical support was required for deployment of
      forces not previously identified for mobility. This included personnel from all
      services and components, resulting in confusion about cross-service policies for
      WRM and supply issues, immunizations, documentation, reimbursements, and others.
      Units were instructed by MAJCOM to provide whatever medical support was
      requested/required as best they could.
      
       ACTION RECOMMENDED:
      
                                 (1) MAJCOMs should ensure local interservice support agreements and
      MOUs are executed as required, and that bases most vulnerable to these taskingss
      are adequately prepared to provide support.
      
                                 (2) Ensure throughput TPFDDs are available to each base and
       properly incorporated to base plans and requirements.
      
                                  (3) Ensure WRM/supply procedures are flexible enough to accomodate
      unprogrammed requirements.
      
                 (4) Ensure joint service deployment guidance is made available.
      
      SUGGESTED OPRs/OCRs: MAJCOM/SGX/SGAL/LG
                                                  HQ USAF/SGHR