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Subject: OP DESERT SHIELD 483RD MED DET VS JB 6 AUG 90 16 JAN 91
Unit: ARCENT
Parent Organization: CENTCOM
Box ID: BX000481
Folder Title: COMMAND REPORTS 422SD MED DET VETERINARY SVCS COMMAND REPORT
Document Number: 17
Folder SEQ #: 17
MARCENT AO:
The Marine mission continued to increase as the 2nd Marine
Division arrived in country. Units dispersed north to the Kuwait
border and west to beyond Bastogne. With the dispersion of units,
supply points requiring veterinary support were also dispersed.
A new MST, MST E was formed on 2 Feb 91, from five volunteer
replacements received from HSC and one USNG veterinarian, MAJ
Jackson, all of whom were attached to the 483rd and collocated with
MST A, already in the Al Jubail area. The two teams worked
together closely and located inspectors at isolated locations
including Manifa Bay, Al Mishab, Al Kinjar, Al Y%ibrit RBP and
Bastogne. Those inspectors at isolated locations were rotated
periodically to insure that all personnel shared in the isolated
site responsibilities. Both MST's also supported nine British and
eleven US (scout and explosives detection) military working dogs.
As a result of the wide dispersion of the supported inspection and
dog sites, supervisors spent a good portion of each day traveling
from one site to another.
As Marines moved into Kuwait the Veterinary personnel that
supported them followed only to be withdrawn by MEDCOM because of
lack of authority for entering the KTO.
Mission included inspection of rations received at the Port of
Al Jubail and inspection of operational and A rations received at
widely dispersed ration break down points. In late March MST A/E
assumed the responsibility for the 401st and 403rd EPW Camps from
MST C.
EPW CAMP, 401ST AND 403RD:
The EPW camps south of Bastogne became partially operational
in early February 1991 after starting construction on 23 January.
The first visit to the sites was made by CPT Adams and SPC Lorenz
of MST B on 6 February based on notification by COL Alm that the
highly visible camps were in operation. At the time they made
their initial visit there were only 9 EPW's present. Both camps
were feeding A rations from the Host Nation Warehouse in Dammam and
An Nulayriyah. Storage and preparation facilities were totally
inadequate. SPC Lorenz remained on site at the 401st MP EPW Camp
until he was replaced by SSG Stephens on Feb. 24. When SSG Stevens
arrived the total EPW population was less than 1,000. By early
March the EPW population was approximately 20,000 and the American
population was 4,000.
During the month of March SSG Stevens was assisted for one
week by SGT Wrage and for two weeks by SPC Hearns. Throughout this
time the Veterinary Food Inspection expertise was vital in bridging
the gap between food service and preventive medicine personnel.
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File Room = aug96_declassified
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Box ID = BX000481
Unit = ARCENT
Parent Organization = CENTCOM
Folder Title = COMMAND REPORTS 422SD MED DET VETERINARY SVCS COMMAND REPORT
Folder Seq # = 17
Subject = OP DESERT SHIELD 483RD MED DET VS JB 6 AUG 9
Document Seq # = 17
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 11-OCT-1996