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Subject: SPECIAL INFORMATION FOR INSTALLATION AFTER ACTION REPORT        

Unit: 1ST ID      

Parent Organization: VII  CORPS  

Box  ID: BX001008

Folder Title: DESERT STORM AFTER ACTION REPORTS                                                               

Document Number:          4

Folder Seq  #:         11






                                      UNCLASSIFIED
                                                                        04/19/91
                                    JULLS LONG REPORT


           guidance and confusion experienced Occurred when decisions were
           made by individuals unfamiliar with existing plans. Increased
           emphasis needs to be placed on the leadership at all levels to
           become familiar with and more involved in the Mobilization and
           Deployment planning process.

               d. (U) Logistics:

                   (1) (U) AC and RC units alike had a shortage of trained
           Unit Movement Officers (UMO) to plan airloads. 34th Eng BN took
           up the slack and planned the majority Of unit loads.

                   (2) (U) TC ACCIS proved inadequate for planning rail
           .1.oads once Ist ID (M) units began to input data. Installation
           Transportation Office (ITO) reverted to a manual backup planning
           system to plan the move of Ist ID (M) from Fort Riley to its
           SPOE at Houston, TX. In addition, printers currently fielded
           with TC ACCIS are inadequate +or preparing 7-part Government
           Bills of Lading ((3BL). Software and hardware updates to remedy
           these problems are urgently needed.

                   (3) (U) Experience showed that current weight allowances
           -For individual soldiers deploying by air are too low. Planning
           figures +or soldiers deploying with A and B bags, Alice Pac@..,
           one carry-on bag, personal weapon, To-Accompany-Troops (TAT)
           amma, body armor., two-sets of NBC Battle Dress Overgarments, and
           five days rations should be increased to 450-50(-" Pounds each.

                   (4) (U) Fort Riley purchased 325 20--Foot containers -for
           Ist ID (M) and RC unit equipment that did not fit in units'
           organic vehicles. Signficant numbers of these containers were
er LNO teams at SPOD, the chassis
           greatly enhanced mobility of the vans, significantly reduced
           handling problems in the port, and decreased overall movement
           time from the port to the Tactical Assembly Area.

                   (5) (U) Large quantities of major end items were sent to
           Ist ID (M) prior to its deployment. DISCOM representatives
           applauded this force modernization effort because it decreased
           maintenance requirements and significantly increased performance
           levels. However, TOE/MTOE have not yet been updated to
           authorize Ist ID (M) to keep the equipment, or the operators and
           maintenance personnel required to support the items.

                   (6) (U) Directorate of Contracting coordinated closely
           with SJA Admin/Civil Law Divisions in executing high volume,
           short-notice requisitions. Preparations +or these Purchases
           included contacting other installations to determine their
           emergency needs, as well as prior coordination to assemble lists
           of prospective vendors. Complex Procurements often were
           negotiated telephonically after oral requests +or quotes were
           solicited from vendors. Sufficient lead time is critical in



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Document 517 f:/Week-26/BX001008/DESERT STORM AFTER ACTION REPORTS/special information for installation after actio:12179611150511
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File Room = jul96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-26
Box ID = BX001008
Unit = 1ST ID
Parent Organization = VII CORPS
Folder Title = DESERT STORM AFTER ACTION REPORTS
Folder Seq # = 11
Subject = SPECIAL INFORMATION FOR INSTALLATION AFTER ACTIO
Document Seq # = 4
Document Date =
Scan Date =
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 = 17-DEC-1996