SPECIAL INFORMATION FOR INSTALLATION AFTER ACTION REPORT

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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

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                                     UNCLASSIFIED
                                                                      04/19/91
                                   JULLS LONG REPORT

           1. (U) JULLS NUMBER: 108@@2-95903 (00208), submitted by RILEY
           AFZN-PO, Mr. Meseke, 856-2022, (913)239-2022.

           2. (U) Operation DESERT SHIELD conducted by USCENTCOM an 11/02/90.

           3. (U) KEYWORDS: REAL WORLD OPERATIONS, ALL SERVICES, DOD, PUBLIC
           AFFAIRS, DTTP, TIMELINESS.

           4. (U) TITLE: Communications: Public Affairs: Release of
           Information to the Media


           5. (U) OBSERVATION: In the August/early September 1990 period,
           timely release of information on deployments was delayed per DOD
           guidance. This prompted local media to release incorrect
           information an unofficial reports. The result was PAO's loss of
           credibility with the media.

           6. (U) DISCUSSION: PAO guidance was to tell the media we
           cannot discuss deployments or simply "no comment". In the
           absence of official information, media obtained unofficial
           information from military members who released contingency plans
           and conjecture based an activity at Fort Riley.

           7. (U) LESSON LEARNED: To maintain credibilty with media,
           timely release of in-Formation is critical in order to preclude
           incorrect information being released.

           S. (U) RECOMMENDED ACTION: DOD should allow mob station PAO,
           within security constraints, to release information on
           deployments in order to preclude rumors.

           9. (U) COMMENTS: Better PAO guidance on release of information
           to media has been issued. However, policy should be established
           now +or future contingencies.




               (U) SUBJECT: COMMUNICATIONS


               (U) INTEROPERABILITY: DOCTRINE


               (U) Lesson distributed by: FLLP.














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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 =
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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 = 17-DEC-1996