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: 31328-83676 (00122), submitted by RILEY
          AFZN-ST, LTC JOHNSON, 856-6846, (913)239-6846.

          2. (U) Operation DESERT SHIELD conducted by USCENTCOM on 02/11/91.

          3. (U) KEYWORDS: RWO (REAL WORLD OPS), USA (US ARMY), ACTIVE
          COMPONENT, LOGISTICS, SHORTAGE, CONTRACTING/PURCHASING, AGENTS.

          4. (U) TITLE: LOGISTICS: SHORTAGE OF CONTRACTING/PURCHASING
          AGENTS IN THEATER


          5. (U) OBSERVATION: Requirement +or contracting/purchasing
          agents was underestimated.

          6. (U) DISCUSSION: Resources are very limited and restrictive.
          The processing of purchase requirements is very time consuming.
          G5 did a good job, but lacked -Familiarity with authorized
          procedures.

          7. (U) LESSON LEARNED: When deploying to an austere theater,
          more, not less, support by purchasing/contracting agents is
          required.

          e. (U) RECOMMENDED ACTION: a. FORSCOM: Reassess the
          requirement for contracting/purchasing agents.
              b. Increase the number of contracting/purchasing agents
          available thru COSCOM's or TAAEOMS.
              C. Deploy additional contracting/purchasing agents early
          during theater buildup.

          9. (U) COMMENTS: none



          --- (U) SUBJECT: LOGISTICS


              (U) INTEROPERABILITY: MATERIEL

              (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
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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
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Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 17-DEC-1996