SPECIAL INFORMATION FOR INSTALLATION AFTER ACTION REPORT

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Subject: SPECIAL INFORMATION FOR INSTALLATION AFTER ACTION REPORT        

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Parent Organization: VII  CORPS  

Box  ID: BX001008

Folder Title: DESERT STORM AFTER ACTION REPORTS                                                               

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                                      UNCLASSIFIED
                                                                       04/19/91
                                    JULLS LONG REPORT

           1. (U) JULLS NUMBER: 31536-84967 (00181), submitted by RILEY
           AFZN-PTM, MAJ LUFTMAN, 856-2431, (913)239-2431.

              (U) Operation DESERT SHIELD conducted by USCENTCOM on O'/20/91.

           3. (U) KEYWORDS: RWO (REAL WORLD OPS), USA (US ARMY), ACTIVE
           COMPONENT, PHYSICAL SECURITY, SURVEILLANCE, LOGISTICS, ORDNANCE,
           TRANSPORTATION, RAIL MOVEMENT, AVAILABILITY, MATERIEL, CRIT3
           (IMPORTANT PROBLEM).

           4. (U) TITLE: LOGISTICS: TRANSPORTATION: SECURITY OF CAT I AMMO
           SHIPMENTS BY RAIL

           5. (U) OBSERVATION: AR 190-11 requires armed guard surveillance
           for Category I ammunition shipments for rail shipments; however,
           rail transportation services do not provide armed guard
           surveillance.

           6. (U) DISCUSSION: AR 190-11, paragraph 7-3 and 7-4 requires
           all Category I ammunition (missiles) be under armed guard
           surveillance. Rail transporation Companies do not provide armed
           guard surveillance, so these shipments have to be accompanied by
           unit personnel. Additionally, rail companies have eliminated
           the caboose or other personnel-carrying cars from their
           inventory. While it is possible to Accommodate one soldier in
           the cab of the train engine, there is no space +or sleeping or
           any other facilities. The engines are noisy and have no
           communication with which stretches the definition of
            surveillance. Fort Riley was able to obtain two cabooses
           which needed considerable repair and cleaning to make them
           '.roadable" for safety and health standards and they did not have
           any electrical or water system for creature comfort. Rail time
er 30 hours in this case.
           There is no guarantee that these cabooses would be available at
           some future date.


           7. (U) LESSON LEARNED: Compliance with requirements in AR
           190-11 to provide armed guard surveillance for Cat I ammo
           shipments by rail is difficult given the lack a-F suitable rail
           equipment (cabooses) in most modern raiload inventories.

           S. (U) RECOMMENDED ACTION: Request the Commander, Military
           Traffic Management Command: (1) Review AR 190-11 to determine
           if armed guard surveillance of Cat I is a reasonalbe
           requirement. (2) Better de-Fine "surveillance" especially in
           relation to rail transportation, and determine if armed
           surveillance is appropriate. (3) Identify where installations
           can obtain the resources (i.e., rail cars) to adequately
           house/transport the accompanying guard force.

           9. (U) COMMENTS:     none




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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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Box ID = BX001008
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Folder Title = DESERT STORM AFTER ACTION REPORTS
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Subject = SPECIAL INFORMATION FOR INSTALLATION AFTER ACTIO
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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