3RD BN PATRIOT 43RD ADA RGMT AAR OPN DES SHIELD

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Subject = 3RD BN PATRIOT 43RD ADA RGMT AAR OPN DES SHIELD                 

Parent Organization = CENTCOM     

Unit = ARCENT      

Folder Title = 3-43D ADA AAR OPERATION DESERT SHIELD                                                           

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Box ID = BX000545




                ANNEX      to S3 After Action Review, NOV 90 to 15 JAN 91




                1. Observa"i.Dn: Poor NBC maintenance support in country.

                     A . -ril s@@- us S Lon: Brigade NBC informed me that an Ordnance
                compan,,/ in        was providing maintenance for 14JBC related
                equipment. We senr masks, carriers, and radiation detection
                equipment to Brigade for transferal to the repair unit. The
                equipment ,ias slow in returning.   Brigade FIOJD NBC, SOT Davenport,
                seemed to be the slow down.

                     B. Lessons learned: both SSCI Reed and I called SOT
                Davenport and CPT Henderson daily. The equipment was hand
                receip@lecl @@rom 516th all the way to Brigade, but was 'lost' for
                approximately 10 days. I should note that the Brigade FWD NBC
                personnel changed about the time we sent the equipment to Dhab-
                ran. This may be a reason for the delay.

                     C. Recommended action: The unit needing maintenance
                support should arrange shipment of the equipment thru Brigade to
                the maintenance unit. The equipment should be checked on daily
                until a definite completion and return shipment date can be
                given. It would also help if 516th had the necessary equipment
                to repair and replace the equipment.

                2. Observation: Personnel arrived with unserviceable masks.

                     A.  Discussion: After the initial deployment of personnel,
                the rear detachment sent personnel over with unserviceable masks.
                Luckily, all units had a 5% overage of mask as authorized. The
                drawback was that they now had unserviceable masks on hand to4
                fill the 5% overage.

                     S.  Lessons learned: The damaged masks were sent to repair
                units in Dhahran (see previous observation). The masks were slow
                in returning to 3-43 ADA.

                     C. Recommended action: There needs to be a unit that can
                readily support a one for one exchange of individual protection
                equipment. That type of unit can then arrange for repair of
                unserviceable equipment. S4 should also be involved because
                they work with these types of units regularly.

                3. Observation: Lack of NBC storage space.

                     A. Discussion: On the sites, units had little area to
                efficiently store NBC equipment. This includes contingency stock
                and unit decon equipment. I saw equipment stored in large holes,
                in tents and trailers.

                     B. Lessons learned: I advised a quick fix to the units in
                regards to the decon equipment, which had to be readily available
                to move out should the unit need to per   'form a decon. I told the
                unit NBC NCOs to store the contingency equipment under a P-potea-
                tive covering.

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File Room = aug97_declassified
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Box ID = BX000545
Unit = ARCENT
Parent Organization = CENTCOM
Folder Title = 3-43D ADA AAR OPERATION DESERT SHIELD
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Subject = 3RD BN PATRIOT 43RD ADA RGMT AAR OPN DES SHIELD
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Scan Date = 11-AUG-1997
Queued for Declassification = 18-AUG-1997
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 = 22-SEP-1997