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File: 111396_aacvu_02.txtSM-ALC PERFORMANCE IN OPERATION DESERT STORM From the early hours of the Persian Gulf conflict, personnel at McClellan AFB gave their top priorities to the support of operation Desert Shield/Storm. The com- bined effort of these personnel did not just happen, but demonstrates the commitment and professionalism they all possess. These attributes with the overall "can do" attitude assured our success. This report brings together various bits and fragments of information collected during this operation. It briefly touches a cross section of our resources and how our participation helped win the desert war. SUMMARY Our success in Operation Desert Shield/Storm stems from dedicated professional people, equipment, training, and leadership. The ability of personnel within func- tional work centers to communicate and coordinate needs with each other was instru- mental in the expediting of parts repair, parts shipments, and personnel and equip- ment deployments. The inter-personal relationships of these team players enabled our Air Logistics Center to functign like a well oiled machine. When coupled with innovative planning and near flawless execution, our participation in Desert Shield/ Storm was an unqualified success. COMMAND AND CONTROL The requirement for secure telephones was amplified during Operation Desert Shield/Storm. The availability of STU III phones increased the speed of notifying units of classified taskings and enabled direct communication with originators of classified messages when clarification was needed or the subject matter needed dis- cussion. During this operation, a requirement existed to have sufficient personnel avail- able to operate the WWMCCS around-the-clock for an extended period of time. To accomplish this, all of our enlisted command post controllers were trained to send and receive WWMCCS message traffic. Our Battle Staff is our contingengy and wartime decision-making body, and is composed of personnel appointed from tasked organizations and staff offices. Battle Staff members are highly qualified people with the authority to make decisions for their organizations. During exercises the battle staff organizational representa- tives reported to the Readiness Center for around-the-clock duty for the duration. These individuals served as the focal point for their unit and taskings and responses filtered through them to their control centers and onward to the appropriate work centers for action. During Operation Desert Shield/Storm, our battle staff operating procedures were modified in that organization battle staff representatives would work in their Control Centers or offices rather than working in the ALC Readiness Center. These designated representatives must report to the Readiness Center
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