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-~  S~ub):   LESSONS LLA~NLt) flF~OM ()F'E~ATION DE~E~T ~HIELD

              (3)  E ectr i c~      support   vva at t i~L~     ad~q~:ate

              (4)  Dedicated ground mob         le equipment allowed     for a
    t ime y response to   uppor t ~F~F units      I coated  in, var i ous
    geographical   boat ions.

              (B)  ~x 1st Ing proceduree for      testing of articles require
    mod i   cat ion

              (6)  Com~unicstions wIth ML'LS Barstow and v~ithin the
    geographical   area to acqu ire eupport and command and control           were
    difficult du~ to mobility of the testing faci I ity

          d.  Fiscal.  in~uff icient or       lnappropr late  tunding wa-- not
    ava   labis to support sustained operations.

    5.    Discussion.

          a.  Fersonnel . Current         /0 doss not supoort recommended
    personnel   required in MCD 3~.R.C.5 to operate twenty-four          hours
    uti I i~lng three shifts.         Additionally, a new requirement has been
    identi fled to maintain and operate a f i~ed site           located aboard
    MCLB,   ~arstow.  At present manning        levels the T&ELl operated
    twenty-four hours with two shIfts and the fixed sits was unmanned
~   for the duration of the operation.

          b.  Locistics.

              (i)  The mo~i       a test faci I ity ~ae prepared to operate for
    a maximum of th~rty days,          uti I i~Ing a one shift operation. With a
    production of   150 masks per day.        However, due to the    apid
    deployment of the mobi 18 test unit there was           insuff Ic lent time
    al lowed to order repaIr/replacement parts to ade~u~teiy supply
    the faci I ity for ~ per iod of thirty da\ts running twenty-four hour
    operatIons, with an estImated product ion of 450 masks per day.

              (2) Durih~ m~sk t~stlng         In ~upport o~ De~ert Shield an
    unusual I y high number of masks were         identified as needing
    r~pl sosment.   However        sufficient tariff 5 izes and qua titles
    were not ava I I able to a I low for one-hundred percent rep I acernent
    of mach ne fa i lures.

              (~) Once the number of replacement maska were              dent If led,
    required masks were transported to Camp Pend I eton1          Cal    forn i a.
    Once the masks arr I ved at Camp Pend I ston there was not su~ t ci ant
    storage space within th~ mob          I~ t~~t f~ci I Ity to store
    replacement masks.

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