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DEPLOYMENT COMPLETION REPORT

OPERATION RESTORE HOPE DEC 92 - MAR 93

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~f t a) CXI4CBIANTC8PACINST 312118 ( b) CXJ4 TWO TWO tR 080EU3Z DEC 92

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2 In accor~ with r1r ence (b) US Nava l MObIl cons t ruction Battllial (Pf4C8) CtE doepJO)ed to SOMlia In SUI)pOrt of Opera tion Restor Hope durii tIM period 0 1 28 Dec-r 1992 to 28 March 1993 The Battaliorl s inbocty was loeatea at BaJedOgl bull Dltaih wer deployed to BarOSra Baidoa 811IOi1111)101 Xuddur and ltOgaCjiatiu

3 As a participant m OPeration Reatot Hope Pf4C8 CItE cautrueted base CQC)

faell ~ i tot OYer ten thousarld OOIIli t ion trOOOS ctr1structed or r_1 rea oYer one OHon SQUare est of ~ys IIrWl taxi_ye and 0CI101ted repaIrs orl nHrly 2laquo1 i I of Ham SUpply Rout (HSA) roads

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a QE deployed fn Naval construction Battalion center ()ltport Mlpoi on 5 Dec 1992 and rrived at 54abee CMIP Mitchell1 Rota SDain on a ocnr The Battalion recawed the Operation Ator Hope Executa Order on 1 oecber 1992 and it AIRDET was rNCty to deploy lass than 2 hourt latlr 01 10 oecllllber thol MV rlean Eagla WIUI identified to provide lift 10r the sea and AI Echelon ~ and ceSE Upload of the snip WIS OCII)lated within 12 hour and on the 111 01 13 oecnr the rican Eagl deoartld Rota for Hogadishl SoUa Fro- 4 to 28 nv ~ Qpound perllOnlel lAlde~t xt_l11itary rfrunr training and physical ooncIitialing tMB QE _inbody deoIIrted Rota on the 11 of 2amp oecber and arrived at HDladisttu IntlmatiOlllll irport on the -rIII of 21 Dec

l_cl1ataly uoan arrival In SOUHa NCB OlE perllOnle ~ 011shy1011ding the MV can Eagle at U~ Port 01 I4iJGAdIIlhu and (l1carkation was OOIJIOlatMi Uhln 3e hourbull tH8 OE initiated It first cotM1f to Baidoa tM original Inbody location on 28 nv Mr I bullbullbull tNwl 24 hour aft rrival In scaHbull 0130 ~r the location 01 the _Inbody altl was chroged to Baloogl bull ConYoys to Bal-lgl Mpiartlld ~I~ on 31 OCr Baldof r_i nlld a Oatail aiU m SU)p04t of US and Auatrli foren

January proylld to bII a aotIth of ehall~1 afId l1u en I January Prident Bush vilitlld Baidoa Baledogl and Hogadi~ tHB (IE proviOild COlatruction aupport for the vilH includinv bull ata walkway and r tnx- fcilH i SNbHI frc tHB (IE WOIra abl to _t thl Prident tfoICB CIE dttployltd a Detail to BarCler in aupport of thl US An) and Marina COrps on 2 January en e January thl mainbody __n to Baladogle was OCIMPletlld en 8 January thl AllIJET bagM arriviF)i in scelia on 9 January tfoICB ONE CltBPlatad thl larlt AH2 IIIIiIttiF)i project COltructad ckJriF)i Operation Ratore HoPe a 240000 squara foot eKpadltionary lirfield at Baladogle en 25 January thl AIIIJETas daoloylld via 2eo 11e eorrvoy to BaladiolotyM to provide COIIItruction supoort to Clrladi Airborne Rasli~t Oat Bardera CltBPetlld ita taski~ and retlOllradad to Baladogle on 21 January

fK8 CIE ampreateat producti~ effort took plac ckJrill February aftar tll$l(ill wu finalhlld and a large ~tity of Cl_ IV trtl arrived in oountry Product ion --t Into full swing on 11 projecU Additionally in id-February thl Battalion CltBPletad ~y lUrfacinamp projecta at Baidoa and Bayna totalill9 ovar 500000 tIQIIIr f t bull

In _ry tfoIC8 ()pound CCIIIpIted a VQt array of oonstruction and repair taskill91 in aupport o f Operation RIoatora HoPe COampI1tlon forca of thllklHIId State canada France Horocoo and Australia WOIre Hrved Tukinp includac1 ry ana illon tlQlllra fMt of nlrMIy conalruct ion and repair at Baladogle Bai doa Bardera and Balyna 2AO ilea of M i n Ily rout repairs frc Afgooy to Bai doa and frc BalOoIayna to Buulobaroa CMC COlltruction at fOJr locationa to IUPOOrt nearly tan t~ coalition troooa and c ivic action project at Bardara Baidoa Baladweyna and Wl_yna In addition tfoIC8 ()pound conatructlld ampUlrd facilitie iaprovad ltvill9 oonditionl for coalition force by kiF)i fumialing and racreational aouilJlllllt drililld water well at Balacloampl and Xuddur and provided ckJt control _sur at Bal-lgl and BaliKMIyna

The Battalion ratlOllraded to Rota SOlin i n two phasel with it l ilt parsorYlll rtumi~ to Rota Spain on 28 March 1993

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bull DEPARTMENT 0 1 THE NAVY

IJI bull -v au tomlleTllON TTlIONONf-_ 3 53

Frc r laln Of1icr US ~al MQOII ccnst ructton Battalon CtE To Oistributlon

SUb 9IlMISSIClol ~ DEfgtlC1IIpoundNT COfgtLETlQoI REPCRT FM agteRATION RESTME KFE

~f t a) CXI4CBIANTC8PACINST 312118 ( b) CXJ4 TWO TWO tR 080EU3Z DEC 92

Enel ( 1) ExK1Jtlv 9_) (2) ~inlstrtionSpecll St11 (3) Trinilliil (4) epretlons bull (5) ~ly and ogistics ( 15) EQuc-ent (7) cno Mainttlnllf1CeSituo

r 1 Enclosur (ll througn 0) are orwardecl i n accordanc wlth reference (a )

2 In accor~ with r1r ence (b) US Nava l MObIl cons t ruction Battllial (Pf4C8) CtE doepJO)ed to SOMlia In SUI)pOrt of Opera tion Restor Hope durii tIM period 0 1 28 Dec-r 1992 to 28 March 1993 The Battaliorl s inbocty was loeatea at BaJedOgl bull Dltaih wer deployed to BarOSra Baidoa 811IOi1111)101 Xuddur and ltOgaCjiatiu

3 As a participant m OPeration Reatot Hope Pf4C8 CItE cautrueted base CQC)

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a QE deployed fn Naval construction Battalion center ()ltport Mlpoi on 5 Dec 1992 and rrived at 54abee CMIP Mitchell1 Rota SDain on a ocnr The Battalion recawed the Operation Ator Hope Executa Order on 1 oecber 1992 and it AIRDET was rNCty to deploy lass than 2 hourt latlr 01 10 oecllllber thol MV rlean Eagla WIUI identified to provide lift 10r the sea and AI Echelon ~ and ceSE Upload of the snip WIS OCII)lated within 12 hour and on the 111 01 13 oecnr the rican Eagl deoartld Rota for Hogadishl SoUa Fro- 4 to 28 nv ~ Qpound perllOnlel lAlde~t xt_l11itary rfrunr training and physical ooncIitialing tMB QE _inbody deoIIrted Rota on the 11 of 2amp oecber and arrived at HDladisttu IntlmatiOlllll irport on the -rIII of 21 Dec

l_cl1ataly uoan arrival In SOUHa NCB OlE perllOnle ~ 011shy1011ding the MV can Eagle at U~ Port 01 I4iJGAdIIlhu and (l1carkation was OOIJIOlatMi Uhln 3e hourbull tH8 OE initiated It first cotM1f to Baidoa tM original Inbody location on 28 nv Mr I bullbullbull tNwl 24 hour aft rrival In scaHbull 0130 ~r the location 01 the _Inbody altl was chroged to Baloogl bull ConYoys to Bal-lgl Mpiartlld ~I~ on 31 OCr Baldof r_i nlld a Oatail aiU m SU)p04t of US and Auatrli foren

January proylld to bII a aotIth of ehall~1 afId l1u en I January Prident Bush vilitlld Baidoa Baledogl and Hogadi~ tHB (IE proviOild COlatruction aupport for the vilH includinv bull ata walkway and r tnx- fcilH i SNbHI frc tHB (IE WOIra abl to _t thl Prident tfoICB CIE dttployltd a Detail to BarCler in aupport of thl US An) and Marina COrps on 2 January en e January thl mainbody __n to Baladogle was OCIMPletlld en 8 January thl AllIJET bagM arriviF)i in scelia on 9 January tfoICB ONE CltBPlatad thl larlt AH2 IIIIiIttiF)i project COltructad ckJriF)i Operation Ratore HoPe a 240000 squara foot eKpadltionary lirfield at Baladogle en 25 January thl AIIIJETas daoloylld via 2eo 11e eorrvoy to BaladiolotyM to provide COIIItruction supoort to Clrladi Airborne Rasli~t Oat Bardera CltBPetlld ita taski~ and retlOllradad to Baladogle on 21 January

fK8 CIE ampreateat producti~ effort took plac ckJrill February aftar tll$l(ill wu finalhlld and a large ~tity of Cl_ IV trtl arrived in oountry Product ion --t Into full swing on 11 projecU Additionally in id-February thl Battalion CltBPletad ~y lUrfacinamp projecta at Baidoa and Bayna totalill9 ovar 500000 tIQIIIr f t bull

In _ry tfoIC8 ()pound CCIIIpIted a VQt array of oonstruction and repair taskill91 in aupport o f Operation RIoatora HoPe COampI1tlon forca of thllklHIId State canada France Horocoo and Australia WOIre Hrved Tukinp includac1 ry ana illon tlQlllra fMt of nlrMIy conalruct ion and repair at Baladogle Bai doa Bardera and Balyna 2AO ilea of M i n Ily rout repairs frc Afgooy to Bai doa and frc BalOoIayna to Buulobaroa CMC COlltruction at fOJr locationa to IUPOOrt nearly tan t~ coalition troooa and c ivic action project at Bardara Baidoa Baladweyna and Wl_yna In addition tfoIC8 ()pound conatructlld ampUlrd facilitie iaprovad ltvill9 oonditionl for coalition force by kiF)i fumialing and racreational aouilJlllllt drililld water well at Balacloampl and Xuddur and provided ckJt control _sur at Bal-lgl and BaliKMIyna

The Battalion ratlOllraded to Rota SOlin i n two phasel with it l ilt parsorYlll rtumi~ to Rota Spain on 28 March 1993

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a QE deployed fn Naval construction Battalion center ()ltport Mlpoi on 5 Dec 1992 and rrived at 54abee CMIP Mitchell1 Rota SDain on a ocnr The Battalion recawed the Operation Ator Hope Executa Order on 1 oecber 1992 and it AIRDET was rNCty to deploy lass than 2 hourt latlr 01 10 oecllllber thol MV rlean Eagla WIUI identified to provide lift 10r the sea and AI Echelon ~ and ceSE Upload of the snip WIS OCII)lated within 12 hour and on the 111 01 13 oecnr the rican Eagl deoartld Rota for Hogadishl SoUa Fro- 4 to 28 nv ~ Qpound perllOnlel lAlde~t xt_l11itary rfrunr training and physical ooncIitialing tMB QE _inbody deoIIrted Rota on the 11 of 2amp oecber and arrived at HDladisttu IntlmatiOlllll irport on the -rIII of 21 Dec

l_cl1ataly uoan arrival In SOUHa NCB OlE perllOnle ~ 011shy1011ding the MV can Eagle at U~ Port 01 I4iJGAdIIlhu and (l1carkation was OOIJIOlatMi Uhln 3e hourbull tH8 OE initiated It first cotM1f to Baidoa tM original Inbody location on 28 nv Mr I bullbullbull tNwl 24 hour aft rrival In scaHbull 0130 ~r the location 01 the _Inbody altl was chroged to Baloogl bull ConYoys to Bal-lgl Mpiartlld ~I~ on 31 OCr Baldof r_i nlld a Oatail aiU m SU)p04t of US and Auatrli foren

January proylld to bII a aotIth of ehall~1 afId l1u en I January Prident Bush vilitlld Baidoa Baledogl and Hogadi~ tHB (IE proviOild COlatruction aupport for the vilH includinv bull ata walkway and r tnx- fcilH i SNbHI frc tHB (IE WOIra abl to _t thl Prident tfoICB CIE dttployltd a Detail to BarCler in aupport of thl US An) and Marina COrps on 2 January en e January thl mainbody __n to Baladogle was OCIMPletlld en 8 January thl AllIJET bagM arriviF)i in scelia on 9 January tfoICB ONE CltBPlatad thl larlt AH2 IIIIiIttiF)i project COltructad ckJriF)i Operation Ratore HoPe a 240000 squara foot eKpadltionary lirfield at Baladogle en 25 January thl AIIIJETas daoloylld via 2eo 11e eorrvoy to BaladiolotyM to provide COIIItruction supoort to Clrladi Airborne Rasli~t Oat Bardera CltBPetlld ita taski~ and retlOllradad to Baladogle on 21 January

fK8 CIE ampreateat producti~ effort took plac ckJrill February aftar tll$l(ill wu finalhlld and a large ~tity of Cl_ IV trtl arrived in oountry Product ion --t Into full swing on 11 projecU Additionally in id-February thl Battalion CltBPletad ~y lUrfacinamp projecta at Baidoa and Bayna totalill9 ovar 500000 tIQIIIr f t bull

In _ry tfoIC8 ()pound CCIIIpIted a VQt array of oonstruction and repair taskill91 in aupport o f Operation RIoatora HoPe COampI1tlon forca of thllklHIId State canada France Horocoo and Australia WOIre Hrved Tukinp includac1 ry ana illon tlQlllra fMt of nlrMIy conalruct ion and repair at Baladogle Bai doa Bardera and Balyna 2AO ilea of M i n Ily rout repairs frc Afgooy to Bai doa and frc BalOoIayna to Buulobaroa CMC COlltruction at fOJr locationa to IUPOOrt nearly tan t~ coalition troooa and c ivic action project at Bardara Baidoa Baladweyna and Wl_yna In addition tfoIC8 ()pound conatructlld ampUlrd facilitie iaprovad ltvill9 oonditionl for coalition force by kiF)i fumialing and racreational aouilJlllllt drililld water well at Balacloampl and Xuddur and provided ckJt control _sur at Bal-lgl and BaliKMIyna

The Battalion ratlOllraded to Rota SOlin i n two phasel with it l ilt parsorYlll rtumi~ to Rota Spain on 28 March 1993

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a IlBt FIELD PHlTlXJWIofIC ~TCRY

DISCUSSICl Basic photo lab ~n~t is included in the Sanaliona Tabl of fl1owane (TOA) ~r a container or a specil tant I not dlgnat~ for photo proceuing The Battal ion photograchar had to scheckIl trips to the USS lRIPOU or to the frwys 10th MCultam Oiviion photo lab In orMr to proceu fl1 bull

REltXJ+ENloITIOH The TOA should inc11Jde M )(paditiooary darkrooM facility for quidlt flld Photo proceuing In H currant configuratlon the photo lab aQUi~t in the battalion TOA carnot be used In a fild _it OIiWlt

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DISOJSSICI A copy machine II not included in the battalion TOA A iMOgraph MdIIM I included but the Battalion t~ritr do not hay the capability to cut tencl1 for the illMlOgrlPh MdIIM Thi Ihortfall rneen that thlr is currently no copy capability In the lOA

AEltXtt1EtUTlCI Add two copy II(t(hlnel to the lOA

OISOJSSICI Mny probl_ r bullbull)(parlancad with the BattaHon paraonal CXPltrbull The ltNSf and heat of the flld _IIOIt r the cusbullbull of _t probl_ Ilparienced AlthOlslh )(pedient covrr Node and kept on personal CCIIIPJ t rl MIen not in use lIIOy disk drv and keyboaral fall~ in the 1ila

REOMpoundNloITJON Altion should be takton in _ral arau 8ackuo floppy drlvlls (both 3S and 525 ) should be included in the Nfigt Invantory of MlAIi Additionally at least four baCkup Nlrd drives should be included Protectlv cov 10 kayboards should be added to the lOA Adding air shycxorodltioned COIlIIIl bolt for CCIIIPJt soace would be bull IIlpenslve but prrabl solution Finally the 35- diallt fot aDPM~ to be lUit~ to the dusty lIIIYitOlt The 525- dik drlv shOJld be phased out

d 1TB4 SEORE HATEIIIAL CONTAINERS (SAFES)

DISOJSSION The safbullbull includecl In the TOA too _11 for the needs of the Battalion CUrrantly the h are one-dr_r 12- Il 13 12- Additional rooM i n~ for stora81 of NayY-Wldoa IIlMinations Military

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bull lMdership exinationl and rata tra1nHl9 ccur _r kaybull The Post Offic rQllr a large f for postagtl stamps aMI) orders and casll torage

REOOiElOUIctI At a aini_ two-cIr_r 12 )I 30- Nfbullbull ar reoJired by ~r l and tM Poet Office

s ITEM JI03E AOIOCITE GEtEfW (JNJ) SIPPOII

DISCUSSION Although HIIIr JAG was auleneltl nu~ ana utedtIe 01 thil lid on legal Muars twI aministratva dischar~ boercts IOIOIr not CXII1Vened IlIe to nonavai1ebillty 01 bull Navy OIIf tt~y The boar- r postPQne(l I6Iti tM Battalion ratum to Rota Additionally an occasion avht hava art llhera I trial COAIMI bullbull def coaINl or bull bull il1tary juOie would hay -ured

~TION A Navy JN3 thould be 111 wher a large cenctration of HIlIV) ~~1 it anticipated to be ashofa One HIlIV) JAG could 11) have ~ncl both battalion and the Aegt

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OlSOJSSlcrI The fild desk proYidelt in the ~ is not satifactory The dr_rs tick and do not hcIld legal iza papr AlBo the tOIl of the ~ i an -Iltward OIC)rk atation

REOM4EKlATtON Replae the iald desk in tn TO with a betta type of flald office furniturbull

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bull Adlnnistrativ Office All functions of this office oontinutod without lnurruption IXcept the III(i)i i-ce cr-nod by the lack of copilr IPlppOrt ~r COCils _rl rweded JMIltlple cocles tied to be printed with pertonal CCIIIIPUUrs Fortlllatlly carbol tractor feed paQIIr was Included in the TOI saving In print ing 1M rltCelVed outstanding recorded MSSage trsffle SUppOrt frca the MAG SIXTEEN 0 IIlieatlons Ulit The ssqe Text ForMt (MTF) dlsklttl BYSt __ used In pnxesslng outaoing _$ageS The o IIlleatlons lkiit provided hard copiH of all irlCc-ing MSsqe trsffle Classified _ssages _r burned CXIOCUrrently with bumcut head Itl

b Perl OfficI All functions of this office oontinued without lntrruotlon Peronnel acoounting proved to be the blV5Jlllt chsl1~ btteau of t constant __t 01 pereornel frc one location to anot r fICS and lilIAOO tr_trs ~t ~thly by using the llH Iyst employed by the CJTF thnugh t 30th Jiaval construction AsgiMlaquolt (NCR) WI _r able to Hut 11 iOlhts apprCl)(illlltly seven days In advance of t travel dlt The E-1 Jiavy-widl Ex_INltlon was IIdJJilntltred and all preparation tOl the March Nlvy-widl ExllfllNition were copleted Cue to t Battalions retrograde subst I tutl X_I nat Ions for March _r OIdsred Hi I i tary Leadership Ex_mations _re offsred and 39 peronnel partlelpstsd The EcMational

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5erves Offie (ESO) advlaed PlcrlOlYlel prior to csparturl fn Rota Spain that rata training anuals would be their raSPOnibillty to bring to the fiald This allowed a ignlficant rlOJction In thl offica pack-1lp Karly par llOYMll took advantage of thllr aftar-hour tiM to wor k on ra t e training OOIIr and sutnitted t- for grading and try Into their sarvle raoorOS

c Public Affaira Office ~ functions of this office were lited by the lack 01 availability of a flld photoaraphic laboratory

bulld Post Office ~ only Mrvice not provided by the Post Office was

the sal of MInIy order MInIy orderr not acId because thers not lIdquate security for the torage of CQh ~ ~ Post Offie ight ecatbull inadequate for the all Of bo Ich r being iled out ~ Poet Office was abl to get 11 to the detan by ading It with ltXlnYQy or ~ly flightl

a Legal Office All functions of tM office COItiruad without intrfIDtions ~ Legel Office coordinated Executive Offier lnquirin o ~ing Offler NOn-Judicial PUnisnnt preparations for adMinistrative IMPIlrationa IIilCIls fn NOn-JudiClsl PIIIIu-te and JAG InveatigatlCNI The nonavailability of a copy MChina adVerMly affected the IDPMI and J~ invntigationa ral copln are required when forwardilli to approprlat authoriti bullbull

1 Special 5ervlcea ~lal Sarvicea played an illPQrtant rola in ntalning Irel in thi anviOi t WtI arranged for videotape _I fn the Navy Motion Pictur service Fild SUpport Olvlalon shortly after tn Warning Order for re-deploYMnt we received Additionally acquired an ASTAA satsllit dian and receiver for Armed Fore Radio and rlevlion 5ervica (AFRTS) radio ccrveraaa In ampat ia a canteen was Mt uP which acid aodas cigaretts chipa tonstri and other small items Finally ~al Slrvlcea broJQht a wCR CWIICOrciar for tIDing Mvideogr_ to HIId twI

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a ITEN lABCJtTlRV cEHffi IFGE

OISCUSSICN The cltrifuge included in the ~ for the ~ICllll laboratory for asphalt The facilitYr of the CWltrituge i 01031AE The as My IUllber I 08021 The f clalure of the proper it is Lab cant r 1 flJlle ampG4O-OO213e9Oe

RfI lIENlo-TlCN Enaure that 11 eQJi~t aopropriata for Medical UM in the fiald

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Within 24 hour of arrival In Balldogls the Battalion Basic Aid Station (BAS) was up and ing A IICOrId tant was later addM to ntabliah

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bull tr lind procdur ara as a battalion laboratory tHlI atE BAS ~ickly bier I tIM _t CClIGrlhlnaly In Baladogl bullbull ThI X~ facility was uSlaquol by both US and coalition forcabull

Contact with cheal perlIOrnIl fro adjampClnt -t IIIDled thl sharing 01 critically rllraquod IqII~t and Mdleations svr COl I parHcipetld In trining with thl US An) 423RD Hedieal Unit

ThI Hedieal Officar ylsit to thl OIt sit and OIt ClorpsNn wera intructld on tlcft to obtain higher I_I car tal local and thlatr li8dical facilitlbull

The antir bill camp at BaIMlol was sprayed for inMCtI ualng tlll To- ultra UM VOI~ truck IIIOUIItld sprayer and bull backpack sprayer bor~ fro tlll uS Marina Air Obat Elt

ClMJ to aggrI prentatlve -dlena and education thlra __ only 0111 casa of ocpl1catld diarrhea and no KOtlc db -=tIII Nlaquo8 atE perKnl1lI Iarll d1 iproptiylu Initiated with 100 ~ 01 DoJIyeyclina daily thin ctangId to 250 eg of rlOQiJina weakly after IIPOfQxltly 2 weak sca -itiHy and iUtrointllUnal di~10rt _ra IJlPlrianced whil wing thl DoJIycyclina ~ar thl itlHy and tOMach upset QUickly decrall5ld once tlll swHd1 WIll IIIIdI fro OOxycyclina to floquina Whil tlllra _ra oyer 38 doo~tad cas 01 Halaria in ceuntry thara wer nona r ro Nlaquo8 ONE

MICIi CAl PtotctMu SUtlatics

Avg Mainbody Strength 370 BAS _iion 3

SIO 2 Rout i na Q[lf$II 11 3

Liiht duty day Medlyc oarliltological run 20

V-oIIIOUbullbulltlng 2

Cko apationa1 injury Gastrolntllt lnal 2

Oiarrhea s Haat ralnld 0

Craquohthalic 10 Upper rll9ra1Ory Fsyd1iatrt c OrthopedicInjury

otlllr The above tatitiea raprant Initial Ingl episodes and do not rflact follow up appointMentbullbull

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a ITEM EOJIPIoENT PAelEHS OLE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT

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~ DISOJSSIOO oItal car was CXlIII)licated by intense heat bl(Ml~ clIt -1d itbull Addltionrlly dental lgMI and _UMBla did not C)fk p(q)erly

RECXMENraquoTIOO Dantal snould be coerated fre an cHllllt oontrolled oontauler

b ITIM DENTAl EQJIPMENT LDCATIOO

DISCUSSIOO The tlQUl~t for the Dantal TelA __ sora thnaJghout the Melical depara1t TOt This delayed the ~lflQ of the fiald cliniC by r1 days

c ITIM DENTAl SlhIlt IREAK[)QfNS

DISCUSSION The fiald ulk provlded in the TelA broka doow1 savaral tl and finally d-l ba)Clnd repair

d ITIM HEDICAlIlEHTAL POIrIER REOJIR9tENTS

DISCUSSION Tha lWdical and oIt1 TO includes aouhmant that draws a considarabla amount of pawsr SIvar1 place 01 this aoui~t raolira dedicated ci rcuits due to high atart UP and tlNldy stata load If not ired to isol ated Ci rcuits breakers trip and tha BAS can not provlda consistent and CCIIDPlet carbullbull Additionally in a tactical situation noise disciplin raQllir~ts I118Y d ictate that the 200KW generator be aacured or i t 1liiY be considered prilllll target for -y action

~TION provia a dedicated 30KVA distribution Claquoltar 10r the adicaldental area t o InsurbullbulldeQuata circuit ar avilabla to support spaci1tted equipment Saca1dly provlda a 151(11 ganerator as a pra-posHionad back4JP to support tha BAS 11 the tactical situation rtIQUlr the 200KW geoarator be $8oCIIrad or the aeoarator braaks dcoII1

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Prior to daolo~t to Scaalla dant1 readls wes at g~ due largely to the ooncerted ffort of the Battalion dantal departt ano the dantal departt 01 val Dantal Cl1ni c Rota Spain ~y C erdar and Depar~t Hlads wera lnst--tal i n this actl1ev_u They IMda oncarted affort to get their in for traat The rnult an axtraordlnarlly low -bar 01 dental ca_ItI and vi rtually no Ion wi hours on depl~t due to dantal treaat needs

[)JriflQ the ooursa 01 the daolo~t bullbull11 IrYIUIl al(Minat1ons and routine treataant nelaquols axcept clings r provided by tlla OarItal dapar~t oantal readiness t111 t g71 ucxn rtum to Rota 15-ua1 al(Mlnatlorta wera per10raad and all detected carious lesions restorad 27 perladental

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~ DISOJSSIOO oItal car was CXlIII)licated by intense heat bl(Ml~ clIt -1d itbull Addltionrlly dental lgMI and _UMBla did not C)fk p(q)erly

RECXMENraquoTIOO Dantal snould be coerated fre an cHllllt oontrolled oontauler

b ITIM DENTAl EQJIPMENT LDCATIOO

DISCUSSIOO The tlQUl~t for the Dantal TelA __ sora thnaJghout the Melical depara1t TOt This delayed the ~lflQ of the fiald cliniC by r1 days

c ITIM DENTAl SlhIlt IREAK[)QfNS

DISCUSSION The fiald ulk provlded in the TelA broka doow1 savaral tl and finally d-l ba)Clnd repair

d ITIM HEDICAlIlEHTAL POIrIER REOJIR9tENTS

DISCUSSION Tha lWdical and oIt1 TO includes aouhmant that draws a considarabla amount of pawsr SIvar1 place 01 this aoui~t raolira dedicated ci rcuits due to high atart UP and tlNldy stata load If not ired to isol ated Ci rcuits breakers trip and tha BAS can not provlda consistent and CCIIDPlet carbullbull Additionally in a tactical situation noise disciplin raQllir~ts I118Y d ictate that the 200KW generator be aacured or i t 1liiY be considered prilllll target for -y action

~TION provia a dedicated 30KVA distribution Claquoltar 10r the adicaldental area t o InsurbullbulldeQuata circuit ar avilabla to support spaci1tted equipment Saca1dly provlda a 151(11 ganerator as a pra-posHionad back4JP to support tha BAS 11 the tactical situation rtIQUlr the 200KW geoarator be $8oCIIrad or the aeoarator braaks dcoII1

2 NNfWIYE

Prior to daolo~t to Scaalla dant1 readls wes at g~ due largely to the ooncerted ffort of the Battalion dantal departt ano the dantal departt 01 val Dantal Cl1ni c Rota Spain ~y C erdar and Depar~t Hlads wera lnst--tal i n this actl1ev_u They IMda oncarted affort to get their in for traat The rnult an axtraordlnarlly low -bar 01 dental ca_ItI and vi rtually no Ion wi hours on depl~t due to dantal treaat needs

[)JriflQ the ooursa 01 the daolo~t bullbull11 IrYIUIl al(Minat1ons and routine treataant nelaquols axcept clings r provided by tlla OarItal dapar~t oantal readiness t111 t g71 ucxn rtum to Rota 15-ua1 al(Mlnatlorta wera per10raad and all detected carious lesions restorad 27 perladental

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rca1l1 ra perforMd and feu battaHCII had infected IdeM t th ntractMl

M the only hnctioning dental trbullbullt-ot facility at al~lbullbull the tt4C8 QE oental Oepartmlaquolt was tuked with providing lick call service for IPOfQJlitly 4000 Plr~l de910yed to Ballldogl OmDrllheni~ Hnrres provided tOt 1IMIbe of the Marine Air obat El_t Any 10th Mcultaln Division and MoIOCCIIrI Forces Trea~t of atholr tlllwl NCB QE per1 accounted for approi ty 35 of onta Trbullbulltnt Ti tncidenotl of postshyoprativI infection and oQ1ieatlonl were IICIII1xiltent

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e ITEM TRACTKJ BIBlE DISTRIIlITION

OISOJSSION Tracts _11 Bib_ and _11 Tt_ttl we i~ to who (-velted tt- as they preparcl to tIoIIrd DuMa ~ to the d~rtng airplan Near ly 200 hundred Bibl8 or New Tbullbullt~tl wer given out Approxitely 500 tracts were distributed All of the II d to be vary apprecitl bull

REO 100000TlON This effort should be contlnued In subseQuent deplo~u with IOIIMI _11 copi bullbull 01 ~ catholic Jewish and l4uar Day saints (UlS) scri ptur Ivailabl to the as well Battalions should aeQlJira aJfficient copies of vadQU8 cripture types 11 In lI01vance to dhtrlbJte to at Mparture and middotqently at depl~t ait

b ITEM CHAPLAIN S lOA

Dt9lllSStat Due to tM containerized nature of tM ~ it_ 1I=Ied for 1~lata uBaltion of tM C III Religious progr ra lllaVailetlla forn

an utended period 01 tl TIlh eade it very d1fleult to providto or facilitate mlnlatry to various faith gnoupa

ABX I~Tlat The tavy should iaa chaplains tMlr OlIn field kit nlen tMy would carry thOllSllhOUt tMir nitary Clrra SIne chaplaina would be raacxnaible for tMir own kita they IOOUld always have tn and CXlUld custize them accordirog to individual need kItll the Navy does this MCh bettaHon should hav a OHatainerhed flald kit for Seat- Chaplains to carry at all tlMS IIIhoItMr In ho port or derlloyed

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Brifs wera given to tM Battalion prior to re-depl~t with apacial considaration iliv to ~tional diatr_ antiCipated in thh aperatlon AddHicnally before boardlrog bVMa for tM air-pl_ religiOUS tarlals including 11 Bibl and Narw Tntllllllllta ra dlatrlbJted

After our 27 OeceIiibar arrival In SOIIiella contact was QIICklyadtl with t~ JTF Chaolan Cont~ts wera alao ~ with tM chaplains of adjacent hs A ll 9O11O dally Bible study was i~lately started wtlich Qllckly

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evolved into a full-blown service at the reQUest of tn men These -spirltua l vitMilsmiddot augmented tn regular weekend worship services Iotnch began on JlIflUary 2 services of worship at Baledogle irwuded AarIan catholic LOS GoSol and Igtrotestant

Red Cross messages were processed by the Chaolain and contact with the OIIbudSlllall was made to facilitate JllUtue interests between the cal lei and 1alll1li5 Visits werlade to Baidoa Bardera and Mogadishu to Drovide rligaJs services (OUlHlling and a IIIOrl boost

IljXIrtant statistics for somalia deplo~t as of 5 Merch 1993

services hIIld 40 Total attendance e71 Salr~tlPastoral ACta 8 servies fo other faith groops 41 Hours YC)rk SOllee visitation la3 Pastoral CoYlsel1ing 93 Hour training conauctad 14 CNJ) Misistanca 1 tntervillWS 01 personnel gains-losS86 9 Red Cross I4essages 126 OIDbudsrnen Messages 125

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