Redeployment and Port Operations Leader's Safety Guide
Abstract
This pamphlet is intended to be used as a quick reference by unit leaders to help prevent accidents and save lives during the redeployment of our troops from Southwest Asia. In a 1 March message, General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command, said, "During Operation Desert Shield, we were called upon to rapidly deploy and prepare for battle. Understandably, some risks were taken in the largest, most rapid movement of military forces in U.N. history. We took chances and 60 servicemembers' lives were lost during that operation.... We are now preparing for the last phase - returning home. The urgency of combat operations is no longer present. It would be absolutely criminal if after this historically successful campaign, with minimum loss of life, we accepted additional losses through carelessness, poor leadership, or negligence. I, therefore, charge every unit, down to the lowest level, to adopt the motto Not one more life' ....... as a constant reminder to all of us. Everyone from four-star general tD fireteam leader, section chief, and section leader must personally appoint himself or herself as safety officer an,d safety NCO and pledge to never walk by a safety mistake...." The author strongly agrees with General Schwarzkopf's "not one more life" policy and encourage leaders at all levels to prevent losses during redeployment by: 1) establishing and enforcing high standards of performance; 2) creating a command climate of "tough caring" that includes immediate on-the-spot correction of every violation of procedures; and, 3) using risk management principles to make good decisions. Let us all resolve that not one more life will be lost because we didn't do our job.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA372984
Entities
Organizations
- United States Army Combat Readiness/Safety Center