U.S. Army Support Group Forward Packaging Operations in the Persian Gulf
Abstract
This report is based on observations made by a packaging specialist assigned to the U.S. Army Support Group Forward during Operation Desert Storm and redeployment of U.S. forces. This report covers Class II, Class IIIp, and Class IX materials. The purpose of the report is to share observations of strong and weak points of packaging and redeployment operations. The topics covered in this report include environmental conditions, condition of packaging being received from the Continental United States (CONUS) and Overseas CONUS (OCONUS), condition of materials being received from the field, military customs requirements, personnel staffing, packaging practices employed, cleaning and drying operations, packaging equipment, hazardous materials handling and shipments, marking, packaging of electronics and night-vision equipment, boxing and crating operations, classified materials, quality-assurance issues, communications conclusions, and recommendations for future deployments and redeployments. Desert Storm Packaging operations U.S. Army Support Group Forward.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADB168675
Entities
People
- Dean V. Hansen