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Subject: 1ST COSCOM OPERATION ORDER DESERT STORM                         

Unit: XVIII CORPS 

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box  ID: BX000040

Folder Title: OPERATIONS PLANNING FILES  JAN-MAY 91  1 OF 2                                                   

Document Number:          5

Folder Seq  #:         60











                 (1)  (tt) Interviews and news conferences with US
          prisoners of war, defectors, and other detained personnel
          will not be granted unless authorized by OASD-PA. Press
          contact will take place only after returnees receive medical
          evaluation and appropriate briefings and debrielinga.

                 (2) (U) PA efforts will be Coordinated with other
          staff elements Involved in dissemination of information
          outside the command. Copies of press releases will be
          provided to those elements.

                 (3) (U) Normally. PA personnel will not be assigned
          additional duties except to fill in for a mission essential
          function as a result of combat losses.

                 (4) (U) Arrangements for the media.

                      (a) (U) In the absence of commercial facilities,
          commands shall provide megaing. billeting. transportation,
          conununication support to allow the filing of news stories,
          and other support to the media as the tactical situation
          permits.

                      (b) (U) Expenses. Megaing arrangements in the
          field will be provided to the media on a reimbursable basis.
          Requirements for reimbursement should not interfere with the
          media'g mission.


                      (c) (U) Simulated Rank. News media
          representatives will normally be afforded the privileges of
          an officer in the grade of 0-4 for the purpose of megging,
          billeting and transportation. Military media (command
          internal Information/Stars and Stripes) will be accorded
          megging and berthing arrangements IAW their actual rank.

                 (5) (U) Communications. During the operation, news
          media representatives will use commercial communications
          facilities whenever they are available. When commercial
          facilities are not available, the commanders will provide the
th either military transportation for media pool
          products or communications support through the military
          systems. Pool products will be treated as immediate
          precedence traffic, and will be processed as soon as
          possible, contingent on the tactical situation.

                 (6) (U) Geneva Convention Cards. Media
          representatives deployed forward as part of the media pool
          teams will be issued Geneva Convention ID Cards, DD 489, as
          accredited news media representatives. Cards will Indicate
          category TV. No specific rank equivalency is required.




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Document 117 f:/Week-15/BX000040/OPERATIONS PLANNING FILES JAN-MAY 91 1 OF 2/1st coscom operation order desert storm:12269616083622
Control Fields 17
File Room = apr96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-15
Box ID = BX000040
Unit = XVIII CORPS
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = OPERATIONS PLANNING FILES JAN-MAY 91 1 OF 2
Folder Seq # = 60
Subject = 1ST COSCOM OPERATION ORDER DESERT STORM
Document Seq # = 5
Document Date =
Scan Date =
Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 26-DEC-1996