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Operation Desert Storm: Lack of Accountability Over Materiel During Redeployment

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Sept. 23, 1992
Report No. NSIAD-92-258
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Summary:

In response to congressional concerns that large amounts of supplies and materiel from Operation Desert Storm may have been lost or misused, GAO examined whether military assets were adequately safeguarded and properly accounted for. GAO found that the Army did not have oversight and control over materiel being sent back to the United States. Specifically, it lost track of materiel during the deployment to the Middle East, did not establish basic accountability over the materiel during the redeployment process, and began accounting for the materiel only after it was returned and processed at the final destinations. This situation left most of the materiel vulnerable to loss and theft as it was being shipped to and from the Middle East and used by U.S. forces in the region.

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