1 OCTOBER 196€ URITED STATES ARMY FIELD STATION PANAMA HISTORICAL REFORT FY~8t CLASSIFIEL +, (> DECL: OADR fe tee eg mee aan ame - rs copy 5... OF a --- COPIES |
rURPOLE: SCOPE: PREFACE To maintain the historical record of U.S. Army Field Station Panama. &£7@th Military Intelligence Group. To supplement ¢1scal year reports submitted earlier. =a This report covers Fiscal Year 1966. It covers the organization and activities of U.S. Army Field Station Panama from 1 Ortu **:: 1985 to 30® September 1986. Data was compiled in accordance with VSAINSCOM Supplement 1 tO AR 870-5, dated June 1977. ia)
; . TABLE OF CONTENTS (TLE “PAGE PREFACE TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 — IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION ‘A. IDENTIFICATION B. LOCATION AND PHYSICAL LAYOUT CHAPTER 11 — MISSION, ORGANIZATION, COMMAND RELATIONSHIPS A. MISSION B. ORGANIZATION C. COMMAND RELATIONSHIPS _ CHAPTER 111] — RESOURCES AND MANAGEMENT A. PERSONNEL “MAPTER 1V — OFERATIONS &A. COLLECTION RESOUKCES - eons _ (oT) C. PRGDUCT AND TECHNICAL REPORTING Bu LD. GPERATIOXNAL ACCOMPLISHMENT E. REPORTING HIGHLIGHTS CHATTER V -— TEAINING CHAPTER V1 — MORALE SUFPORT : Le A. SPORTS | SOCIAL ACTIVITIES td a) HONORABLE MENTION qn ~~!
! .. IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION | - (C QP rventirrcatiox United States army Field Station Panama | esraeed ,Galeta Island R Dlic of Panama, FPO Miani —9998. ( LOCATION AND PHYSICAL LAYOUT Gorm FY-65 Historical Report, Appendix D, accurately depicted key OCaltaons On a standard wmrlitary map. No major relocation has occurrec. The Freld Station operations facility is colocated with the Navel Security Group Activity (NSGA) at Galeta Island, on the Atlantic coast of whe Isthmus of Panama. The Commander, First Sergeant, and sdministretive siefe work at Bldg 255, Ft Davis. Senior (enlisted, E-& ane above) wneccompanied soldiers are billeted at Bide G, Coco Solo; junior enlisted personnel ere billeted at-Ft-Devis. Bldg 234 or 235. These barracks Jocations are 4 and 1@ miles, respectively, from the operations site. Larger consolideted enlisted quarters-tBl6g 17) are currently uncer consiruction at Ft Davis. Bide 417, when complete (Sep €7), 21) provice for limited growin. Government femily nousing is readily avedletie 10 eccompanied soldiers at Coco Solo. Ft Davis and Fu Espinar (ola Fr Geiicki. Two Gaining fecalaties are available at Fr Devis ane enwiner et Cice Sole enc. Four hot meals are served Garily at the operetions site tO etcomocete shift.werkers..; a ~ ~ - : —_
CHAPTER 11 7 _ ° MISSION, ORGANIZATION, COMMAND RELATJONSHIPS ee USAFS Panana “provides communication support to U.S. Fore . Thais entarslse the use c- rapic secure communications anéd the monitoring of Army transmis#ior, security practices.° (U) ORGANIZATION ss gagessep . - 1. (UU) USAFS Panam 1s aFF2ENeD LO the B7eEth Military Intelligence Group | APO Miam) 34004 per authority of Rea¢cquarters. USAINSCOM Permanent Order No 67—2, dated 26 Getober 16682. Z. (U) A Oiegram at the conclusion of Chapter 1] Gepiacts the curren: cr@anizetion of USAFS Fanama. (Ci COMMANT RELATIONSHIPS q. (C) Opera 18) and non—operational support is .previded a *:<: (Galeta Island). Am interservice support@aereene Was ey. ec J USAINSCOM Supplement to AR 1-35. daied 1@ May 1965. cs FY—&5 Feport, Appengix A). . provides acditional non— 2. (VU) The Commander, i193rd Infantry Brigade, operaticona)}.support (personnel, finance and housing).
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wt CIN PD CHAPTER III RESOURCES AND MANAGEMENT ‘(U) PERSONNEL 4. {U) Manpower AUTH ASGH c. (U° The followire andividcuals held key positions et USAFS Fenete on it OFFICER WARRANT OFFICER WARRANT Kev Fersonrne! Sefriember i196€€. Terry Artunur Arther boneld Tsidro Juen 1. Arturoe Rorert 4. G. E. $ F E. Myrick o-¢ Hanlin ancnez RKiverée-Torres amine2 Stneuferperger 1 October 1985" ~! ENLISTED CIVILIAN ° - wee, : - : - e S 1SG MSG SFC ENLISTED CIVILIAN TOTAL 30 September 1966 Commander Operations Giticer Resource Méenzgement Officer - Processing. Analysis. Officer First Sergeant Operetions Sergeant HHE Platoon Sergeant ist Platoon Sergeant end Piatoon Sergeant “rg FPietoon Sergeant 3USC552 (b) enG AMeivess end Feri rving
° TN ee OOD eZ 8 CHAPTER 11] Meier Jerry A. De Money assumed command of USAFS Prnama on 3 July 196é. MAJ De Money arrived from his most recent asSignment in the Folitico— Milatery Division. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Flans, Department of the Army. Washington D.C. The outgoing Commander, MAJ Dennis A. McGaugh, departed for the Commané anc Genera) Stafi College, Ft Leavenworth, Kansas. First Sergent Arthur G. Myrick assumed his position on 13 December 1986S, heving served as the Operations Sergeant until that time. iSG Vidal Delgado wast reassigned to work with 470th M1 Group, Corozal. Panama.
‘C1 PRODUCT AKD TECHNICAL REFORTING 1. (C} improved proces N& and report) techniques significanily increases the quantity Pe Rae RS reports ‘issued by USAFS Paname. Computer oftware was des ened “in-house” and virtually ; ymncreased 22 eliminated format errors. The quantity of from FY~85, technica] reports increased 35% e new systems increased quality of the data ena decreased transmis¥ion time — an annua) saving of 11, @@@ man—nours (anelysis and transm1S$10N time).
E> vi 2 Ere wee ° os oly , iS, : > oe € of y December Sherr trwe "Ene operations “structure: santo a platoon managed organization. fused and streamlined the efforts of ORMA and PAR elements--¢as Gefined Dy the FY—85 report). Together with the Orderly Room, the RMA formed a fourth platoon size element (HHE). This organizationa) structure-cliosely resembles the INSCOM TDA standardizati wode) and actually predates the freldaing of that model.. A comprenhensiv Certification program was aiso estabdiished. Each Asgistant Platoon Sergeant monitors the 613 week training of soldiers as they are assign to has shift. The training 18 tarlored to specific MOS, pay grade and projected Guty aszxignment. Upon completion of this initial phase, al} personne] enter the station "rogram, designed to “ancreaszse their” Other genera) milite training anc annual requirements were scheduled and supervised at Flaio J. eve) - . "Ades 2. (sD on March 34, 1966, three soldiers from USAFS Paname were attached to Co B, Si3th MI Group (Honduras) to support an airbdorne collection/Gdirection finding mission at the CRAZYHORSE Echelon above Co ACtAVILY. This Support. 3s ongoing. Personnel] rotations occurre @—90@ Gzys. ent has been limited to Cevelopment/refinement of a 3. (C) From May 15 to September 5, 1966. four soldiers from USAFS Far: were assigned to the 29th MI BN, 192r6 . were fors nto «2 low—jJev were selected to brief their equipment ano tactics In May 1985, USAFS Panama began a 66 day internal test ci As a result, forma) reFforiine "vetem began a ter only two weeks of external evaluation. -- "@ =. t 14
- USE ONLY CHAPTER V (. (U)) TRAINING “4, (U) The Army PhySical Readiness Test was administered in March anda -September 19686. Diagnostic tests were conducted monthly at Platoon level. Unit averages at the September test were as follows: pushyps/43, Situpsy59, run/f4: 33. 2. (U) Platoon Sergeants scheduled weapons qualification (Mi6A1 Rifle) in January, May and September 1986. Only eleven individuals assigned at USAFS Panama 416 n qualify during FY~-86. Personne! qualified as follows: expert sharpshooter i markKsman total soldiers qualified expert with the 45 caliber pistol. 3. (U) Common Task Training (CTT) was administered Dy Platoon Sergeants and selected NCOs. Seventeen tasks nad been designated as the FY-&6 requirement. Locally, three tasks were tested each month. The followine averages were achieved: pass—107, fail-5S, not tested—-9. 4. (U) FY—86 Skill Qualification Test results were as follows: -: : = OS DESCRIPTION SKILL LEVEL NUMBER TESTED AVERAGE SCORE REMARKS scores 2 ; 74.3% are st3 11 3 72.44 yncomineg. 76.@% =< 3 95.2 ; .@% Tréeinin€g Jaimited é 1. @% by . eGulrt7ent on hand. 73.3% - w —~ wo 4) ty N ron ao w Nn 14
A. noun: HINCLASS CHAPTER V1 MORALE SUPPORT “(U) SPORTS 4. (U) Soldiers and dependents of USAFS Panama participated in a variety of sports. AS FY-86 progressed, USAFS Panama fielded teams as follows: Dasketball(men), softbal!(men/women), flag football (men/women), volleyball (men/women), soccer(men). USAFS Panama sponsored its fifth annual SAPO Fun Run in November. A women's powderpuff footba!] game between USAFS Panama and NSGA Galeta Island coincided with the gridiron clash of their representative service academies. An ongoing Captain's Cup competition pitted Army teams against the Navy and Marines in $1x events. Tne Army B team was in first place after swimming, volleyball! and bowling: basketball, softball and track will determine the eventual winner. USAFS Panama and the 470th MI Group fielded a twelve member team for the Annual Trans—-Istnmian Relay, a Sé@-mile race from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific Ocean. _. - - {(U) SOCiAL ACTIVITIES 1. €U) On 12 October 1985, USAFS Panama and the 47@th MI Group celebrated Group Organization Day. USAFS Panama and NSGA Galeta Jsland Jointly sponsored Neoliday parties at Halloween, Christmas. New Year‘s Eve and July 4th. Also, several luaus were hosted at the Galeta Island Beach and poo! parties were held at the Coco Solo_Ppool. USAFS Panama sponsored aforma!l "“Dinine In' for soldiers and a “Dining Out” to include a spouse or guest. USAFS Panama sponsored a bootn at the annual MSA Fair, Ft Davis. Pne theme of this year*s Fair was "“Foliow the Rainbow". The unit's booth (strategically piaced between the bandstand and beer comcess1ions) proved to be one of the most popular. After all, 211 you nad to do was "toss the Llattle ball into the big milkcan." “HEY, Come back here!" "You'll get it next time." e 15