2ND BRIGADE OPERATION DESERT SHIELD AND DESERT STORM

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Subject: 2ND BRIGADE OPERATION DESERT SHIELD AND DESERT STORM            

Unit: 101ST ID    

Parent  Organization: XVIII CORPS 

Box ID: BX001608

Folder Seq #:         63

Document Number:          2










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                      They were                   by [iHC 2@'t                                        I/!5@)2 IN
                      and @ll'502 IN.       A total of 2742                         'il7 @-jel4r.Cptr              ti-ici
                      123 pallets were transported                    Si.,..-:I.y
                      aircraft        Almost            -if       TF'v, A87 tactical vc-l-iiclc@,si were
                      transported by ship.

                      ESTABLISHING CAMP EAGLE 11

                              Camp Eagle II (CEII)@                                    Fau@l
                      Airport (KFIA), was in the very first stages of devL@lf-if-@iyi@nt
                      when 3/502 IN                       The soldiers rticveci into
                      tearits,  began to establish their c-acnr-j, build barriers, at-id
                      guard the ztvE-Fi.       As the TF                      ic. arrive i-t-tc@ ci4.kifir., grew.
                      Security was ti-te first priority.
                              The TF dc@velcii:t@t.1 ai-irl began irckp).Er(-tet-itirig aL plan t.c.,
                      protect the cafcip -frotf,                                   which wi.As-, perceived
                          the greatest.                      t.,')reat.,   Soldiers were srerst t,r-,
                      guard the division main command post (CP). Barri,ei, material
                      began to arrive.           Check points with road obstacles we,.ve set
                      up and Banned. A triple standard concertina fence was
                      constructed around CEII,
                              Soldier morale was a cc-rii:c-r@n.            No phones or
                      areas were av@iilable for the                                Their only means of
                      world was through the
                      system.      Letters sent from ti-,iei                 toot,. 10-20 days tc- reach
                      the soldiers.         "Free" outgoing tft@til privileges allowed the
                      soldiers to write their family                       friends without. having to
                      worry about postazde, Along with the mail news was received
                      by radio and Stars & Stripes, Arab News, and Saudi Gazette
                      newspapers.
                              Two health issues were also t-Lip priorities. First,
                      soldiers had to acclimatize to the heat which reached over
                      130 degrees at times. Soldiers limited the work that they
                      did Juring the middle of the day and their water consumption
                      was closely supervised by their chain of command.
                              Second, sanitation quickly became a problem. Human
                      waste had to be burned until a waste disposal company could
                      be contracted to haul away the waste from the outhouse type
                      latrines. An additional problem was standing water which was
                      a breeding ground for bacteria and flies.                         The water from the
                      shower points was not draining properly. The showers were
                      turned off eventually to allow the standing water to
                      evaporate. The division had contracted for showers and they
                      went into operation soon after the running water showers were
                      turned off
                              The TF units conducted training in CEII's immediate
                      area from the very first days of arriving in Saudi Arabia.
                      Classes on desert survival, construction of shelters, day
lped
                      prepare the soldiers foi- the future harsh desert


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File Room = jun96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-22
Box ID = BX001608
Unit = 101ST ID
Parent Organization = XVIII CORPS
Folder Title = DS-S 2ND BDE 101ST ABN DIV AASLT HISTORICAL NARRATIVE
Folder Seq # = 63
Subject = 2ND BRIGADE OPERATION DESERT SHIELD AND DESERT S
Document Seq # = 35
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 = 05-JUL-1996