3AD HISTORY OF OPERATION DESERT STORM AND SPEAR

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Subject: 3AD HISTORY OF OPERATION DESERT STORM AND SPEAR                 

Box  ID: BX001301

Document Number:          3

Folder Title: OPORDS AND  COMMAND AND CONTROL                                                                 

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Unit: 3D AD       

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        1. ACTIVrTY/EVENT: PORT ACTIVrTIESs ARRIVAL/TRAINING IN TAA HENRY, AND
        MOVEMENT TO FPA-BMTS-:

        2. DATF/TIME-. I JAN.91 TO 192400CFEB91

        3. DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVM/EVENT.

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        JAN 91 all personnel had deployed to Saudi Arabia.
           The first of twentyfour ships  carrying vehicles and equipment of the RFCT,
        the Cape Johnson, docked at the Port of Dammam on 26 Dec 90. On 04 Jan 91,
        the Sangerhausen docked and was quickly followed by the Nancy Lykes and the
        Cape Horn. The last ship carrying vehicles belonging to 3-5 GAV and 5-5 r-AV,
        the Mangalia, arrived on 06 Feb 199L As vehicles where off loaded, all
        combat vehicles and selected armored vehicles were painted with carc sand
        colored paint and prepped for battle.
            Through the BDE S-4 and the Division Transportation Office, arrangements
        were made to HET the vehicles to TAA Henry as quickly as possible. Military
        HET's were the preferred means of transport:, because once the air campaign
        started many civilian drivers refused to drive. This in turn slowed the
        deployment of the division and the RFCT into TAA Henry. Consideration was
        given to having TF 5-5 CAV road march from the port to TAA Henry due to the
        lark of HET*S. The Advance Party which had departed for TAA Henry earlier,
        made preparations to receive the RFCT. TF locations were established and
        reconned by each TF representative: TF 3-5 CAV was PR 026679; TF 5-5 CAV PR
        059606; TF 4-33 AR it PR 031585; TF 4-34 AR vicinity PR 042643. 2-3 FA at PR
        012659; 503 FSB was located at PR 014650; and the RFCT initially at PR 026659.
s with the closing of TF 5-5 CAV in TAA
        Henry on 10 Feb 199L Tentage was a problem during the initial deployment from
        the port. With the emphasis to move soldiers out of the port as quickly as
        possible, considerable effort was spent on ensuring soldiers had tents to use
        in the TAA (tents were still in containers at sea).
               On 1705OOCJAN94 the RFCT was informed that the air campaign had
        started. HavirKL@tored BBC radio, the TOC was first aware that
        hostilities @        ad at approximately 0200 hours. This was quickly
        followed by the-bagade receiving it's -First SCUD alert. On 2609OOCJAN91, the
        RFCT conducted a rehearsal for the Bde's movement from TAA Henry to the FAA
        BUTTS.
            As the soldiers assembled in TAA Henry, they calibrated their combat
        systems, fired tank and BFV gunnery tables and mortars, conducted land
        navigation first aic4 as well as other individual and crew level training.
        The Inf@                        @E@ mm gwmr a. HZ BFV xrr @mw@ @
        their Mll-3AI series vehicle. This gave a pure infantry'company fourteen M2's
        and permitted the XD to have parity with the other vehicle in his company. (3n
        4-5 Feb 91 the Brigade conducted a 180 kilometer movement rehearsal in which
        had each TF/BN participating with fuu-up TOC/TACs while limiting CO/Tm
        representation to one vehicle. This provided the first opportunity for the
        RFCT to visualize the challenges of moving a brigade in a modified diamond

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File Room = jul96_declassified
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Box ID = BX001301
Unit = 3D AD
Parent Organization = VII CORPS
Folder Title = OPORDS AND COMMAND AND CONTROL
Folder Seq # = 4
Subject = 3AD HISTORY OF OPERATION DESERT STORM AND SPEAR
Document Seq # = 1
Document Date =
Scan Date = 18-JUL-1996
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 = 16-AUG-1996