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       

Parent Organzation: VII  CORPS  










                   HISTORY OF 2D BDE OPERATIONS IN SOUTHWEST ASIA
                                      THE GULF WAR


                             1. Alert and PrL,-Deployment

          On 8 November 90, 2d Bde, comprised of 4-18 INFANTRY (VANGUARDS)
      equipped with M2 BFVS, 3-6 CAV (armor) and 4-8 CAV (armor) equipped with
      M-lAl (heavy) tanks. as part of the 3AD stationed in Gelnhausen FRG, was
      alerted for deployment to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Desert
      Shield. At the time of alert, 2d Bde was in the process of inactivating
      as part of the Conventional Forces Europe Reduction
     -process.
        .. The brigade had an habitual association with the 4-82 FA battalion,
      45th FSB, 317th Engineer battalion, and 3-5 ADA battalion. Due to the
      inactivation-in accordance with the CFE many of the associated units were
      inactivating or has inactivated. Subsequently 317 ENG and 5-3 ADA assets
      did not deploy with the brigade task force.     Upon notification +or
      deployment the brigade began a pre-deployment training program. The focus
      of the program was NBC training and preparation for desert operations; a
      much different mission type requirement that the brigade had been
      preparing for in the European scenario.

                                    II. Deployment.

           The deployment of the 2d Bde was the responsibility of the Bde S4
      Major Kevin Pilgrim. Through his personal efforts he ensure that the
      brigade completed all the appropriate shipping forms, coordinated the
      movement control and other actions that ensured a smooth transition from
      Gelnhuasen to Saudi Arabia. The 2d brigade was the first 3AD unit to
      deploy to Desert Shield and as such experienced many of the difficulties
      associated with support systems that were not yet prepared to receive or
      handle the requirement. However, the main body of soldiers began
y associated
      assets did not deploy with as part of the 2d Bde TF (especially engineers
      and ADA assets). The units vehicles were marshalled and transported to the
      ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp on or about 8 December 90 +or ship movement
      to Saudi Arabia.
          On 26 December 90, the main body of the brigade began assembling at AL
      KHOBAR VILLAGE in DHARAN, Saudi Arabia, a.k.a. "MGM Grand Hotel". rhe
      brigade's vehicles arrived over a 6 week period beginning about 26
      December 90.
           In earl@        y (around the 6th or 7th), the brigade receive the
                PL
      division 0         RT SPEAR. The plan called -For a six phased operation.
      Phase I was tfi@* preparation activities in TAA HENRY. Phase II was to
      coincide with-@ start of the air campaign and required the movement of
      forces to occupy FAA BUTTS. Phase II was the movement of 3AD from FAA
      BUTTS through the breach of the Saudi-Irqai border. Phase IV was the
      securing and consolidation on OBJ COLLINS. Phase V was the destruction
      of the Republican Guards Forces Command (RGFC). Phase VI was the defense
      a+ northern Kuwait and further actions were TBP.
           The plan required movement keyed an the determination of 0-day and in
      support of a VII Corps deception plan. The corps deception plan
      prohibited movement west of the Wadi Al Batin so as to deceive the enemy
      of the true locations of the VII Corps units and hence the ARCENT main
      effort. @.d brigade supported the deception plan by restricting movement
      to and reconnaissance of FAA BUTTS. This required a plan to occupy FAA
      BUTTS based on a map reconnaissance and one engineer recon led by the
      brigade engineer MAJ Doug Yates.

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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
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Subject = 3AD HISTORY OF OPERATION DESERT STORM AND SPEAR
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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