COMMANDERS SITREP 65 12 TO 13 MAR 91

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Subject: COMMANDERS SITREP 65 12 TO 13 MAR 91                            

Unit: VII CORPS   

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box ID: BX000211

Folder Title: TASK FORCE DEMO LOG  2-14 MAR 91                                                                

Document Number:         15

Folder SEQ  #:         17


                                     UNCLASSIFIED                 DECLASSIFIED
                                                                  ON: 23 SEP 96
                                                                  BY: SEC ARMY (DAMH)
                                                                  UNDER SEC 3.4 EO 12958
           SUBJECT: COVXANDER'S SITREP #55
           REPORTING PERIOD: 12210OZ TO 132',OOZ MAR 91
           1.        OPERATIONS SUMMARY.
               A.        CORPS OVERVIEW:
                    (1)        VII CORPS OCCUPIES HASTY DEFENSIVE POSITIONS.
           CONTINUES TO CLEAR SECTORS. AND PREPARES FOR FUTURE OPERATIONS.
           CORPS RETAINS THE CAPABILITY FORWARD TO CONDUCT OFFENSIVE
           OPERATIONS. ICD CLOSED INTO TAA KILLEEN (NS 780800) AND IS
           PREPARING FOR MOVEMENT TO RAA'S. 3AD OCCUPIED ICD SECTOR AND IS
           PERFORMING SECURITY OPERATIONS ALONG THE DEMARCATION LINE. UNITS
           CONTINUE TO DESTROY ENEMY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES. CORPS HAS
           DESTROYED 1839 COMBAT VEHICLES, 1603 TACTICAL VEHICLES. 2623
           WEAPONS, 438 BUNKERS, 369 AMMUNITION DU'&", AND 66 ENGINEER
           VEHICLES. PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED MORTAR ROUNDS WITH CHEMICAL
           MARKINGS IN 1AD SECTOR WERE FOUND NOT TO BE CHEMICAL. FORCE
           PROTECTION IS CORPS HIGHEST PRIORITY. SOLDIERS ASSIGNED OR
           ATTACHED TO VII CORPS ARE NOT PERMITTED IN TOWNS, CITIES. OR ANY
           OTHER POPULATED AREAS IN THE DESERT STORM AREA OF OPERATIONS
           EXCEPT
           WHEN ON OFFICIAL BUSINESS OR TO OBTAIN EMERGENCY MEDICA'-
           TREATMENT.
           PLANNING CONTINUES FOR THE SECURITY OF KUWAIT. REDEPLOYMENT
           OPERATIONS, AND TRAINING.
                    (2)        IAD. DIVISION CONTINUES TO DEFEND IN SECTOR.
           ALL UNITS ARE ACCOUNTING FOR PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT. DESTROYING
           ENEV,Y EQUIPMENT. AND VERIFYING BDA. 2ND BDE AND 1-1 CAV HAVE

           3AD, 1-1 CAV CONTINUES TO SCREEN. QUARTERING PARTIES WILL DEPART
           FOR RAA IRON COMMENCING AT 140600C MAR. DIVISION CONTINUES ITS
           PREPARATION FOR FUTURE OPERATIONS AND REDEPLOYMENT.
                    (3)        3AD. THE DIVISION'S MAIN EFFORT HAS BEEN THE
           OCCUPATION OF ICD SECTOR, IDENTIFICATION OF ARMS/EQUIPMENT IN
           THAT
           AREA, INTERDICTION OF HIGHWAY 8, AND SECURITY OPERATIONS ALONG
           THE
           DEMARCATION LINE. 2ND BDE WAS AUGMENTED BY TF 4-32 TO ASSIST IN
           CLEARING THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE SECTOR. CONTACT WAS MADE
           WITH
           1ID AND IAD AT QU 500525 AT 13100C MAR. THE DIVISION (-) WAS
           ENGAGED IN CLEARING ASSIGNED SECTORS OF ENEMY EQUIPMENT AND THE
           ESTABLISi',NENT OF .!"EUVER AND LIVE FIRE TRAINING AREAS.      DIVISION
           IS PLANNING CONTINGENCIES FOR THE DEFENSE OF KUWAIT. PLANNING
           ONGOING FOR REDEPLOYMENT. DIVISION IS PREPARED FOR OFFENSIVE OR
           DEFENSIVE OPERATIONS.
                    (4)        2ACR. REGIMENT CONTINUES INTENSIVE MAINTENANCE
           OPERATIONS. DRAGOON REAR HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AT KKMC. NR
           469777.
           82ND ENG BN IS CONDUCTING AREA CLEARANCE WEST OF THE ENGINEER
           WORK
           LINE AND 2 COMPANIES ARE OPCON TO 1ID AS OF 130700C MAR.
           REGIMENT
           IS PREPARING< VOVEME,iT TO RAA AND WORKING REDEPLOYMENT PLANS.
                    (5)        l(UK)AD. DIVISION MAIN EFFORT IS ON
           REDEPLOYMENT. ELEMENTS OF 7TIf ARMD EDE CONTINUED MOVEMENT TO
           FORT.
           MON-ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL AND RESERVISTS WILL BE REDEPLOYED AS SOO,\"
           AS POSSIBLE. 4TH BDE CONTINUES TO CLEAR SECTOR WITH LIMITED
           RESOURCES AND UPGRADE COURSES FOR SOLDIERS TO TRAIN ON FOR THE
           REMAINDER OF TIME IN THEATER. SMALL ARMS AND T-55 TANK RANGE
                            UNCLASSIFIED

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