COMMANDERS SITREP 49

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Subject: COMMANDERS SITREP  49                                           

Unit: VII CORPS   

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box ID: BX000249

Folder Title: VII CORPS CMDRS SITREP 25-63 DTD  11 FEB THRU 21 MAR 91                                         

Document Number:         17

Folder SEQ  #:         78





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            DEPART KTO, LEAVING A BDE GP (+) IN THEATER UNTIL DATE TBD.

            PREPARED FOR FUTURE OPERATIONS.
                    (6) (\N 1ID(M). DIVISION CONTINUES TO CLEAR ZONE,

            ACCOUNT FOR PERSONNEL, AND RECOVER DESTROYED AND DAMAGED

            EQUIPMENT. UNITS ARE CONTINUING MAINTENANCE TO PREPARE FOR

            TRAINING AND REDEPLOYMENT OPERATIONS. INTEND TO OCCUPY SAFWAN

            AIRFIELD WITH 2ND BDE (+) AND 1-4 CAV UNTIL ORDERED TO PULL BACK.

            UNITS WILL CONTINUE TO CLEAR BASRA-KUWAIT CITY HIGHWAY AND


            CONDUCT CLEARANCE OPERATIONS IN SECTOR TO DESTROY OPERABLE IRAQI

            EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES. ALSO INTEND TO DESTROY ALL EQUIPMENT AND

            SUPPLIES BEFORE BDE WITHDRAWS FROM SAFWAN AIRFIELD TO KUWAITI


            TERRITORY. DIVISION IS RUNNING THE REDEPLOYMENT OPERATION FOR


            THEATER EARLY RETURN PERSONNEL AT KUWAIT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

            AND IN ADDITION, WE HAVE 250 SOLDIERS AWAITING TRANSPORT OUT OF

            THEATER. THEY WILL DEPART AT 080030 MAR FOR FT. RILEY. DIVISION

            IS COORDINATING WITH 3AD FOR MOVEMENT INTO SECTOR. REFINING PLAN

            TO MOVE DIVISION TO AA HEUBNER. DIVISION REMAINS COMBAT READY.
                  (7)  N   1CD. UNITS REMAIN IN THEIR DEFENSIVE POSITIONS,
            CONCENTRATING ON MAINTENANCE, RESUPPLY, AND RECOVERY. CONTINUING

            TO DESTROY ENEMY VEHICLES IN SECTOR. FORCE PROTECTION CONTINUES

            TO BE A HIGH PRIORITY. DIVISION WILL CONTINUE TO PREPARE FOR

            RETROGRADE MOVEMENT TO RAFAR AL BATIN. THE GREATEST THREAT STILL

            FACING THE DIVISION IS UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE ON THE BATTLEFIELD.

            737 SOLDIERS DEPARTED KUWAIT FOR DHAHRAN TODAY; 164 ARE STILL AT

            KUWAIT INTERNATIONAL AWAITING FLIGHTS. EARLY REDEPLOYMENT TO FT.

            HOOD SCHEDULED FOR 9 MAR. ICD WILL DEFEND IN SECTOR FROM CURRENT



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Box ID = BX000249
Unit = VII CORPS
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = VII CORPS CMDRS SITREP 25-63 DTD 11 FEB THRU 21 MAR 91
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Subject = COMMANDERS SITREP 49
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Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
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Declassified = 11-OCT-1996