COMMANDERS SITREP 54

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Subject: COMMANDERS SITREP 54                                            

Unit: ARCENT      

Parent Organization: CENTCOM     

Box ID: BX000402

Folder Title: COMMAND REPORTS - VII CORPS SITREPS 1-30 MAR 91                                                 

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                                       UNCLASSIFIED





      SUBJECT: CO      ERIS SITREP (COMBAT) #54
      REPORTING PERIOD: 11210OZ TO 12210OZ 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. UNITS CONTINUE TO CLEAR ZONES, DESTROY ENEMY
      EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES. CAPTURED EQUIPMENT IS BEING DESTROYED IN
      A,DELIBERATE, SUPERVISED FASHION. CORPS HAS DESTROYED 1765
      COMBAT VEHICLES, 1446 TACTICAL VEHICLES, 2613 WEAPONS, 395
      BUNKERS, 362      ITION DUMPS, AND 55 ENGINEER VEHICLES. EPW'S
      CAPTURED IN 1AD SECTOR REPORTED AMMUNITION BUNKERS BURIED UNDER
      LARGE DIRT MOUNDS. 1-1 CAV AND 16TH ENG ARE DIGGING AT THE
      SUSPECTED LOCATIONS. 1ID(M) CLEARED SECTOR EAST TO COAST,
      REPORTING SOME ENEMY EQUIPMENT BUT NO ENEMY SOLDIERS. FORCE
      PROTECTION IS CORPS HIGHEST PRIORITY. AARIS AT ALL LEVELS
      CONTINUE, MANY ON TERRAIN OVER WHICH WE FOUGHT. LESSONS ARE
      BEING COLLECTED FOR SUBSEQUENT DOCUMENTATION. PLANNING CONTINUES
      FOR THE SECURITY OF KUWAIT, REDEPLOYMENT OPERATIONS, AND
      TRAINING.
               (2)      1AD. DIVISION CONTINUES TO DEPEND IN SECTOR.
      ALL UNITS ARE ACCOUNTING FOR PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT, DESTROYING
      ENEMY EQUIPMENT, AND VERIFYING BDA. 2ND BDE AND 1-1 CAV HAVE
      REPOSITIONED AND EXTENDED THE DIVISION BOUNDARY TO LINK-UP WITH
      1CD, 1-1 CAV CONTINUES TO SCREEN. 1-1 CAV AND 16TH ENG ARE
      DIGGING INTO LARGE DIRT MOUNDS SUSPECTED OF CONTAINING AMMUNITION
      BUNKERS. EPW'S REPORTED HOUSES AND AMMUNITION BUNKERS BURIED
      UNDER DIRT MOUNDS; WILL REPORT FINDINGS AS THEY OCCUR. DIVISION
         INUES ITS PREPARATION FOR FUTURE OPERATIONS AND REDEPLOYMENT.
      Cir      (3)      3AD. DIVISION CONTINUES DESTRUCTION OF ENEMY
COMPLETED AS OF
      120600C MAR BY THE 2ND BDE AND 4-7 CAV. CURRENTLY COMPLETING
      RECONNAISSANCE OF FUTURE TRAINING AREAS FOR THE CONDUCT OF
      MANEUVER AND LIVE FIRE TRAINING. DIVISION IS PLANNING
      CONTINGENCIES FOR THE DEFENSE OF KUWAIT. PLANNING ONGOING FOR
      REDEPLOYMENT. DIVISION IS PREPARED FOR OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE
      OPERATIONS.
               (4)      2ACR. EXECUTING FORCE PROTECTION OPERATIONS.
      REGIMENT CONTINUES INTENSIVE MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS. DRAGOON
      REAR HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AT KKMC, NR 469777. COORDINATION WITH
      1AD FOR ASSUMPTION OF SECTOR IS COMPLETE. CONDUCTED SAFETY
      STANDDOWN FOR ALL SOLDIERS TODAY. 82ND ENG BN IS CONDUCTING AREA
      CLEARANCE WEST OF THE ENGINEER WORK LINE. REGIMENT IS PREPARING
      FOR MOVEMENT TO RAA AND WORKING REDEPLOYMENT PLANS.

               (5)      l(UK)AD. DIVISION MAIN EFFORT IS ON
      REDEPLOYMENT. ELEMENTS OF 7TH ARMD BDE CONTINUED MOVEMENT TO
      PORT. NON-ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL AND RESERVISTS WILL BE REDEPLOYED
      AS SOON 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. CLEARANCE WAS RECEIVED FOR
      A SMALL AR14S AND T-55 TANK RANGE AT CENTER OF MASS QT 4070.



                                                          DECLASSIFIED
                                                          ON: 09 OCT 96
                                                          BY: SEC ARMY (DAMH) UNDER
                                                          SEC 3.4 EO 12958

                                  UNCLASSIFIED

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