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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     HELICOPTER SQDN CONDUCTED AIR SCREEN IN SECTOR AND DID NOT LOCATE
     ANY IRAQI TROOPS@ALONG COAST ROAD BETWEEN QT 625570 AND QT
     823800. NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND OF RECENT OCCUPATION OF ANY
     MSITIONS. DIVISION IS CONSOLIDATING AND CARRYING OUT POST
     WERATIONAL MAINTENANCE, AND ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS. PLANNING
     CONTINUES FOR RECOVERY AND REDEPLOYMENT OF DIVISION. PREPARED
     FOR FUTURE OPERATIONS.
             (6)       IID(M). DIVISION CONTINUES TO FIND AND DESTROY
     ABANDONED IRAQI COMBAT,EQUIPMENT AND AMMUNITION CACHES IN SECTOR.
     THE IRAQI UNIT ENCOUNTERED YESTERDAY HAS MOVED NORTH OF THE
     DEMARCATION LINE. UNITS CONTINUE TO CONDUCT RECONNAISSANCE OF
     THEIR AREAS TO ENSURE NO OTHER FORCES ARE STAYING BEHIND. NO
     SIGNIFICANT REFUGEE ACTIVITY TOOK PLACE OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS.
     SAFETY AND FORCE PROTECTION ARE TOP PRIORITIES. UNITS ARE
     CONTINUING MAINTENANCE TO PREPARE FOR TRAINING AND REDEPLOYMENT
     OPERATIONS. INTEND TO OCCUPY SAFWAN AIRFIELD UNTIL ORDERED TO
     PULL BACK. PREPARED TO EXECUTE PLANS FOR THE DEFENSE OF NORTHERN
     KUWAIT. CONTINUE TO PLAN DIVISION MOVE TO RAA HEUBNER AND
     REDEPLOYMENT TO SAUDI ARABIA. DIVISION REMAINS COMBAT READY.
           (7)       1CD. 3AD RELIEVED DIVISION IN SECTOR THIS
     MORNING. 1ST BDE AND 1-7 CAV MOVE TO VICINITY OBJECTIVE LEE, AND
     ARE PREPARED TO CONTINUE THEIR MOVEMENT TO CLOSE IN RAA KILLEEN.
     UNITS ALREADY IN RAA WILL CONDUCT SHAKEDOWN INSPECTIONS, BEGIN
     CLEANING VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT, AND INVENTORIES. 2ND BDE
     DEFENDS ALONG THE QUOO N-S GRID LINE. DIVISION IS PREPARED TO
     MOVE TO RAA KILLEEN ON ORDER. AVN BDE WILL CONDUCT ROUTE SWEEPS
     TO ENSURE NO EQUIPMENT IS LEFT ALONG THE ROUTE. CONTINUING TO
     LOCATE AND DESTROY ENEMY VEHICLES AND AMMUNITION IN SECTOR.
     FORCE PROTECTION CONTINUES TO BE A HIGH PRIORITY. THE GREATEST
     T M AT STILL FACING THE DIVISION IS UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE ON THE
L DEFEND IN SECTOR FRO14 CURRENT POSITIONS.
             (8)       11CAB. BOTH AH-64 UNITS AND THE BDE TAC ARE
     LOCATED AT FAA SKIP (PT 167695). UH-I'S, UH-60'S, AND CH-47'S
     CONTINUE TO CONDUCT RESUPPLY AND GENERAL SUPPORT MISSIONS. BDE
     IS PREPARED TO REDEPLOY TO KKMC AND ADVANCE PARTIES ARE ON THE
     GROUND. ADDITIONALLY THE BDE IS PREPARED TO CONDUCT SCREENING
     OPERATIONS NW ALONG THE DEMARCATION LINE IN XVIII ABC SECTOR. ON
     ORDER, 2-6 CAV IS OPCON TO IID.
         B. 4" PROBABLE COURSES OF ACTION FOR IRAQI FORCES IN
     SECTOR: NO ORGANIZED COMBAT FORCES REMAIN IN THE KTO WHICH ARE A
     CONVENTIONAL THREAT TO VII CORPS FORCES. TERRORISM, PARTICULARLY
     IN KUWAITI CITIES, WILL BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO VII
     CORPS UNITS AND PERSONNEL AS VII CORPS ENTERS INTO SECURITY
     OPERATIONS. 2.        FUTURE PLANS: CORPS PREPARES FOR THE
     FOLLOWING CONTINGENCIES: ASSUMPTION OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE
     ENTIRE XVIII ABC SECTOR; ESTABLISHMENT OF KUWAITI SECURITY FORCE;
     MOVEMENT OF CORPS TO RAA'S; AND REDEPLOYMENT OF UNITS TO USAREUR
     AND CONUS. CONTINUE TO PLAN FOR TRAINING IN RAA'S.
     3.       ISSUES:
         A. (U) PERSONNEL. (RED) AVAILABILITY OF BRONZE STAR
     DECORATIONS. CURRENTLY HAVE 6100 AGAINST ESTIMATED REQUIREMENT
     OF 12,000. POC VII CORPS AG, LTC THORNTON, 9-709-7711-717.
         B.       COMMUNICATIONS. (AMBER) CORPS WILL REQUIRE THEATER


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