COMMANDERS DAILY SITREP 52

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Subject: COMMANDERS DAILY SITREP  52                                     

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:         14

Folder SEQ  #:         78





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            AND REDEPLOY14ENT PLANS.

                    (5)      l(UK)AD. DIVISION MAIN EFFORT IS ON

            REDEPLOYMENT. ELEMENTS OF 7TH ARMD BEGAN MOVEMENT TO PORT TODAY.


            FIRST ELEMENTS WILL DEPART FROM AL-JUBAYL ON 11 MAR. NON-


            ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL AND RESERVISTS WILL BE REDEPLOYED AS SOON AS


            POSSIBLE. DIVISION OPERATIONS TO CLEAR SECTOR CONTINUE WITH


            LIMITED RESOURCES. A SELECTION OF EQUIPMENT IS MOVING TO BAHRAIN

            FOR THE EQUIPMENT DISPLAY ON 13 MAR. AWAITING CLEARANCE FOR 4TIl

            BDE TO FIRE SMALL ARMS AT CENTER OF MASS QT 3870, TO ASSESS

            CAPTURED ENEMY WEAPONS. CONSOLIDATING AND CARRYING OUT POST

            OPERATIONAL MAINTENANCE, AND ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS. PLANNING

            CONTINUES FOR RECOVERY OF DIVISION. PREPARED FOR FUTURE


            OPERATIONS.

                    (6) @ 1ID(M). DIVISION CONTINUES TO FIND AND DESTROY

            ABANDONED IRAQI COMBAT EQUIPMENT AND AMMUNITION CACHES IN SECTOR.

            ENEMY DOCUMENTS WHICH DETAIL THE "RAPE OF KUWAIT" WERE FOUND IN


            SECTOR TODAY AND HAVE BEEN EVACUATED TO ARCENT. WILL CONDUCT


            SAFETY STANDDOWN WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS IN ORDER TO ENSURE ALL


            PERSONNEL UNDERSTAND THAT SAFETY IS THE MMER ONE CONCERN.

            UNITS ARE CONTINUING MAINTENANCE TO PREPARE FOR TRAINING AND


            REDEPLOYMENT OPERATIONS. ONLY LIGHT REFUGEE ACTIVITY WAS


            REPORTED IN SECTOR. INTEND TO OCCUPY SAFWAN AIRFIELD WITH 2ND

            BDE (+) AND 1-4 CAV UNTIL ORDERED TO PULL BACK. ALSO INTEND TO

            DESTROY ALL ENEMY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES BEFORE BDE WITHDRAWS

            FROM SAFWAN AIRFIELD TO KUWAITI TERRITORY. PREPARED TO EXECUTE


            PLANS FOR THE DEFENSE OF NORTHERN KUWAIT. SAFETY AND FORCE



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Subject = COMMANDERS DAILY SITREP 52
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