SITREP TF FREEDOM 11 MAR 91

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Subject: SITREP TF FREEDOM 11 MAR 91                                     

Unit: ARCENT      

Parent Organization: CENTCOM     

Box ID: BX000494

Folder Title: COMMMAND REPORTS  RPTS TASK FORCE FREEDOM  1 OF 2 -1                                            

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    WILL BEGIN TOMORROW. WORK WAS BEGUN TODAY ON THE DOHA FUEL PIPELINE
    AN]) SHOULD BE COMPLETE WITHIN 3-4 DAYS.
        D.        44TH SIG BN CONTINUES TO EXTEliD THE FAC TACTICAL
    COMMAND AND CONTROL NETWORK IN SUPPORT OF TF FREEDOM. ACTIVITIES
    INCLUDE THE E.XTENSION OF THE THEATER TACTICAL NETWORK VIA UHF, SHF,
    SATELLITE, TROPOSPHERIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS, TACTICAL VOICE AND
    RECORD SWITCHING, AND TELEPHONE INSTALLATION. TO DATE, THE
    BATTALION HAS INSTALLED 66 KY-68S, 72 TA-954S, 5 STU-IIIS, AND 2
    Tik-838S; FOR A TOTAL OF 145 TELEPHONES. THE INSTALLATION OF THE
    TACTICAL NETWORK CONTINUES IN RESPONSE TO USER REQUIREMENTS.
        E.       2D AVN BDE SUPPORTS IMCENT RESTORATION OF KUWAIT WITH
    AVIATION ASSETS. TO DATE, THE BDE HAS LOGGED 599 HOURS, FLOWN 1999
    PlkX, AND MOVED 187 TONS OF CARGO. TODAY'S MISSIONS INCLUDED
    FLIGHTS SUPPORTING BG FITIX VISIT TO THE TIGER BDE, 352D CA
    INSPECTION OF FAILAKA ISLAND FACILITIES, EOD INSPECTION OF OILFIELD
    FIRES, 7CMEC COLLECTION EFFORTS OF ENEMY EQUIPMENT, MOVEME14T OF
    CLASS IX SUPPLIES FOP 3D ;M DIV, AND BATTLEFIELD TOURS.
        P. (U@ 720TII @ BN CONTINUES MSR PATROLLING, KUWAIT CITY
    PATROLS, JOINT CHECKPOINTS, AIRFIELD SECURITY, LIMITED 13ORT
    SECURITY, EPW HOLDING P@, AND ESCORT MISSIONS. UNIT HAS INCREASED
    KUWAIT CITY PATROLS AND IS PLANNING SECURITY FOR U.S. MBASSADOR'S
    VISIT TO SHUAIBA PORT.
         MISSION                 TODAY             TOTAL
         QUICK REACTION FORCE      0                  9
         SECURITY ESCORT           1                 44
         EPW PROCESSED             0                  5
         EPW ON HAND               0                  0
        G. (U) IST EOD   GROUP RECEIVED SEVEN REQUESTS FOP EOD SUPPORT.
    FIVE EOD INCIDENTS WERE COMPLETED AND TEN ARE IN PROGRESS. UNIT
    PARTICIPATED IN A COORDINATION MEETING WITH KUWAIT MILITARY TO PLAN

    FIELD RECOVERY OPERATIONS IS ONGOING. BEGAN CLEANUP EFFORTS IN THE
    'VICINITY OF THE KUWAIT TOWERS PAVILION. IST EOD WILL BE
    PROVIDING SAFETY TRAINING OVER TIM COMING WEEK TO EGYPTIAN/SYRIAN
    PERSONNEL REGARDING CLEARING OF U.S. SUBMUNITIONS. UNIT HAS
    DESTROYED @1111OXIMATELY 5000 LBS OF CAPTURED AMMUNITION.
        H. -(B) 513TIf MI TF CONTINUED TO PROVIDE SIGINT, CI/@INT,
    DOCEX, TECHI14T, AND INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS TO TF FREEDOM. UNIT
    CONTINUES TO RECOVER CAPTURED EQUIPMENT OF INTELLIGE14CE VALUE AND
    EVACUATE IT TO U.S. FACILITIES. CI TEAMS REVISITED THE HEADQUARTERS
    LOCATIONS OF THE 14TH MD 29TH INF DIVS TO RECOVER EMPTY         ITIO14
    CRATES WITH JORDANIAN     INGS AND 700 IRAQI DOCUMENTS. UNIT
    CONTINUES TO CHECK LOCATIONS OF SUSPECTED CHEMICAL ACTIVITY. NO
    INDICATIO14S OF CHEMICAL @ITIONS WERE LOCATED.
        I.       22D SPT CMD CONTINUES TO PROVIDE LOGISTICAL SUPPORT TO
    TASK FORCE FREEDOM AND THE TIGER BRIGADE. SUST2LINMENT OF TF FREEDOM
    CONTINUES. TOTAL U.S. FORCES NOW BEING SUPPORTED REMAINS UNCHANGED.
    301ST ASG CONTINUES TO PREPARE A CONVOY SUPPORT SITE WEST OF
    KUWAIT CITY (VIC QT509451) TO BEGIN OPERATION 12 MAR 91. REPAIR OF
    ,ASH SHUNIBA CONTINUES WITH PREPARATIONS TO IMCEIVE FOUR SHIPS 12
    MAR 91. ]PORT OPERATION BEGAN TODAY WITH THE OUTLOADING OF USMC
    ELEMENTS. OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONIES SCHEDULED FOR 12 MAR 91.
        J. (U) PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER ACTIVITIES INCLUDED MEDIA

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Subject = SITREP TF FREEDOM 11 MAR 91
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