CHAPTER SEVEN DEFENSE OF THE WADI AL BATIN

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Subject: CHAPTER SEVEN  DEFENSE OF THE WADI AL BATIN                     

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Folder Title: COMMAND REPORTS - ARCENT AARS- G6-HQCMDT-OTHER MISC                                             

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              with summary accounting instead of by serial number.
              However, this type of accounting was never actively used
              by the division due to the quickness of the war.

                   Vehicle repair parts continued to be a problem. The
              division's ASL zero balance maintained a rate of 61%.
              During this period, combat vehicles were intensively
              managed with faults forwarded directly to managers at the
              DMMC and parts placed on logistical packages for the
              following day. Long lines of communication complicated
              the supply of repair parts to forward units. The maneuver
              control system was useful in transmitting unit nonmission
              capable data during periods when units were stationary.
              The DMMC had personnel forward each day visiting units to
              determine what their problems were. Controlled
              substitution was selectively used throughout the period
              with approval from the ADC(S) to keep a maximum number of
              vehicles/systems mission capable. Approximately three
              days prior to B-Day, the ADC(S) authorized the DMMC
              material readiness officer to control substitute
              throughout the division to maximize the division's combat
              power. Generally, throughout the entire period, all major
              weapon systems maintained a 90% operational readiness
              rate. Some systems fell below this goal due to high use
              and old age. The maneuver brigades scouts' M3 fleet was
              not traded for the M3AP and consistently fell below the
              90% objective. Aviation maintenance suffered from
              shortages of parts and components, and high use. The key
              aviation assets remained slightly below the objective of
              an 80% operational readiness rate.

                A summary of our strength figures during the defense
              of Wadi Al Batin:


                   17 Jan                    100 percent
                   27 Jan                    101 percent

                   As the division first encountered enemy forces,
              chaplains monitored Enemy Prisoners of War (EPWS) to
              assure appropriate ministry and compliance with Geneva
              Conventions. Chaplains offered religious support to EPWs
              of their own faith and briefed EPWs on our commitment to
              the free exercise of religion.

                   On 20 Feb 91, when the 2nd Ede Task Force received
              its first combat casualties, chaplain UMTs from 1-5 Cav
              and 3-6@ Field Artillery responded to the battalion aid
              station and provided ministry to two KlAs and eight WIRS.



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