CMDR S SITREP CBT 4 21 JAN 91

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Subject: CMDR S SITREP CBT 4   21 JAN 91                                 

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Parent Organization: ARCENT      

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Folder Title: SPT DOC FOR DAILY STAFF JOURNAL 22 JAN 91 TACT OPS CENTER                                       

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               C.      IID(M).  BLOCKING POSITIONS OCCUPIED TO DEFEND LOG

           BASE ALPHA, AND COUPLE THE DEFENSE WITH AGGRESSIVE LOCAL

           COUNTERATTACKS TO DEFEAT POSSIBLE PENETRATIONS OF FORWARD


           DEPLOYED ALLIED FORCES. THE DIVISION'S COMBAT POWER IS RAPIDLY


           INCREASING TO LEVELS WHICH WILL SUPPORT OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS.


           SOLDIERS ARE CONDITIONING THEMSELVES TO DESERT OPERATIONS AND


           FORTIFYING THEIR ASSEMBLY AREAS, BRIGADES ARE NOW TASK

           ORGANIZING. ENGINEERS ARE IMPROVING MSR NORTH. 1-1 AVN IS

           CONDUCTING HELLFIRE TRAINING, 1-34 ARMOR IS CALIBRATING THEIR

           TANKS, 1-5 FA IS FIRING, AND 5-16 IN IS CONDUCTING BRADLEY LIVE
           FIRE. TRAINING IN BREACHING OPERATIONS CONTINUES. DISCOM li

           DISPLACING TO LOG BASE ECHO AND 121 SIGNAL IS INSTALLING


           COMMUNICATION LINKS TO SUPPORT OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS. SUBORDINATE


           COMMANDERS BRIEFED THE CG ON THEIR PLANS FOR OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS

           AGAINST IRAQI FORCES. THE FIRST CONVOY FROM 3 BDE/2AD ARRIVED

           TODAY. DIVISION CONTINUES TO BUILD COMBAT POWER IN TAA,

           PREPARING FOR WESTWARD MOVEMENT. B TRP/1-4 CAV WILL MOVE

           TOMORROW TO PROVIDE SECURITY TO DISCOM IN LOG BASE ECHO.


           DIVISION IS CAPABLE OF CONDUCTING DEFENSIVE OPERATIONS WITHIN THE


           TAA AND OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS TO RESPOND TO PENETRATIONS OF ALLIED


           UNITS TO OUR FRONT. WITH THE CLOSING OF 2-16 IN, DIVISION WILL

           BE PREPARED FOR PURSUIT OPERATIONS.


               D. +G+ ICAV. DIVISION UNITS HAVE PULLED BACK INTO LAGGER

           POSITIONS TO CONCENTRATE ON VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND TO MAKE ROOM


           FOR THE 9TH SYRIAN ARMORED DIVISION TO MOVE ACROSS THE DIVISION


           FRONT. FACE-TO-FACE COORDINATION CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE MOVE



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Subject = CMDR S SITREP CBT 4 21 JAN 91
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