DAILY STAFF JOURNAL 14 TO 17 JAN 91

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Subject: DAILY STAFF JOURNAL 14 TO 17 JAN 91                             

Unit: XVIII CORPS 

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box  ID: BX000017

Folder Title: DUTY LOG  G3 14-17 JAN 91                                                                       

Document Number:          2

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                   RIORITY             RHIVBAS CDR XVIII ABN CORPS

                 EFFORT. IS ONGOING IN C)ONUS   TO DEPLOY 4-17 CAV (-i    TO'ANOTHER'THFATER
                 UNDER EUCOM AND T14AT THE UNIT noes mcyr RAYE ADEquATE RESOURCES TO
                 SUSTAIN   ITSELF IN TWO THEATERS SIMULTANEOUSLY.       FURTHER, THE UNIT   rs

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                           TO  DEPLOY TO THIS   AO?-UHM OUTFITTED.

                         IN 1967"  WE FORMED TF 118 TO SUPPORT OPERATION      PRIME.
                 CHANCE.   IN @iL@ TO CAPITALIZE ON THE CAPABILITIES OF THE TASK
                 FORCE'S   ARMED 014-58D'S AND THE EXPECTED SHORT DURATION      OF PRIME
                 CHANCE,   WE RECMMY REORGANIZEI) THE TA13K FORCE AS 4-17TH CAVALRY.
                 (AERIAL   RECOWAISSANCE). IN.OCT 90 PRIME CHANCE ENDED AN13 CENTCON
                 SHIFTEI)  THE DEPLOYED TROOP OF 4-17 CAV TO NAVCENT FOR      SUPPORT OF:'
                 DESERT SHIELD.

                 4       IN NOV  89, JCS-ASKED,XVIII ABN    CORPS  TO STUDY FEASIBILITY.
                "OF COMMITTING   AN        DETAC      TO A  SEMNI) THEATER   TO PROTECT
                 WAR8HIPS  FORM  TERRORIST  ATTACKS. WE    RESPONDED THAT DUE    TO AIRCRAFT
                 BUPPORT REQUIREMMS, A      BECONI) I)ETACWMT COULD ONLY DEPLOY FOR UP
                 TO 14 DAYS ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS. JCB RESPONDED THAT WE SHOULD NOT
                 ECPECT FURTHER COMMITMENTS FOR THE TASK FORCE UNTIL AFTER PRIME
                 CHANCE ENDED.


                 5.      RECENTLY, JOB   AGAIN RAISED T14E POSSIBILITY OF DEPLOYING A
                 SECOND TROOP OF 4-17    CAV TO A BECONI) THEATER TO SUPPORT ELUSIVE

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                 BIRD. FT BRAGG ANSWERED THAT 4-17 CAV COUL13 DEPLOY TO EUCOM FOR 14
VE DEPLOYMENT
                 EXPERIENCE SUGGESTS THAT THIS UNIT SHOULD NOT BE SPLIT INTO TWO
                 THEATERS,

               -O.' (64 REQUEST ARCENT SUPPORT FOR IMMEDIATE DEPLOYMENT OF 4-17'
            '@',,.CAV'(-;)'TO SAUDI ARABIA-.'- IN THIS AOR, T14E UNIT'CAN SUPPORT ITS TROOP'
                 IN BAHRAIN, WHILE PROVIDING ARM RECON SUPPORT TO THE CORPS
              --AREA AGAINBT. AN- INCREASING- 7'RREATCON.

                 7. @POC THIS HQ 18 COL SEIGLE, 9-7699-590.



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File Room = mar96_declassified
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Box ID = BX000017
Unit = XVIII CORPS
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Folder Title = DUTY LOG G3 14-17 JAN 91
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Subject = DAILY STAFF JOURNAL 14 TO 17 JAN 91
Document Seq # = 2
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Declassified = 17-DEC-1996