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File: 123096_may96_decls1_0003.txt
Subject: COMMANDERS DAILY SITREP 14 TO 15 NOV 90
Unit: 24TH ID
Parent Organization: XVIII CORPS
Box ID: BX001419
Folder Title: INCOMING DESERT SHIELD OPERATIONAL UPDATES NOV
Document Number: 15
Folder Seq #: 241
UNCLASSIFIED
PT03700 PAGE 03
IMMEDIATE
SAUDI TRAINING FOR 15 'NOV -90 FOCUSED ON FIRE DIRECTION. HOWITZERS
-SECTION* -AND NBC TRA-TNING*
'TWO ;HOWITZERS SECTIONS DISCUSSED ESTABLISHMENT OF
-STAIYI)ARDIZED FIRE 'COMMAN13SY KNOWN MAP REFERENCE POT?4TS* AND
FIRING CHARTS. SECTIONS ALSO WORKED ON MISSIONS INVOLVING SHIFTS
FROM A KNOWN POINT. ' SAU131 FIRE MISSION PROCESSING TIMES ARE
SETTING 'SHORTER. THEIR ABILITY TO PASS INFORMATION BETWEEN THE
FnC AND 'SUN LINE IS ALSO IMPROVING. THE SUA[)TS ARE INTERESTED
AND EAGER 'TO LEARN.
HOITZER OCCUPATION DRILLS ARE NOW BEING EXECUTED MORE QUICKTY
THAN BEFORE. THE GUNNERY SERGEANT IS LAYING ALL GUMS
WITHIN SEE (STANDARD EXTERNAL EVALUATION) TIME* SAUDIS ARE EAGER TO
SUPASS ESATHLISHED SEE 'RIMES.
INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE NBC SKILLS WERE DRILLED*
SAUDIS LEARNED HOW TO DEPPLOY EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS AND HOW TO On
UNMASKING PROCEDURES. THEY STUDIFO MARKING OF A CONTAMINATED
AREA IN BOTH ARABIC @AND ENGLISH- SAUDIS 00 NOT HAVE A CPOG-LIKE
GARMENT AND SO FIND U.S. VERSION VERY INTERESTING- ADDITIONALLY*
SAUDIS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO MATE THEIR FILTERS TO T14EIR MASKS.
SAUDIS SHOWED GREAT-INTFREST TN RTO TRAININGO 17 WILL
BE REPEATED TOMORROW WITH FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. OFF DUTY* THEY
EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN FOOTBALL AND So WERE INVITED TO 1-41
FAIS BASE CAMP TO OBSERVE A GAME.
3. PIAJOR SZGNIFICANT-ACTIvrTrES SUMMARY:
A. -TRAINING SUMMARY FOR 15 NOV'90:
IST 6@E - 2-71INF CONDUCTS MI/M2 GUNNERY ON TANX TABLE
VII FOR TARGETIRANGE VERIFICATION. 3-7 INF ACTS AS CORPS ASP
SAURD. '3-69 AR CONDUCTS MORTAR PLATOON GUNNERSS TEST. 4-64 AR
LIVE FIRES M2*S BRADLEY TABLE VIT TO VERIFY RANGES-
DUCTS BGST (BRADLEY GUNNERY
SKILLS TFST). 1-64 AR DRILLS NBC COLLECTIVE SKILLS
197THROF - 1-18 INF DELIBERATE DECONTAMINATION
EXCERISE -AND SELECTED PERSONNEL PARTICIPATE- IN BOE CATK CPX- -2-
18 INF PARTicr&ATES IN BOE CATK CPX AND ALSO CONTINUES AS THEATER
ASP GUARD. 2-69 AR PARTICIPATES TN ROE CATK CPX AND CONDUCTS PLATOON
BATTLE DRILLS AS WELL.
AVN ROE' - 1-24 AVN CONDUCTS CALFEX RANGE WEAPONS VERIFICATION
LIVE FIRE.
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File Room = may96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-20
Box ID = BX001419
Unit = 24TH ID
Parent Organization = XVIII CORPS
Folder Title = INCOMING DESERT SHIELD OPERATIONAL UPDATES NOV
Folder Seq # = 241
Subject = COMMANDERS DAILY SITREP 14 TO 15 NOV 90
Document Seq # = 15
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 17-DEC-1996