UNIT HISTORY OF THE 221ST ORD DET EOD ODS 12 SEP 91

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Subject: UNIT HISTORY OF THE 221ST ORD DET EOD ODS  12 SEP 91            

Unit: 22D SUPCOM  

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box  ID: BX005555

Folder Title: 221ST ORDNANCE DETACHMENT                                                                       

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               (221st mobilization cont')


               xxmz%27 DECEMBER 1990 Unit is assigned living quarters In Khobar
               Towers In the city of Khobar. Unit commuted to and from Khobar and
               Dammam each day leaving a team behind for the 24 hour response
               duty.

               xxmzxl JANUARY 1991 (NEW YEARS DAY) Operations Normal.

               zxmxx@--15 JANUARY 1991      Unit continues to respond to Incidents and
               conduct concurrent reinforcement training.

               zzzzxls JANUARY 1991        Unit receives a warning order to relocate
               from Khobar. Unit moves to Mira compound In Dhahran KSA, still
               maintaining Dammam Expo and area response.

               xxxz=17 JANUARY 1991           Unit   alerted at     0300 to begin taking
               (Pyrogestimlne Bromide) nerve agent pre-treatment tablets.              Air War
               Begins.

               xxxx@IS JANUARY 1991        2300hrs Received radio warning of immenent
               SCUO-B attack (first attack of war). Civil Defense sirens sound,
               Patriots fire (3), Scud downed, impact is less than 800M from the
               221st's position. NBC and security teams dispatched,                  NBC test
               conducted, all clear. Unit notified to respond to downed scud and
               inspect for intelligence and explosive hazards.

               xxxxxls JANUARY thru 23 FEBURARY 1991                Scud attacks continue
               nightly and Into the early mornings, a team Is dispatched after
               each impact that occurs in an occupied area. IED response is
               steady;    approximately every other          day.   Information summaries
               recieved each day indicates EOD as a possible terrorist target and
               that a commando attack on the port area Is likely, approximately
               120 Iraqi special operations soldiers are captured by the U.S.
shore In the port area. Sniper fire In Jeddah, Threatcon
               is Charlie and NBC Threat is Amber. Unit Is tasked with assisting
               JCMEC   (Joint    Captured    Munitions    Exploitation      Center)    in   t he
               ldent I f I cat I on of mun I t I ons and cert I f ying t he same as as f e  f or
               shipment to the U.S., all captured enemy equipment and ordnance              le;
               BRDMS, FROG missles etc were searched and inspected for booby-traps
               and fire/safe condition.

               vvxzz24 FEBURARY 1991       Ground War Begins, THREATCON IS DELTA,NBC
               TIIREAT LEVEL IS RED.

               vzx%v@-3 FEBURARY 1991         0930hrs,    Radio message:      Scud Warning.
               0931hrs Impact, radio message: 221st EOD, Respond to                P.A. Army
               Reserve Barracks      in Daharan,    site of Scud attack.         0950hrs    SFC
               MatthPws,   SSG Whiddon dnd SGT Bennefield arrive at site, r@scue
               operation in progress, team assist In rescue operation, searching
               for @xplosive hazards and gathering intelligence.            @@S U.S. Soldiprs
               killed and 99 wounded.

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Subject = UNIT HISTORY OF THE 221ST ORD DET EOD ODS 12 SE
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