XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS OPERATION DESERT SHIELD CHRONOLOGY

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Subject = XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS OPERATION DESERT SHIELD CHRONOLOGY         

Parent Organization = CENTCOM     

Unit = ARCENT      

Folder Title = VOLUME 5   XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS AFTER ACTION REPORT FOR 3D ARMY                                 

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                       XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS CIIRONOI,OGY
                            OPERATION DESERT s,rorm
                                  January 1991


   16 Januarv.(C+159; D-1)
   1825Z       ARCENT issues guidance On I'Liles of etig@.xgenteiit durixia,
                     hostilities.

   17 January..(C+160) (D RAYI
   0001        VII Corps goes to Mission Oriented fr-ot,t@ctj\,e Postiti,c-
                     level 1 (MOPP-1).
   0152        ARCENT orders OPLAN DESERT S7'OR,%f put into effect on
                     verbal orders of CINCCEN'R.
                     launches 100 Toinatia%@k (@l-Lii.Se
   0130        XVIII Airborne Corps DESERT Silll;'I@1) FI?AGO #69 Issued
                     annOLinciyig trasfei- of defenses in sect,(jr
                     responsibilities to I @lat,iiif?                   Force.
   0200        ARCENT issues FRAGO #4 to OPI,AN                     001
   0203        XVIII Aix-borne Corps FRAGO #1 issued l@lacitig X@ill.r
                     Airborne Corps Operations Plan DESEIIT STOIZ@L in
                     effect at 0152C [2252Z on 16 Jai-ittai-.@-1, and
                     announcing that COMUSARCE]IT DE'3,El?'I' SI'OR@J
                     Operations Plan 001 went into effect at the same
                     time. [Initially numbered FRAGO #70.1
   0300        H-HOUR, D-DAY [16240OZ February 19911
     300       ARCENT headquarters goes to @IOPP-1.
  oooiz        CINCCENT message to all troops announces initiation of
                     hostilities.
   0315,       XVTII Airborne Corps Air Defense IlEtryiing and Statkis
                     changed to YELLOW HOLD.
   0410        XVIII Airborne Corps FRAGO #3 [initially FRAGO 4711
                     accepts tactical control (TACON) of the 6tti Light
                     Armored Division (French) effecti%-e 030OZ; returns
                     the 2d Brigade Task Force of the 101st, Airborne
                     Division to corps control effective 090OZ on 20
                     January 1991; and directs the establishment of'
                     Logistical Base CHARLIE.
   0413        ARCENT reports possible Iraqi launch of three SCUDS.
   0505        Iraqi ENDTRAY radar reported active sotitli%vest of Az
                     Zubayan.
   0524        Three Iraqi artillery rounds reported to have impacted
                     vicinity Khafji.
   0533        75th Field Artillery Brigade reports 25% of its
                     strength has closed into VII Corps tactical
                     assembly area.
   0600        Oil refinery at Khafji reported on fire.
   0600        Desalinization plant near Khafji reported under
                     artillery and rocket attack.
   033OZ       )@VIII Airborne Corps FRAGO #3 [initially FRAGO #721
                     specifies that D-Day wkis 16 January 1991 and that
                     H-Hour was 240OZ.
       --Oz    XVIII Airborne Corps FRAGO #4 renumbers FRAGOs #70-72,
                     and relieves all,(!orps units from DESERT SHIELD I
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