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                                 

Document Number =          4

Box ID = BX000527





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                       defense in sector responsibilities effective with
                       the start of DESERT SI'Olt@l.
    1355         XVIII Airborne Corps (Forwai-d) at Rafha reports arrival
                       of 327tti Signal Battalion arid iiii.Lil'ai-3- l@ol.i(,e
                       battalion, and that tire f--st,ablistiiner)L of tire new
                       headquarters location has begun.
    1400         lst Cavalry Division star-ts moving north across Taplirie
                       Road.
    li3OZ        XVIII Airborne Corps FRAGO #5 Assigns screening
                       responsibilities along I'lias(@ I.:Liie fiAZOR not later
                       than 1200C on 18 Jariuar-@ 1991, arid procedures for-
                       handing over re,,:;ponsil)il.ities front tire 6tli
                       (French) Light Ariiior.-ecl I)i.visioti Lo tire 3d @\rmoi-ed
                       Cavalry between 1200C on 19 Jaiiiiat-.@, arid 1200C on
                       20 January,
    1226Z        XVIII Airborne Corps FRAGO #6 places XVIII A@i.i-borne
                       Corps Fire Support Coordination 1-irit- #1 in effect
                       as of 1500C on 17 Jarittat-y 1991.
    2040         24th Infantry Division Tactical Command rost c-l-oses
                       into Assembly Area 14AI,N(J-]'.
    2208         ARCENT G-2 sends a spot i-epoi-L to XX@Ill i@irborne Cox-ps
                       G-2 passing information front human iiite.LliL,
                                                                           .,ease
                       sources that Iraq will firct s@ioi-L range ballistic
                       missiles at Israel before 2300 hours, and that
                       MARCENT had reported multiple launch rockets
                       impacting near Al Kaf,ji.

    18 January (C+161) (D+I)
    0030         Airborne Command and Control Center reports that Iraqi
                       forces have achieved a ina,jor breakthrough five
                       minutes earlier at 29030IN @163653E with follow-on
                       forces positioned to the northeast. This report
                       is later determined to be unconfirmed.
    0300         Iraq  launches SCUD missile.
    0303         Iraq  launches first of seven SCUD missiles southwest
                       towards Israel.
    0330         Iraq  launches SCUD missile.
    0340         Three SCUD missiles impact in Israel.
    0435         Battery A, 2d Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery
                       destroys SCUD with a Pati-iot missile. [Also
                       reported with a time of 04281
    0500         101st Airborne Division begins air movement to Rafha,
    0530         XVIII Airborne Corps NHIST reports a visual sighting of
                       a SCUD missile heading south.
    0532         XVIII Airborne Corps receives FLASH message that three
                       SCUD missiles hit Al Khobar and the southeast
                       corner of the Dhahran Air Base.
    '0540        Nuclear-Biological-Chemical alarms go off at l@irig Fahd
                       Intei@ational Airport; IOI.st Aii-borne Division
                       dons protective masks until. all-cleai- sounded at
                       0600.
  100540         ARCENT G-3 relays to XVIII Aix-borne Corps G-3 a FLASH
                       message sent by @-lie 513th Military Intelligence
                       Battalion at 0215Z confirming that two SCUD
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Box ID = BX000527
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Parent Organization = CENTCOM
Folder Title = VOLUME 5 XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS AFTER ACTION REPORT FOR 3D ARMY
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Subject = XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS OPERATION DESERT SHIELD CHRONOLOGY
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Queued for Declassification = 25-AUG-1996
SAGWI Request = 11-APR-1997
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 18-APR-1997