MESSAGE DATED 22 FEB 91

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Subject = MESSAGE DATED 22 FEB 91                                         

Parent Organization = ARCENT      

Unit = XVIII CORPS 

Folder Title = DUTY LOG G3 REAR XVIII ABC MAIN CP SITREPS FEB 91                                               

Document Number =         23

Box ID = BX000020










  06 09 22220OZ FEB 91 00 00




  SENTEXT/OPERATIONS/CORPS ARTILLERY/ BDES MADE FINAL PREPARATIONS


  FOR DEPLOYMENT TO PRE G-DAY LOCATIONS.//


  SENTEXT/INTELLIGENCE RECONNAISSANCE/ SEE INTSUM 407. THERE WAS NO

  SIGNIFICANT CONTACT WITH IRAQI FORCES. THERE WERE NO MAJOR


  CHANGES IN THE DISPOSITION OF THE ELEMENTS OF THE 45TH INF DIV OR


 .THE 49TH INF DIV (VICINITY OBJ GOLD AND OBJ ORANGE). THE

  DISPOSITION$ COMPOSITION AND INTENTIONS OF THE 54TH INF DIV, THE

  U/I INF DIV (VICINITY KHAN AR RAHBAH), AND THE NEWLY IDENTIFIED

  U/I ARMORED BRIGADE SOUTHWEST OF KARBALA CAUSE CONCERN. IRAQI

  FORCES IN THE CORPS' SECTOR WILL CONTINUE TO DEFEND AND THE 54TH

  ID, U/I INF DIV, AND U/I ARMORED BRIGADE ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN

  THEIR PRESENT POSITIONS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. CORPS' IEW

  OPERATIONS INCLUDED INTERROGATION OF EPWS AND DOCUMENT

  EXPLOITATION; PREPARATIONS TO INSERT DIVISION AND CORPS' LRS
  (DELAYED 24 HOURS); CI OPERATIONS IN THE TAAS AND KKMC; AND

  DIVISION AND CORPS COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS TO SUPPORT PLANNED

  OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS. IMINT AND JSTAR COVERAGE OF THE CORPS'

  SECTOR AND FLANKS IS CRITICAL TO PLANNING, FORCE PROTECTIONG

  TARGET VALIDATION, AND BDA VALIDATION.//












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