UNIT LOCATIONS

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Subject = UNIT LOCATIONS                                                  

Parent Organization = ARCENT      

Unit = XVIII CORPS 

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

Document Number =         15

Box ID = BX000020




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         09 10 142ZOOZ MAR 91 00 00 -SOO&



         GENTEXT/SIGNIFICANT POLITICAL-MILITARY-DIPLOMATIC EVENTS/ CORPS

         CIVIL AFFAIRS UNITS EVACUATED ANOTHER 55 KUWAITI DCS FROM THE AREA

         SOUTH OF AN NASIRIYAH. DCS WERE TAKEN TO THE CORPS' COLLECTION

         POINT AT RAFRA AND THEN TO HAFAR AL BATIN FOR RELEASE TO SAUDI AND

         KUWAITI REPRESENTATIVES. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF KUWAITIS REPATRIATED

         BY THE CORPS TO DATE IS 353. IRAQI RESISTANCE LEADERS IN BOTH THE

         AS SAMAWAII AND AN NASIRIYAH AREAS CLAIM THERE ARE STILL THOUSANDS

         OF FORMER KUWAITI HOSTAGES IN THE AREA. THE POTENTIAL FOR

         HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE COULD QUICKLY EXCEED THE CORPS

         CAPABILITIES.//

         GENTEXT/COMMANDERS EVALUATION/ THE CORPS CONTINUES TO DEFEND IN

         SECTOR ALONG THE EUPHRATES RIVER WHILE PLANNING AND CONTROLLING

         REDEPLOYMENT OPERATIONS. WE ENJOYED A VERY SUCCESSFUL VISIT BY

         THE HONORABLE MR. STONE, SECRETARY OF THE ARMY. THE CORPS HAS

         BEEN SUPPORTED DURING COMBAT OPERATIONS BY THE 116TI1, 130TH AND

         317TH MILITARY HISTORY DETACHMENTS. IT IS ESSENTIAL TO RETAIN

         THESE UNITS ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR UP TO 90 DAYS AFTER RETURN TO CONUS

         TO C014PLETE THE COMMAND REPORT REQUIRED BY AR 870-5. THE CORPS IS

         CONTINUING EFFORTS TO COMPILE AND REFINE LESSONS LEARNED FROM

         DESERT STORM.//




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