IONS SUMMARY

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Subject = IONS SUMMARY                                                    

Parent Organization = CENTCOM     

Unit = ARCENT      

Folder Title = LOG AND REPORT 10-11 APR 91                                                                     

Document Number =          7

Box ID = BX000531


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   IONS SUMMARY.
       A. (U'        PS OVERVIEW:
            I(I)tu);;: REDEPLOYMENT OF VII CORPS FROM IRACI 'r@-@ RAA'S
   WILL CONTINUE WITH IAD ON 12 APR. REMAINDER OF CORPE! 11@.)INTAINS
   SCREEN ALONG MDL AND OUTPOSTS ON HIGHWAY 8; CONTROLS THE MAJORI'I'Y
   OF IRAQI CIVILIAN TRAFFIC CONTROLLED AREAS; PROVIDES H@JMANI'FARIAN
   ASSISTANCE AND CLEARANCE OF CBU'S IN POPULATED AREAS; CONTINUES
   EQUIF'MENT RECOVERY, EVACUATION AND DESTRUCTION MISSIC)t4,tSz
   CONTINUES DEVELOPMENT OF RAA'S; PREPARES FOR PEACEKEE.PEING FORCE
   HANDOVER;@ AND CONDUCTS COMBINED ARMS LIVE FIRE TRAININ(3. UN
   PEACEKEEPING FORCES ARE ENROUTE TO KUWAIT WHERE 'THEY W.ELL BE
   BRIEFED ON SECTOR CHARACTERISTICS AND CURRENT OPERATIONS BY VII
   CORF'S PERSONNEL. CORPS RETAINS:@THE CAPABILITY FORWARD TO CONDUCT
   OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS. UNITS CONTINUE DENIAL OPERATICIN!3 IN
   SECTOR. CORPS HAS DESTROYED (SINCE THE END OF' 'THE GROUND WAR)
   2-IE31 COMBAT VEHICLES, 2570 TACTICAL VEHICLES, 295? WEAPONS, 613
   BUNKERS, 948 AMMUNITION DUMPS, 1:-@,9 ENGINEER VEHICLES, AND I NAVAL
   VESSEL (SUN BOAT). FORCE PROTECTION AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
   ARE CORPS HIGHEST PRIORITIES.
            (2) (Uf,+- IAD.
            (A)@y@" OPERATIONS. DIVISION CONTINUES FORCE
   PROTECTION      SION WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN
   AID IN SECTOR. CONTINUE PREPARATION FOR SECTOR HANDOVER ON 12
   APR. 2AD(F) CLOSED IN AA BABYLON (PU 7385) IN SECTOR AND WILL
   ASSUME HIGHWAY 8 CHECKPOINTS ON 110600C APR. 2AD(F) TOC IS
   COLLOCATED WITH DIVISION TAC. TWO ASP'S (QU 140885 AND OU278672)
   WILL BE DESTROYED ON 111100C APR PRIOR TO DIVISION MOVING TO AA
   IN SOUTHERN PORTION OF SECTOR. DIVISION IS PREPARING FOR
   WITHDRAWAL FROM SECTOR AND REDEPLOYMENT.
            (B         TRAINING. RANGES HAVE CLOSED IN PREPARATION
                      UNITS CONDUCTED INDIVIDUAL TRAINING.
   FOR WITHDRA
            (3)(U) tSi 3AD.
            (A)(U)*S-@ OPERATIONS. DIVISION CONTINUED ITS MISSION OF
   SECURITY ALONG THE MDL, INTERDICTION OF TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY 8,
   DESTRUCTION OF ENEMY EQUIPMENT/AMMUNI'TION IN SECTOR, HUMANITARIAN
   AID OPERATIONS, AND THE PREF-ARATION OF' SAFWAN AIRFIELD FOR THE
   HANDOVER TO THE UN FORCES. IST BDE TOC HAS RELOCATED 'TO SAFWAN
   AIRFIELD AND HAS BEGUN ESTABLISHING FACILITIES FOR THE TURNOVER
   OPERATIONS WITH THE UN FORCES. BG GOETZ (R) VISITED IST BDE
   SECTOR AS COORDINATED. AT 1445C, A MARINE CPT AND TWO NAVY PETTY
   OFFICERS VISITED @1-5 CAV/IST BDE TOC, VICINITY DU 767273. THEY
   STATED THEY WERE ON AN ARCEN] MISSION TO ENTER THE NAVAL BASE AT
   UMM OASAR BEGINNING 11110C)C APR. -1-WO EOD OPERATIONS WERE
   EXECUTED TODAY; A SINGLE DETONATION OF 37 TONS OF AMMUNITION WAS
   EXECUTED AT DU 320507 AND 600 MORTAR ROUNDS WERE DESTOYED                      LU
   VICINITY QU 585375. ADVANCE PARTY ELEMENTS FROM ALL MSC'S                      H
   DEPARTED FOR RAA ROSE AT 100630C APR. CURRENT F'LANNING FOCUSES                LL
   ON HANDOFF OF THE DIVISION SECTOR TO THE UN FORCES. CONC'INGENCY
   PLANNING FOR THE'DEFENSE OF KUWAIT AND REDEPLOYMENT 70 USAREUR.
            (B)(UTW" TRAINING.      12TH ENG/IST BDE FIRED SMALL ARMS
   AND 165MM ON'READY RANGE (QU8315).
            (4) (U     2ACR.                                                      u
            (A)        OPERATIONS. UNITS ARE CONDUCTING GATE 4                    z
   INSPECTIONS(vj7DrPOST OPERATIONAL MAINTENANCE.
            (B)(ur-r TRAINING. 'CONDUCTING INDIVIDUAL TRAINING.
            (5)(UY44-@- BRITISH FORCES KUWAIT.                                    440
            (A)(1j)IQ,4. OPERATIONS. 2ND ROYAL ANGLIAN BATTLE GROUP HAS
   ARRIVED IN 7HEATER. BATTLEGROUP DEPARTS        FOR UT 52@l NLT 15 APR
   AND WILL BE PREPARED TO ASSIST IN SECURITY OF' KUWAIT. PREPARED
   FOR FUTURE OPERATIONS.