OPERATION DESERT SHIELD STORM 16 MAY 92

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Subject = OPERATION DESERT SHIELD  STORM   16 MAY 92                      

Parent Organization = ARCENT      

Unit = VII CORPS   

Folder Title = SPREAD SHEET SUMMARY-MAP AND HISTORY OF 82 ENG BN TRAVELS 16 MAY 92                             

Document Number =          6

Box ID = BX000301





                  HISTORY OF THE 82ND ENGINEER BATTALION'S INVOLVEMENT
                             IN OPERATION DESERT SHIELD/STORM
                                  27 OCT 90 - 26 JUL 91


      02 Aug 90: Spearheaded by the Republican Guard Corps, Iraq invades and
      occupies neighboring Kuwait.


      27 Oct 90: At the VII Corps Castle Ball, Colonel Raines. the VII Corps
      Engineer, conducts an impromptu meeting and tells all his Battalion
      Commanders that he expects the 7th Engineer Brigade to deploy to SWA in the
      near future.



      29 Oct 90 - 2 Nov 90: Battalion staff develops an estimate of the effort to
      deploy the Battalion. All areas are examined: POMS; maintenance; logistics;
      personnel; and training.


      02 Nov 90: LTC Slattery tells staff to direct efforts to developing a plan
      for the deployment of Battalion. Battalion also continues to prepare for
      the Brigade Command Inspection (BCI) scheduled for 13 - 16 November 1990.


      08 Nov 90: President Bush announced that he was sending European and
      stateside forces over to Saudi to give the Coalition Forces an offensive
      capability.


      09 Nov 90: The Brigade cancels the BCI. The 82nd Engineer Battalion is
      notified by the 7th Engineer Brigade that it will deploy to SWA in support
      of Operation Desert Shield. Battalion strength is 669 soldiers-- 87% of ALO
      2. Enclosure 1 lists unit strength by composition. Enclosure 3, tab A.
      lists key personnel. A Battalion formation is held and a formal announce-
      ment is made to the soldiers.


      10 Nov 90: 7th Engineer Brigade conducts a meeting in Stuttgart to begin
      planning. The Battalion Commander, Command Sergeant Major, and S-3
      attend.



      13 Nov 90: Bamberg Military Community starts consolidated POM. A'     -and C
      Company are the first units to go through pre-deployment screening. POM
      status is in enclosure 3, tab B.


      14 Nov 90:  B, D and HHC go through community POM.


      15 Nov 90:  Family support meeting is held. The Battalion families are
      briefed on  why and how the Battalion would deploy and the plans for rear
      detachment  support.


      16 Nov 90:  Brigade conducts second meeting. Attendees are: the Battalion
      Commander,  Executive Officer, S-3, S-4, and Command Sergeant ?6ajor. Later
      in the day  the Battalion receives soldiers from the 237th Engineer
      Battalion in Heilbronn, the 78th Engineer Battalion and the 565th Engineer
      Battalion in Karlsruhe, and the 535th CSE Company from Grafenwohr. A total
      of 92 soldiers are attached to the Battalion to bring it up to full