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






      hours that the Battalion will be OPCON to IID. The Commander orders A and
      C Companies to move east at Daybreak to effect a linkup, and the
      Battalion (-) to close on the 2ACR.


      13 Mar 91: B and D Company return to the HHC base camp despite completing
      only 60% of their demolition missions. They rest for two hours and then
      jump as a Battalion (-) to our old base camp in Kuwait near the 2ACR. The
      Commander and the S-3 leave to coordinate the 11D missions. Meanwhile, A
      and C Company, who are again under Battalion control, move into IID
      sector.



      14 Mar 91 The Battalion(-) jumps at 0800 and arrives in IID sector late in
      the afternoon. The TOC is set at QT 705205 in northern Kuwait (co-located
      with the 3rd Brigade (2 AD(F), 1 ID). From our present location, at a very
      short distance, one can see about 30 to 40 oil wells ablaze. These oil
      wells are in the AR RAWDATAYN and SABIRIYAII oil fields. During the day,
      the sky is filled with dark smoke and during the evening its lit with an
      orange glow. The 82nd Engineer Battalion assists in a majority of the work
      in the IID sector, destroying Iraqi military equipment and reporting usable
      equipment and stores to higher Headquarters. Each line company, along with
      D/17th Engineer Battalion, is assigned a zone to clear. Altogether the
      Battalion destroys over 100 targets to include tanks, air defense artillery
      pieces, bunkers, soft skinned vehicles, artillery pieces, mortar tubes,
      engineer equipment, buildings and supply depots. The Battalion also
      reports 114 items that may be in usable condition for the Kuwaitis. These
      items include ammunition caches, artillery and tank ammunition bunkers,
      medical supplies and division and corps level command posts. The most
      interesting discovery is a missile storage facility outside UM Qasr
      containing Silkworm missiles.


      15 Mar 91: Commander meets with Navy EOD experts to discuss plan to
      destroy missiles. Battalion sends a ten man detail to help outload the
      facility; 2AD(FWD) picks up the mission the next day.


      16 Mar 91: The Battalion receives warning order to rejoin 2ACR. S-4 is
      getting us A rations again. Eggs for breakfast and steak for dinner.


      IS Mar 91: The Battalion jumps again to rejoin the 2ACR. The Battalion is
      putting an incredible amount of mileage on its vehicles. The day started
      early and dark. The wind changes direction during the evening and is
      blowing the clouds from the burning oil fields in our direction. The
      convoy takes all day with the last company closing Just after dark. The
      Battalion is again set in Iraq with the 2ACR at AA Virginia (vic PU
      133090). Once set, A and C Companies rejoin their Squadrons to prepare for
      future combat operations.   For the next four days the Battalion
      concentrates on maintenance.


      19 Mar 91: 2ACR holds Corimanders' update. lLT Wither picks up 244 PVS-7Bs,
      and 133 SAWs in KXMC.


      20 Mar 91: The Battalion receives a mission to recon multiplepoutes south
      to KKMC. Water Is in short supply, no showers nor laundry untjrl situation
      improves.