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





      It is hot at KKMC. 83 soldiers come up from  port to fly with the main body.


      22 Apr 91: Soldiers at KKMC prepare for the  23 April departure. 83 are
      scheduled to leave with 3/2 ACR at 230400, and the remaining 325 depart
      together at 0700. Soldiers are separated to facilitate the customs
      inspections that will take place that evening. The chalk that departs at
      0700 the next morning is the first one to have its final inspection done
      prior to arrival at the APOE.  Final shakedown and customs inspection are
      done at the holding area at 2200 hours, and then bags are guarded until
      loaded on stakebed trailers for the trip to the airport.   At 2330 hours
      buses start shuttling soldiers to the final customs check area where all
      carry on baggage is checked.


      23 Apr 91: The airplane for chalk 15 is a DC-10. The load,.naster informs
      the chalk leader that the baggage is 26,000 pounds over the limit. This
      ends up causing one trailer load of baggage being designated 'frustrated
      cargo', and to be pelletized for a later flight. The flight departs at
      0600, arrives at Nurnberg at 1530 (after a 2 hour lay over in Rome), and
      then buses bring the soldiers to Bamberg at 1630 hours.   Company formations
      are held, safety briefings are given, and soldiers are released until 0900
      on 29 Apr 91.


      25 Apr 91: The BN (-) at the Port of Jubayl departs SWA from King Fahd
      International Airport.


      26 Apr 91: The Commander, CSM, S3 and the remainder of Battalion arrive
      back in Bamberg. ILT Moran volunteers for Rear detachment OIC. The rear
      party paints vehicles and makes the final preparations for shipping.


      01 May 91: A Battalion formation is held at Bamberg.


      16 May 91: A Battalion ceremony is held at Pendleton Field. Soldiers from
      attached units are honored and farewelled. Taps Is played to remember
      and honor the Battalion's fallen soldiers. The Battalion Colors which were
      flown during the deployment are retired, and new Battalion Colors are
      uneased. After the ceremony, each soldier personally receives a package
      from the Commander and the CSM containing a Blue Babe Coin, a 2ACR Desert
      Storm History, 2ACR Commemorative coin, Commander's letter, and a Blue Babe
      History.


      18 May - 22 June 91: The Battalion begins recovery operations on personnel
      and personal equipment. Training continues but is constrained due to lack
      of equipment.


      16 Jun 91: The Battalion is assigned to 31D (M) and V Corps.


      23 June 91: The Advance party for equipment offload travels to Bremerhaven.


      24 June 91: The main body travels to Bremerhaven. The detail-,includes 50
      soldiers from the 82d and 3 soldiers from the 504th. CW2 Sookdeo is in
      charge. His mission is to supervise the offloading of the ships, to
      perform any maintenance posssible, and to upload the rail cars.