702ND TRANS BATTALION OPER DIARY SAUDI ARABIA 1990 THRU 1991

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Subject = 702ND TRANS BATTALION OPER DIARY SAUDI ARABIA 1990 THRU 1991    

Parent Organization = MISC        

Unit = MISC        

Folder Title = 702ND TRANS BN-PROVISIONAL-BATTALION OPERATIONS DIARY-SAUDI ARABIA 90-91                        

Document Number =          1

Box ID = BX005619









           Rear party guards supplies at Cement City. Planning begins
           to form the new provisional unit using available assets.

           30 September - Rear party moves from Cement City to the
           Dammam docks. Mileage total is for commercial tractor
           trailers which are to be brought under the control of
           the Bn.



                       MONTHLY MILEAGE REPORT: SEPTEM13ER 1990


                          TOTAL MILES         AVG PER WEEK

                            649,261              162,315


            1 October - 385 troops conduct NBC Training. Bn strength:
           45 soldiers. Assets available: 50 HETS.

            2 October - 385 moves to Compound 4, Dammam port. Unit is
           advised to avoid late night trips due to threat of terrorist
           attack. Bn S3, CPT Bryant, and Xo, MAJ Kern, travel to
           Jubayl to plan clearance of 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
           (ACR) from that port.

            3 October - Element of Bn troops under ILT Griffin moves to
           Jubayl to support movement of 3 ACR.

            4 October - Bn directed to plan for movement of an armored
           brigade task force. Weather hot, humid. Full moon.

            5 October - Bn Xo meets with ACS Trans, LTC Kenneally on 3
           ACR movement requirements. Delay continues on 150 HET
           contract. Contract requires heavy tie down chains for
           transporting armored vehicles.

            6 October - Current payment for commercial HETS: 1968.75
           Saudi Rials (SR) per day. SGM of the Army Gates visits the
           7th Trans Group. Bn NCOs attend a talk given by him.

            7 October - Units are being directed to maintain a fifteen
           (15) day basic load of all classes of suppiv. Red Cross
           message passed to                             admitted to 5th
           Fleet Hospital, Jubayl. Many others sick.         5 USC 552(b)(6)
            8 October - New billets aboard barge are inspected. The
           barge is a housing barge rented from the oil industry.

            9 October - Troops directed not to discard envelopes without
           marking out addresses. There have already been instances of
           "hate mail" being received by family members. The Army is
           trying to prevent letter bombs being mailed to family
           members, soldiers and units.