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









           than one trip to Iraq each night. Coming out of their heavy
           revetments and lining up on the taxiways for take off, they
           look like bees coming out of a hive. Two EF-Ills take off
           first to prepare the way by jamming enemy radar. These are
           then followed by the bombers. The troops have complete
           access to the planes, ground crews and pilots. The pilots,
           quiet and professional, tell us that the first phase of the
           air war was intended to make it safe for them to fly by
           eliminating the enemy's aircraft, air defense, and command
           and control elements. Now the second phase has begun. The
           Air Force is striking munitions depots and concentrations of
           enemy armor to prepare the way for a ground offensive by our
           troops.

           31 January - Repairs completed. Convoy departs RSAF Base Al
           Hawayea at 07:00.


                         MONTHLY MILEAGE REPORT: JANUARY 1991


                           TOTAL MILES          AVG PER WEEK


                             829,778               165,955


            1 February - ARCENT SUPCOM FRAGO fIO7; Mission: Theatre
           vehicle recovery plan. 7 Trans Gp is assigned vehicle
           recovery responsibility for MSR Audi SE of the intersection
           of MSRs Volvo and Audi to MSR Toyota, and MSR Toyota east of
           the intersections of MSRs Mercedes and Toyota.

           Code Names to be used when   transmission of information is by
           unsecured means:



                              LOCATION            CODENAME


                              Log Base  A         ARIZONA
                              Log Base  B         WASHINGTON
                              Log Base  C         T@.XAS
                              Log Base  D         ALASKA
                              Log Base  E         CALIFORNIA
                              KKMC                TENNESSEE
                              Dammam              NORTH CAROLINA
                              Al Kharj            NORTH DAKOTA
                              Ammunition          CHEESE
                              Convoy              KITCHEN
                              M113                BEEF


           Convoy operations continue. Bn strength: 795 soldiers.
           Assets available: 510 flatbed trucks.