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









           15 February - Bn Cdr travels to Jubayl to conduct a
           conference with his company commanders. Bn S3 visits Bn
           Operations at Jubayl. Hopes for peace are raised when Iraq
           offers to withdraw from Kuwait. The offer turns out to be
           just another propaganda ploy. Allied air attacks continue
           unabated. Bn strength: 812 soldiers. Assets available:
           499 flatbed trucks.

           16 February - Scud attacks on Riyadh and Jubayl. The
           incoming missiles detonate at altitude. This is considered
           to be an indicator of preparations for chemical attack by the
           enemy. 1404th Trans Co's third platoon departs for Log Base
           Alpha. Bn Cdr, Bn 3-4, ILT Hernandez, and HHD Cdr, ILT
           Strong, depart for a visit to Jubayl, Log Base Alpha and
           other points along the northern MSR.

           17 February - Bn S3, Bn S-2, CPT Blake, and Bn NBC NCO, SSG
           Walker, visit Jubayl. Bn S3 confers with CPT Meinhold, the
           operations officer at Jubayl. Smoke from the hundreds of oil
           field well heads, and refinery facilities set on fire in
           Kuwait by the Iraqi Army cloud the normally clear blue skies
           of this region. The smoke is heavy enough to reduce
           visibility considerably. The darkness of the sky creates an
           illusion of nightfall even at noon. This systematic
           destruction of property is being coupled with the execution
           of civilians by the Iraqis, apparently as part of a scorched
           earth policy. They will be made to account for it.

           18 February - Bn Cdr, S4.and HHD Cdr return from visit to
           Jubayl and Log Base Alpha. Recon of northern MSR reveals
           heavy traffic with hundreds of US and UK vehicles moving
           northwest.

           19 February - No change.

           20 February - 7 GP FRAGO 24-91; Mission: 702 Trans Bn will
           OPCON one reenforced truck platoon to 180 Trans Bn NLT 23
           24:00 FEB 91 to provide line haul support for the clearance
           of Log Base Bravo.

           702 FRAGO 09-91; Mission: Relocate I reinforced truck platoon
           to Log Base Bravo. Platoon will be OPCON to 180 Trans Bn for
           line haul support.

           21 February - Scud attacks against Hafar al Batin. Air raid
           sirens sound throughout the Eastern Province. Heavy bombing
           and allied artillery attacks are reported in Iraq and Kuwait.
           Convoy operations continue from both Dammam and Jubayl. Bn
           deploys a reinforced platoon of soldiers from Delta Company
           in Jubayl to Log Base Bravo, near KXMC. The platoon under
           the leadership of ILT Scanlin will be under the operational
           control of the 180th Transportation Battalion.

           22 February - Scud attacks against Bahrain, and Hafar al