HISTORICAL RPT OF 12TH ENG BN IN SPT OF ODSS

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Subject = HISTORICAL RPT OF 12TH ENG BN IN SPT OF ODSS                    

Parent Organization = VII  CORPS  

Unit = 3D AD       

Folder Title = OPORDS AND COMMAND AND CONTROL                                                                  

Document Number =          7

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                     home I-)aL at lia!id.         However. at iol)roximatelv i)v3O tic3ur@@ on the
                     19th. trie SDO was notified that four fliahts for HtiC was inbound.
                     aria tl,L@ rest ol the battalion t4ould dec)lov at u6t)(I that mornina.
                     !tie last t)tts rolled from Dexheim with the 54 and the Si at 117-6 on
                     the 19tti of Januarv.            For the rest of the (jav thev waiteo for t-he
                     east two olanes to arri%,e at RhLln-Main due to a delav of the Navv
                                                                               the around. and the
                     L.-9'.-,. With two inches of new snow on
                     ce.,noerature drooe)inc to the 70'S. the last olane load waited on the
                     ramej iTi an Air Force bus with no heat until o530 in @me mornina.
                     ihe 'ast Diane was whee!s un at 08ov on tne 21)th oi Januarv or)                                its
                     t4av to it s first re4LLel stod.
                            A- the first refuel stoo in Crete. in a bla@-iin(3 rain storm.
                     the cieti chatioed.           The second crew irc)m --Ieet I.ociistics Snuadron.
                     out o4 Alefneda Naval Air Station. California. took over for the lea
                     into Cairo. and then an to @,2no Fahd :nternatiorial Airi3ort. Saudi
                     Arat)la.     Ihe last tiotir into 1,F;(4 was t,ionlot)tea bv wat7hina. arm
                     a no'd@-io i3attern. a -@CLJD missle attack ucon tne airoart and the
                     Dort of Dammam.          This iracle for an interesting ccwnloadina exercise
                     eNDectina MOPP 4 as tie@, e::irec, the aircrait.                      itilb was
                     unwarranreo. as ttil a-,tack w.@s OEter.@ir,ec to Ue not) Chemical.
                            LocatecJ less tha@i L-1(3M, miles itoi. @iie :@cr! a, a oeronnel
                     nolaina area cai!La ",-enLn,, i-ilv' taii 3@,ti c2 ::emerge, urc3ces,.ina
                     oianr)     the 13attallc;:t avzii,,ea t'ic? .3rri .,;; c,,.- its c,3c,;,.Dment.                 The
                     bliaest concern was -riL@ fallc)vt irc:)rr. trip c@:;,ioved missiles iallir)o
                     to tt)e around on their JOLatio@i.
                            tqtlile at cement CltV. LnP LC)W.Da@l.L'-- z)c.,::an trairiina on t,arii to
                     r,,ano comoat aria t,,asic scio:er @;i i                a-L t.,.c t),it@ iliu:i oe--an,c.,
                     aLCilMateO to the                                                 i-,-at @!,ai-i:na was
                     cono-.tctea an treachin(i               '-ar,7 .amle u: i ii= c(3,-Prina l,a(3i
                     aeien%es ano 9;:oeLted                            I np t)a c @,i: i ur. a I Bo ouarqe(J t-.ie
                     comoouna s DL-rimetpr.                         the gooier           tir@it taste of a
                     wartime environmene.
                            i he air war i.-i ,:i     ir @o :;e3ar. as BC)LOler'- irom -e 12th arrived
                     in Sau(ii AraDia.          Plh:  F '.,)L, rai:j: i,. of Lnp !2tti f -ii@ied at cement
                     citv. the aavanceo ze r.                            to                  ior the arrival of
                     the Lattalirns                              @,cer-o t@,.e @,ifloaci aria oredaration
                     time oi venicies f:@)T                   73too BriE,:,.           L)aLt3lion commander
                     aareec Lo neio LI@.                 lo!,,,:                  t,-@ otit-,aci tr,.e shiDS.        @@LT
                     Jim fiercl. .3S=aLliC Ario Z)@--r 1'.'-                 l@,2k,3L-r irom Delta commanv.
                                                                                                     For
                     set @c)ou@    or oan i z .io     i s oe:                     i    iii ssi on.         almost
                     CWE) @-t-ei B. I @tfi Llr C 1;              ?r i or f     @@-.ecj stiios ;or -ricomina
                     unitil.    mA,.,tnci                                          o.,r,-e,.E@ina svstem. the
                     izch ei,oicseei@                                               7.nl@          Dort. to the
                     tioicliria iie-2. -1@.                                              i!,?r.; v mlirh sooner
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