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

Box ID = BX001301

EHGZHEER TASK FORCE 12

UDon arrival in theater. LTC Richardson established
telednone contact with the 7th Enaineer Brioade and learned that
Ltie 12th Enaineers would be OPCON to 3AD. After attendina a 7th
Enaineer Brioaae Commancer s Conference at TAA Oaden on .'6 Jari
91. L.lC Richardson iccusea his Dlannina efforts on 3AD in
coorcination with COJ. Morris. the 3AD Division EnaineL-r. Havina
oeen tolo that F-Force would be imolemented. LTC Richardson
had the task of SDiittina the 12th Enaineers into two command
anc z:c)n+ro.' elempnts anri cstrlt3LItina comoanies betiqeen them.
COL @l:,-r3s desionatea tl)e 12th Encineer BN XO. LTC Mooren. as
t'ie Pnaineer task force commander for the "AD Bricade, 3AD. 7 140
1'.Ith Encineer companies were reouired for the 3rd Brioade. LTC
RlLn:krcl=@on selected 1, and D COMDanies because thev had woried
tooetriei- in suooortina Ltie -Ird Bricade. Bth I.D on Drevious
t.4ctical e):ercises @,nd had worked closelv with the then MAJ
"IcjL;rLn who at the tine was the brioade enci4neer. The Fi!st
ti: iciacic?. 3AL, Comnariacr. COL Bell Nash. insisted that he kepo his
@iorr.ailv assoc2atea '-,ro Fncineer Battalion Comoanv. LTC
ased A/12 to co to the Second Brioaoe
..c,.iroson reluctantiv RLIP
@r@o formed lasi@ @orcfl 1-1 consistin,,i oi HHC/12EN. 8/12EN and
l.'l SUDOort at 1:;t E;rioade. 3AD. Task Force 3" under LTC
:,]:)C:i'rn tqoltid suooort 3rd rjricade with C/12 and D/12. A/12 would
faT,@,- Fc)rr.9 and helo suoi3ort 2nd Beicade.
Fi ior -a iinkii:. tiirh the 12th Encirieer Battal3ori with 3AD.
;:irs-, [,', toatie (RF(E;) was'SU13Dorted onlv bv B Co.
Enait-@,rr@. '.he link ut) oi the 12th Enaineer Battalion and
:ravo 141,h
I C:omoanv @ht- F%,FCT on 14 Februarv 1991 oave birth
t.',ioinL-L-r lasv Force 12. t.TC Robert T. Richardson switched
@Ill, TOCLIS from 12th Enaineer Battalion Commander to Enaineer
i7,i @orce 12 Com.Tanaer / Bricade Enaineer for the brioade
-am as I
tL the 3i-d Arm-@red Divis on rearoanized its
'lo the E-PQrce conceot. The two comoanv commanders
-,,PI Rick Brown @ria CPT Tom Tvra for Brava ComDanv. 12th
aria fira@/o COMDanvt 23rd Enoineers. resdectivelv. The
Ericir?r@:- TOC, elements also olaved a sionificant role in
.,L@IZ(PILS4LT' comnietion of ooeration Desert Saber. The 12
s fLiC. as a whole. was known as Bancer, and the
C.I:iriinE@pr :,auac whicri travelled with them. lived up to the name.
:tie Fxpaov @7irt Combat Team (RFCT) task (3roanized its
s i,-! 1,3ws: 2nci ol4toon. Bravo Comoanv. 23d Enqineers
L@-- tl%' IL @l', -@UDDorted 5-5 CAV: Bravo Comeanv. 23d
!LTOL )1'-PO 3- 5 CAV: 3rd Dlatcon, Bravo Companv.
s - @ed t)v '.LT Plvbon) SUDDorted 4-32 AR: and Brava
En-,ineers (-) supoorted 4-34 AR. This task
eno! iasizeci the lead element of the brinade's
iorm.tl3n. --5 Ci)V. and the riaht flank of the bricade which
r,,e c-::E)ose,3 to the Iraci ;orces after the division moved
t'@rt,@:,3 ;)i i:hE-. lst Iniantrv Division (Mechanized). See AuDendix
jroarii:ation.
if: -i--4 il,rtrier task oroanized its enaineer assets. First
i,w@ri t,it!i t@io AVI.1-is led b'v LT Cad)cama 'and SFC Dock.
form -,)elta. The task force held the second Dlatoon,