TAB D UNITS ENCLOSURE 1 COMMANDERS REPORT

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Subject = TAB D UNITS ENCLOSURE 1 COMMANDERS REPORT                       

Parent Organization = ARCENT      

Unit = VII CORPS   

Folder Title = MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMAND HISTORICAL REPORTS-7TH CORPS SUPPORT GROUP  1                         

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              APPENDIX A           SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

              PART I OPERATION DESERT SHIELD 17 AUG 90 - 16 JAN 90


              ON 17 AUGUST 1990 THE 7TH SUPPORT GROUP WAS TASKED TO ASSIST THE
              12TIl COMBAT AVIATION BRIGADE, V CORPS IN ITS DEPLOYMENT TO SAUDI
              ARABIA.   THE S-2/3 SECTION (-) ESTABLISHED EOC OPERATIONS IN
              CONCERT WITH THE LOGISTICS OPERATIONS SECTION TO PASS TASKINGS,
              SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS AND INFORMATION.      THE ASSISTANT OPERATIONS
              REAR BATTLE OFFICER, S-2 OFFICER, OPERATIONS NCO AND ASSISTANT
              OPERATION NCO MANNED SHIFTS. THE OPERATIONS OFFICER, NBC NCO AND
              REAR BATTLE NCO ALONG WITH THE GROUP COMMANDER WERE AT CAMP
              SHELBY, MISSISSIPPI FOR THE 1990 VULCAN KNIGHT ANNUAL TRAINING
              EXERCISE PROVIDING TRAINING ASSISTANCE TO THE 167TIl COSCOV,.

              WHILE AT CAMP SHELBY THE 30TIl SUPPORT GROUP, THE 167T.Ti COSCOM
              POSTAL DETACHMENT AND 130TH RAOC DEPARTED BACK TO THEIR HOME
              STATIONS EARLY TO BEGIN PREPARATIONS FOR DESERT SHIELD. BY 30
              AUGUST THE TEAM WAS BACK FROM VULCAN KNIGHT JUST AS THE SUPPORT
              MISSION TO THE 12TIf AVN BRIGADE WAS TERMINATING.       IN SEPTEMBER
              THE GROUP CHEMICAL NCO ASSISTED IN THE TRANSFER OF THE M272 WATER
              TEST KITS SETS FROM OUR S&S COMPANIES TO THE IST AD CHEMICAL
              COMPANY.


              DURING SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER TliE GROUP S-2/3 SECTION WAS INVOLVED
              IN PREPARATION FOR A SCHEDULED ARTEP CONDUCTED IN THE GRAFENWOEHR
              TRAINING AREA, 3-8 NOVEMBER, 1990.      AT 2330 HOURS, 8 NOVEMBER,
              1990 AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF A SUCCESSFUL ARTEP, THE GROUP
              COMMANDER RECIEVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE CO, 2D COSCOM, STATING
              THAT THE VII CORPS HAD BEEN ORDERED TO SWA FOR THE DURATION OF
              THE CONFLICT. ON 9 NOVEMBER THE UNIT PREPARED FOR MOVEMENT AND
              CONVOYED BACK TO CRAILSHEIM. FROM 12 NOV UNTIL I DEC THE S-3
              OFFICER, REAR BATTLE NCO, AND COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER WERE DEEPLY
              INVOLVED WITH PREPARING FOR ADVANCE PARTY OPERATIONS.

              DURING THIS TIME PERIOD, THE S-2 OFFICER'S PRIME MISSION WAS TO
              UPDATE   CLEARANCES, ACCESS     ROSTERS,    AND PROVIDE      SECURITY
              BRIEFINGS. THE S-2 ALSO ASSEMBLED INSUMS, THREAT AND        ORDER OF
              BATTLE INFORMATION BOOKS. THE S-3 OFFICER WAS ACTIVELY INVOLVED
              IN OBTAINING A M109 VAN FOR THE COMMUNICATIONS SECTION,    TWO BUILT
              UP 2 1/2TONS FOR LOG OPS AND S-2/3, 8 IIUMMVS, 2-.50 CAL YGS,
              COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, AND NVGS TO FILL UNIT SHORTAGES. THE S-
              3 OFFICER AND ENGINEER OFFICER PREPARED A FRIENDLY ORDER OF
              BATTLE BOOK, WHILE THE ENGINEER OFFICER FURTHER PREPARED A BASE
              DEFENSE SOP THE REAR BATTLE OFFICER, THE GROUP ENGINEER, AND THE
              OUTGOING GROUP ENGINEER RAN THE AUTOMATED TRANSMISSION OF DATA IN
              THE EOC.



              CONSIDERABLE TIME WAS SPENT TRYING TO REACT TO A MULTITUDE OF
              CHANGING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ADVANCE PARTY'S DEPLOYMENT. THE NBC
              NCO CHECKED ALL MASKS,ICE PACKS AND CONDUCTED NBC TRAINING. ON 20

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