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                         

Document Number =          1

Box ID = BX000311














               BASE CAMP WITH WORK AREAS, TACTICAL OPERATIONS CENTERS, SLEEP
               AREAS, AND MOTOR PARKS.        DURING THIS TIME THE HEADQUARTERS
               ESTABLISHED A     CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE 1ST AD (FWD) ELEMENT
               AND ATTENDED THEIR DAILY 1600 HOUR MEETING. THE NEXT TWO WEEKS
               WERE CONSUMED WITH BUILDING         A BASE CAMP INTEGRATING         22D
               MAINTENANCE    COMPANY INTO     THE    BASE,    ESTABLISHING     COKMON
               OPERATIONAL STANDARDS AND DEVELOPING         BASE    CLUSTER DEFENSE
               PLANS.     THE COMMON OPERATIONAL STANDARDS DEALT WITH FIELD
               SANITATION, SPEED LIMITS, WEAR OF UNIFORMS AND LBE, WEAPONS
               CLEANING AND PERSONAL HYGIENE. OUR METL WAS REASSESSED, BASE
               DEFENSE PLANS AND REACTION FORCE PROCEDURES WERE ESTABLISHED AND
               PRACTICED. FROM 26 DEC 1990 TO 16 JAN 1991 AN INDEPTII TRAINING
               PROGRAM WAS EXECUTED EMPHASIZING THE FIVE STANDARD COSCOM DRILLS
               AND FOUR ADDITIONAL 7TIl GROUP DRILLS.        ON 22 DEC THE 47TH EOD
               ARRIVED AND WAS ASSIGNED TO LTF 213. ON 23 DEC THE ALERT STATUS
               WAS RAISED TO THREATCON CHARLIE. BLACK OUT DRIVE AT NIGHT WAS
               INSTITUTED. DUE TO TERRORIST FEARS, ALL TOWNS IN THE AREA, IE
               HAFIR AL BATIN AND AL QUAYSUMAH, WERE PLACED OFF LIMITS. NIGHT
               LAND NAVIGATION TRAINING BECAME A PRIORITY AND THE TWO VEHICLE
               RULE WAS ESTABLISHED. ON 27 DEC WE ESTABLISHED LIAISON WITH S-
               3 DISCOM IST AD. ON 28 DEC WE ESTABLISHED A BALLISTIC MISSILE
               EARLY WARNING SYSTEM WITH IST AD AND 2D COSCOM. THE SORTS REPORT
               WAS REQUIRED ON 31 DEC FOR THE FIRST TIME.


               OPERATIONALLY THE IST AD AND 7TH GROUP WERE INVOLVED WITH A
               COUNTERATTACK MISSION IN THE EVENT IRAQ ATTACKED DOWN THE WADI AL
               BATIN. THE S-3 SECTION WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN SCHEDULING ENGINEER
               WORK AND WEAPONS      QUALIFICATION RANGES ON THE 1ST AD GUNNERY
               RANGE.   THE S-3 SECTION HOSTED A TRAINING BRIEFING FOR BG
               MCFARLIN AS LTF 213, 71, 87 AND THE GROUP COMMANDER PRESENTED
               TRAINING PLANS THROUGH THE ISTH OF JANUARY. ON 7 JANUARY. THE
               S-3 ESTABLISHED FULL LIAISON WITH THE 0-3, 1ST AD.              FROM 7
               JANUARY TO 17 JANUARY THE S-3 OFFICERS ICW THE LOG OPS OFFICERS
               WORKED ON 'THE VII CORPS BATTLE PLAN' WITH IST AD G-3/(3-4 PLANS
               AND THE 2D COSCOM ACS-SPO PLANS. THE VII CORPS TACTICAL PLAN
               REQUIRED ARTILLERY AND ATTACK HELICOPTER FEINTS AND A PASSAGE OF
               LINES AND AN ENVELOPEMENT AGAINST THE RGFC. THE 7CSG SUPPORTED
               THE MAIN ATTACK. ON OR ABOUT 8 JANUARY, THE CORPS              DIRECTED
               'STAND TO' STARTED WHERE UNITS WERE RELEASED BY G-3, VII CORPS
               AFTER ALL OF THE VORPS HAD BEFORTED READY, AFTER MUCH CONYU81ON
               AND CONFLICTING GUIDANCE IT WAS ACERTAINED THAT LOCAL MSCS SHOULD
               CONTROL 'STAND-TO'. ON 11 JANUARY WE STARTED A PM STAND-TO THAT
               LASTED FOR SEVERAL DAYS IN RESPONSE TO A POSSIBLE PRE-EMPTIVE
               STRIKE BY IRAQ. THE ROES ALSO CHANGED, AUTHORIZING A MAGAZINE
               IN WEAPONS WHILE ON GUARD DUTY.





               PART 2 DESERT STORM 0200HRS 17JAN TO          10 MARCH 91


               AT 0230, 17JAN 7CSO WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE WAR HAD STARTED WITH A