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

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              FRIENDLY STRIKE OF 100 TOMAHAWK MISSILES AND MASSIVE AIR STRIKES
              LAUNCHED AGAINST TARGETS IN IRAQ.       AT 0330 WE EXPERIENCED OUR
              FIRST SCUD ALERT, HITTING THE FOXHOLES IN YOPP 4.


              ON 19 JANUARY THE S-3 CONDUCTED A RECON JOINTLY WITH LTF71, THE
              IST AD DISCOM S-3, DISCOM     CDR, AND CDR 123RD MSB TO LOCATE A
              ROUTE TO THE FORWARD ASSEMBLY AREA(FAA).         ON 21 JANUARY WE
              EXPERIENCED AN ESPECIALLY HARD RAIN THAT LEFT STANDING WATER
              THROUGHOUT THE CAMP.


              FROM 21 JANUARY TO 16 FEBRUARY THE S-3 SECTION DEVELOPED AND PUT
              TOGETHER THE FORWARD COMMAND POST.       THE DAYS AND NIGHTS WERE
              OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY ARTILLERY FIRE IN THE DISTANCE.          ON 28
              JANUARY THE 7CSO STAFF CONDUCTED A RECON AND VISITED THE 16TIf
              SUPPORT GROUP AT LBE.


              DURING THE TIME FROM 28 JANUARY TO 15 FEBRUARY THE CORPS
              CONTINUED TO RECEIVE UNITS, FIELD COMBAT POWER, AND BECOME ROBUST
              LOGISTICALLY. THE AIR WAR WAS VIVIDLY REPORTED VIA THE VII CORPS
              DAILY 'AIR TO MUD' MEMORANDUMS. LIMITED SPECULATION OF O-DAY
              STARTING O/A 11 FEBRUARY SUBSIDED TO A 'NO RUSH TO PUSH G-DAY.'
              THE COUNTDOWN TO G-DAY FROZE DURING THE NIGHT OF 27 FEBRUARY AND
              EARLY MORNING HOURS OF 28     FEBRUARY. STILL RECEIVING UNITS AS
              THE 1742D TC CLOSED ON 28     FEBRUARY.    ON 11 FEBRUARY TIIE S-3
              OFFICER AND S-3, LTF71 CONDUCTED A ROUTE RECON THROUGH THE WADI A
              BATIN TO SA MAC WITH THE S-3 DISCOM 1ST AD AND S-3, 123RD MSB.
              ON 12 FEBRUARY THE COMBAT FORMATION FOR LOG PACS TRAVELING WITH
              THE COMBAT     FORMATIONS AND     7TIl SUPPORT GROUP UNITS WERE
              DEVELOPED.


              ON 16 FEBRUARY THE BASE CAMP OF HIIC, 7TI! SUPPORT GROUP IIIIC, LTF
              213 AND 22D MT COMPANY MOVED TO LOG BASE ECHO.       THE FORWARD CP
              CONVOYED TO A IAD LINK UP POINT IN STAGING AREA MAC.       ON 17 FEB
              THE FORWARD CP CONVOYED TO LOWER FAA GARCIA WITH THE IST AD
              DISCOM.


              THE 1AD BATTLE PLAN WAS TO CLEAR THEIR SECTOR PRIOR TO CSS UNITS
              TRAVELING THROUGH. THE ISSUE OF WHO BUILDS, CONTROLS, MARKS, AND
              PROVIDES SECURITY OF MSRS CONTINUES TO BE WORKED.        THE FORWARD
              CP'S FOCUS WAS TO COORDINATE CSS AND REMAIN IN CONSTANT CONTACT
              WITH THE MANEUVER UNITS.


              O-DAY, 11-11OUR WAS 0400HRS, 24 FEBRUARY 1991. ON 23 FEB THE S-3
              OFFICER ATTENDED A DIVISION WALK-THROUGH AT THE IST AD TAC OF THE
              DIVISION'S TACTICAL PLAN.    ON 24 FEB THE REAR CP CONVOYED INTO
              THE NORTHERN PORTION OF      FAA   GARCIA. UPON ARRIVAL AT OUR
              DESTINATION, IT WAS LEARNED THAT THE DIVISION/CORPS WOULD NOW
              START THEIR ATTACK AT 1700 HOURS ACROSS THE LD INSTEAD OF BMNT.25
              FEBRUARY.   THE DISCOM ADVANCED AS FAR AS THE BERM SEPARTING IRAQ
              AND SAUDI ARABIA AND SPENT THE NIGHT.     ON 25 FEBRUARY WE LEFT AT
              0630 HOURS AND CROSSED THE BERM INTO IRAQ AT 0710 HOURS.          THE
              WEATHER WAS COOL AND FACILITATED'THE ATTACK IN MOPP 1 WITH FLAK