OPERATIONS DESERT SHIELD 82D ENGINEER BATTALION 28 AUG 91

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Subject = OPERATIONS DESERT SHIELD    82D ENGINEER BATTALION  28 AUG 91   

Box ID = BX000301

Folder Title = 82D ENG BN AFTER ACTION REVIEW COMMENTS  5 APR 91                                               

Unit = VII CORPS   

Parent Org = ARCENT      







            23 Dec 90: VII Corps directs all units to begin an extensive one
            week maintenance program, especially for engineer equipment.




            24 Dec 90: A Christmas Eve service is held for the Battalion in the
            HHC maintenance tent. Services are held by the Battalion Chaplain.
            Chaplain (CPT) Roberts. The officers begin a two day OPD on
            Mobility Drills. A set of scenarios are passed out, with each
            company briefing its solution using the sand table brought from
            port. The Battalion receives the first shipment of MILVAN today.
            It consists of the first eight sent out from Bamberg.



            25 Dec 90: The soldiers of the Battalion celebrate Chri.stmas with
            services at each of the companies, officiated by Chaplain(CPT)
            Roberts and accompanied by the Commander. The companies each have
            large Christmas meals with ham, roast beef, and turkey and all the
            trimmings normally associated with the season. 'Near beer' is
            served as a beverage for those who wanted it. The rest of the day
            is reserved for personal maintenance with most soldiers using it to
            shower, wash clothes, write letters to and read the letters sent by
            loved ones. A large shipment of mail arrives today. OPD on
            mobility operations continues.


            26 Dec 90: HHC and C Companies provide equipment and operators to
            A/5-159 Aviation Battalion to construct a berm and survivability
            positions. The committment lasts for three days.


            28 Dec 90: C Company again sends equipment and operators out for
            two days to the 4th Transportation Battalion to construct
            survivalibilty positions. OPD is on the C2 (Command and Control)
            based on modifications to task organizations and anticipated
            missions. Battalion Maintenance meetings are conducted daily.


            29 Dec 90: An OPD is held today at noon by CPT John Cody and ILT
            Vance Stewart, the Battalion Maintenance Officer and the S-1. The
            OPD is on Vehicle Recovery and Maintenance Plan, and Casualty
            Evacuation. C Company begins construction of a full scale training
            mock-up of Iraqi defensive positions. The design is basically the
            same used in the sand table and on the pier at Dammam, but since
            apace is not limited as before, this one can be full scale. They
            manage to lay mines, string wire, construct fighting positions with
            communication tunnels, and build berms in only three days.


            30 Dec 90: The scheduled OPD for today is for D Company to
            'Demonstrate Proofing Techniques' and for CPT Moulton and SFC
            Robinson, NBC Officer and NCO, to brief the NBC Decontamination
            Plan.