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      




                                  5 USC 552 (b)(6)
            01 Feb 91: 2ACR conducts Commanders' meeting. S-4 issues
            sunglasses.                is involved in a accident on Tapline
            Road, totalling his HMMWV.

            02 Feb 91: The Battalion completes the mounting of MICLIC launchers
            on the AVLB chasssis. D Company sends three SEE with operators to
            the 207th Military Intelligence Brigade to construct survivability
            positions. They complete the mission on 03 Feb. SFC Lechliter and
            four soldiers moved to Log Base Echo to guard our MILVANS/trailers
            that are to be moved there.



            03 Feb 91: 2ACR attempts to conduct recon of the covering force
            area and Saudi/Iraqi border berm. LTC Slattery departs early in
            COL Holder's HMMWV with four gun Jeeps as escorts. He recons
            routes and local trafficability of the area. At 1100, COL Holder
            and 2ACR staff arrive via helicopter. A dust storm hits limiting
            visability to almost zero. A limited ground recon is conducted,
            but the remainder is cancelled.



            04 Feb 91: The 2ACR attempts the recon again with LTC Slattery
            leading the ground recon and COL Holder and staff arriving via
            helicopter. The recon party is successful closing to within a
            kilometer of the berm. The commanders return by helicopter that
            afternoon. The MICLIC mounted on an AVLB has three misfires during
            initail test fires. MSG Bowe, the S3 NCOIC, makes some
            modifications, and all other fires are successful. S-4 gets 20
            PVS-7B's from Brigade.


            05 Feb 91: The Battalion receives replacement troops from the 10th
            Engineer Battalion. The replacements consisted of an officer (2LT
            Craig Adams) and 18 soldiers. 2LT Adams is assigned platoon
            leader, 2nd platoon, Alpha Company. 2ACR holds Commanders' meeting.

            06 Feb 91: HHC practices cross country movement in day/night time
            conditions.



            07 Feb 91: CSM holds first promotion board since deployment from
            Bamberg. Training continues as B Company conducts demo range.

            08-12 Feb 91: Companies within the Battalion begin planning,
            training and rehearsing assault breaches. A Company's focus is
            clearing lanes with dismounted sappers and integrating the tt.9 ACE,
            M728, AVLB, mineplow, and rollers of the Squadron. OR rate at 88%;
            parts still impossble to get. All vehicles marked with inverted V
            and orange material on hoods.


            10 Feb 91; 2ACR conducts briefback on operations. ILT Kennedy's
            HMMWV is stolen with AT-4s, and their A & B bags. Battalion gets
            seven more Lorans, three more tomorrow.