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      






            11 Feb 91: Enemy drone flew over 2ACR positions and was shot down;
            fly boys do not like the idea of us shooting aircraft down over
            friendly territory. 10 out ol 11 MILVANs are now under our control.

            12 Feb 91: The Battalion receives warning order to be prepared to
            execute the OPORD for ground attack on 24 hour notice. Soldiers
            receive second series of inoculations. Battalion receives its
            botulism shots today. Commander visits 7th Engineer Brigade. Phones
            are put off limits for OPSEC reasons. Rations are A-C-T.

            13 Feb 91: The Battalion is given an order to move from the current
            assembly area to Assembly Area Kennedy vicinity Phase Line Lion.
            At 1130 hours, the Battalion Commander conducts a walk through
            breach of the berm. Attendees are the sappers from the line
            companies, D7 and ACE operators, heavy equipment operators who
            would improve the lanes, and appropriate command and control
            elements. 2ACR Commanders' meeting is held at 1800.


            14 Feb 91: The Battalion moves to Forward Assembly Area Kennedy, at
            (NS 508393). The Battalion prepares to recon forward area (AA
            Johnson vie PL Hyena). The Battalion is notified that today is G-7.
            but that is still an unreliable time line.



            15 Feb 91: There is a full scale dress rehearsal of assault
            breaches with 2ACR. A and D Company are under the control of the
            Battalion XO, and B and C Company are under the control of the
            Battalion Commander. Again. 2ACR holds Commanders' meeting.


            16 Feb 91: At 0537, the Battalion executes FRAGO and jumps north.
            It closes at 1320 at AA Johnson(NT280030). At 1100, Commander
            attends Brigade meeting and at 1700 a 2ACR meeting.


            17 Feb 91: 2ACR holds Commander's meeting at 1500. Times and
 meetings are random to avoid enemy targeting.
            Five M916s deadlined from move.



            18 Feb 91: Daily 2ACR meeting at 1500. D Company goes back to
            Logbase Echo to pickup three graders and two dozers. Class I and
            water resupply is broke at Regiment level. Commander gets a
            Magellan GPS.

            19 Feb 91: The ground war count-down is put on hold awaiting the
            outcome of peace initiatives by the Soviet Union. Commander
            attends a coordination meeting with the EN LNO from 1AD and 3AD--
            the divisions following Blue Babe in the attack.


            20-21 Feb 91: Daily 2ACR meetings/updates continue. S-4 makes runs