1ST EOD GROUP DAILY JOURNAL 1 15 MAR 91

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Subject = 1ST EOD GROUP DAILY JOURNAL   1  15  MAR 91                     

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Folder Title = 1ST EOD GROUP DAILY JOURNAL 1-15 MAR 91                                                         

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           1545          CALLED LT PATTON, THEY WOULD NEED TO       WILSON
                         TRANSLOAD CARGO TO A KKMC TRANSPORT
                         UNIT,   BUT   IF A C130      WOULD BE
                         ACCEPTABLE HE CAN LAY THAT ON DIRECT
                         TO KUWAIT   CITY AIRPORT, THIS COULD
                         CARRY BOTH CARGO AND PASSENGERS.

           1600          INFORMED SFC ASBELL 75TH EOD TO PASS       BUDZINSKI
                         INFOR14ATION TO 543RD EODCT, REFERENCE
                         CEOI CALL SIGNS AND FREQUENCIES. 543RD
                         NEEDS TO PASS INFORMATION TO XVIII
                         CORPS IN ORDER TO COMMUNICATE
                         WITH OTHER UNITS WITHIN THE XVIII
                         CORPS AREA OF OPERATIONS.

           1605          TALKED WITH SFC MURPHY, 542ND EODCT,       WILSON
                         THEY HAVE HAD NO CHEMICAL INCIDENTS
                         REPORTED YET. THE ADVANCE   TEAM
                         FROM THE 18TH EOD IS AT      THE KUWAIT
                         CITY AIRPORT FIRESTATION    AREA, WILL
                         ESTABLISH OPERATIONS THERE   FOR NOW.

           1620          RELAYED TO ARCENT NBC THAT  SO FAR         WILSON
                         HAVE   HAD    NO   REPORTED     CHEMICAL
                         MUNITIONS FOUND YET BY ANY   OF THE
                         EOD UNITS FROM THE 542ND EODCT OR
                         OTHERS IN KUWAIT CITY AREA.

           1630          CALL FROM'CPT SKELDON ON PENDING PORT      WILSON
                         EOD SUPPORT FOR CLEARENCE OPERATIONS.
                         STRESSED THAT WE MUST FOLLOW THE
                         RESTORATION OPLAN AND DO STRICTLY THE
                         KEY FACILITIES FOR REQUIRED LEVEL OF
                         RECOVERY ONLY, THEY WILL BE CONTACTING
                         OUR EOD ASSETS AT KUWAIT CITY AIRPORT
                         FOR SUPPORT STARTING 4 MARCH 1991.
                         ONLY AN INITIAL ASSESSMENT WILL BE
                         DONE AND MINIMAL CLEARENCE OPERATIONS
                         UNTIL ADDITIONAL      EOD ASSETS      ARE
                         SHIFTED OVER TO KUWAIT RESTORATION.

           1640          CALLED 542ND EODCT, REQUESTED THEY TRY     WILSON
                         TO DETERMINE WHAT IS NEEDED BY GROUP
                         WHEN WE START SPLIT OPERATIONS AT
                         KUWAIT AIRPORT. THEY HAVE TO GET THIS
                         FROM 18TIl EOD IF POSSIBLE.








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