XV:IL AIRBORNE CORPS DEPUTY COMMAN@lN@@ GENERAL NOTES

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         SUBJECT: XV:IL AIRBORNE CORPS DEPUTY COMMAN@lN@@ GENERAL NOTES
         l.kowr FOLLOWING ARE THE DCG NOTES FOR THE 15TH MI BN FOR THE
         PERIQD 1-28 FES 92-
         A . (or FORCE PRO'EC- :ON
         (1) OUR FORCE PROTECTI@N POSTURE 'ONT:NUED TO SERVE US WELL
         THROUGH 'tiE HOSTIL:   TT Es. DURIN'O    HE PERIOD, WE '@UN-IN,:ED TO MAKE
         IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING     LARGE BUNKERS 70 SERVE AS RALLYING POINTS
         FOR THE Q-@ICK REACT:ON FORCE, AND NEW SCUD SHELTERS IN ThE AREA
         OF TH7 NEW MOTOR POOL LOCATION. WE ALSC DISTRIBUTED A NEW SER:PIS
         OP OB TAB'----TS, AND -ANA AUTOINJECTORS. THE BATTALION SURGEON
         ADMINISTERED ANTHRAX INOCULA71ONS AND BOOSTERS i" A           -  PERSONNEL.
         S'@"DIERS        CAU':CNED NOT TO REVEA. 'HIS -II A'QYON@ OUT'SIDP THE
         BATTALION DUE -0 THE SENSITIVITY OF -HE PROGRAM.
         B.;O?@ OPERA-'nNS.
         (1) THE BA-.'@L'ICN @ONTINUED TO PERFCRM 'TS MISSION IN A COMBAT
         SITUATION. WE PR@ !DED THE CORPS ',41T@i REAL TIME INFLTGHT REPORTS
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         AND INA@ICATIONS AND @ARNING INFORMATION :WA- 'ONTRIB"TED MATERI-
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         ALLY TO THE SUC'PSS OF "HE OPERATION.
         (2) WE PROVIDED ih:S SU@PORT By PTRST DEPLOYING COMPANY B, !ST MI
         SN TO THE CORPS G-2.      THE COMPANY: (4f  TH T'S IMPRRVE- -U',;ARD@AIL    V
         SYSTEM, WAS ABLE -0 LOOK DEEPER WITH LONGER ON STATION TIME. :-q
         CONJUNCTION WITli THIS, 1 MOVED TWELVE KUWAITI LIN-OUISTS FRCX
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         B ISTH TO CO B,     @ST, GIVING THEM THE     NE       Y A ABIC CAPABTLI
         TY. WE ARRANGED     FOR 7HE RC-12 AIRCRAFT
         THUS EXTENDING T;4P ON    .;RA@K TIME.         :0 REFUEL AT
         (3) S'u'BSEQUENT-Y, Cc t3, '5TH MI WAS C@IOPPE@ -0@ SUPPORT MARCE.N-.
         THE MARINES PROVIDE@ THE LINGUIS' SUPPn@R7 rOR THIS MISSI@@N. THIS
         ARRANGEME%'T CONTIN'@'ES.
         (4) IN ORDER TO PROV:@E 'HE CORPS WITH AL--114PORiANT CONTINU'U@S
         SLAR COVERAGE @ip DESIGNED A PRO'RAM 'O INCREASE BOTH TIMELINESS
         AND ON STATIO@ TIXE. TO INCREASOE THE TIMELINESS, I MOVED THE
         IMAGERV ANALYSIS SP@':'N FROM COMPANY A TO -HE CORPS MAIN, THS
         ENABLED THE ANA'-YS@S@ T@0' PROVIDP- Twg- CCRPS WITH INTELLIGENCE FR6m
         BOTH THE A:RCRAF-. ON.' BOARD SYScm, AND THE GROUN@ S-ATION TERMI-
         NAL. AS THE    RORPS AREA OF INT@RES7 EXPANDED TO'T[IE WEST AN:)
         NORTF ','@RPS  @XO INCREASED THE ARCA P'R 'GS TO IMAGE A@D REPORT ON
         ACCORDINGLY. WE     HAD GROUND STATION     TERMINALS ALREADY DEPLOYED TO
         THE 24TH !D,   XVIII ABN CORPS G-2, AND !OIS- ABN DIV. OUR FOURTH
         GST SERVED AS A MAINTENANCE FLCA'. THE GSTS ACHIEVED S@ME SUC-
         "ESS IN PROVIDIN@O IMAGERY TO THESE ORGANIZATIONS. THE '-"MITING
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         FACTOR WAS THE RANGE BETWEEN THE GS' AND T@-c- AIR@IRAFT. iN ORDER
         TO !.Nt@R@PASE TIMELINESS, I DEC:)E@a ".    rn@RWARD DEPLOY THE :MA'UERY
         ANALYSIS PACKAGE TO THE RORPS @-2.         TliE SLAR M4SS:@ON AIRCRAFT
         ',ANDE@, AND P'AVS:'ALLY PASSED I!iE IMA@OERY TC THESE PERSONNEL FOR
         ANALYSIS AqD REPORTING.       IN' A@@:@ION , THE TRACKS ;@ER@p -Et4GTHENED
         "ONS'DERABLY.         MOHA'@,KS DEPARTED KING FA@4D INTERNATIONAL
         A:RP")R' AND FLEW iO RAHFA (2 HRS PNROUTE) FOR HOT REF"r!. THE
         AIRCRAFT 7'4rN DEPARTED RAHFA TO RELIEVE THE ONE -HAT WAS ON
         SiA-!Otq. O@CE ON STATION, THE PREPLANNED TRA@K WAS FLOWN FOR 4
         H.RS W:TH 'HE P:_'T SHUTTLING BACK AND FORTH AS REQUIRE@ TO DETER-
         MINE THE DIRP-@l-I6N OF M-.VEMENT OF T                          a
                                                  .HE MTI IF POSS:BLE. THIS
                                             DECLASSIFIED ON 13 APR @8
                                             BY SEC ARMY (ADA)
                                            SEC3.5 EO 12958



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Folder Title = XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS DEPUTY COMMANDING GENERAL NOTES                                            
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Subject = XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS DEPUTY COMMANDING GENERAL NOTES 3 OCT 9