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Subject: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 1 FEB TO 28 FEB 91 2D LAAD BN NO 02747       

Unit: MCCDC       

Parent Organization: CMC         

Box  ID: BX600040

Folder Title: FOLDER MESSAGE FILES VARIOUS SOURCES DT 049 1 OF 2                                              

Document Number:          5

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                                                  UNCLASSIFIE-@-,@
                                                   !Q, D[7T


                                                     SECTION 2
                                                NARRATIVE SUMMARY


                                       COMMAND, (,)PERATIONS, AND TRAINING

                 Throughout the month of FQI)ruary 1991, @4d tow Altit,ii(3(, Air
            Battalion has continued to support all facets of the D(,c(?rt Storm Operation.

                 2d LAAI) Bn was able'to display its tremendous fl@yit,ility tqlii(@'i war tti-,
            key to its success during Operation Desert Sfiipld/D(,sert Storm. Aiiqp@etited by
            a Stinger battery from the 4th MAW, 2d LAAD Bn found itself conducting
            predeploymetit combat training for those Mariti@r rall,ed to              duty.    Within
            just six weeks the reserve battery was completely integrated into the
            reorganized 2d LAAD Battalion as a functioning combat ready unit.

                 Despite a short fused schedule of deployment/cm4)loyment the battalior,
            found itself on the front line of troops in less than 21 days of notification
            stateside, The battalion's headquarters was forward deployed to I?i@ Misf)al)
            and one battery was assigned a direct support mission for element. of the 'd
            Marine Division while the other battery rapidly assumed its tactical missions
            in general support of the I MEF established air defense priorities. Missions
            were assigned, equipment was desert painted, missiles were issued and missions
            were executed all within 96 hours of arrival in Southwest Asia. The
            battalion's quick respor)sivenesr, to it's a@.,3jqnpd missions dt@rir)q the initial
            phases of Desert Shield/Desert Storm only validated it's aqqre7,sive stateside
            training program.

 and maintained
            its combat readiness tlit(,tiqh the (,.stablislimprit of a task organized mi7,-iorl
            oriented contact team. This contact team visited tli(- Stin?i,,i, sections at
            their assiuned locations and ensured MCCRE.3 standards were established and
            maintained.


                 The battalion establishc@d the first ever Conit),i     Operations
            during Operation Desert Shield/Depert Storm. The (@'O(,' vrovide,i the Rit,tAli@,n
            Commander the ability to retain CefItTll,izc@(I control of                       i,i(i
            logistics issues.    Also, through the use of                net mor,it,,rjni 1)@ soft
            able to retain excellent situational awareT,oFr.       The Co('. mid@ the Initiation
            staff a key player in ensuring that I IIEF air defense piioii@io@ wotp
            established, i-pviewed, and protected                       E@@io to t@l@ !related )Illll"(
            of Stinger sections this role proved to be even ffro    ,re critical i@, the
            staff reviewers not only its air defense cot,@riq- but      tifiit of the
            integrated air defense system.      [)no to @ho, rapidly
            maneuver, 2d I..AAD Battalion displayed it@ ibility to shift its
            very short notice.     For example, on one. occasion in less than              fot)r
            iioutc of receipt of a movement order this battalion shifted i@@,
            Sheik Isa, Bahrain to Tanajib, Saudi Arabia.

                 Several weeks prior to the bpginrlirlq of the ground offensive the
            battalion identified a potential weak link in the communications plan of the
            MACCS. Realizing that the MACCS was not utilizing the Combat/Information
            Detection net (CI/D), (a most essential doctrinal net for this battalion)
            steps were taken to improve the situation. A Stinger Early Warning Team
            (SEWT) was developed and manned to ensure that a highly mobile direct support
            battery, to include air defense assets of the U.S. Army, and several general
            support sections retained their critical early warning informatior) capability.

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File Room = oct96_declassified
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Box ID = BX600040
Unit = MCCDC
Parent Organization = CMC
Folder Title = FOLDER MESSAGE FILES VARIOUS SOURCES DT 049 1 OF 2
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Subject = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 1 FEB TO 28 FEB 91 2D LAAD BN
Document Seq # = 5
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 06-DEC-1996