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Subject: 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION CHRONOLOGY Box ID: BX000051 Document Number: 4 Folder Title: AAR 1ST CAVALRY DIV COMMAND REPORT 10 APR 91 Folder Seq #: 81 Unit: XVIII CORPS Parent Organzation: ARCENT UNCLASSIFIED (President BLish's ultimatum to Saddam Hussein was to depart Kuwait by 15 JAN) probably added to the confusion. 16 JAN: Informed that 4468 Tac Recon Group would launch three drones on 17 JAN (0300-CI500, OBOVI-IQ)00, 2200- 410 hrs). Units instructed to keep aircraft clear of launch sites during these times. lst Bde had an MB Chemical Alarm alerting; a chemical survey of the area produced negative results, and it was determined to be a false alarm caused by emplacing the M8 -too close to vehicle exhausts. Units were advised of the possibility of false alarms from this source. SINGARS Rettan5 system installed in three vehicles (Bde Commo, 1-3 Atk Hel Bn and I- @'@'7 Atk Hel Bri). 17 JAklu Received lst CAV FRAGO #91-6. Informed (0215 ht,s) that ARCENT OPLAN CICII is in effect; lqikl Tomahawk cruise missiles launched against enemy. grigade instructed to begin taking NAPP (Nerve Agent Pyridostigmine Pretreatment) pills, one per eight hours (QI310 hrs). 1-3 Atli Hel Bn reports aircraft fully uploaded; 1-227 Atk Hel Bn in process of completing upload (03z@O his). Received Scud alert. three missiles launched (one at Israel, two A-@ Saudi Arabia) at 0414 hrs. Attack battalions placed on REDCON I at 13'DO hrs. Possible enemy ground attacks reported at OS 47z@998 and PS 860460. 1-227 ordered to move to Holding Area vie PL Mary (NS 860.'@70) at 1345. Mission cancelled by D-RAC at 14QIB hrs (about one minute after I- ;@27 (Atk Hel Bn had launched). 18 JAN: DMAIN orders all units on 100% alert (0400 hr,s). Units ordered to assume MOPP Level I at 0520 hrs. s three large explosions in Dhahran; Dhahran ai-rbase placed at Condition Red (later determined that these explosions were caused by friendly aircraft releasing bombs into an ordnance jettison area). Ist Cav assumed MOPP, level 0 at 0855 hrs. Ist CAV FRAGO #91--l rescinded at 1400 hrs. 19 JAN: Received FRAGO #63-91 (QUICKFIX missions). lst Cav reports possible chemical attack vie NS 8449 (later determined to be false). Received ist Gav FRAGOs #91-7 and 91--S. DMAIN instructs units to stop taking NAPP pills (1111 hrs). Instructed to have one attack battalion and two OH58D5s on standby at Al OttasLtmah airfield prior to darkness. Informed that 1-7 Cav received DF2 instead of JP'5; instructed units to checl- First Page | Prev Page | Next Page | Src Image View All Documents From this Release | Return to Search Page
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