DAILY STAFF JOURNAL OR DUTY OFFICERS LOG

File: 052296_apr_decls17_0095.txt
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Total Pages: 135

Subject: DAILY STAFF JOURNAL OR DUTY OFFICERS LOG                        

Box ID: BX000043

Unit: XVIII CORPS 

Parent  Organization: ARCENT      

Folder Title: DUTY LOG  G1  22-31 DEC 90                                                                      

Folder Seq #:         99

Document Number:          2

Document Date: 

Scan Date: 15-APR-1996













     09 13 24090OZ DEC 90 00 00 ssss




     OBVIOUSLY BEING UNDERTAKEN IN ANTICIPATION OF THE 15 JANUARY

     DEADLINE. A COROLLARY EFFECT OF THESE PREPARATIONS IS A DECREASE

     IN THE TIME TAKEN TO TRANSITION TO THE OFFENSE. AT THIS TIME,

     XVIII ABN CORPS ASSESSES THE IRAQIS ABILITY TO STAGE A LIMITED

     OBJECTIVE, THREE TO FIVE DIVISION ATTACK, WITH AS LITTLE AS EIGHT

     TO TWELVE HOURS OF PREPARATION TIME. A FULL SCALE OFFENSIVE WOULD


     REQUIRE APPROXIMATELY 24 HOURS OF PREPARATION. NEITHER SCENARIO

     IS BELIEVED LIKELY AT THIS TIME; THEREFORE, THE MOST PROBABLE

     COURSE OF ACTION IS STILL TO DEFEND. XVIII ABN CORPS CONTINUES TO


     AWAIT THE ARRIVAL OF A COMPLETE TIBS SYSTEM WITH SATCOM RADIO AND


     ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT. THIS SYSTEM IS NECESSARY TO INSURE ACCESS TO

     AWACS AND RIVET JOINT INDICATIONS AND WARNING INFORMATION. RF4C

   ....IMAGERY REPORTS CONTINUES TO ARRIVE AT LEAST 24 HOURS LATE.//

     GENTEXT/LOGISTICS/ MODERNIZATION OF THE Ml ABRAMS TANK FLEET TO

     MlAl IS COMPLETE FOR THE IST CAV DIV AND HAS BEGUN FOR THE 24TH

     INF DIV (M). THE CAV TROOP FOR THE 197TH INF BDE (M) OF THE 24TH

     INF DIV (M) WILL MODERNIZE FROM M6OA3 TO MIAI. WE HAVE REQUESTED,

     AND RECEIVED APPROVAL FOR, ONE STE/ICE FROM "QUICK SILVER" ASSETS

     AT FT KNOX. REQUEST EXPEDITED SHIPMENT-TO BE CONCURRENT WITH








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Document 135 f:/Week-15/BX000043/DUTY LOG G1 22-31 DEC 90/daily staff journal or duty officers log:05039613321977
Control Fields 17
File Room = apr96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-15
Box ID = BX000043
Unit = XVIII CORPS
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = DUTY LOG G1 22-31 DEC 90
Folder Seq # = 99
Subject = DAILY STAFF JOURNAL OR DUTY OFFICERS LOG
Document Seq # = 2
Document Date = 01-JAN-1980
Scan Date = 15-APR-1996
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 = 03-MAY-1996