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File: 081296_feb96_decls1_0004.txt
Subject: SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES
Box ID: BX000015
Document Number: 2
Folder Title: DUTY LOG 1 COSCOM SITREPS G3 JAN 91
Folder Seq #: 96
Unit: XVIII CORPS
Parent Organzation: ARCENT
SEERE
.B. 8-158TH AVIATION SN CAVIM) HAS NOT RECEIVED AUTHORITY TO ORDER CL
AVIONICS ITEMS TO SUPPORT THE CORPS. LACK OF THESE ITEMS EFFECTS
LITY TO MAINTAIN HELICOPTER FLEET*
#.I THE FIELDING PRIORITIES AND DATES FOR THE FIELDING OF THE
DEPMEDS 5 TON TRUCK 923 HAVE NOT BEEN ANNOUNCED. HOSPITALS WITHIN
THE CORPS ARE UNDER GOING CONVERSION WITHOUT THESE ERC A ITEMS.
UNITS STILL HAVE OLD 5 TON SERIES WHICH ARE INCOHPATABLE WITH
DEPMEDS TRAILERS DUE TO THE BRAKE HOOK-UPS.
D. SHIPMENT OF MATERIEL - VII CORPS HA$ STATIONED A REPRESENTATIVE
AT THE HIGH LINE AT DHAHRAN AIRPORT ON A 24 HOUR BASIS IN ORDER TO
DIRECT SHIPMENT OF MATERIEL TO THEIR UNITS. A CHECK OF THEIR DODAAC
LISTING BY DESCOM LARS REVEALED THAT THEY ALSO WERE DIRECTING SHIP-
MENTS OF XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS UNITS (24TH ID AND 30 ACR FOR INSTANCE)
TO THEIR FORWARD SITES; THIS IS POSSIBLY DUE TO DUPLICAT COCAACS
(ALTHOUGH NOT LIKELY) OR A LISTING WHICH HAD NOT BEEN ACCURATELY
COMPILED. THIS HIGHLIGHTED THE NEED FOR AN XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS RE-
PRESENTATIVE TO BE POSITIONED AT THE DHAHRAN APDDP AOACG HIGH LINEP
TO AFFECT THE SHIPMENT OF OUR ASSETS. IT ALSO RAISED THE ISSUE IF
THE 321ST TMMC REP SHOULD ALSO BE PRESENT IN ORDER TO RESOLVE
QUESTIONABLE CARGO SHIPMENTS.
E. THERE IS NO ESTABLISHED METHOD OF DISPOSAL FOR HAZARCOUS WASTE
IN THEATER. NO CONTRACT FOR A DISPOSAL AREA HAS BEEN MADE AND ARCENT
ENGINEER SATS THAT CURRENT DISPOSAL METHODS IS TO PLACE WAST IN A
55 GALLON BARREL. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR LITYIUP BATTERIESP
FILTERS FOR PROTECTIVE MASKS AND OTHER SOLDIER WASTE THAT CANNOT BE
DISPOSED OF IN THIS MANNER. HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTINUES TO BUILD WITH
THEATER POLICY FOR DISPOSAL.
LOGISTICAL DATA TRANSFER BETWEEN COSCOM AND DISCOMS. THE CORPS
OTERIEL MANAGEMENT CENTER (CMMC) REQUIRES ALL DMMCS TO PERFORM
LOGISTICAL DATA TRANSFER OVER THE TACTICAL CORPS/DIVISIONAL COMMUN-
90P ALL
OMMCS CONTINUE TO COURIER DISKETTES TO THE Ct4MC. DATA TRANSFER IN
THE CORPS HAS BEEN PROVEN TO BE A VIABLE MEANS FOR MOVING DATA OVER
LONG DISTANCE. GIVEN THE VAST DISTANCES ENVISIONED BETWEEN THE OMMCS
AND THE CMMCP COURIER SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ONLY IN A BACK-UP CAPA-
BILITY. TO ENSURE THE TIMELY REPLENISHMENT OF SUPPLIES DURING OFFEN-
SIVE OPERATIONS THROUGH CATA TRANSFERP IT IS REQUESTED THAT ALL
CMMC (IST CAV DIVP 24TH 10o 82D ABN DIV (ALLST) AND 3D ACR) BEGIN
SENDING DATA FILES VIA THE TACTICAL COMMUNICATION NETWORK. TO CO-
ORDINATE DATA FILE TRANSFERS WITH THE CMMC CONTACT CPT MCCLUREP
9-7802-309/724.
G. RADIO TELETYPE (RATT) SUPPORT FOR CORPS SUPPORT GROUPS - IST
COSCOM NEEDS TwD(2) RATT SYSTEMS WITH CREWS FOR THE 46TH AND 507TH
CSGS. THESE RATTS WOULD TIE THE TWO CSGS INTO THE IST COSCOM COMMAND
RATT NETWORK. EACH CSG IN THE COSCOM IS THE DIVISION TRAINS AREASO
AWAY FROM THE COSCOM HEADQUARTERS. RATT WILL BE THE ONLY MEANS
AVAILABLE FOR LONG RANGE RECORD TRAFFIC WITH THESE UNITS WHEN THE
CORPS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK IS NOT AVAILABLE.
ST
*0034 NNNN
UNCLASSIFIED
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File Room = feb96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-08
Box ID = BX000015
Unit = XVIII CORPS
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = DUTY LOG 1 COSCOM SITREPS G3 JAN 91
Folder Seq # = 96
Subject = SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES
Document Seq # = 58
Document Date =
Scan Date = 27-MAR-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 = 09-AUG-1996