OPERATION DESERT SHIELD

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Subject: OPERATION DESERT SHIELD                                         

Box  ID: BX001045

Document Number:          4

Folder Title: OPERATION DESERT SHIELD                                                                         

Folder Seq #:          7

Unit: 1ST ID      

Parent Organzation: VII  CORPS  




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                        Bring woodland pattern camo nets. After a good wind
           storm, they  look like desert camo.
                      - There is a map depot in Bahrain. The map situation
           is bad, and  not expected to improve real soon.   Units are using
           GPS to make  there own maps of their TAhs. Maps must be WGS-72 or
           newer to be  even close.
                      - Imagery intel is limited in theater  due to limited
           reproduction capab  lity and poor down link from  national assets.
                      - Identify linguists early. Get them   out of the intel
           business initially and get them with your contracting officers.
                      - Terrain: HEMTT and HMM%Vs have no problem w/ cross
           country mobility.

                      - XVIII Abn Corps assessment of eneny avenues of
           approach and forces available match what we played on PS II.
           the west.  - IRAQ is in the process of extending their defenses to

                      - A heavy division is locsted vicinity the tri-border
           area.

                      - Enemy SAM coverage is shifting west.
                      - Enemy night air activity has increased dramatically.
                      - Enemy training emphasis is air-to-air.
                      - SSM equipment has been recently dispersed.
                      - IRAQ will likely introduce II Corps to control forces
           in the west.

                      - Tank ditches are on average 3-10 meters wide and 3
           meters deep, with mines in the bottom.

                      - Flame trenches are being developed. Pipelines run to
           each trench, to flood the trenches with oil to set then on fire.

                      - most mines are surface laid; however, they cover with
           sand quickly.

                      - XVIII Abn Corps has been prohibited from planning
ing!
                      - Their are 20+ FOX NBC recon vehicles in theater with
           more to come. They are working great.
                      - The theater requires 3 MOPPs suits per man: one is
           carried, one in unit trains, and one in Corps reserve (COSCOM).


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Document 6 f:/Week-27/BX001045/OPERATION DESERT SHIELD/operation desert shield:08099611152514
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File Room = jul96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-27
Box ID = BX001045
Unit = 1ST ID
Parent Organization = VII CORPS
Folder Title = OPERATION DESERT SHIELD
Folder Seq # = 7
Subject = OPERATION DESERT SHIELD
Document Seq # = 14
Document Date =
Scan Date = 15-JUL-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