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Subject: COMMANDERS SITREP                                               

Box  ID: BX000205

Document Number:          9

Folder Title: VII CORPS CMDS SITREP                                                                           

Folder Seq #:        179

Unit: VII CORPS   

Parent Organzation: ARCENT      



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  AND AMMUNITI;N IN IRAQ; PROVI'DES HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANC
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  CONTINUES PREPARATION FOR M @MENT TO RAA'S AND DEVELOF NT OF
  RAA'S; CONDUCTS COMBINED ARMS LIVE FIRE TRAINING; AND PKOVIDES
  ESCORT ASSISTANCE TO ICRC TEAM IN SECTOR.
      B.        DAILY EPW COUNT STILL REMAINS HIGH. WANT TO ENSURE
  SAFE AND EXPEDITIOUS EVACUATION AND CARE OF EPW'S BEYOND VII
  CORPS. BELIEVE THIS IS AN AREA WE MUST CONTINUE TO MONITOR IN
  THEATER AS HEAT RISES. CORPS CONTINUES TO RECEIVE REPORTS OF
  IRAQI MILITARY UNITS COMMITTING ATROCITIES AGAINST LOCAL
  POPULATION IN THE LOWER EUPHRATES REGION. DETAILS ARE SUBMITTED
  DAILY IN INTELLIGENCE CHANNELS. WILL FURNISH TOTAL PACKAGE OF
  CURRENT EVIDENCE WITHIN NEXT FEW DAYS AND FINAL WHEN WE DEPART
  IRAQ. THE SAFETY AND WELL BEING OF IRAQIS IN THE U.S. SECTOR
  ONCE VII CORPS LEAVES IS OF MAJOR CONCERN@ FEAR OF REPRISALS
  RUNS HIGH AMONG IRAQIS. BELIEVE WE SHOULD USE EVERY CHANNEL
  AVAILABLE TO ENCOURAGE INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES AND ICRC OR EVEN
  POSSIBLY THE UN TO ASSIST IN THE TRANSITION FROM U.S. OCCUPATION
  TO IRAQI GOVERNMENT CONTROL. CONTINUE TO BELIEVE OUR DEST COURSE
  FOR THE NEAR TERM WOULD BE TO ESTABLISH CIVIL MILITARY GOVERNMENT
  COMPLETE WITH ORDINANCES AND PENAL CODES IF ONLY IN SAFWAN.
  DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD STUFFS TO INCLUDE FOOD AND MEDICINE FOR
  INFANTS CONTINUES. NEED TO KNOW WHEN CIVILIAN RELIEF AGENCIES
  WILL BE PREPARED TO ASSUME OPERATIONS. HAVE A GROWING DC CAMP
  OUTSIDE SAFWAN. THE CAMP CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 5,000 CIVILIANS
  HAVE BEGUN TO SEE INDICATIONS OF DOWNHILL TREND IN POPULATION OF
  CIVIL REFUGEES THROUGHOUT SECTOR, INCLUDING SAFWAN. AM ALSO
  PREPARED TO WITHDRAW 2ACR AND 1AD FROM IRAQ TO RAA'S AND COVER
  REMAINDER OF SECTOR AS ECONOMY OF FORCE. AS WE APPROACH THE
  REDEPLOYMENT PHASE NEED TO BEGIN GRADUAL DISENGAGEMENT, FIRST BY
Y 8 AS UNITS BEGIN TO WITHDRAW
  FROM IRAQ. CAN BE IN POSITION TO INTERDICT MILITARY TRAFFIC AND
  TO OFFER HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AS REQUIRED. CAN IMPLEMENT THIS
  MISSION IN 24 HOURS. CAN BEGIN 2ACR AND 1AD MOVEMENT IN 48
  HOURS.
      C.        INTENT IS TO POSTURE VII CORPS TO MOVE OUT OF IRAQ
  WITHIN A PERIOD OF 5 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF EXECUTION ORDERS.
  INCREASED TIME DUE TO LONGER DISTANCES, REDUCED CL IX
  AVAILABILITY AND HEAT. CORPS REDEPLOYMENT OBJECTIVES ARE: FIRST
  IN FIRST OUT; SAFETY, CARE, AND DISCIPLINE OF SOLDIERS;
  DISCIPLINED ACCOUNTABILITY OF RESOURCES; AND REDEPLOYMENT IN A
  MANNER THAT BEFITS VICTORIOUS VETERANS OF MOBILE ARMORED DESERT
  WARFARE. CORPS REDEPLOYMENT PLAN IS COMPLETE.
      D. +S-) AS THE DESERT HEAT RISES, THE CHANCE OF HEAT
  INJURIES TO OUR SOLDIERS INCREASE. LEADERS AT ALL LEVELS WILL
  ENFORCE WATER INTAKE AND STRICTLY ADHERE TO PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
  MEASURES AGAINST HEAT (WET BULB). PROTECTION OF THE FORCE
  AGAINST HEAT AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IS A COMMAND
  RESPONSIBILITY AND WE WILL ENSURE THAT EVERY PRECAUTION IS TAKEN
  TO PRECLUDE HEAT RELATED INJURIES AND CONTINUE TO SAFELY CONDUCT
  OUR MISSION.
      E.   @) MY URGENT REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE: DECISION ON
  ESTABLISHMENT OF CIVIL MILITARY GOVERNMENT IN IRAQ; LINKAGE WITH
  INTERNATIONAL RELIEF AGENCIES TO REPLACE US ARMY IN CIVIL RELIEF
  OPERATIONS; ASSISTANCE FOR DC'S SEEKING RELOCATION OUTSIDE OF
1 IRAQ; ASSURANCE OF SUFFICIENT HETS TO TRANSPORT CORPS COMBAT
  VEHICLES TO PORT CONSISTENT WITH EXPECTED AIRFLOW; PROVISION OF
  EXPECTED AIRFLOW LEVELS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES; DEVELOPMENT OF AN
  IRON CLAD CHAIN OF CUSTODY FOR VII CORPS EQUIPMENT WHEN IT LEAVES
  OUR CONTROL; AND CL IX FOR GROUND AND AVIATION FLOW INTO THEATER.
      F.        OTHER REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE: BRONZE STAR
  DECORATIONS;  ADDITIONAL ARABIC LINGUISTS; REEFERS TO ASSURE
  AVAILABILITY  OF A RATIONS FOR SOLDIERS; REMAINING FILL OF DCU'S;
  M113 AND MBS  ENGINES, AND MAJOR ASSEMBLIES; AND A CHANGE IN THE
D TEAMS FROM GS TO OPCON. JAYHAWK.             UNCLASSIFIED
I DEC,LA,S OADR                                       ------------

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Document 5 f:/Week-23/BX000205/VII CORPS CMDS SITREP/commanders sitrep:08099611154232
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File Room = jun96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-23
Box ID = BX000205
Unit = VII CORPS
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = VII CORPS CMDS SITREP
Folder Seq # = 179
Subject = COMMANDERS SITREP
Document Seq # = 32
Document Date =
Scan Date = 26-JUN-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