COMMANDERS SITREP COMBAT 4

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Subject: COMMANDERS SITREP COMBAT 4                                      

Box  ID: BX000436

Document Number:         40

Folder Title: DAILY JOURNAL ARCENT 23 JAN 91                                                                  

Folder Seq #:         24

Unit: ARCENT      

Parent Organzation: CENTCOM     


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   THE PORT AND THEN PUSHING THEM FORWARD TO TAAIS, MAKING
   MAXIMUM USE OF GAPS IN THE XVIII ABC MOVEMENT TO ATTACK
   POSITIONS. CORPS IS PREPARED TO DEFEND APPROACHES TO
   KKMC AND ARCENT LOCS WITH TASK ORGANIZATION As DIRECTED
   IN ARCENT ORDER. CORPS DEFENDS NORTH OF TAPLINE ROAD
   WITH MOST CAPABLE UNITS FORWARD9 2ACR AND I CAV DIVT TO
   PREVENT PENETRATION OF TAPLINE ROAD AND ALLOW OTHER
   CORPS UNITS TO BUILD COMBAT POWER IN TAAIS. IAD (WITH
   11 AVN BDE OPCON) AND 3AD ARE CORPS RESERVE, WITH ON
   ORDER COUNTERATTACK MISSION TO PREVENT ENEMY
   PENETRATION OF FORWARD DEFENSES, MOST PROBABLE ALONG
   ENEMY AVENUE OF APPROACH WADI AL BATIN. CORPS HAS
   INCREASED READINESS POSTURE5 PARTICULARLY DURING NIGHT
   HOURS AND WITH "DAILY STAND TO" ONE HOUR BEFORE AND
   AFTER BMNT.
   3.      COMMANDERIS OPERATIONAL PLANS: NO CHANGE.
   4.      SPECIFIC ISSUES: URGENT REQUIREMENT TO MOVE
   COMBAT POWER FROM PORTS TO TAA AND TO ISSUE UBL.
   SUPCOM PROVISIONARY TRANSPORTATION ASSETS ARE ON
   TARGET. APPRECIATE AGGRESSIVE SUPPORT. CAN USE ALL



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   ADDITIONAL AVAILABLE ASSETS. MAJOR CONCERNS AREs
       A.      CORPS HAS 3 TANK COMPANIESI 8 BRADLEY
   COMPANIES; 24 M113 INF COMPANIES; AND 6 HOWITZER BTRY'S
   READY FOR MOVEMENT FROM PORTS TO TARIS.
       B.  @ LOGISTICS.
           (1)  @ TRANSPORTATION ASSETS.
                (A) @ 20 JAN: HETS-57 LOWBOYS-27,
   B&P(FLATBED)-49
                (B)     21 JAN: HETS-45v LOWBOYS-30v
   S&P(FLAI'SED)-16
           (2)  @ TRANSPORT ASSET UTILIZATION CHART.
   EQPT TYPE      OH/SWA    MISSION CAPABLE      COMMITTED
   HET 911           126            91                   139
   TRACTOR 915       212           178                   316
                67
   TRACTOR 923       41             ae                   41
   TRACTOR 931       185           148                   215
   TRACTOR 818         a            8                    6


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Folder Title = DAILY JOURNAL ARCENT 23 JAN 91
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Subject = COMMANDERS SITREP COMBAT 4
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