SITREP GROUND SITUATION 26JAN91

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Subject: SITREP GROUND SITUATION 26JAN91                                 

Box  ID: BX000443

Document Number:          7

Folder Title: COMMAND REPORTS ARCENT SITREPS JAN 91                                                           

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Unit: ARCENT      

Parent Organzation: CENTCOM     




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    D@N IS SCHEDULED TO DEPLOY ON 27 JAN. 1ST BDE CONTINUED PRECOMLIAT
    1'. @-ECriONS AND CONDUCTED SMALL ARMS FIRING AND MICLIC TRAINING. 2D
    SDE AND 197TH INF BDE (M) TACIS BEGAN MOVEMENT TO AO TEAK.
    B.       82D ABN DIV. 1ST BDE CONTINUED MAINTENANCE AND PREPARED FOR
    MOVEMENT.
    C.       101ST ABN DIV (AASLT). DIV CONTINUED DEPLOYMENT TO AO PEAR
    BY INI@RATHEARER AIR, GROUND CONVOY9 AND ROTARY WING SELF-DEPLOYMEN@r.



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    AS OF 25210OZ, 462 C-130 SORTIES HAD LANDED IN RAFHA (101 SORTIES IN
    LAS'L 24 @IRS). 2D BDE WAS RELEASED FROM TACON TO VII CORPS AT 090OZ
    AND BEGAN MOVING TO AO PEAR BY GROUND CONVOY.          AT OSOOZ DIV BEGAN
    SCREENING MISSION IN SECTOR ALONG PL RAZOR.
    U. @ 3D ACR. REGT HAS CLOSED INTO AO CACTUS AND CONTINUED TO
    SCREEN 'THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE CORPS SECTOR ALONG PL RAZOR.
             12TH AVN BDE. ALL UNITS CONTINUED TO IMPROVE POSITIONS IN
          5-6 CAV IS PREPARED TO EXECUTE AN ORDER ATTACK AGAINST AN IRAQI
    EW SITE.
    P.       ISTH AVN BDE. BDE HAS CLOSED INTO AR PALM.
    G.       CORPS ARTILLERY. FIVE OF EIGHT BNS ARE NOW IN TRAIS. ATACMS
    L41RY IS EXPECTED 70 BE IN AA PINE AND OPERATIONAL BY 26 JAN.
    1--i.    61'H LT AR DIV (FR)(TACON XVIII ABN CORPS). DIV CONTINUED TO
    SCREEN THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE CORPS SECTOR AND RECON SAUDI BORDER
    f-losrs    IRAQI ACTIVITY. 2D BDE, 82D ABN DIV (OPCON) CONTINUED
    @-IL.OYMENT TO AD OLIVE.
    -   (u) EAC.
    A. IST AR DIV (U.K.) (TACON TO ARCENT). DIV CONTINUES MOVEMENT TO
    I'AA KEYES. APPROX 850 WHEELED AND TRACKED VEHICLES ARE SCHEDULED FOR
    MOVEMENT ON 26 JAN. 7TH AR SDE IS PREPARED TO DEFEND TAA KEYES AND



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    CONDUCTED A MAP EXERCISE AND MAINTENANCE. 4TH BDE CONDUCTED LIVE
    FIRE TRAINING AND A FTX.      DIV WILL CONDUCT A CPX 29-31 JAN AND IS
JECTED TO CLOSE ON 31 SAN.
    S.       3D SDE, 82D ABN DIV (OPCON TO ARCENT). BDE TF CONTINUED
    RIYADH AREA FORCE PROTECTION MISSION.
    C.       THEATER ADA. 11TH ADA BDE PROVIDES THEATER TBM DEFENSE WITH
    13 PATRIOT BATTERIES FROM 2-7 ADAs 2-43 ADA, AND 3-43 ADA. B/2-43
    ADA (PATRIOT) STOOD UP ON 25 JAN AND PROVIDES TSM DEFNSE VIC KKMC.
    'IF --I PROVIDES GENERAL SUPPORT ADA AND TBM DEFENSE TO XVIII ABN
    CORPS WITH THREE HAWK 9,rRY AND ONE PATRIOT BTRY.         2-52 ADA PROVIDES
    THEATER HIMAD AIR DEFENSE FOR KKMC AREA WITH THREE HAWK BTRY.
    I'F-' 8--34 DEFENDS VII CORPS WITH FOUR PATRIOT AND TWO HAWK BATTERIES.
    fFIL.@l'I'ER-WIDE, 17 OF 18 PATRIOT BATTERIES ARE MISSION CAPABLE.//
    OEN]EXI'/UENERAL/l.        IT IS OPERATIONALLY IMPERATIVE THAT CHEMICAL
    P,4UILC'I'IVE OVERGARMENTS (CPO(B) BE SHIPPED TO THE AOR. DUE TO RECENT


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