1ST CAVALRY DIVISION CHRONOLOGY

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Subject: 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION CHRONOLOGY                                 

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Folder Title: AAR  1ST CAVALRY DIV COMMAND REPORT  10 APR 91                                                  

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                                           ANNEX C




                                  2nd Brigade Chrc)nologv




              I   MC)VEMEN-f' FROM r,)A I-IOR@'E TO 'FAA WENDY.

                  al. preparations for this movement occurred as early
              as mid--December, 19c)O, when the division was prompted to
              prepare for in idministrative movement. preliminary plans
              for conduct of the movement were drt n up immediately, And
              then 'refined as the division timetable took shape.          The
              2nd Brigade followed the Ist Brirlade on the movement -to
              and the occupation of TAA Wendy. 'The brigade was able to
              -take @Aciv&Antkge of their lessons learned and "get smart"
              through daily coordination with the If-onhorse command and
              control cell.


                  b. For an operation such as this where units are
              separated over oreit distances for lonl. periods of time,
              dt.t@,'L/split C2 operations @re req@kired at 'rF And b-r-igiLJe
              level.  On 6 Jan the Br,igade I'AC set up at the 1-iET pick-Ltp
              point in r-)A @-loy,se to serve %s the brigade comntand and
              control cell at the nea@, end of the move to FAA Wendy.
              The by,igide main CP departed for TAC-) Wendy as part of the
              advanced party on 7 Jan,-iiry, and set -tp in Wendy %s the
              brigade command @nd control cell on that end. As for the
              move from the port to Afl Horse, the concept .4.is to have
              the brigade and -rF commanders "pitlling" their units
              forward from the far end, with brigade -and 'FF XOs
              pttStliTirl" from the upload point.

                  0.   'The ]-AC ,gts organized ,qith the brigade XO, two
              capt,@ins@ from the S-3 section, two captains from the S-4
'P section. One S-
              captain and one S-A ctp-L7ain were always on foot @t the @IET
              upload point organizing march units, receiving and
              directing HE-r, lowbov, S&.Pl, 5 '@on,. and bus traffic,
              inspecting loads, recording bumper numbers and by--n@-itTle
              rosters of every soldier in the convoy, and handling the
              myriad of problems that occurred at the -tl:iloid point.        The
              other S-4 captiin was in a reritil vehicle and constantly
              visited corps iiid division transportation points to
              coordinate for, find, and _guide in HErs, lowboys, S&Pls,
              busses, and 5 ton cargo trucks.       'This position Aas



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Subject = 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION CHRONOLOGY
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