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Subject: 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION CHRONOLOGY                                 

Box  ID: BX000051

Document Number:          4

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

Folder Seq #:         81

Unit: XVIII CORPS 

Parent Organzation: ARCENT      






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                 nation) must have all the equipment necessary for the long
                 trip.,   Tie--dol/4n equipment must also accompany %I). ti-Ltci@s.
                 Militar,y drivers ind -fCs from reserve component units
                 accompanied all military trLto@(s.              Host nation                 ilso
                 had military TCs that arrived with those trucks,. -f'his
                 worked well and made it possible for units to reach 'co
                 lEtF,t-niin@ttL- truck arrivxls without worrying about
                 providing TCs or drivers.

                       f@   The move from AA 'i-torsL, to -rai'l Wendy required @i
                 massive amount of transportation assets,,                  As a r,es@tI,@,
                 transportation units were created from scratch at
                 division, corps, ir-id theater level.               ]-he Ist Ckvalry
                 Division's 27t@i MSB "B" Company Al@is created from SE)s taken
                 from subordinate -tni.ts in the division because of the
                 inadequacy of organic I-,aLtl capabilities at all levels.
                 2nd Brigade was required to provide 4Q) soldiers as bus and
                 truck drivers to division. This created rjT-ob'Lems @t
                 brigade level as preparxtj.on for combat o                pe-i-ati.ons
                 intensified on i daily basis. The importi,,-it point is thit
                 organic line-ha@tl transport for, i battalion t-.isl@ for-ce at
                 division level is inadequate (brigade his none at its
                 level).,    Either augmented levels of hact nitior, support or
                 corpe, and reserve component unit transportation support is
                 required with the present

                       9. Based on lessons learned from the initial move to
o
                 incorporate combat service support assets with the move of
                 the main body. The brigade did not ant i repeat
                 situation water,      combat forces were in place at the new -r@.)A
                 without service support assets.               As the tactical situation
                 developecl, however, priorities shifted and transportation
                 assets had to be used to move combat power for,,q,@r-o.

                       [I., The operation was extremely smooth and
                 accountability of vehicles and personnel was never lost
                 (exceot for one tank that was on A broken HE]' --- its
                 location along the route was not known for a short time).
                 I)espite over 50 ma@,ch -tni,ts each travelling over 5CAO
                 kilometers in J. -14 hours on very bad                          It niL,,I-it, in
                 bad weather, ind on ver,y poorly maintained SaLtc,i-civiliin
                 tri-toks, no one was inji-tred. Safety was stressed
                 throughout 'the operation.            All convoy and mar,cri unit
                 commanders 4ere thoroughly briefed by both DI-0 EL-.-id the
                 Brigade XE@ on safety inci the conduct, of               he opc.,rA,Lion.





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File Room = apr96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-15
Box ID = BX000051
Unit = XVIII CORPS
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = AAR 1ST CAVALRY DIV COMMAND REPORT 10 APR 91
Folder Seq # = 81
Subject = 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION CHRONOLOGY
Document Seq # = 32
Document Date =
Scan Date = 23-MAY-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 = 13-SEP-1996