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File: 091896_apr96_decls1_0028.txt
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
UNCLASSIFIED
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.
UNCLASSIFIED
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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