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File: 091896_apr96_decls1_0029.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
j.. i@larc@i units arriving Ln Wendy were met At the
13f-I by unit, reps, the br-ioade S-4, and an S-3 cap-Lain
stationed it the I:)rioxde fear CP, which ,qas the C-2 element
-it 11
the RP. Precise accountability was established at -Utir
RP for every march unit,. The location of every deadlined
vehicle was recorded ind %cted on. Vehicles, equipment,
and personnel were downloaded At the Rf-I Ind or@,anized for
further movement to unit T.,q(,)s.
The brigade move to TAA Wendy was (-o!@ple ed in I.fZ'
d@tyE:,. -rtic, last march unit irrived at the RP At 16fL'53CA -fan
9 1 @. The length of time to completion ties driven entirely
by -transportation (esriecie'L."y Hr@-T) avtil.r-Ability. lst C@f4v
Division's move to Wendy, VII I-oi-ps moving from the port,
and XVIII ABC shifting positions caused an extreme demand
on all transportation assets,,
k. The balance of equipment and personnel hat-ti hkd -to
be ,sell thought out. This was difficult because it was
never clear what mix of busses and trucks would be
-i vR - . Sending too few soldiers would result in
il@ibIL
difficulty of-P-loadi,ng, securing xnd moving equipment to
the unit TAfl. Sending too mxny soldiers .4ok-tld -result in
lack of accommodations and wasted man hours on the -far,
@i i (j e. Busses were the critical Asset and were often no
available or in short supply. They were mostly in very
poor condition and were "schoolbi-ts" type busses. Units
overcame this shortfall by iTItL'nliVLIIY managing who rode
in ,Ylli.ch tjheei.ed vehicle. It was necessary for some
soldiers to ride in the back of 5 ton cargo trucks. 'T'h e
move could have been made much easier had it been allowed
to trtnspo@,,L, cret-is on combat vehicles. For instance,
there should he no problem with li tank crew members
si,L-LiT)c in their tini@ while it is be 4 ng transported on @i
HE'I-:, This would also alleviate problems With accessing
moving and securing c-,ombkt vehicles that need uo I-)C@ ]moved
off of broken HETs and L-o@,4boys enratttt@. It also keeps
crews with their combat vehicles throughout the long move,
enabling them to react to any unexpected enemy situation.
I @. AA Ho@,se was a life support ere@i that 2nci Brigade
had lived and trained in for 3 months. Wendy @,vatc
to be Ft that vjas much -farther foi-vtird with greatly
increased force protection measures, it was not certain
how 'long the brigade would be there. Therefore the
decision was made to hat-tl everything from AA ]-force to -rf@f@
Wendy latrines, showers, @).l tentage, cots, sports
equipment, reefer vans, etc.....). This turned out to be
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