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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Unit: XVIII CORPS 

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                  Ground vehicles began their movement shortly
             thereafter,   with the Brigade TOC arriving an 11 January.
             All 1-3 Atk   @lel Bnls aircraft had arrived at TAA Wendy by
             I'P January. The remainder of HHT, 1-3 Atk Hel Bn and E-
             227 arrived   by 14 January. The Brigade received additional
             instltotions  on 13 JAN, changing the defense to EA Falcon,
             Gull, Robin, Pelicin or Crow. The Brigade was to be
             prepared to   assume OPCON of 2-6 Avn Bn (based on -release
             of VII Corps to counter an enemy penetration). The S-4
             located 309 additional Hellfi-r-es and fuel assets in the
             -43d CSG, and escorted them to a new FARP site. The brigade
             conducted refresher training for the 43d CSG fuel handlers
             on 15 JAN.


                  During this period,there were numerous instances of
             bedoltins attempting to breach the perimeter. Local
             bedouins were used to crossing the area at will, and some
             were undoubtedly curious about the aircraft. This kept the
             guards and the S-2 busy responding to reports of
             suspicious vehicles. One such instance involved two Arabs
             in a pickup truck which stopped directly in front of the
             1-3 Atk Hel Bnls AHR. 'They were detained while awaiting
             the MP's.


                  A major concern was operation of AH64 crews under NBC
             conditions. The M43 protective mask is the only mask in
             the Army inventory which is compatible with the AH64's
             sighting systems. It is also the only protective mask
             which is compatible with NVGS, making it important to
             other types of aircraft as well. While the 1-2,'@7 Atk Hel
             Bn had the M43 mask; the 1-3 Atk Hel BTi had none. A
          fielding team for the M43 masks arrived on 14 JAN and
             conducted new equipment training and mask fitting for, the
             next two days. Training was conducted for 1-3, 1-227 and
             D-227 (which had several M43 masks for use in OF158D night
             missions).


                  15 JAN: The Brigade TOC received a radio call from ILT
             Trujillo of 2-58 Avn (the attached ATC platoon); he was at
             KKMC and had observed numerous personnel in MOPP4. An @IP
             had instructed him to don his protective mask. Following
             several frantic phone calls, we learned that an Air Force
             unit at KKMC was conducting NBC -refresher training, but
             had not coordinated their actions with adjacent units,
             including the lst Cav Div. The choice of training dates




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Folder Title = AAR 1ST CAVALRY DIV COMMAND REPORT 10 APR 91
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Subject = 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION CHRONOLOGY
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