Document Page: First | Prev | Next | All | Image | This Release | Search
File: 091896_apr96_decls1_0127.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
TAA Wendy to its last support base, SB Provider (NS8092@95)
which was ipproxim@itely 14 kilometers viest of 1-iAfar Al
B.itin and six kilometers north of TISR Dodge. 43r,d CSG
made the displacement solely with their internal assets,
-An d
minimal tri-tck companies, a distance of 12[Zt kilometers,
in seven days with minimal decrease in logistical support
to its customers.
Just prior, to 43rd CS09s displacement to SB Provider,
43rd CSG reorganized to create two task forces to handle
Class !II and Class V support for -the offensive options
plan-tied foi- the lst Cav. Regardless of the option, ti-ie
43rd CSG recorifig@tration with the two task -Forces was.,
Task Force Cofer, a pure Class III organization composed
of elements of the Ist Cav's 27th MSB ind +he 43rd CSG"s
53,t-d G!Ltartermister Company, 418th rransporta-@ion Company
(POL), elements of the 1544th Transportation Company, and
HHC 43rd CSG; and Task Force Hart, a pure Class V ai-Liaii-
iz,Ation comprised of the 452rd Ordnance Company, and the
91 th 'Transportaition Company (Med). Even with these two
-task forces, which were under -the operational control of
the Division Tactical Operations Center (DTAC), Ist Cav
the 43rd CSG still had to convert the 96TI-I -Frtrisportx,Lion
company (HET) and the 1001st Field Services Coinp@iny into a
consolidated POL Transportation Company using zt7 OK liter,
Czechoslovakian fuel tani@ei-s (which turned out to be
'lent
exce.L vehicles for off road trafficability, depend-
ability/drivei- comfort) to meet the fuel requirement.
ask Force Cofer was coristitl-t,bed on 18 January 1991, with
the mission of providing Class III bktil@ support to combat
operations of the lst Cav in the KLtwiit Theater of
Operation (KTO). 'The 43rd CSG wAs required -to be POL
self-sufficient front 2rid COSCOM Logistics Base Echo to all
northern operations. 'The resupply route was broken into
two loops. One was from Logistics Base Echo to Objective
Lee Ltsinn Czechoslovakian tankers. The other loop was
between Objective Lee ind each brigade support area using
fuel convoys from TF Cofer - a combination of 53D (!in Co,
418-Lh Trans Co, 340ti-i S&S Co, -tnd the 27tl-i MSB, lst Cav.
During offensive operations, the Task Force distributed
.1 million gallons of fuel. Throl-ighoLkt Operation Desert
Shield and Storm, 5.6 million gillons of fuel was
dispensed by the 53D Clm Co and 4i8th Trans Co. Ammunition
resupply was centralized under the control of Task Force
Hart which was led by 1--fC Hart, Assisttnt G4, ist Ciy, and
the Division Amm@inition Office Staff.
UNCLASSIFIED
H-4
Document Page: First | Prev | Next | All | Image | This Release | Search
Document 175 f:/Week-15/BX000051/AAR 1ST CAVALRY DIV COMMAND REPORT 10 APR 91/1st cavalry division chronology:09139616130032
Control Fields 17
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