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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             to direct support of the maneuver brigades with its firing
             batteries. At this point the battalions task
             organization was:

                            A Btry (DS) lst Bde
                            B LAtry (DS) Tiger Bde
                            C Bty,y (DS) 2nd Bde
                            HHB (GS)


                 Additionally, 4-5 ADA was given the mission to provide
             ground security to the (Jivisio-ii5 s three command posts.
             Each Vktlcan/ tinger Battery provided one Vulcan plitoon
             per, CP.

                 -i'@ie division's first war, plan was to support XVIII
             Airborne Corps' defense in sector. The lst Cavalry
             Division was given the mission of the counterattack force
             that would sweep through end destroy the trail divisions
             of the RGFC after a forward passage of lines through the
             24-Lh ID(M). Intense coordination was conducted with both
             1-5 ADA (24t[n ID) and Task Force 2-1 ADA, ilth ADA Sde to
             ensure a coordinated and continually ad.jlksting iir defense
             umbrella over the divisions movement.


                 On 10 December 1990 4-5 ADA began transition to its
             new MTOE configuration. Each Vi-tlcan/Stinger battery went
             from three Vi-iloin platoons of three VLtlcans each and four
             Stinger sections of five teams eqch, to two Vulcan
             platoons of four Vl-tlcans and three Stinper sections of
             four teams. The biggest change was the addition of
             Battery D, 4-5 ADA, our Avenger 1:),.tre battery which
             consisted of three of the six t@tthorized Avenger platoons
             and a battery headquarters. This decision was made based
             on information -that the remaining three Avenger platoons
             would irrive prior, to the outbreak of hostilities and -LI-le
esire for batteries to train configured as they expected
             to fight. Because of this reduction in combat power, each
             V/S battery continued -Lo maintain the capability to
             reconfiLILtre to its old IATOE combit configuration. This
             provided contingency for tiie sudden outbreak of
             hostilities prior to the anticipated arrival of the
             remaining three Avenger plitoons which were conducting new
             equipment training at Fort 1-iood.

                 Upon the beginning of VI! Corps' arrival to theater,
             Ist Cav was ordered to move to -rAA WENDY, northwest of
             King i@halid Militit,y City (KV,.'@C), in -Lkie vicinity of Hafar
             Al Batin, where it would be in a position to perform



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Subject = 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION CHRONOLOGY
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