GROUND OPERATIONS DUTY JOURNAL

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Subject: GROUND OPERATIONS DUTY JOURNAL                                  

Unit: VII CORPS   

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box ID: BX000248

Folder Title: MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENTS-3                                                                       

Document Number:          4

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                               GROUND OPERATIONS DUTY JOURNAL



                 TIME       EVENT



                              3RD AD  IST-QT1598,
                                      2ND-PU9108,
                                      3RD-QU1605.
                                      MAIN CP NS 4666;
                                      TAC PU 6804.


            1    0420       FIRING INCIDENT, 24TH I.D. ARCENT RPTS THAT 2-7
                            INF BN, 24TH ID HAD A FIRE FIGHT WITH IZ TROOPS
                            THAT WERE STOPPED AT A CHECK POINT LOCATED ALONG
                            HIGHWAY 8. LOCATION: PU 999852. TWO BUSES AND A
                            FLATBED TRUCK ARRIVED AT A U.S. CHECK POINT. WHILE
                            ONE BUS WAS BEING OFFLOADED IZ IN 2ND BUS OPENED
                            FIRE IN U.S. SOLDIERS. RESULT OF FIRE FIGHT WERE
                            6 IZ KIA, 6 IZ WIA. NFI AT THIS TIME.

            2    0445       CEASE FIRE NEGOTITIONS SITE. ARCENT RPTS THAT
                            SITE WILL BE IN THE VICINITY OF SAFWAN AB AT
                            020800C MAR. VII CORPS IS SUPPORTING EVENT


                 0445       NOTE. CENTAP HAS RECEIVED APPROVAL TO.DESTROY THE
                            FOLLOWING IZ AIRFIELDS: AS SALMON, TALLIL,
                            JALIBAH, AND SHAIBAH. ALL AIRFIELDS IN ARCENT
                            SECTOR. CENTAF WILL COORD WITH ARCENT PRIOR TO
                            DESTROYING THEM. TIME: TBD.


            1    0630       UPDATE ON FIRING INCIDENT (BUS). ARCENT RPTS THAT
                            ONLY 2ND BUS WAS DESTROYED; 1ST BUS HAD TIRES SHOT
                            OUT; TRUCK NOT ENGAGED. IZ KIA 6; WIA 7; EPW 9.
                            NO FRIENDLY CASUALTIES. NFI AT THIS TIME.


                 0810       REQUESTED UPDATE FROM ARCENT ON UNIT
                            REPOSITIONING. ARCENT G3 OPS UNAWARE OF ANY
CHECK AND ADVISE.
                            ALSO ASKED FOR CONFIRMATION OF XVIII TAC CP
                            LOCATION.


                 0900       ARCENT TO ESTABLISH NEGOTIATION SITE NLT 020800C.
                            VII CORPS RECONS SAFWAN AIRFIELD VIC QU553366 AND
                            IRAQI CUSTOM POST IN SAFWAN VIC QU614331. RECON
                            WILL BE EXECUTED AS MILITARY OPERATION IN DAYLIGHT
                            ONLY. VII CORPS RECONS JABAL SANAM (SCUD
                            MOUNTAIN) VIC 532356 FOR SCUDS AND SCUD SUPPORT
                            EQUIPMENT. ANY SCUDS FOUND WILL BE DESTROYED.
                            VII CORPS RECONS ROAD JUNCTION VIC QU622366 AS
                            LINK-UP POINT WITH IRAQI NEGOTIATION TEAM.


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Subject = GROUND OPERATIONS DUTY JOURNAL
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Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 20-SEP-1996