SITREP TF FREEDOM 11 MAR 91

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Subject: SITREP TF FREEDOM 11 MAR 91                                     

Unit: ARCENT      

Parent Organization: CENTCOM     

Box ID: BX000494

Folder Title: COMMMAND REPORTS  RPTS TASK FORCE FREEDOM  1 OF 2 -1                                            

Document Number:         16

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                   DF2                 8,173 GAL       33,675 GAL
                   MOGAS               2,750 GAL        6,750 GAL
                   JET"A" - ISSUED DIRECTLY TO 2D AVN BDE
         E. (U) TOTAL OF TWO BATH AND ONE LAUNDRY UNIT OPERATIONAL.
     6- (U) COMMANDEP'S EVALUATION.
         A. (U) PROGRESS TOWARDS RECONSTRUCTION MD RESTORATION OF
     EMERGENCY S13RVICES CONTINUES IN ALL AREAS. EFFORTS CONTINUE TO
     REVIEW ALL FOOD DISTRIBUTIO14 CENTER OPERATIONS. INITIAL REPORTS
     INCLUDE VARYING AMOUNTS OF FOOD BEING DISTRIBUTED TO DIFFERENT
     COOPERATIVE     ETS. COORDINATION WITH THE KUWAITI MILITARY
     AND U.S. EOD RESOURCES TO POLICE UP ALL REMAINING ORDNANCE IN THE
     CITY CONTINUES. RECENT PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED WHICH ARE OUTSIDE CATF
     CONTROL INCLUDE CL     CB TO BRING CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL ACROSS
     SAUDI/KUWAITI BORDER TO WORK ON POWER DISTRIBUTION LINES, MD THE
     DEIAY BY THE KUWAITI GOVERNMENT IN SIGNING A MJOR CONTRACT WITH
     BECHTEL. THIS DELAY WILL IMPACT ON THE OILFIELD FIREFIGHTING
     COORDINATION EFFORT.
         B. (U) 301ST ASG, IOTII TRANS BN, AND APOD APE NLL FULLY
     FUNCTIONAL AND CONDUCTING SUSTAINING OPERATIONS. THE APOD IS
     PREPARING TO RECEIVE NUMEROUS VIP AND CODEI, PARTIES. WE
     ANTICIPATE REDUCING 22D SUPCOM TO MINIMAL PERSONNEL LEVELS
     ON 17 MAR 91. OFFICIAL ASH SHUAIBA PORT OPENING CEREMONY IS
     SCHEDULED FOR 0900, 12 MM 91.
         C- (U) TIM 10TIi TRANSPORTATION TERMINAL BNI COMMANDED BY LTC
     WILLIAM BLACK, HAS PROVEN TO BE @ CRUCIAL XSSET IN THE SUCCESS OF TF
     FREEDOM. ITS CLEARING AND RESTORATION ACTIVITIES AT TIM ASH S@UAIBA
     PORT IN PREPARATION FOR ITS OFFICIAL REOPENING ON 12 MAR IS CRITICAL
     FOR THE LONG TERM RECOVERY OF KUWAIT. THE UNIT HAS CONTINUED ITS
     OPERATIONS UNDER EXTRMELY POOR CONDITIONS CAUSED BY HEAVY SMOKE
     FROM KUWAIT'S BURNING OIL WELIS AND FACILITIES. TIM UNIT HAS
 OF
     SHIPPING CHANNELS INTO THE POIIT. THE REOPENING OF THE PORT WILL
     PROVIDE A PSYCHOLOGICAL BOOST TO KUWAIT'S RECOVERY EFFORTS AND WILL
     ALLOW THE IMPORTATION OF FOOD MD EQUIPMENT CURRENTLY NEEDED BY THE
     COUNTRY. THE IOT@ TRANS BN WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE THE PORT FOR 30
     DAYS AT THE REQUEST OF THE KUWAITI GOVERNMENT WHILE PREPARATION FOP
     CONTRACTOR OPERATIONS CONTINUE. THIS UNIT PROVIDES A FURTHER
     EXAMI?LE OF PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE AND DEMONSTRATES TIM EFFECTIVENESS
     OF M@ICliS SOLDIERS.

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Document 5 f:/Week-33/BX000494/COMMMAND REPORTS RPTS TASK FORCE FREEDOM 1 OF 2 -1/sitrep tf freedom 11 mar 91:11049609133172
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File Room = aug96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-33
Box ID = BX000494
Unit = ARCENT
Parent Organization = CENTCOM
Folder Title = COMMMAND REPORTS RPTS TASK FORCE FREEDOM 1 OF 2 -1
Folder Seq # = 80
Subject = SITREP TF FREEDOM 11 MAR 91
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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 = 04-NOV-1996