COMMANDERS SITREP 90

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Subject: COMMANDERS SITREP 90                                            

Unit: VII CORPS   

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box  ID: BX000249

Folder Title: VII CORPS CMDRS SITREP  22 MAR THRU 6 MAY 91                                                    

Document Number:         21

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                              DCU. (AMER) ISSUING OF SECOND DCU UNIFORM
           ONGOING.       ING WITH SUPCOM TO MAKE SIZE ADJUSTMENT. NEED
           65,000 HATS AND 72,000 BOOTS. CONCERNED ABOUT THE HAT AND BOOT
           THEATER DELIVERY SCHEDULE. CORPS TROOPS MAY BE GONE BEFORE SHIPS
           ARRIVE. UNDERSTAND 113,000 HELMET COVERS ARE IN THE SYSTEM.
           NEED TO KNOW WHEN THEY WILL ARRIVE. POC VII CORPS G4 IS LTC
           MANGUM, TASS 9-709-7566-661/658.
                     (2f N    AMMUNITION CANISTERS. (RED)
                       U) (A
                          Dtyj@ IN ORDER TO REDUCE TIME/MANPOWER REQUIRED
           TO ACCOMPLISH           OF REMAINING MIAI TANKS, AS WELL AS TO
           PROVIDE MAXIMUM ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FOR EXPENSIVE
           AMMUNITION, NEED AN ADDITIONAL 800 SABOT CANISTERS FOR 2AD(F) NLT
           25 APR; 8160 SABOT AND 3130 HEAT CANISTERS FOR 3AD NLT 27 APR.
           EARLIER ARRIVAL IS HIGHLY DESIRABLE.
                         (B U)Na BEST ESTIMATE OF HELLFIRE MISSILE
           CONTAINER REQUIZEMENTS IS 250 FOR 3AD. ALL OTHER UNITS REPORT
           HAVING ENOUGH CONTAINERS ON HAND. REQUIREMENTS FOR OTHER
           PACKAGING MATERIAL HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO 22 SUPCOM/111 ORD GP.
           POC VII CORPS G4 IS LTC BANIS, TASS 9-709-7566-661/662.
               B         MAIL X-RAY SCANNERS. (RED) NEED ARCENT HELP TO GET
           X-RAY       ERS AT DHAHRAN AND RIYADH BACK INTO OPERATION.
           POTENTIAL 45 (PLUS) DAY DELAY MAIL TRANSIT TIME WILL CAUSE
           HARDSHIP ON SOLDIERS WITH EARLY STOP/LOSS RELEASES AND
           REASSIGNMENT. POC VII CORPS GI, LTC JOHNSON, TASS 9-709-7566-
           113.
           4.          MMANDERIS EVALUATION:
              (Suez      CORPS CONTINUES REDEPLOYMENT FROM.IRAQ IAW ARCENT
           ORDER 141325Z AP 91. 2ACR CONTINUES PREPARATION@O VEHICLES AND
           EQUIPMENT FOR UPLOAD AT AL JUBAYL. IAD HAS CLOSED IN RAA'S AND
ED TO CLOS       18 APR. 3A.D RETAINS ELEMENTS IN
           IRAQ VICINITY CHECKPOINT  @D OCCUPIES THE IRAQ-KUWAIT BUFFER
           @ IK SECTOR ITH TWO BDE'S NORTH AND WEST. 11CAB SECURES
           UE= REFUGEE CAMP FROM POSITIONS WITHIN IRAQ, WITH REINFORCING
           ELEMENTS LOCATED AT RAFHA AIRFIELD. 3:ID(M@'REPARES To ASSUME
           RAFRA SECURITY MISSION ON 18 APR. VII CORPS PREPARES TO HANDOVER
           BUFFER ZONE TO UN OBSERVERS AND HUMANITARIAN MISSION TO AGENCIES
           YET TO BE DETERMINED. IN THE MEANTIME, 3AD CONTINUES TO PROVIDE
           SECURITY AND HUMANITARIAN SERVICES FOR REFUGEES AT SAFWAN. 3AD
           HAS PROVIDED UN TF RECON OF BUFFER ZONE. WILL BRIEF MG G ENDLE
           ON 18 APR AT SAFWAN. WILL ALSO ESCORT SAUDI TEAM TO RAFRA ON 18
           APR TO ASSIST THEIR EFFORTS IN LOCATING A SITE FOR RELOCATING
           REFUGEES IN SAUDI ARABIA.
                B(UN     THE SAFETY AND WELL BEING OF REFUGEES IN U.S. SECTOR
           ONCE vir CORPS LEAVES IS OF MAJOR CONCERN. WORKING WITH
           INTERTECH TO ASSUME INTERIM RESPONSIBILITY FOR TRANSITIONING
           REFUGEE ASSISTANCE FROM MILITARY TO CIVILIAN RESPONSIBILITY. NOT
           CONFIDENT THAT INTERTECH IS CAPABLE, WITH EXISTING RESOURCES, TO
           ASSUME MAGNITUDE OF THESE RESPONSIBILITIES. AFTER COORDINATION
           IT APPEARS THAT INTERTECII LACKS MATERIAL AND PEOPLE TO MEET
           MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS WHICH TO THIS POINT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED BY
           U.S. ARMY. URGENT THAT WE RELOCATE CAMPS AT SAFWAN AND RAFHA
           INTO KUWAIT AND SAUDI ARABIA RESPECTIVELY. DOING SO WILL RELIEVE


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Subject = COMMANDERS SITREP 90
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