AFTER ACTION REPORT ODS 14JUN91

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Subject: AFTER ACTION REPORT ODS  14JUN91                                

Unit: 22D SUPCOM  

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box  ID: BX005555

Folder Title: 1ST EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL GROUP                                                           

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             Introduction:

                  The formerly popular expression      a come as you are war
             describes this conflict. The Group was either building up or
             ramping down with no period of sustained activity. The war was
             an aberration in many respects: very brief, no enemy deep
             battle, terrorism, or guerilla warfare, few booby traps. Events
             moved so quickly that if an action required any significant lead
             time it could not be accomplished in a timely manner. From the
             time the last unit a--rived (745th) until the first unit departed
             (18th) was approximately 90 days.

                       Experiences varied widely. A unit that spent the war
             covering Riyadh or Dhahran had a much different challenge than
             one maneuvering with a division or a regiment. Some units did
             both. The 53rd EOD covered Dhahran most of the war but was also
             the first to enter Kuwait City with Special Forces.

             Deployment and Pre-Conflict:

                     lst EOD Group was formed provisionally from the 547th EOD
             Control Team on 29 November, 1990 and deployed to Saudi Arabia.
             Assigned to the Group were 24 Detachments drawn from FORSCOM,
             National Guard, and USAREUR sources (19, 3, 2 respectively).
             Note: the two USAREUR units were L-MTOE which were twice the
             size of the H-MTOE units deployed from CONUS. There were three
             Control Teams, two from FORSCOM and one from USAREUR.

                      Some of the detachments deployed as early as August 1990
             and EOD build-up paralleled overall build-up of the total
             expeditionary force. All units were stood up in time for the
             commencement of hostilities.

                      lst EOD GP was assigned to ARCENT Headquarters in Riyadh
and
             staff responsibility for coordinating with coalition forces and
             other U.S. Service EOD operations. It was expected to provide
             support to both Corps and Echelons Above Corps areas.

                     Early pre-conflict coordination involved several meetings
             in   Bahrain    hosted   by    the   U.S    Navy   and attended by
             representatives from the U.S. Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps
             as well as British Army, Navy, and A,-r Force EOD activities. At
             these meetings it became apparent that while there was no
             overall plan for EOD operations; units were in place and spread
             around almost as well as if there had been one. The level of
             cooperation at these meetings was very high and resulted in
             agreement   to share information and provide support across
             service and national    lines. These meetings set the positive tone
             and   framework   used   later  during  restoration operations in
             Kuwait.

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