Document Page: First | Prev | Next | All | Image | This Release | Search
File: 970313_sep96_decls28_0001.txt
Subject = PERSONNEL LOG REPORT
Folder Title = MISC DOCUMENTS UNKNOWN COMPUTER FORMAT
Parent Organization = XVIII CORPS
Unit = 3D ACR
Box ID = BX001801
File Cabinet = Week-48
File Room = sep96_classified
cbt-09 maiers .......... OCPT MAIERSQDTN THE WESTERN END OF THE NEUTRAL ZONE
NEARNISAB 031005FEB91MNOTESFROMOPERATIONSANDMEETINGS@S-
MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS HAVE BEEN DELAYED DE TO DUSTSTORMS - GENERALLY
T'HE WIND KICKS UP IN THE AFTERNOON AND BLOWS HARD 3OMPH+/- UNTIL ABOUT
MIDNIGHT THEN DEAD CALM AGAIN TIL THE NEXT DAY AT NOON. AIRCRAFT
MAINTENANCE IS PARTICULIARILY AFFECTED BY BLOWING DUST." - DUE TO POSSIBLE
FRATRICIDE BY AIR AGAINS T A MARINE VEHICLE IN THE BATTLE OF KAFJI (29/30 JAN)
ARCENT HAS DIRECTED THAT EACH VEHICLE CARRY I VS-17 PANEL, I GREEN AND AND I
WHITE STAR CLUSTER, A BLUE OR WHITE STROBE AND 2 YELLOW CHEM LIGHTS PER
VEHICLE. NONE! OF THESE CAN BE SEEN BY AN F- 16 AT 10,000 FEET RELEASING A LASER
GUIDED BOMB. THE VS- 17 PANELS ARE EFFEC71VE FOR USE BY OUR HELICOPTERS IN
IDENTIFYING FRIENDLY BUT THE REST OF THE SIGNALING DEVICES ARE LIMITED. THE
BEST WAY TO AVOID THIS KIND OF FRATRICIDE IS TO KNOW EXACTLY WHERE YOU ARE
ON THE GROUND AND ENSURE YOUR ALO KNOWS AS WELL AND IS CONTROL OF THE
FRIENDLY AIR.00 - 3 ACR EXPERIENCED SOME PROBLEMS WITH BOTH GOLDWFNG AND
RAT REPORTS GETITNG TO THE PROPER LOCATION AT CORPS - THE FINAL PROBLEM
CAME DOWN TO THE IDENTIFIER CODE ON THE MESSAGE HEADING WAS INCORRECT. NO
ONE AT CORP DISTRO/COMM CENTER IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM.00 - PROBLEMS ARE
BXPECTED IN THE TRANSPORT OF EPWS. WILL THEY BE RETURNED TO LOGBASFS BY
MEANS OF HEMMTs - A FAST MOVING SITUATION WITH POSSIBLE LARGE NUMBERS OF
P OW CANNE UP TO MUCH OF THE COMBAT POWER - MORE TO FOLLOW.20 - THE CORP
CHEM FOLKS HAVE ISSUED A CHANGE TO POLICY REGARDING THE USE OF CHEMICAL
PROTECTIVE OVERGARMENTS. NOW INSTEAD OF THE NUMBER OF DAYS OUT OF A BAG
THE GUIDANCE IS THE NUMBER OF DAYS WORN - SO WE ARE TRACKING TliE NUMBER OF
DAYS EACH SQUADRON HAS SPENT TN MOPP 1. TROOPS THINK THIS IS BULLSHIT SINCE
WE HAVE ENFORCED FOR YEARS THAT A PINHOLE IN THE BAG DEGRADES THE
PERFORMANCE OF THE SUIT. CDR!S GUIDANCE IS YES TI-IERE IS PROBABLY SOME
D EGRADE BUT NOT TO THE POINT WHERE THE SUIT IS INEFFECTfVE.80 - THIS UNIT IS
VERIFYING THE HUB FLUIDS IN ALL HUMMVs AS A RESULT OF A HUB SEIZING UP. IN
ADDITION ALL TRAILER HUBS ARE BEING CHECKED AND REPACKED IF REQUIRED WITH
GAA.00 - DUST CONTROL IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AS NOTED EARLIER FOR THE AIR
SQUADRON. THE SUPPORT BN IS BRINGING UP DIESEL TO POUR ON LANDING AREAS - JPS
EVAPORATES TO QUICKLY AND IS MORE HAZARDOUS.(M - THE FRENCH WILL BE
OVERFLYING OUR POSITIONS IN ONE OF T14EIR PUMAS - ACCOMPANIED BY A H UEY. THE
IRAQls HAVE PUMAs AS VRELL. FRENCH PUMAs ARE MARKED WITH THREE WHIT'E STRIPS
ON THE TAIL BOOM AND A W141TE VERTICAL STRIPE ON THE FRONT OF THE
FUSELADGE.(M - ON THE MEDICAL SIDE THIS UNIT IS EXPECTING TO RECEIVE OUR
GAMMA GLOBUIN SHOTS SHORTLY. THE AMOUNTS REQUIRED ARE ON HAND.
ADDIT10NAL MALARIA PILLS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BUT THEY WILL NOT BWE ISSUED AT
THIS TINIE.00 ............. (P - THE CHAPLAIN MENTIONED THAT LENT STARTS IN 9 DAYS AND
THAT WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVEUP AS PART OF THE
LENTEN RITUAL - WOMEN AND BOOZE ARE NOT TO BE CONSIDERED.(" - CIVIL AFFAIRS -
CONDUCTING CLASSES ON THE PROPER RECEIPT FUNCTIONS (&REQUIRED WHEN USING
SEIZED PROPERTY.@ - LOCAL CIVILIANS CARRY AK-47S - REALLY MAKES IT HARD TO
PICK THE TERRORISTS OUT OF THE CROWD.00 -AIRFORCE - LOTS OF HIGH TECH BUT OUR
BI
CriEST WEAKNESS STILL IS RECON AND BDA. SOME REPORTS ON THE TAWAKANA
REPUBLICAN GUARDS TANK DIVISION PUT IT AT 59% - OTHERS AT 98% - WHO KNOWS
GROUND TRUTI-1?00 - THERE IS NOT A GOOD LINK IN AIRFORCE OR OTHER CHANNELS
BETWEEN THE CURRENT AIR CAMPAIGN AND TARGETS WI-HCH THE GORUND FORCES
DESIRE TO BE TARGETED. THE PREP FIRES AND TTIIS EFFORT SHOULD BE TIED
TOGETBER.OQCO NOTES --- 0 THERE WILL PROBABLY BE PREMPTIVE CHEMICAL
ATTACKS. THEWARWILLSTARTABOUTTHE21STOFFEB. WEHAVEASCHITZO
APPROACH TO T
Document Page: First | Prev | Next | All | Image | This Release | Search
Document 2 f:/Week-48/BX001801/MISC DOCUMENTS UNKNOWN COMPUTER FORMAT/personnel log report:03069709501029
Control Fields 17
File Room = sep96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-48
Box ID = BX001801
Unit = 3D ACR
Parent Organization = XVIII CORPS
Folder Title = MISC DOCUMENTS UNKNOWN COMPUTER FORMAT
Folder Seq # = 1
Subject = PERSONNEL LOG REPORT
Document Seq # = 30
Document Date =
Scan Date =
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 = 06-MAR-1997