HISTORICAL DATA HHD 68TH TRANS BN

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Subject = HISTORICAL DATA HHD 68TH TRANS BN                               

Folder Title = 68TH TRANS BN GEN HISTORICAL CORRESPONDENCE                                                     

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      AFZC-Y-T-ADJ
      SUBJECT: HISTORICAL REPORT

                   9C)TH TRANSPORTATION DETACHMENT  HISTORICAL DATA
                                    lLT EDWARD EMERY

      Much has changed in the last month. On 5 December., the  90th Trail6r..-.
      Transfer Point (TTP) began working at a plaee'cAlYed the Camel Racetrack.
      We--a@e@d to--get '.a- lot- ii-f-S@kLidi vis-itors@'- -cUribCts-Abbut --tfhe -OVerat-i-on-i-.-wh-ich-.
      made keeping a low profile very difficult. Eventual'l\;,- 19@ Dii'c,--vie'm6ved.
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          rack'. t' l@ @E'e  nd co    show                     w"              f -eh
      were soon overcome. Apprgximately 3 Jan, our sister unit (601st-)..-moved..
      north to establish another TTP. On 4 Jan 91, the 301st Convoy Support
      Center co-located with the 90t@,. TTF'. Soon after thei-.- Arriva.1, the
      emergence of a new creation--the "Wol+bLtrger"-- was Ltnve;-Ied. This was
      like living ne>ct to McDonalds Drive-thrLv.@ We experi---ncea'bLtr +'irst.' rain
      storm on 5 Jan 91. It poured all nig Fit. and. I'm sure it -reminded. many :of us
      of home,
      An unprecedented number of aircraft- bilxgan flying around r6i-dTiig@l 'on the
      16thzof January. We didn't get much  sleep. In the 4arknes-'s' .'of the'-'e'-ar@l@"'
      morning hours, Desert Shi.eld slipped into Desert Storfp.. The 90t'h-TTP-.
      increased security and prepared to move'. On IS Jan, the 90th TTP moved to
      a more secure area to reduce any ris@@ of terrorism.

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Subject = HISTORICAL DATA HHD 68TH TRANS BN
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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 = 06-MAR-1997