545TH MP CO ALERTED FOR DEPLOYMENT TO SOUTWEST ASIA

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Subject = 545TH MP CO ALERTED FOR DEPLOYMENT TO SOUTWEST ASIA             

Folder Title = DESERT SHIELD AND DESERT STORM NOTES-BRIEFS-MEMOS                                               

Parent Organization = VII  CORPS  

Unit  = 1ST CD      

Box ID = BX001114

File Cabinet = Week-49 

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                                 !/545th Military '@c@lice !--:ompany, Ist Cav Div

                 I    INTRCiLiLICTICtN:   The       '-owing inf,i@-rnatic,n is Provided in the 6.
                 phase fot-rnat in accordance with the Dvisi@in and Brigade CIPLAN
                 Desert St---t-rn .


                 2. PURPri@E: To Pr-ovide inf,-.rmat@,:,n concerning critical events
                 from 13 Jan 91 through 1'_-: Mar              as they apply to the Ist
                 Pi-atclc:,n.


                 3.  PHASE ONE:       l-@: Ian 711 thp 2,.--igade received a FRAI-50          to move
                 f----t-ward from FAA Wendy to defend in se.:tor; initially defense was
                 sc,,.ith of Tapline Road. On 2,@'. Jan 91 brigade defended in sector
                 north of Tapline Road.


                 17 Jan 91
                       lst Platoon lead elements were enr,-,,-ite              from TAA Hot-se to
                 King Kh@-lid Military 1--ity (KKMC:", whet-. notified that U.S. For.:@es
                 had launched !C)C) Tomahawk Missiles into Ir;aq.                The convoy asslirned
                 Mi--IPF,2.


                 20 @,an 91
                       Platoon is "sliep-d" to Provide Direct Support to Ist
                 E@rigade.    E-,rigade is in LAAGER while 9th A-1:1. L:;y@-iar,, moves wpst
                 t,D east across brigade's front.             'several incidents between Syr-ian
                 ,ar,d U.!E:. For-@:@es have prc-rnptp-d a rnr--rat,--.r-iurp. c,,i right movement.

                 22 -Jan 91
                       6 Co 115 r-SB@ forcibly detains a suspicious vehicle driving
                 through their perimeter-.          Responding MPs defi-ise the standoff.
                 Identified the Jet-ainees as Saudi '@loldiers and escorts them back
                 to their unit.


                 23 Jan '.-)I
                       MPs are called to 1/82 FA Field Trains reference a
                 suspicious vehicle.         Responding MPs identified si.4bje-:@t as a 1,::-st
                 Syrian soldier. lPs provided escort and tow to :-Iafar al E-,aten.

                 25 Jan 91
                       115 FSE! rnc-l-ints a battalion level search for a massing M16..
                 The second squad leader sear-ched 4 miles past the desic;natpd ar-ea
                 and located the MlL4..


                       One squad from 972nd MP CO, Massachusetts Army National
                 01-1@-t-d arguments lst/545 MP CID,

                 PHASE TWO - Elm-fense of Wadi al E-:aten

                 2fz, -Jan- 15 Feb
                       The il5 Fz-.E: ji-imped fc:,@-war-d tc. st-Lppc-rt the brigades
                 defense in sector.

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Subject = 545TH MP CO ALERTED FOR DEPLOYMENT TO SOUTWEST ASIA
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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