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Box ID = BX005102

Folder Title = 22ND SUP COM AAR THE FINAL CHAPTER XII                                                          

Unit = 22D SUPCOM  

Parent Org = ARCENT      




             After Action Review
             Executive Summary

             these stocks may be found in Volume 13 of the Closeout After
             Action Report.
                 e. On 25 Sep 91, the Secretary of Defense, in response
             to Iraq's refusal to comply with the terms of the cease fire
             agreements, deployed six Patriot batteries from the 94th Air
             Defense Artillery Brigade to Saudi Arabia. As part of
             Operation "Determined Resolve", this command was tasked to
             provide logistical support. This was done without any
             compromise in the pace set for closeout.

                 f. The "Final Chapter" LOGEX w as held on 9 September.
             This exercise introduced the tasks involved in closing out
             the theater. The fast pace of retrograde operations made
             possible the compression of the third phase into the second
             phase. During the LOGEX the decision was made that all
             materiel retrograde (less Class V), was to be complete by 15
             December 1991. The "Transition to Closeout" Phase evolved
             into a separate plan encompassing several concepts which
             would cover the completion of all closeout missions and
             provide support for continuing and contingency missions.

             6. Transition to Closeout

                 a. When General Hoar, the new CENTCOM CINC visited the
             command on October 3, "Transition to Closeout" evolved into
             the following concepts:

                     (1) Transition of the Combat Equipment Group
             Southwest Asia (CEGSWA) from KKMC to Doha when KKMC closeout
             was completed on 15 November.

                     (2) Establishing a technical relationship between
             CEGSWA and the 21st Theater Army Area Command (TAACOM) in
             Europe. This technical relationship provided CEGSWA with the
             expertise and funding management needed to maintain CEGSWA's
             equipment and continue mission accomplishment in Kuwait.
             Command and control of the CEGSWA remained with ARCENT.
             Combined with the move of CEGSWA to Doha, the focus of
             operations shifted from Dhahran to Kuwait. Since living and
             working conditions there were similar to what was encountered
             in Saudi Arabia in August 1990, complete support of the
             CEGSWA became a top priority within the 22nd SUPCOM.

                     (3) Development of the closeout force structure that
             remained in Dhahran, KKMC, and Riyadh. This force was to
             complete Class V retrograde, continue support of the Patriot
             battalions, support planned exercises in theater, and support
             any contingency missions.

                     (4) Transition of the 22nd Support Command to
             ARCENT. A cell of active and reserve component personnel
             redeployed to ARCENT to provide institutional memory of


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