DESERT STORM HISTORICAL COLLECTION AND BATTLE ASSESSMENT 13 MAR

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Subject = DESERT STORM HISTORICAL COLLECTION AND BATTLE  ASSESSMENT 13 MAR

Folder Title = DSG-2 FIELD MSGS  FEB 91  WDID  SWA  082  MCCDC  PART 4 OF 8                                    

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                                    SECTION II


       1. Direct Support Group-2 (DSG-2) under the command of Colonel
       Thomas E. Donnelly USMC was organized formed and activated on 20
       December 1990 at the port of Al JUbail, Saudi Arabia. As a task
       organized unit it received detachments from Headquarters & Service
       Battalion, 2d Maintenance Battalion, 13th Engineer Support Battalion,
       8th Motor Transport Battalion, 2d Supply Battalion and 2d Medical
       Battalion all from 2d Force Service Support Group (Direct Support
       Command-DSC). DSG-2's mission was to provide Combat Service Support
       to 2d Marine Division to include the Ist Armored Brigade of the 2d
       Armored Division (U.S. ARMY) during Operation Desert Shield/Storm.
       During the course of the war DSG-2 saw service in both the Saudi
       Arabian and Kuwaiti theatres of operation.

            a. Accomplishments - TAB's A and B.

            b. Decisions


               (1) To locate collection and clearing sections -Forward with
       MCCSD's 26, 28 and breaching teams to enhance medical support during
       ground offensive operations.

               (2) To procure commercial water trucks dedicated to NBC
                  decontamination operations.

               (3) To acquire Army telecommunication assets and AAVC-7AI
       for enhanced communications.


               (4) To locate fuel and water replenishment points in the
       assembly areas south of the breach and a CSS transfer point north of
       the breach.


               (5) To provide selected 2d Marine Division units with
       additional LVS's for additional lift of ammunition.


               (6) The establishment of an ammunition storage point at
       DSG-2 while at grid US 395705 ("The Ponderosa")

               (7) The establishment of a supply RUC line, Class IX block
       and SECREP block.


            c. Issues


               (1) Personnel and equipment - The allocation of sufficient
       resources (T/O and T/E) to properly and logistically support a
       Marine Division under the concepts of operations was appropriate.
       However, once an Army Brigade was added to the task organization
       this considerably strained our resources. Compounding this problem
       was the fact that selected T/O personnel and T/E equipment were late
       in joining DSG-2 initially. This situation gradually improved over
       time. However, as time progressed it was determined that more MHE
       and transportation assets were required.



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