1ST CAVALRY DIVISION CHRONOLOGY

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Subject: 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION CHRONOLOGY                                 

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Folder Title: AAR  1ST CAVALRY DIV COMMAND REPORT  10 APR 91                                                  

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                  western option.        All node centers except node center                   IZI
                  are instructed to displace. Node center 43 begins to move
                  -Loway,d Objective Lee, (P-r 0 6774) at 1100 -Lo provide
                  communications to the DYAC and those ityiits already
                  ei-srok-tte. Cotyiuiandcr/Ll is leading -node center /@3 convoy to
                  Ob.          LeE:-- Commayider,/f2i is leading the VII Corps
                    ,jective
                  terminal to the Di'AC site, which had moved earlier that
                  morning. ]-he Battalion S3 is leading the convoy of node
                  center 40 ind 41 axlonl: with -FRC)PID and -FAGSAI' assets,
                  departed it 21@iOO.       Commander/fA/142 Signal, leading node
                  cc@@-iter-     departed at 203C'.         All three node centers were
                  iiy-s@(c,d Ltp at the ROM site by 2@@00.

                  27 Feb.      Convoys are broken down by node centers to
                  facilitate control and possibly speed Ltp movement.                      -The
                  rapidly changing enemy situation dictated changes in
                  plans.     Ef-iral-tte the objective !@eeps changing from
                  Objective Lee, to Gates to Hoi@,se.               Node center Z@O E:@y%,,-ives
                  or, site (PU 51C,101) at @.4,'j5 @nd the           switch is initialized
                  within 45 niit),.ttes.      Node center- 51 moves to F,U 789,@7@i. xtid
                  R40 to PU 415@3,9 to provide P@@qU coverage to -the Does and
                  1/7 Cav. Re'@,r.%TIS teams are in position -to extend F'M
                  cot-itrnk-t,ni(@atio'ns from DMf---,Ii\l 'co DT(IC and from -the DI-AC to the
                  brigades. By 2200 Ist, 2nd Bde w/their FSB, and 4/5 ADA
                  are in the system, as well as @@ie gateway ti-irlt the -@RCEN'l
                 -FACSA'r.   -The D-RAC was still moving and wo@klcl be in shortly
                  thereafter -their arrival or, site,.             Node center 43 is
                  providing                          s@tpport to the DMAIN, DRECAR, Fi-iS"I
                  and the CAB.       'The Ist Cavalry U)ivis.Lon comaiLtfiicati(3ns
                  7ie.,tkNori@ covers DREF-IR/Log Base L@cho to the divisions limit
                  of advance (PL 'L@trohs). An area covering 12V' x @JOO I-(m....
                  WithoLtt @ do@tbl, the largest @ery-estrixl CO]jlrilLtniCatiOTIS
                  network ever employed by a division.

                  e-Ei Feb.    F'resicient Bttsti declares zt cease fire it 080@t.
                  Ti-iL division is occt-tpyii-iq histy defensive positions with
                  [--IL SUrohs (IZIIZI exst-west gt,idlirse) being -the limit of
                  advance. Many Ltnits had small rflinefi(-2lds in their a@,ei as
                  well ilong the road, that was killing and wounding several
                  soldiers.      'I-he prevent    filter casualties the D-FAC
                  prohibited iny vehicle movement at night.                   :)II node
                  centers are to condt-tct        @i           of their sites Ind report
                  any -type of @@nexploded        rittnitio-i-is -Lo the SYSCON.       -1 o
                  provide redundancy and          improved service node center 41 is
                  moved to PU 7c)6336,, 'FROPIO is installed between 'node 4v)
                  and 43 thereby tying Objective Lee, ie DMNIN %,-id DREf-Iii
                  (Ft,4d), to Objective @-forse, ie DTAC and the brigades.




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Folder Title = AAR 1ST CAVALRY DIV COMMAND REPORT 10 APR 91
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Subject = 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION CHRONOLOGY
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