DESERT SHIELD-STORM INTERVIEW

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Subject: DESERT SHIELD-STORM INTERVIEW                                   

Box ID: BX001608

Unit: 101ST ID    

Parent Organization: XVIII CORPS 

Folder Title: DSS 101ST ABN DIV INTERVIEW CDR 101ST SG - C                                                    

Folder SEQ  #:         83

Document Number:          2








             DSIT-AE-103: COL Roy E. Beauchamp


             d.ivi5ions, the combat capability of the divisions.
                  So with supporting 28,000 soldiers, you can see that's
             almost two divisions. When we deployed for the offensive
             phase, we were supporting about 31,000 soldiers during that
             period. So again you can see about two divisions worth of
             support being provided by the group. The division
             boundaries provide the basic reference point for our support
             area, but with the COSCOM25 commander we can adjust those
             boundaries where necessary to equalize and optimize our
             support capability within the COSCOM. And we did that on
             occasion, in Saudi Arabia.

             MAJ HONEC: Can you give me some instances where you ...
             where that ... besides in Rafha you set up the airport
             operations, the Rapid Refueling Point which supported the
             corps ...

             COL BEAUCHAMP: Primarily the division, but other corps
             units as well. Primarily the air assault of the division
             into Iraq. That was a pacing event of course for that whole
             offensive engagement on the western flank. The 101st
             Airborne Division played a key role in that and that Rapid
             Refuel Point is what made that good. There were helicopters
             with no fuel, and that makes pilots tourists in the country.
             And that was critical in that.

             MAJ HONEC: Good, good. Okay. Any other instances during
             the STORM/SHIELD phase where you had to adjust. Do you
             recall, were you called upon to support other units
             specifically.

             COL BEAUCHAMP: Yes. Through the operation, we were
             supporting. In the defensive phase, in Operation DESERT
             SHIELD, we were supporting the division. I had one
 the cav[alry] the
             ACR from Fort Bliss .26 And, again, engineers, the MpS27
             and the signal units and all the M1211- -all the units that


     25 Corps support command. In this case, the lst Support Command
(Corps).

     26 3d Armored Cavalry, the corps-level regiment from Fort Bliss, Texas.
The XVIII Airborne Corps operations plan (OPLAN) DESERT SHIELD I provided for
,forward defense by the 101st Airborne Division which would exercise
 perational control over the 3d ACR, the 12th Aviation Brigade, and the bulk
 f XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery.

     27 Military Police.

     26 Military intelligence.

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Document 64 f:/Week-22/BX001608/DSS 101ST ABN DIV INTERVIEW CDR 101ST SG - C/desert shield-storm interview:10019616504029
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File Room = jun96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-22
Box ID = BX001608
Unit = 101ST ID
Parent Organization = XVIII CORPS
Folder Title = DSS 101ST ABN DIV INTERVIEW CDR 101ST SG - C
Folder Seq # = 83
Subject = DESERT SHIELD-STORM INTERVIEW
Document Seq # = 2
Document Date =
Scan Date =
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 = 01-OCT-1996