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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


            MAJ HONEC: No significant problems?

            COL BEAUCHAMP: No, no problems. A lot of hard work, I will
            say. There was a lot of hard work involved, a lot of
            dedicated effort on the part of soldiers again, long hours.
            But we were fortunate we had an abundant supply of water on
            the installation there. We had good proximity to the ports
            and the airfield. And I think I can say ... I don't want to
            pass over that too lightly because it took a tremendous
            amount work and effort on the part of solders to make this
            work. But we didn't have any significant problems with
            cleanliness of our equipment and getting it into the sterile
            areas and eventually back into the United States. We've
            just starting receiving our equipment from the port here in
            the last week or so.


            MAJ HONEC: I see.


            COL BEAUCHAMP: It's starting to come in in large volumes.

            MAJ HONEC: This is the 5th of June and it's still just
            coming back.

            COL BEAUCHAMPZ We're just now starting to get equipment in
            volumes for the 101st Support Group.. And the last ship I
            think is scheduled to come in around the middle of June, the
            20th of June. So it'll be the end of the month before we
            get everything back physically on Fort Campbell--all the
            equipment. And of course we have an extensive recovery
            program now to go through. Some of this is tiring and has
            to be worked over and made a healthy again in preparation
            for the next deployment.

            MAJ HONEC: That's going to be a strain on the installation
            rework facility and the depot maintenance facility.

            COL BEAUCHAMP: That's right. The maintenance facility. Of
ity
            missions that they have to be very sensitive to early on.
            We're subordinate.

            MAJ HONEC: Yes, subordinate. And also it's going to be
            pretty tough.

            COL BEAUCHAMP: That's right in terms of we have to look at
            the relative priorities of units at Fort Campbell, who may
            go first, and have to work that into the process. It's
            going to require a lot of coordination and cooperation among
            the group, the installation infrastructure that supports the
            division, to get everybody up to speed as quickly as,we can
            because we can't say, well, you guys go away and come back

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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