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                                                    

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           DSIT-AE-103: COL Roy E. Beauchamp


           @xt.year, you know, because we have also missions and
           deployability is also an issue for the group. The division
           in many cases is dependent upon us to support them when they
           deploy. I've got to make my units healthy for readiness
           purposes. So it's going to take a major effort to do that
           and require a lot of close coordination to make that work
           effectively.

           MAJ HONEC: Before we leave retrograde, I think there's ...
           let's see ... well, is there anything else we haven't
           covered? The support from the host nation, helping you do
           that ... as I understand it you were pretty well self-
           sufficient in getting ready to come back to CONUS.

           COL BEAUCHAMP: That's right. There were no host nation
           issues that we were involved in at that time. We did leave
           about 115 soldiers back at the port support activity, our
           contribution to the COSCOM effort in that regard. About 35
           supercargoes coming back with the equipment.

           MAJ HONEC: What units are they with?

           COL BEAUCHAMP: All units across the whole support group.
           Again, the port support activity, the 115 soldiers who
           stayed were from all the units in the group. Everybody made
           a contribution to that effort.


           MAJ HONEC: Okay.

           COL BEAUCHAMP: We were fortunate we didn't have any more
           than that stay back. At one time we were designated or had
           prepared to leave up to twenty percent of our people because
           we didn't know what the deployment schedule was going to be,
           how long we'd have to do that. So we had a contingency plan
           which called for leaving up to twenty percent of the group
           back ... plenty of equipment to move into the port area.
           Fortunately we were able to get it all cleaned before the
     main body departed. So the port support activity was
           involved in loading it after the main body had ... main body
           departed. The port support activity of course will be
           deployed once the final ... once the last ship is loaded.
           And the supercargoes ... those persons who actually ride the
           ship back with our equipment are deploying now with this
           equipment and it's coming back into Jacksonville. I have  a
           very small detachment down at Jacksonville working with
           people at the port support activity there and the port
           commander to get our equipment in.

           MAJ HONEC: Then your plan will be the reverse of the plan
           of deployment?


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File Room = jun96_declassified
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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
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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