DESERT SHIELD-STORM INTERVIEW

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Subject: DESERT SHIELD-STORM INTERVIEW                                   

Box ID: BX001608

Unit: 101ST ID    

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

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           DSIT-AE-103: COL Roy E. Beauchamp


           f-our.,units right off the top of my heard in the group that
           was commanding my soldiers.
                Some of the Reserve units were commanded by female
           soldiers. They did a magnificent job. We had a unit in
           California, the 2668th Transportation Company. It was a
           splendid, splendid unit--transportation unit, Reserve unit--
           commanded by female soldiers. I'd go to war with that unit
           any time, any place. I had highly motivated soldiers. Good
           solid command structure. Good solid command relationship
           between the commander and the first sergeant. Just a
           magnificent unit in all respects.
                So soldiers did a great job. I had staff officers on
           the group staff and on the battalion staffs--key staff
           officers--female soldiers and officers did just a
           tremendous, tremendous job for us. NCOs did a tremendous
           job across the board in supporting soldiers on the
           battlefield. Very impressive performance.

           MAJ HONEC: An extra question. It was not on our list but I
           felt it was appropriate at this time. Okay, let's go into
           the next set there. What subject areas to you think that
           CMH, the Center of Military History should concentrate on?
           Logistics? Obviously the success of the composite corps
           support group?

           COL BEAUCHAMP: Absolutely. Multifunctional. We have to
           thoroughly document what we are doing there. And I would
           tell you it's not the universal opinion across the Army that
           multifunctional corps support elements are the way to go.
           It's a very strongly held view of my own because as I said
           before, war is a multifunctional operation. So the units
           that support those elements have to be multifunctional also
pport
           required on the battlefield. I think we need to document
           that. I think that one thing we have to deal more
           effectively I think with the integration of the strategic
           logistic system, with the theater logistic system, with the
           corps logistic system, with the retail operations at a unit
           level.

           MAJ HONEC: This is a good example here.

           COL BEAUCHAMP: That's a big piece of the pie, yes, to try
           to cut off and deal with. But we've got to document that
           and we've got to train both our Reserve Component units who
           run.the MMCs in some cases and the TAMMCS36 and the  MCCS   37


   36 Theater Army Materiel Management Centers.

   37 Movement Control Centers.

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Box ID = BX001608
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Folder Title = DSS 101ST ABN DIV INTERVIEW CDR 101ST SG - C
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Subject = DESERT SHIELD-STORM INTERVIEW
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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