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Subject: DAILY STAFF JOURNAL AND DUTY OFFICERS LOG
Unit: ARCENT
Parent Organization: CENTCOM
Box ID: BX000454
Folder Title: HISTORIANS BACKGROUND MATERIAL FILES - DAILY LOG SHEETS
Document Number: 7
Folder Seq #: 10
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IF THE 101ST DID THEIR AIR STRIKE LAST NIGHT. IT WAS CANCELED DO
TO WTHR COND.
535. 0620 LTC GUTWALD CALLED FOR AN UPDATE. PROVIDED HIM WITH
FOLLOWING INFORMATION: 101ST AASLT DIV CROSS BORDER RECON WAS
CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER. UPDATE ON THE 24 ID (M) UH-60 CRASH.
NO MAJOR INJ = ES, BG SCOTT WAS NOT HURT, AIRCRAFT IS A TOTAL
LOSS. AT 170100 A GUARD AT LOG BASE CHARLIE CHALLENGED AN
INDIVIDUAL THAT APPROACHED HIS POST. THE INDIVIDUAL FALLED TO
STOP AND WARNING SHOT WAS FIRED. THE INDIVIDUAL CONTINUED TO
ADVANCE AND A SECOND SHOT WAS FIRED THE INDIVIDUAL TOOK OFF. NO
PURSUIT WAS GIVEN. TWO SCUDS WERE LAUNCHED ONE WAS DESTROYED BY
PATRIOT THE OTHER LANDED 45KMS SOUTH OF JERUSALEM. VII CORPS
ACTIVITY: IST CD CONDUCTED AN ARTY RAID USING 811 AND MLRS ON 24
HVTS IN THE 48TH ID. SECONDARY EXPOSIONS WERE OBSERVED. TF
IRONS, 1-45, ENGAGED AN ENEMY FORCE OF UNKNOWN SIZE. TWO BRADLEYS
WERE DAMAGED, 6 WIAS AND 2 MIAS WERE REPORTED.
536. 0830 CALLED ALL LNO TMS EXCEPT TM B. NO TRAFFIC.
537. 1015 CALLED LTC BERGDORF FOR A DAILY UPDATE. HE PROVIDED THE
FOLLOWING INFO:
A. 2/8 CAV IST CD S3 HIT A MINE YESTERDAY, VIC PT048183. THE
MINE BLEW THE TRACK OFF HIS MIA1. THE TANK SUSTAINED NO OTHER
DAMAGE. THE S3 WAS ABLE TO LOCATE TWO ADDITIONAL MINES USING HIS
THERMAL SIGHTS. BG ARNOLD WANTED SOME DETAILS AND POSSIBLE
LESSONS LEARNED THAT MIGHT BE USED ELSE WHERE IN THEATRE.
B. THE G2 ARCENT INDICATED THAT THEY HAVE PICKED UP IHAWK
ACTIVITY IN THE NORTHERN PART OF OBJECTIVE WHITE. BELIEVE THERE
IS ONE LAUNCHER. LTC BERGDORF WAS CONCERNED SINCE THE 1/82 HAS A
JAAT OPS IN THAT LOCATION. SAID THAT THE CORPS G2 KNEW BUT HE
WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE 82D LNO KNEW AT CORPS.
C. 3ACR MIALRA TANKS ARE OFF LOADING IN PORT TODAY. TRANSITION
SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY 20 FEB.
D. THE G3 DIRECTED A CELL CONSISTING OF INTEL, ENG, AND OPS TYPES
BE FORMED TO PUT TOGETHER A POLICY FOR THE DESTRUCTION/RETROGRADE
OF IRAQI FORCES. NEED TO DO ON THE SPOT SEARCHES FOR NVD, AND
CRYPTO. MAY BE OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST. MAY WANT TO LOOK AT
SENDING SOME OF THIS EQUIP BACK TO UTC.
E. BG ARNOLD SAID THEY WILL LOOK INTO FREEZING CALL SIGNS AND
FREQUENCIES. WHICH IS WHAT CORPS HAS WANTED TO DO FOR SOME TIME.
F. SAID HE IS GOING TO TALK TO THE DCS AND G3 REFERENCE THE CL I
SHORTAGE. ARCENT IS STILL SHOWING 140% CORPS IS SAYING THEY ONLY
HAVE 75%. SAID THE ARCENTS 06S ARE NOT IN ANY POSITION,
POWERLESS, TO DEAL WITH SUPCOM. LTC GUTWALD SAID THAT PERCENTAGES
DIDN'T MEAN ANYTHING. HE WANTS TO KNOW HOW MANY MRES CORPS THINKS
IS IN LB CHARLIE AND HOW MANY MRES ARCENT THINKS IS IN LB CHARLIE.
IN YESTERDAYS CG UPDATE THE CORPS REPORTED 1,625,184. CALLED THE
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File Room = jul96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-30
Box ID = BX000454
Unit = ARCENT
Parent Organization = CENTCOM
Folder Title = HISTORIANS BACKGROUND MATERIAL FILES - DAILY LOG SHEETS
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Subject = DAILY STAFF JOURNAL AND DUTY OFFICERS LOG
Document Seq # = 7
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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 = 17-DEC-1996