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File: 970101_apr96_decls10_0021.txt
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Total Pages: 117

Subject: 1ST COSCOM OPERATION ORDER DESERT STORM                         

Unit: XVIII CORPS 

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box  ID: BX000040

Folder Title: OPERATIONS PLANNING FILES  JAN-MAY 91  1 OF 2                                                   

Document Number:          5

Folder Seq  #:         60



                                      Ft G R ET-

              ANNEX C (PERSONNEL) TO 1ST COSCOM OPORDER DESERT STORM

              I. se SITUATION 19T COSCOM with attachments pr'ovides
              Combat Service Support to.the XVIII Airborne Corps in a three
              phased operation which includes phase I as the preparation
              from Desert Shield locations for combat operations; phase rl
              which is the redeployment to offensive tactical assembly
              areas and phase III which is the conduct of offensive
              operations.

                 a. (U) Enemy Forces - See Basic Plan

                 b. (U) Friendly Forces (U) XVIII Airborne Corps will
              transition its personnel operations from the vicinity of
              Dragon Base and SANG Compound in Phase I to the vicinity of
              LOOBASE CHARLIE for Phase II and Phase Ill. They will use
              LOGBASE BRAVO as an immediate staging area and will in fact
              provide some mail and replacement operations at LOOBASE
              BRAVO during a portion of Phase II.

                       (1)      Phase I - 573d and 425th PSC provide GS
              support to nondiv Corps units at SANG Compound. 129th
              Postal Company provides GS at APO 09657 at Dragon City. Igth
              Replacement Detachment operates from Cement City and the
              Corps Casualty Office (CCO) is located in the Corps Personnel
              Operations Center (CPOC at Dragon City. CPOC also Contains
              the G-1. MWR, OMB, Red Cross, Safety, IG, SJ.A.and PAO
              operations.
                      (2) Je    Phase II - 573d PSC moves forward to LOG-
              BASE CHARLIE while the 425th PSC remains at SANG to provide
              GS support to nondiv corps MSCS. 129th Postal @oves forward
              and accepts mail at LOOBASE BRAVO while 336 Postal Company
              operates the APO 09657 at Dragon City. 460th Replacement
 Cement City to process all Corps
              replacements. Igth will return to duty soldiers in LOGBASE
              BRAVO and LOOBASE CHARLIE. The Igth Repl Detachment will
              assume the Corps Replacement mission at LOGBASE BRAVO or an
              order probably around D+7. The Corps CPOC remains at Dragon
              City while selected elements deploy advance elements to LOG-
              BASE CHARLIE.

                       (3)      III - 573d PSC (-) will provide GS support
              to the Corps nondiv units from LOGBASE CHARLIE with a Task
              Force dedicated to provide direct support to the lgt COSCOM.
              425th PSC will provide ?SC support to units remaining in the
              Corps Rear (Dammam/Dhahran area) as well as assume the
              support role for all casualty operations from the Dragon city
              location. The 129th Postal (-) will provide general support
              to the Corps nondiv units through APO 09857 at LOOBASE
              CHARLIE. A platoon from 129th Postal will provide DS support
              to the lat COSCOM units. 336 Postal Company will provide

                        Declassified on 18 Apr 1996 per SEC Y (D H) tT SEC 3.5 (a) EO 12958
                                       UN@@@SSIFIED

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File Room = apr96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-15
Box ID = BX000040
Unit = XVIII CORPS
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = OPERATIONS PLANNING FILES JAN-MAY 91 1 OF 2
Folder Seq # = 60
Subject = 1ST COSCOM OPERATION ORDER DESERT STORM
Document Seq # = 5
Document Date =
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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 = 26-DEC-1996