DAILY STAFF JOURNAL OR DUTY OFFICERS LOG

File: 970101_apr96_decls5_0017.txt
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Total Pages: 110

Subject: DAILY STAFF JOURNAL OR DUTY OFFICERS LOG                        

Unit: XVIII CORPS 

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box  ID: BX000043

Folder Title: DUTY LOG  G1  1-15 SEP 90                                                                       

Document Number:          2

Folder Seq  #:         90









                                       MISSION



      ON ORDER. XVIII ABN CORPS ESTABLISHES DEFENSE IN SECTOR TO DEFEAT

      ATTACt',ING IRAQI FORCES, RETAIN ABQAIQ, DEFEND THE APPROACHES 1-0 THE

      AD DAMMAM-DHAHRAN ENCLAVE, ENSURE THE INTEGRITY OF IIIARCENT'S WEST

      FLANI-, AND FACILITATE TRANSITION TO OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS.





                                 COMMANDER'S INTENT



         OFFENSIVELY ORIENTED, MOBILE DEFENSE.

      -  MAXIMUM ATTRITION OF IRAQI FORCES AS FAR FORWARD AS POSSIBLE.


      -  COVERING FORCE DESTROYS IRAQI RECON: ATTRITS LEAD BDES.


      -  CORPS CATK TO FIX AND DESTROY IRAQI FORCES AS DEFEAT MECHANISM.


      -  CORPS FOCUSED ON FORCE PROTECTION, SAFETY, RESPECT FOR SAUDI
         ARABIAN SOVEREIGNTY AND CULTURE





                                       CONCEPT



      -  MOBILE DEFENSE TO DEFEAT A-rl-ACKING IRAQI ARMY.


      -  CFA OF'NS rO DESTROY RECON, ATTRIT LEAD BDES, CAUSE EARLY DEF-L OF
         IST TAC ECH, EXPOSE MAIN EFFORT.

      -  MBA OPNS TO DESTROY IST TAC ECH, ATTRIT/DENY PENETRATION 2ND TAC
         ECH.


      -  GUARD ON WEST FLANI'. TO PROVIDE EARLY WARNINS/PROTECT MBA.


      -  LARGE ARMD RESERVE TO DESTROY A 2ND TAC ECH.DIV.


      -  DEEP OPNS TO SEPARATE ECHELONS.% TO DEs-rROY'C2, CS/CSS.

      -  REAR OPNS -1-0 PRESERVE ABILITY TO SUSTAIN THE FORCE AND TO PROTECT
         CRITICAL FACILITIES.




                                                DECLASSIFIED ON 23 Apr 1996 PER SECARMY
                                                (DAMH) UP SEC 3.4 EO 12958
                                             CAPt'F-r UNCLASSIFIED

Document 110 f:/Week-15/BX000043/DUTY LOG G1 1-15 SEP 90/daily staff journal or duty officers log:12269616083010
Control Fields 17
File Room = apr96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-15
Box ID = BX000043
Unit = XVIII CORPS
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = DUTY LOG G1 1-15 SEP 90
Folder Seq # = 90
Subject = DAILY STAFF JOURNAL OR DUTY OFFICERS LOG
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 = 26-DEC-1996