92ND ENGR CBT BN HVY UNIT HISTORY

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Subject: 92ND ENGR CBT BN HVY UNIT HISTORY                               

Unit: XVIII CORPS 

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                           OPERATION DESERT STORM - SUPPORT TO VII CORPS




                The 92nd ECB(H) was chopped from the XVIII Airborne Corps to

            the VII Corps, the newly arriving heavy corps from Germany, an 1

            January 1991. With two complete armored divisions and an armored

          .cavalry regiment, VII Corps was to prove a challenge to the

            engineer support assets. The 92nd was assigned under the 7th

            Engineer Brigade, from Stuttgart, Germany, and attached to the

            926th Engineer Group, a reserve unit from Montgomery, Alabama.

            Over the next nine weeks, the 92nd distinguished itself with the

            construction of a Corps Support Area (CSA) - Log Base Echo, a C-130

            Forward Landing Strip (FLS), and many other missions associated

            with our direct support relationship with the 3rd Armored Division.

            These missions included construction of pipeline crossings, MsRs,

            access roads, countermobility obstacles, grave site excavation, and

            extensive demolition support.

                The first week of January 1991 saw the 92nd establishing a new

            battalion base camp, 'Diamond Station 11', at the center of what

            was to become LOG BASE ECHO, located some 200 miles from 'Diamond

            Station I'. Initially, the greatest challenge was to move the

            entire battalion using only battalion assets. With our heavy haul

            shortage at 84 percent (13 heavy tractors on hand out of 28

            authorized) our plan was to take 21 days and rely on numerous

            shuttle trips. No heavy tractors were available from Corps as all

            were committed to either animo and fuel haul or to moving the newly

            arrived VII Corps units from the port. Some relief was received

            from the 7th Engineer Brigade once the 92nd began receiving LOG

was fully


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