92ND ENGR CBT BN HVY UNIT HISTORY

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Subject: 92ND ENGR CBT BN HVY UNIT HISTORY                               

Unit: XVIII CORPS 

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

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                 PHASE III,IV,V - Breaching of Forward Defenses, Defeat of

                                  Tactical Reserves, and Destruction of

                                  Republican Guard Force Corps



                  As H-hour of the offensive approached, the 92nd began

             rehearsals of MSR construction and security procedures. Vertical

             platoons trained on work site security, reaction to enemy contact,

             and handling of EPWA. As the VII Corps began to breach the Iraqi

             forward defenses, the 92nd was prepared for combat. The 92nd was

             also tasked to provide assets to support the 2nd ACR with its berm

             reduction mission along the Saudi-Iraqi border. Elements of Alpha

             Company's Earthmoving platoon were prepared to open additional

             passage lanes and observed the initial assault by the VII Corps.

                  MSR Burgandy was the main focus for the battalion, as the 3rd

             AD could do little if their critical logistics - fuel and

             ammunition, could not cross the Iraqi terrain. The 92nd departed

             the FAA and crossed the LD into Iraq in column formation. The

             battalion's column formation steadily shrank as first Alpha and

             lastly Charlie companies dropped off along their respective sectors

             of the MSR. HSC(-) continued on to Objective Collins with the 3rd

             AD DISCOM and set up in their designated area. Each line company

             maintained 40-50 kma of MSR, preparing to 'leapfrog' over

             subsequent company sectors to its next work location. This would

             continue until units reached the Objective Collins, where

             logistical base support work would likely commence. During the

             defeat of the tactical reserves and the destruction of the

             Republican Guard Force, the 92nd extended MSR Burgandy 75 kma into

ie Company supported the 159th MASH by


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Declassified = 28-JAN-1997