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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            observing auspicious activity around the base camps, the 92nd did

            not experience any terrorist incidents. The concern over SCUD

            attacks was often unclear. The most useful source of information

            and early warning on the SCUD threat was from an ADA unit in our

            base cluster. It was not until January that the SCUD's

            ineffectiveness become apparent. Additionally, a viable enemy air

            threat never materialized.

                 The intelligence community's main concern was timely

            intelligence summaries, a problem that continued throughout the

            campaign. Trends observed ranged from the inability to assess and

            compile massive amounts of raw data into timely intelligence

            summaries, to the inability to reproduce and disseminate the final

            copies of summaries. Attempts to automate the intelligence

            community were limited. At one time, intelligence summaries were

            disseminated on computer disks. However, as the lines of

            communications were extended, the timeliness of intelligence

            summaries was soon greatly degraded.

                The speed and distance of the ground offensive also limited

            the S2 section's intelligence capabilities. In addition to the

            lack of daily summaries, the sheer distance between units (over

            hundreds of kilometers of MSRS) , hampered simple SPOT reports and

            periodic updates. With the Iraqi's inability to see the

            battlefield, our intelligence community was not fully tested nor

            were our shortcomings a factor. While not engaging any Iraqi

            forces, the 92nd did handle two enemy prisoners of war.








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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
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Declassified = 28-JAN-1997