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Subject: 92ND ENGR CBT BN HVY UNIT HISTORY                               

Unit: XVIII CORPS 

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box  ID: BX000072

Folder Title: PROBLEM WITH NBC PB PILLS-2 COPIES                                                              

Document Number:          1

Folder Seq  #:         19




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               At the start of the war, the 926 EN riP was in direct support
            of the 3rd AD. The Group commander became the D-Rear engineer
            working for the division engineer. Most of the Group's missions
            involved taking care of the D-Rear and DISCOM. For the tactical
            move into and through Iraq, the Group placed the Headquarters and
            Support Company (HSC) of the battalion, OPCON to the Group
            Headquarters. The (Iroup wanted command or task organization
            authority over the personnel and equipment being HSC was
            travelling with them to the objective.

               This relationship though, proved to be inappropriate. The
            war went so fast, the Group Headquarters out ran the battalion's
            ability to communicate. The Group also was not in contact and
            could not provide the needed communications or logistical support
            to HSC. The flow of information up to the Group Headquarters
            broke. The battalion reports were no longer timely. The
            battalion had to establish continuity of operations. The
            battalion sent soldiers forward, the battalion staff travelling
            with the Group, sent soldiers back to link up with the battalion.
            The battalion even used signal nodes to call forward and
            eventually called the Corps engineer to provide mission status on
            road construction.


               Further actions by the Group Headquarters complicated the
            movement forward. The Group divided HSC into four serials behind
            the Group Headquarters and the D-Rear. This resulted in
            confusion and lose of command and control of HSC's elements. The
            heavy equipment within HSC couldn't keep up with the movement of
            the D-Rear and became separated. The battalion functions with
ith HSC operating in a
            support role from the rear.

            RECOMMENDATION: The Group just added another coordinating staff
            with only one battalion under it. Next time, attach the
            battalion to the division and have the battalion work for the
            Division Engineer.





            ISSUE: Capability of the Theater to support the 92 ECB (Heavy)
            in all classes of supply except (CL III and CL IX, covered in
            another issue) during Operation Desert Shield and Storm.

            DISCUSSION: CLASS I. The 92 ECB (Heavy) arrived in country 28
            October 1990. On 7 November, the battalion moved 200 miles into
            the desert. The battalion, a non-divisional unit, part of
            XVIII Airborne Corps now, set up to draw rations from a reserve
            unit. The battalion's first A ration meal was the Thanksgiving


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File Room = sep96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-48
Box ID = BX000072
Unit = XVIII CORPS
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = PROBLEM WITH NBC PB PILLS-2 COPIES
Folder Seq # = 19
Subject = 92ND ENGR CBT BN HVY UNIT HISTORY
Document Seq # = 1
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 = 28-JAN-1997