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File: 970203_sep96_decls29_0059.txt
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
DISCUSSION: The 92 ECB (H) signed for 30 pieces of construction
equipment during Desert Shield. This equipment was in poor
shape. The equipment was old and was in a very sad state of
repair. The civilian contractors working on projects all around
the battalion had newer equipment and equipment they could depend
on. The battalion though, couldn't depend on its Host Nation
equipment. Maintenance on the equipment was in such poor state,
the equipment would operate about three hours. It would be down
then, until contractor maintenance personnel arrived on site to
fix the equipment.
Contractor supplied mechanics could have lived and moved
with the battalion; the battalion could have hauled deadline
equipment back to the contractor's shop; or the battalion could
wait for a mechanic to come to the project site. The battalion
didn't want local nationals or third world country personnel
inside the perimeter. The battalion was critically short haul
assets so, the battalion chose to have the mechanics come to the
site. The 'contractor maintenance personnel were good,
unfortunately, the battalion projects were scattered too far
apart. The contractor maintenance personnel set up a rotation
system, where they travelled from site to'site. The equipment
would be down then, about 48 hours, until maintenance personnel
could get the part and install it. With this cycle, the
battalion received little productive effort from Host Nation
equipment.
The contracting officer handling Host Nation supplied
equipment was too far removed from where the equipment was
utilized. The battalion picked up requested equipment at a
go
around to communities and get suppliers to rent their equipment
to the US government. It also appeared no one inspected the
equipment before aL unit picked it up. The battalion voiced
concerns over the readiness of this equipment and before the
battalion was transferred to 7TH Corps, the battalion turned in
all the 18th AB Corps Host Nation equipment.
Under 7th Corps, the battalion signed for about 40 pieces of
Host Nation equipment. The equipment under the 7TH Corps
contract was in better shape but the contract for maintenance
support was inadequate. The 7TH Corps contract required users to
bring the equipment back to the contractor's repair facility.
For the battalion, this was a 160 mile round trip that required
organic haul assets and personnel. The battalion was short
twenty one prime movers and only had limited assets to support on
going missions. When spare tractor and trailers became available,
the battalion would haul Host Nation equipment to get repaired.
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Document 60 f:/Week-48/BX000072/PROBLEM WITH NBC PB PILLS-2 COPIES/92nd engr cbt bn hvy unit history:01289718521931
Control Fields 17
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