OPERATIONAL SUMMARY 24 FEB 91 G DAY

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Subject = OPERATIONAL SUMMARY   24 FEB 91 G DAY                           

Parent Organization = CENTCOM     

Unit = ARCENT      

Folder Title = COMMAND REPORT  AFTER ACTION REPORT ENGINEER GE CELL                                            

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                     C) PRIORRIY OF WOW: Priority is to pipelines, then MSRS.

                     D) PRIORITY OF SUPPORT: N/A

                     E) TOPOGRAPHIC SUPPORT: N/A

                     F) PROPOSED OPERATIONS: A quantitative MSR Report will be
             submitted weekly beginning 10 MR, by separate correspondence-

                 C. COPPS

                     1. VII ODRPS/7TH EWR BDE: Engineer Report #53 062400C MAR 91

                         A) CUFdZERr OPERATIONS: VII Corps Engineers continue to
             support maneuver forces. Engineers support mobility by clearing enemy
             obstacles where needed and luprovim roads and trails to support
             resupply. Denial of enemy equipment and marking of hazardous areas is
             being conducted by engineers assisted by BOD Detachments. IPSA Road is
             cleared down to the PT 78 E/W Grid Line. VII Corps requested relief from
             requirement to clear southern portion which runs through a complex
             obstacle. Awaiting response from ARCERR. Will continue to improve M5Rs
             to support redeployment. MrkiM unexploded ordnance ad]acent to MSR.

                         B) ENGINEER ISSUES:

                            1. Engineer mmitions. MI=C. Need AMCOCM to approve and
             institutionalize the fixes. other units should riot have to continue
             experimentation. EKtensive destruction efforts are rapidly depleting
             Corps Stocks for Blasting Caps, Det Cord, Time Fuze, and Fuze Igniters.
             Corps has increased stockage levels. However, theater does riot have the
             mmitions. ARCERR G4 reports Det Cord, Fuse Igniters, non-electric caps
             and Time fuze will be airlifted into theater. Based on density of enemy
             aum stocks and equipment in VII Corps AO, request all of this equipment
             be designated for VII Corps. repeat, require an additional 15,000 1.25 LB
             blocks of C4 to omplete destruction of enemy equipmnt.
                            2. Equipment Issues. 7 EN BDE still needs additional 916
             tractor assets to haul heavy equipment. German equipment issue only
             replaces 5 of 23 short. RPV Airfield. lesson learned from this operation
             is that the rPV is a resource eater. it needs its own runway material or
             a different mode of launch/recovery. Airfield ratting, that must be moved
             every 2-3 days is just not the answer. Explosive sniff irvg dogs, this
             option for detecting explosives should be explored for use in urban
             areas. Current mine detecting devices are ineffective and inefficient on
             modern plastic mines.   Need theater reserve for low density engineer
             equipment, (dozers, scrapers, etc) suggest factor from doctrinal
             publications (FM) and buy or lease commercial replacements for combat
             losses.   Dist Palliative Transport still needs method of spreading
             palliative. Need to maintain MSRs is critical now as before. As
             hostilities end, can envision use of contract vehicles and drivers. Need
             to reopen the pipeline. Repeat. We are riot getting any crude oil.
             Request that the engineer equipment given FNC Forces be replaced by
             theater assets. Tractors up to FM with transmissions. No transmissions
             have been available since deployment.





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