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Subject: COMMANDERS SITREP 70                                            

Unit: VII CORPS   

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box  ID: BX000269

Folder Title: DAILY STAFF JOURNALS-29 MAR 91-2                                                                

Document Number:         12

Folder Seq  #:         55



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              EQUIPMENT ON 31 MAR.  PREPARED FOR FUTURE  OPERATIONS WITH 4TH BDE

              AND DIVARTY (-). PLANNING CONTINUES FOR RECOVERY AND

              REDEPLOYMENT OF DIVISION.

                      (6) (N 1ID(M). DIVISION IS OCCUPYING AA ALLEN IN IRAQ

              AND HAS MOVED THE 3RD BDE TO AA BREWER (PU 2563). 4TH BDE

              CONTINUES TO CONDUCT RECON OF SECTOR TO FIND ABANDONED US


              EQUIPMENT. PREPARATION OF THE DIVISION TANK GUNNERY RANGE

              CONTINUES WITH GROUND RECONNAISSANCE TO ENSURE BEDOUINS ARE NOT

              PRESENT AND FINAL POSITIONING OF TARGETS. UNITS ARE CONDUCTING

              SMALL ARMS FIRING ON BDE RANGES. DIVISION CONTINUES TO PLAN FOR

              REINFORCEMENT OR REPLACEMENT OF 2ACR, REPLACEMENT OF IAD WITH 3RD

              BDE, AND REVISION OF PLANS FOR REDEPLOYMENT (ON ORDER) TO SAUDI

              ARABIA. SAFETY AND FORCE PROTECTION ARE TOP PRIORITIES.

              DIVISION IS PREPARED FOR ANY SUBSEQUENT MISSIONS.

                      (7)  N 11CAB. BDE PRIMARY MISSION TO SCREEN THE CORPS

              WESTERN PORTION OF THE MDL CONTINUES WITH IST COMBAT HELICOPTER

              REGIMENT 6(FR)AD AND 4-229TH. 2-6 CAV IS LOCATED RAA VICINITY

              KKMC (NR 525869) AND IS PREPARED FOR RELIEF OF 4-229TIf AliR SCREEN

              MISSION OF THE WESTERN DML. BDE MAIN, 4-229TH AHR, AND DIRECT

              SUPPORT UNITS ARE LOCATED AT AS SALMAN AIRFIELD VICINITY NU

              600906. THE RECON CONTINUES AND RESULTS OF THE SCREEN ARE BEING

              SENT THROUGH S-2 CHANNELS. UH-l'S, LTEI-60'S, AND CH-47'S CONTINUE

              TO CONDUCT RESUPPLY AND GENERAL SUPPORT MISSIONS. SAFETY AND

              EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE ARE TOP PRIORITIES. BDE IS PREPARED TO

              REDEPLOY TO KKMC AND ADVANCE PARTIES ARE ON THE GROUND.

                      (8)      CORPS ARTILLERY. VII CORPS ARTILLERY IS


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