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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

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            DEVELOPMENT OF RAAIS, AND REDEPLOYMENT OF UNITS TO USAREUR AND

            CONUS.

            3. (v4 ISSUES:

                A. (Sk PERSONNEL.
                    (1)  N AVAILABILITY OF BRONZE STAR DECORATIONS. (RED)

            CURRENTLY HAVE 9000 AGAINST ESTIMATED REQUIREMENT OF 20,000. POC

            VII CORPS AG, LTC THORNTON, 9-709-7711-717.

                    (2)  N REQUEST 20 ADDITIONAL U.S. ARAB LINGUISTS FOR

            REFUGEE FLOW, EPW'S, INSURGENT CONTACTS, AND HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS

            EXPECTED. REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING GRADES AND MOS: 5 X 97E20AE4D;

            7 X 97EIOAE40; AND 8 X 98GIOAE. POC VII CORPS GI, LTC JOHNSON,

            TASS 9-709-9977-611.

                B. N LOGISTICS.

                    (1) ('N REEFERS. (AMBER) THE 120 GOG TRAILERS AT DAMMAN

            PORT NEED TO BE TRANSPORTED TO LOG BASE ECHO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

            REQUEST STATUS ON MOVEMENT OF TRAILERS TO LB ECHO. EVEN AFTER

            RECEIPT OF THE GOG TRAILERS (CHILL VANS) CORPS WILL STILL REQUIRE

            APPROXIMATELY 80 ADDITIONAL REEFERS. POC VII CORPS G4, LTC

            MANGUM, TASS 9-709-7566-661/658.

                    (2)  N CLASS IX REQUISITIONING PROCEDURES. (AMBER)

            CLASS IX CONTINUES TO BE A MAJOR CONCERN IN MAINTAINING VII CORPS

            READINESS. ASL ZERO BALANCE THROUGHOUT THE CORPS RANGES FROM 25

            TO 60% FOR GROUND SYSTEMS. OVERALL CORPS MISSION CAPABLE RATES

            HAVE DECLINED TO BELOW 90% FOR TANKS IFV/CFV, ARTILLERY, AND IEW

            SYSTEMS. OUR AVIATION FULLY CAPABLE RATE IS DOWN TO 67%.

            ALTHOUGH THE MAJORITY OF THESE DEADLINES CAN BE WORKED OUR






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