XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS
DESERT STORM CHRONOLOGY
April 19911
1 April (C+237; D+74; G+36)
| --- | Tiger Brigade (1st Brigade, 2d Armored Division) completes retrograde to Khobar Towers, Dammam [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 1 Apr 91] |
| 0300Z | Corps strength in Southwest Asia is 83,486 [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 1 Apr 91] |
2 April (C+238; D+75; G+37)
| --- | 18th Field Artillery Brigade and 3d Battalion, 27th Field Artillery, complete their loading of Saudi Makkah [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 2 Apr 91] |
| --- | 3d Armored Cavalry's last equipment ship, American Condor, sails from Al Jubayl [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 2 Apr 91] |
| 0300Z | Corps strength in Southwest Asia is 80,784 [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 2 Apr 91] |
3 April (C+239; D+76; G+38)
| --- | 82d Airborne Division completes redeployment of 3d Brigade personnel (less rear detachment) and begins redeployment of 1st Brigade personnel [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 3 Apr 91] |
| 0300Z | Corps strength in Southwest Asia is 72,876 [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 3 Apr 91] |
| 1830 | XVIII Airborne Corps History Office and 116th Military History Detachment depart King Abdul Aziz Royal Saudi Air Base. [XVIII Airborne Corps History Office Files] |
4 April (C+240; D+77; G+39)
| --- | 1st Cavalry Division's 1st Brigade and Aviation Brigade moving into Khobar Towers, Dammam [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 4 Apr 91] |
| --- | 82d Airborne Division completes moving personnel of all three brigades, less rear detachments [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 4 Apr 91] |
| --- | 3d Armored Cavalry completes departure of all of its personnel [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 4 Apr 91] |
| --- | 12th Aviation Brigade completes loading of last of its equipment on Merz Italia [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 4 Apr 91] |
| 0300Z | Corps strength in Southwest Asia is 70,854 [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 4 Apr 91] |
| 1120R | XVIII Airborne Corps History Office and 116th Military History Detachment arrive at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina. [XVIII Airborne Corps History Office Files] |
5 April (C+241; D+78; G+40)
| 0300Z | Corps strength in Southwest Asia is 68,696 [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 5 Apr 91] |
6 April (C+242; D+79; G+41)
| --- | 82d Airborne Division completes personnel departure, less rear detachments [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 6 Apr 91] |
| 0300Z | Corps strength in Southwest Asia is 66,708 [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 6 Apr 91] |
7 April (C+243; D+80; G+42)
| --- | 1st Cavalry Division completes redeployment of artillery elements to Redeployment Assembly Area [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 7 Apr 91] |
| 0300Z | Corps strength in Southwest Asia is 63,081 [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 7 Apr 91] |
8 April (C+244; D+81; G+43)
| 0300Z | Corps strength in Southwest Asia is 57,894 [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 8 Apr 91] |
9 April (C+245; D+82; G+44)
| --- | 12th Aviation Brigade completes redeployment to Germany [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 9 Apr 91] |
| 0300Z | Corps strength in Southwest Asia is 55,903 [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 9 Apr 91] |
10 April (C+246; D+83; G+45)
| --- | XVIII Airborne Corps has closed 95% of Tactical Assembly Area bases, leaving only two still open in Logistical Base CHARLIE, one in Area of Operations KILLEEN, and three at King Khalid Military City [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 10 Apr 91] |
| 0300Z | Corps strength in Southwest Asia is 53,807 [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 10 Apr 91] |
11 April (C+247; D+84; G+46)
| --- | 82d Airborne Division loading last of its equipment on Cape Mohican [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 11 Apr 91] |
| 0300Z | Corps strength in Southwest Asia is 48,384 [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 11 Apr 91] |
12 April (C+248; D+85; G+47)
| --- | Last 24th Infantry Division equipment departs Dammam on Mangalia [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 12 Apr 91] |
| 0300Z | Corps strength in Southwest Asia is 45,174 [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 12 Apr 91] |
13 April (C+249; D+86; G+48)
| --- | 101st Airborne Division personnel complete departure, less rear detachments [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 13 Apr 91] |
| --- | XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery personnel complete departure, less rear detachments [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 13 Apr 91] |
| --- | XVIII Airborne Corps closes last Tactical Assembly Area base, leaving only three bases at King Khalid Military City [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 13 Apr 91] |
| 0300Z | Corps strength in Southwest Asia is 40,126 [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 13 Apr 91] |
14 April (C+250; D+87; G+49)
| --- | 24th Infantry Division completes redeployment from theater [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 14 Apr 91] |
| 0300Z | Corps strength in Southwest Asia is 36,540 [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 14 Apr 91] |
15 April (C+251; D+88; G+50)
16 April (C+252; D+89; G+51)
| 0300Z | Corps strength in Southwest Asia is 31,342 [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 16 Apr 91] |
17 April (C+253; D+90; G+52)
| --- | XVIII Airborne Corps completes re-clearing all of its DESERT SHIELD range areas [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 27 Apr 91 (sic)] |
18 April (C+254; D+91; G+53)
19 April (C+255; D+92; G+54)
20 April (C+256; D+93; G+55)
21 April (C+257; D+94; G+56)
22 April (C+258; D+95; G+57)
23 April (C+259; D+96; G+58)
24 April (C+260; D+97; G+59)
25 April (C+261; D+98; G+60)
26 April (C+262; D+99; G+61)
27 April (C+263; D+100; G+62)
| --- | As of this date, XVIII Airborne Corps has cleared all of the Tactical Assembly Areas, including King Khalid Military City, and has redeployed 96.7% of its personnel and 46.5% of its equipment, employing 63 ships [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 27 Apr 91] |
| 0300Z | Corps strength in Southwest Asia is 3,981 [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 27 Apr 91] |
28 April (C+264; D+101; G+63)
29 April (C+265; D+102; G+64)
30 April (C+266; D+103; G+65)
| --- | 101st Airborne Division completes loading of last equipment on Algol and Saudi Abha [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 30 Apr 91] |
| 0300Z | Corps strength in Southwest Asia is 3,737 [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 30 Apr 91] |
Endnotes
1. XVIII Airborne Corps Situation Reports (SITREP) for April 1991 were issued by the Rear Command Post, which remained in Saudi Arabia to control redeployment.