XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS CHRONOLOGY

OPERATION DESERT SHIELD

OCTOBER 1990


OCTOBER 1 (C+55)

----- King Fahd Coastal City Recreation Center ("Half Moon Bay") opened for use by troops. [XVIII Airborne

Corps SITREP, 1 Oct 90]

----- Secretary of the Army Michael P. W. Stone visits XVIII Airborne Corps. [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 1

Oct 90]

RED.

----- 101st Airborne Division issues coordinating draft of OPLAN DESERT DESTINY supporting XVIII Airborne

Corps OPLAN DESERT DRAGON IV. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 54 (1 Oct 90)]

----- 101st Airborne Division briefs MG Saleh, Commanding General of Eastern Province Area Command. [101st

Airborne Division SITREP 54 (1 Oct 90)]

----- 3d Battalion, 101st Aviation, deploys its tactical operations center and Company A to Forward

Operating Base BASTOGNE. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 54 (1 Oct 90)]

----- 6th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery, completes unloading Cape Clear but still has significant

equipment at sea on American Condor. [XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery SITREP, 1 Oct 90]

----- 319th Military Intelligence Battalion completes conversion of corps CMO/SSO High Frequency net

from high frequency radio teletype to GOLDWING. [525th Military Intelligence Brigade SITREP 1 (3 Oct 90)]

----- Cape Mendocino sails again from Cadiz. [Fort Hood SITREP 54 (2 Oct 90)]

1100 Two companies of 1st Battalion, 325th Infantry depart Al Jubayl for Camp GOLD. [Also see 82d Airborne

Division SITREP 54 (1 Oct 90); Main Command Post G-3 Journals identify destination as FALCON BASE]

0900Z XVIII Airborne Corps personnel strength: 3,400. [XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery SITREP, 1 Oct 90]

1230 2d Brigade, 24th Infantry Division completes movement

to Assembly Area HINESVILLE. [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 1 Oct 90; 24th Infantry Division SITREP, 1 Oct 90]

2000 Cape Horn carrying 3d Armored Cavalry equipment docks at Al Jubayl.

OCTOBER 2 (C+56)

----- 1st Brigade, 24th Infantry Division, conducts "Thunder Run" command post exercise of the command, control

and communications of the general defense plan with M-998-series HMMWVs. [24th Infantry Division SITREP, 2 Oct 90]

----- 197th Infantry Brigade begins construction of a firing range in Assembly Area COLUMBUS. [24th Infantry

Division SITREP, 2 Oct 90]

----- 82d Airborne Division moves 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry to Al Hasa (Al Hufuf). [Also see 82d Airborne

Division SITREP 55 (2 Oct 90)]

----- 82d Airborne Division Support Command prepares for establishment of division support area at the

Shadqam Facility (UJ 374388). [82d Airborne Division SITREP 55 (2 Oct 90)]

Operating Base BASTOGNE. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 55 (2 Oct 90)]

----- 1st Battalion, 502d Infantry, deploys its tactical operations center, battalion scouts, and Company C

from Camp EAGLE II to Logistical Assault Base OASIS. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 55 (2 Oct 90)]

----- Company B, 326th Engineer Battalion, arrives at Logistical Assault Base OASIS. [101st Airborne

Division SITREP 55 (2 Oct 90)]

----- 101st Airborne Division finishes unloading Cape Catoche. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 55 (2

Oct 90)]

----- Cape Alexander arrives at Dammam. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 55 (2 Oct 90)]

0300 Cape Horn arrives at Al Jubayl. [Also see 24th Infantry Division SITREP, 2 Oct 90]

0715 Advance detachment of 210th Military Police Company arrives in theater. [16th Military Police Brigade

SITREP 15 (3 Oct 90)]

0800 Aviation Brigade, 82d Airborne Division Tactical Command Post deploys to Al Hasa (Al Hufuf). [Also

see 82d Airborne Division SITREP 55 (2 Oct 90)]

1000 Gulf Trader arrives at Al Jubayl. [Also see 24th Infantry Division SITREP, 1 Oct 90]

1200 20th Engineer Brigade Headquarters at UK 988035.

1400 Cape Ducato arrives in port. [24th Infantry Division SITREP, 2 Oct 90]

1935 OH-58C from Company C, 1st Battalion, 24th Aviation crashes at TL 517119; major damage to aircraft but

no injuries. [XVIII Airborne Corps Tactical Command Post Journals says 1932C at TL 453162]

----- United States Senate passes (90-3) resolution

supporting President Bush's policy.

OCTOBER 3 (C+57)

----- 24th Infantry Division Support Command completes forward closure of 724th Support Battalion (Main).

[24th Infantry Division SITREP, 3 Oct 90]

----- 82d Airborne Division moves 2d Battalion, 82d Aviation to Al Hasa (Al Hufuf). [Also see 82d Airborne

Division SITREP 56 (3 Oct 90)]

----- BG Edison Scholes visits Forward Operating Base BASTOGNE. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 56 (3

Oct 90)]

----- Company B, 3d Battalion, 502d Infantry, departs Logistical Assault Base OASIS for Camp EAGLE II.

[101st Airborne Division SITREP 56 (3 Oct 90)]

----- 101st Airborne Division completes unloading Cape Alexander. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 56 (3

Oct 90)]

Brigade; 6th Battalion (-)<1>, 27th Field Artillery, assigned to 75th Field Artillery Brigade. [XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery SITREP, 2 Oct 90]

----- 1st Battalion, 17th Field Artillery, completes unloading Takoradi. [XVIII Airborne Corps

Artillery SITREP, 2 Oct 90]

----- All 18 howitzers of the 3d Battalion, 18th Field Artillery, arrive in Assembly Area COURAGE.

[XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery SITREP, 2 Oct 90]

----- 5th Battalion (-), 18th Field Artillery, departs SANG Compound for Assembly Area DIAMOND. [XVIII

Airborne Corps Artillery SITREP, 2 Oct 90]

----- Advance detachment of 101st Support Group arrives in theater. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 56 (3

Oct 90)]

----- Arcade Eagle, last ship carrying the 12th Aviation Brigade's equipment, arrives in port. [101st

Airborne Division SITREP 56 (3 Oct 90)]

----- 37th Engineer Battalion moves from CEMENT CITY to BEACON HILL. [20th Engineer Brigade SITREP, 3 Oct

90]

----- Cape Douglas arrives at Rota, Spain, and begins transloading equipment from the Cape Mendocino.

[Fort Hood SITREP 56 (4 Oct 90)]

1800 Gulf Trader completes unloading. [24th Infantry Division SITREP, 3 Oct 90]

1800 101st Airborne Division begins safety stand down of all division and 12th Aviation Brigade aircraft that

will last until 0500 on 5 October. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 57 (4 Oct 90)]

1520Z PVT Fisher sails from Beaumont. [11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade SITREP 41 (4 Oct 90) which

identifies ship as having two pieces of brigade equipment on board]

OCTOBER 4 (C+58)

----- Task Force 1-8 Cavalry (1st Cavalry Division) moves into tent city. [1st Cavalry Division SITREP, 4

Oct 90]

Division SITREP, 4 Oct 90]

of 2d Squadron, 4th Cavalry. [24th Infantry Division SITREP, 4 Oct 90; XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 5 Oct 90]

----- 212th Field Artillery Brigade tactical operations center closes into Assembly Area COURAGE. [XVIII

Airborne Corps Artillery SITREPs, 3 and 4 Oct 90]

----- Wheeled vehicle convoy of 3d Battalion, 18th Field Artillery, closes into Assembly Area COURAGE.

[XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery SITREP, 4 Oct 90]

----- 18th Aviation Brigade reports having 30 CH-47D Chinooks and 24 UH-1H Iroquois at CHAMPION MAIN. [18th

Aviation Brigade SITREP, 4 Oct 90]

0439Z XVIII Airborne Corps FRAGO #20 relieves ODA 331 (-) effective 0900 on 5 October 1990 and places it

under operational control of the XVIII Airborne Corps Rear Command Post, and also directs ODA 331 (-) to relocated to VK 218127.

1130 Main body of Headquarters Battery, 212th Field Artillery Brigade departs for Assembly Area

COURAGE. [XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery SITREPs, 3 and 4 Oct 90]

0945Z 1st Cavalry Division begins unloading the Mercury, the first of its ships to arrive at Dammam; one tank

had gun tube damaged in transit. [1st Cavalry Division SITREP, 4 Oct 90; XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 5 Oct 90]

1800 197th Infantry Brigade completes closure into assembly area with exception of one tank company. [24th

Infantry Division SITREP, 4 Oct 90]

OCTOBER 5 (C+59)

----- 1st Cavalry Division Tactical Command Post begins movement to Assembly Area HORSE (TK 795041). [1st

Cavalry Division SITREP, 5 Oct 90; XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 5 Oct 90, gives grid as TJ 600950]

Base BASTOGNE. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 58 (5 Oct 90)]

----- Battery A, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery; Company B, 1st Battalion, 502d Infantry; and

remainder of Company D, 1st Battalion, 502d Infantry, depart Camp EAGLE II for Logistical Assault Base OASIS. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 58 (5 Oct 90)]

----- Company C, 3d Battalion, 502d Infantry, departs Logistical Assault Base OASIS for Camp EAGLE II.

[101st Airborne Division SITREP 58 (5 Oct 90)]

----- Main body of Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery, closes into

Assembly Area HINESVILLE. [XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery SITREP, 5 Oct 90]

----- 18th Aviation Brigade reports completely clearing port in last 24 hours and finishing occupation of

compounds. Brigade consists of 1st (Air Traffic Control) Battalion, 58th Aviation; 1st (UH-1H) Battalion, 159th Aviation; and 2d (CH-47D) Battalion, 159th Aviation. [18th Aviation Brigade SITREP, 5 Oct 90]

1200Z Cape Inscription departs Houston with last 1st Cavalry Division equipment and equipment of elements of

13th Support Command. [Fort Hood SITREP 58 (6 Oct 90); 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade SITREP 44 (7 Oct 90)]

1330Z Multichannel satellite communications established with the 1st Cavalry Division Tactical Command Post.

[35th Signal Brigade SITREP, 5 Oct 90]

1500 Honduras arrives in port. [24th Infantry Division SITREP, 5 Oct 90]

1900 HMMWV from Battery C, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery spills 4 passengers at TL 722550 while

making sharp turn; 3 injured.

2105 Truck fails to see checkpoint at King Fahd

International Airport and is halted after 101st Airborne Divison fires two warning shots; no further action taken. [XVIII Airborne Corps Tactical Command Post Journals]

OCTOBER 6 (C+60)

----- XVIII Airborne Corps OPLAN DESERT SHIELD I completed and being prepared for distribution. [XVIII

Airborne Corps SITREP, 6 Oct 90]

----- 24th Infantry Division completes task organization with assignment of Company B, 2d Battalion, 69th Armor,

to Task Force 1-18 Infantry. [24th Infantry Division SITREP, 6 Oct 90]

covering force area) to assume mission responsibilities by displacing the brigade tactical operations center and 2d Battalion, 187th Infantry; Company B, 2d Battalion, 187th Infantry, conducts air insertion into Forward Operating Base BASTOGNE. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 59 (6 Oct 90)]

----- Company A, 1st Battalion, 502d Infantry, departs Camp EAGLE II for Logistical Assault Base OASIS.

[101st Airborne Division SITREP 59 (6 Oct 90)]

----- 3d Battalion, 101st Aviation, moves its forward base from Forward Operating Base BASTOGNE to Logistical

Assault Base OASIS, as does the brigade support area for Task Force STRIKE. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 59 (6 Oct 90)]

----- 101st Airborne Division Support Command assumes command and control of Forward Operating Base BASTOGNE.

[101st Airborne Division SITREP 59 (6 Oct 90)]

----- Saudi Hail arrives in port with the last of the 101st Airborne Division's equipment, including 66

helicopters, 17 TOWs, 8 howitzers, and 546 containers and vehicles. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 59 (6 Oct 90)]

----- 12th Aviation Brigade begins 24-hour operations of a six-point rapid refuel point at Camp EAGLE II.

[101st Airborne Division SITREP 59 (6 Oct 90)]

----- Battery B, 6th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery, begins movement from Assembly Area HINESVILLE to Assembly

Area DIAMOND. [XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery SITREP, 6 Oct 90]

0450 Meteor docks in Dammam. [1st Cavalry Division SITREP, 6 Oct 90; 3d Armored Cavalry SITREP, 6 Oct 90]

1000 Capella docks in Dammam; by end of day has unloaded all

but those items requiring assistance of a crane. [1st Cavalry Division SITREP, 6 Oct 90]

1400 Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 519th Military Police Battalion, and 437th Military

Police Company arrive in theater. [16th Military Police Brigade SITREP 19 (6 Oct 90)]

1500 Algol finishes loading. [11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade SITREP 44 (7 Oct 90)]

1530 Task Force 2-4 Cavalry reorganized with return to parent brigades of Company D, 3d Battalion, 7th

Infantry (1st Brigade) and Company D, 3d Battalion, 15th Infantry (2d Brigade). [24th Infantry Division SITREP, 6 Oct 90]

OCTOBER 7 (C+61)

----- 2d Squadron, 4th Cavalry, begins repositioning to Assembly Area MILLERSVILLE (TL 2825). [XVIII

Airborne Corps SITREP, 7 Oct 90]

----- 3d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, movement into Area of Operations NORMANDY continues with

establishment of the brigade main command post at TL 319338 and Logistical Assault Base SUCKCHON at TL 387310; Company A, 2d Battalion, 187th Infantry, assumes security mission at Forward Operating Base BASTOGNE. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 60 (7 Oct 90); XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 8 Oct 90]

----- 2d Battalion (-), 502d Infantry, departs Forward Operating Base BASTOGNE for Camp EAGLE II. [101st

Airborne Division SITREP 60 (7 Oct 90)]

Division SITREP, 7 Oct 90]

----- Honduras completes unloading. [3d Armored Cavalry SITREP, 7 Oct 90; 24th Infantry Division SITREP, 7

Oct 90]

----- Main body of 5th Battalion, 18th Field Artillery, closes into Assembly Area DIAMOND. [XVIII

Airborne Corps Artillery SITREP, 7 Oct 90]

----- 3d Battalion, 18th Field Artillery, becomes operational with arrival of main body into Assembly Area

COURAGE. [XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery SITREP, 7 Oct 90]

----- 57th Signal Battalion (Multiple Subscriber Equipment) begins unloading equipment at port. [35th Signal

Brigade SITREP, 7 Oct 90 (0200)]

0800 Headquarters, 20th Engineer Brigade, moves to the MABCO Compound (UK 990029) from TIGER MAIN. [20th

Engineer Brigade SITREPs 2 and 7 Oct 90; XVIII Airborne Corps Engineer Update, 7 Oct 90]

OCTOBER 8 (C+62)

----- GEN Vuono visits the 82d Airborne, 101st Airborne (at Logistical Assault Base OASIS) and 24th Infantry

Divisions and 197th Infantry Brigade. [82d Airborne Division SITREP 61 (8 Oct 90); 101st Airborne Division SITREP 61 (8 Oct 90); 24th Infantry Division SITREP, 8 Oct 90]

----- LTG Ross (DCSLOG) and BG Monroe (ARCENT G-4) visit the 724th Support Battalion. [24th Infantry Division

SITREP, 8 Oct 90]

mortar fire at SULTAN Range. [XVIII Airborne Corps Tactical Command Post Journals]

----- 3d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, continues movement into Area of Operations NORMANDY as Company C,

326th Engineers, Battery C, 2d Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery, and the 3d Platoon, 63d Chemical Company close into Logistical Assault Base SUCKCHON and leading elements of 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry, arrive (including Companies B and C by air assault). [101st Airborne Division SITREP 61 (8 Oct 90)]

----- Company C, 3d Battalion, 101st Aviation, relieves Company B of the same battalion as the ready

company at Logistical Assault Base OASIS. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 61 (8 Oct 90)]

from Cape Farewell. [16th Military Police Brigade SITREP 21 (8 Oct 90)]

----- 230th Finance Support Unit arrives in theater; will provide direct finance support to echelon above

corps units in the Dammam-Dhahran area. [18th Finance Group SITREP, 8 Oct 90]

1100 Two GP Medium mail tents of 3d Platoon, 129th Postal Company catch fire in Assembly Area HINESVILLE (TK

550510). [Also see 24th Infantry Division SITREP, 8 Oct 90, which places time as 1145]

1900Z XVIII Airborne Corps FRAGO #21 effective at 1900Z on 8 October 1990 attaches all Corps Aviation

Intermediate Maintenance (AVIM) assets to the 1st Corps Support Command and directs that all air traffic control assets revert to the 18th Aviation Brigade. To accomplish this tasking, the 24th Infantry Division releases control over Company K, 159th Aviation and the 2d Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 58th Aviation; the 101st Airborne Division releases control over Company H, 159th Aviation, the 1st and 3d Platoons, Company A, 1st Battalion, 58th Aviation, and the 1st Platoon, Company A, 3d Battalion, 58th Aviation; the 82d Airborne Division releases control over the 1st, 2d and 3d Platoons, Company B, 1st Battalion, 58th Aviation; and the 1st Cavalry Division releases control over Company K, 158th Aviation.

OCTOBER 9 (C+63)

----- GEN Carl Vuono (Chief of Staff of the Army) and party including DCSOPS, DCSLOG, DCSPER, ADCSINT, and the

Sergeant Major of the Army visit XVIII Airborne Corps. [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 9 Oct 90]

----- BG John Tilelli, Commanding General, 1st Cavalry Division, arrives in theater. [1st Cavalry

Division SITREP, 9 Oct 90]

----- 2d Squadron, 4th Cavalry, reorganization into cavalry- pure force is completed with the squadron tactical

command post, trains, Troop A and Troop D, 4th Cavalry, at TK 346240 and Troops C and D at Jelady (TJ 640000). [24th Infantry Division SITREP, 9 Oct 90]

----- 1st Battalion, 504th Infantry, relieves 2d Battalion, 504th Infantry, of ammunition supply point

security mission. [82d Airborne Division SITREP 62 (9 Oct 90)]

----- 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation, establishes a platoon at Logistical Assault Base SUCKCHON. [101st Airborne

Division SITREP 62 (9 Oct 90)]

----- 3d Armored Cavalry reports that all squadron headquarters and headquarters troops have closed

into forward sectors and that the line troops have begun moving. [3d Armored Cavalry SITREP, 9 Oct 90]

----- 12th Aviation Brigade deploys tactical command post

(-) and a combat service support slice to Forward Operating Base BASTOGNE. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 62 (9 Oct 90)]

----- 18th Aviation Brigade administratively grounds the 22 UH-1H helicopters of the 1st Battalion, 159th

Aviation, that lack Improved Particle Separators, but not the 10 that have the device. [18th Aviation Brigade SITREP, 9 Oct 90]

----- 18th Aviation Brigade reports that salt corrosion is major problem for the 2d Battalion, 159th

Aviation, aircraft that are using the sebka at CHAMPION MAIN as a base. [18th Aviation Brigade SITREP, 9 Oct 90]

----- 18th Aviation Brigade reports that the 1st Battalion, 58th Aviation, is providing air traffic control at

Thadj, Forward Operating Base BASTOGNE, King Fahd International Airport, Al Hasa, CHAMPION MAIN, Abdul Aziz Port, and the division support area of the 24th Infantry Division; additionally the 1st Platoon of Company B, 2d Battalion, 58th Aviation (from Fort Hood) has finished unloading in port and is preparing to deploy to provide air traffic control support to the 1st Cavalry Division. [18th Aviation Brigade SITREP, 9 Oct 90]

----- 1st Support Command Jump Command Post established in Assembly Area PULASKI (TK 814066). [1st Support

Command SITREP 71 (9 Oct 90)]

----- 209th and 293d Military Police Companies arrive in Dhahran. [16th Military Police Brigade SITREP 22

(9 Oct 90)]

----- Marine Reliance docks with 160 vehicles belonging to the 519th Military Police Battalion. [16th

Military Police Brigade SITREP 22 (9 Oct 90)]

1115 Regulus carrying 1st Cavalry Division equipment docks at Ad Dammam.

OCTOBER 10 (C+64)

----- 3d Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery, assumes airfield security mission at PEGASUS BASE by

furnishing Aviation Brigade, 82d Airborne Division, with a Vulcan platoon, five Stinger teams, and a radar. [82d Airborne Division SITREP 63 (10 Oct 90)]

----- 101st Airborne Division closes down port operations with the delivery of the last pieces of division

equipment to Camp EAGLE II. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 63 (10 Oct 90)]

----- Task Force 1-187 Infantry completes closure into Area of Operations NORMANDY. [101st Airborne Division

SITREP 63 (10 Oct 90)]

----- 2d Battalion, 18th Field Artillery, unloads equipment from Regulus. [XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery

SITREP, 10 Oct 90]

----- 2d Battalion, 159th Aviation, moves its CH-47D aircraft from CHAMPION MAIN to King Fahd International

Airport. [18th Aviation Brigade SITREP, 10 Oct 90]

----- 1st Support Command Jump Command Post moves to Base Camp PULASKI (TK 814066). [XVIII Airborne Corps

SITREP, 10 Oct 90]

----- 519th Military Police Battalion unloads vehicles from Marine Reliance. [16th Military Police Brigade

SITREP 23 (10 Oct 90)]

----- 299th Engineer Battalion assumes command of the corps ammunition supply point mission from the 27th

Engineer Battalion. [20th Engineer Brigade SITREP, 10 Oct 90]

----- 27th Engineer Battalion (only complete engineer battalion in theater) begins redeployment to 24th

Infantry Division sector. [20th Engineer Brigade SITREP, 10 Oct 90]

----- 35th Signal Brigade sets up initial communications to the 1st Support Command's Materiel Management

Center and supports the displacement of the tactical operations centers of the 44th Medical and 20th Engineer Brigades. [35th Signal Brigade SITREP, 10 Oct 90]

----- 525th Military Intelligence Brigade Tactical Operations Center relocates from CEMENT CITY to King Fahd

International Airport (UK 80802550). [525th Military Intelligence Brigade SITREPs 8 (10 Oct 90) and 14 (16 Oct 90), the latter of which also identifies that as location of 15th Military Intelligence Battalion Command Post]

----- M-1A1 Abrams tank from 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment falls off Heavy Equipment Transporter while being

loaded for movement and lands upside down; subsequently recovered by M-88A1 and towed to Al Jubayl.

1830 Last serial of Headquarters Troop, 2d Squadron, 4th Cavalry, closes into Assembly Area FORT APACHE

(Jelady). [24th Infantry Division SITREP, 10 Oct 90]

OCTOBER 11 (C+65)

----- GEN Schwarzkopf visits 101st Airborne Division at Forward Operating Base BASTOGNE and Logistical

Assault Base OASIS. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 64 (11 Oct 90); XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 12 Oct 90]

----- MG Peay reports "The [101st Airborne] Division is combat ready with all major subordinate commands,

separate battalions and attachments in green status." [101st Airborne Division SITREP 64 (11 Oct 90)]

----- Troop C, 5th Squadron, 6th Cavalry, closes into Forward Operating Base BASTOGNE with six AH-64 Apaches,

two OH-58 Kiowas, and two UH-60 Blackhawks. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 64 (11 Oct 90)]

----- BG (USAF) Roscoe Cougill (CENTCOM J-6) visits 35th Signal Brigade. [35th Signal Brigade SITREP, 11

Oct 90]

----- 27th Engineer Battalion closes into 24th Infantry Division sector. [20th Engineer Brigade SITREP,

11 Oct 90]

----- 502d Finance Support Unit mission changes to one of providing general finance support to the Al Jubayl

area, including the 7th Transportation Group and the 3d Armored Cavalry. [18th Finance Group SITREP, 11 Oct 90]

OCTOBER 12 (C+66)

----- 2d Squadron, 4th Cavalry, consolidates forces at

Jelady Airfield (TL 630000). [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 12 Oct 90]

----- 101st Airborne Division Assault Command Post and Jump Tactical Operations Center displace from Forward

Operating Base BASTOGNE to set up at LT 20674485, and then return. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 65 (12 Oct 90)]

----- Last personnel of 210th Military Police Company close into theater and first personnel of 211th Military

Police Company begin arriving. [16th Military Police Brigade SITREP 25 (12 Oct 90)]

----- Two OV-1D Mohawks from 15th Military Intelligence Battalion arrive at King Fahd International

Airport. [525th Military Intelligence Brigade SITREP 10 (12 Oct 90)]

OCTOBER 13 (C+67)

----- 3d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, inserts 3d Battalion, 187th Infantry, into Area of Operations

NORMANDY by air assault and ground convoy; only element of brigade task force remaining to be deployed is the 3d Battalion, 320th Field Artillery. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 66 (13 Oct 90)]

----- 2d Battalion, 18th Field Artillery, occupies Assembly Area COURAGE. [XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery

SITREP, 13 Oct 90]

----- Last personnel of 211th Military Police Company close into theater. [16th Military Police Brigade

SITREP 26 (13 Oct 90)]

----- 35th Signal Brigade establishes multiple subscriber equipment note center in Assembly Area HORSE.

[35th Signal Brigade SITREP, 13 Oct 90]

----- USNS Altair arrives in Houston to load equipment for 62d Engineer Battalion. [Fort Hood SITREP 65 (13

Oct 90)]

----- Mostween, Pollux and Zoella Lykes dock. [1st Cavalry Division SITREP, 13 Oct 90; XVIII Airborne Corps

SITREP, 13 Oct 90]

----- Base Cluster ECHO is split to form Base Clusters ECHO and INDIA. [XVIII Airborne Corps Rear Command

Post SITREPs 13 (11 Oct 90) and 15 (13 Oct 90)

0700Z XVIII Airborne Corps FRAGO #22 attaches, effective 1800Z on 13 October 1990, the 57th Signal

Battalion (Multiple Subscriber Equipment) to the 35th Signal Brigade, and Battery C (Target Acquisition Battery), 26th Field Artillery to the XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery.

1330Z XVIII Airborne Corps FRAGO #23 directs the 16th Military Police Brigade to attach one platoon of

military police to the 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment effective 0600C on 22 October 1990.

1740 4th Battalion, 52d Air Defense Artillery M-998 High

Mobility Multi-Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) is involved in accident with Saudi civilian car at TJ 860910, with heavy damage to the HMMWV and injuries to two civilians. [XVIII Airborne Corps Tactical Command Post Journals]

1845 AH-64 Apache from 1st Battalion, 82d Aviation (82d Airborne Division) accidentally discharges 2.75"

folding fin aerial rocket while on ground at TJ 93181039; no damage.

OCTOBER 14 (C+68)

----- MG Peay reports "We [101st Airborne Division] have fully transitioned from the deployment phase."

[101st Airborne Division SITREP 67 (14 Oct 90)]

----- LTG Horner (Commander, US Central Command Air Forces), visits 101st Airborne Division Tactical Command

Post at Forward Operating Base BASTOGNE. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 67 (14 Oct 90); XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 15 Oct 90]

----- 2d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, completes forward deployment with convoying of 2d and 3d Battalions

of the 502d Infantry to Logistical Assault Base OASIS. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 67 (14 Oct 90)]

----- Company A, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry, relieves Company A, 2d Battalion, 187th Infantry, of the

security mission at Forward Operating Base BASTOGNE. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 67 (14 Oct 90)]

----- Advance detachment of 2d Squadron, 17th Cavalry, deploys to Logistical Assault Base OASIS in

preparation for 15-29 October training cycle. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 67 (14 Oct 90)]

----- Troop A, 5th Squadron, 6th Cavalry, rotates to Forward Operating Base BASTOGNE to assume company ready

mission. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 67 (14 Oct 90)]

----- 5th Battalion, 8th Field Artillery (18th Field Artillery Brigade), at SULTAN Range completes

first XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery live fire exercise in theater. [XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery SITREP, 14 Oct 90]

----- 21st Military Police Company moves from CEMENT CITY to VK 194130. [16th Military Police Brigade SITREP

27 (14 Oct 90)]

----- 37th Engineer Battalion main body closes into theater; will be stationed at Forward Operating Base

BASTOGNE. [20th Engineer Brigade SITREP, 14 Oct 90]

0414 Saudi Abha (1st Cavalry Division) docks. [1st Cavalry Division SITREP, 14 Oct 90]

OCTOBER 15 (C+69)

----- 5th Battalion, 8th Field Artillery (18th Field Artillery Brigade) fires two COPPERHEAD rounds at

SULTAN Range and scores two hits; targets lased by OH-58D Kiowas from the Aviation Brigade, 24th Infantry Division. [XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery SITREP, 15 Oct 90; XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 15 Oct 90]

----- 1st Cavalry Division finishes unloading Saudi Abha and Zoella Lykes. [1st Cavalry Division SITREP 22 (15

Oct 90)]

----- Troop A, 2d Squadron, 17th Cavalry, deploys to Sufla on screening mission training rotation. [101st

Airborne Division SITREP 68 (15 Oct 90)]

----- Trail party of 3d Armored Cavalry arrives in theater, completing regimental deployment of personnel.

[3d Armored Cavalry SITREP, 15 Oct 90]

----- Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 160th Military Police Battalion, establishes operations

at Base B-5 (VK 015183). [16th Military Police Brigade SITREP 28 (15 Oct 90)]

0004 Comet (1st Cavalry Division) arrives at Dammam. [1st Cavalry Division SITREP 22 (15 Oct 90); XVIII

Airborne Corps Tactical Command Post Journals says 0100]

0900 2 Heavy Equipment Transporters collide on Tapline Road near Assembly Area COURAGE; one is severely

damaged, two howitzers from Battery A, 2d Battalion, 18th Field Artillery are damaged; no injuries.

1400Z XVIII Airborne Corps in-theater strength is 89,124. [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 16 Oct 90]

OCTOBER 16 (C+70)

----- First artillery live fire exercise in 101st Airborne Division completed by 3d Battalion, 320th Field

Artillery, at SULTAN Range involving expenditure of 350 rounds of 105mm high explosive and 30 rounds of 105mm rocket assisted projectile; battalion begins redeployment to Camp EAGLE II. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 69 (16 Oct 90); XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 16 Oct 90]

----- 1st Cavalry Division finishes unloading Mostween and Pollux. [1st Cavalry Division SITREP 23 (16 Oct

90)]

----- Actor Steve Martin visits all three brigades of the 24th Infantry Division and the 101st Airborne

Division's Forward Operating Base BASTOGNE and Logistical Assault Base OASIS. [24th Infantry Division SITREP, 16 Oct 90; 101st Airborne Division SITREP 69 (16 Oct 90)]

----- 3d Battalion, 101st Aviation, deploys battalion tactical operations center, all company command

posts, and seven OH-58 Kiowas to Logistical Assault Base OASIS in preparation for upcoming 2d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, communications exercise and tactical exercise without troops. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 69 (16 Oct 90)]

----- 18th Field Artillery Brigade receives first light TACFIRE equipment and training team from 9th

Infantry Division for new equipment transition. [XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery SITREP, 16 Oct 90]

1003- XVIII Airborne Corps Tactical Command Post assumes 1313 responsibility as net control station during corps

communications exercise. [XVIII Airborne Corps Tactical Command Post SITREP 51 (17 Oct 90)]

1800Z XVIII Airborne Corps FRAGO #24 relieves the 101st Chemical Company from the 1st Corps Support

Command and attaches it to XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery effective 0900Z on 17 October 1990.

OCTOBER 17 (C+71)

SITREP, 17 Oct 90]

----- 1st Platoon, Company B, 2d Battalion, 58th Aviation, deploys to TJ 289880 to provide air traffic

control support to the 1st Cavalry Division. [18th Aviation Brigade SITREP 10<2> (17 Oct 90)]

----- 35th Signal Brigade establishes multiple subscriber equipment communications to the 101st Airborne

Division Tactical Command Post and to the 75th and 212th Field Artillery Brigades. [35th Signal Brigade SITREP, 17 Oct 90]

----- Four OV-1D Mohawks and two RU-21 aircraft of 15th Military Intelligence Battalion arrive at King

Fahd International Airport. [525th Military Intelligence Brigade SITREP 15 (17 Oct 90)]

0930 Merchant Premier docks at Dammam. [1st Cavalry Division SITREP 24 (17 Oct 90)]

1845 Denebola docks at Dammam. [1st Cavalry Division SITREP 24 (17 Oct 90)]

OCTOBER 18 (C+72)

----- XVIII Airborne Corps hosts MG Saleh Bin Ali Almohayya (Commander, Eastern Province Area Command), at

dinner at Dragon City. [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 18 Oct 90]

OASIS. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 71 (18 Oct 90)]

----- Main body of 6th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery, arrives in theater. [XVIII Airborne Corps

Artillery SITREP, 18 Oct 90]

at "Farm 1" and "Farm 2" near UK 878427, four kilometers from CHAMPION MAIN.

----- 171st Support Group (1st Support Command) is located

with the 1st Support Command Tactical Command Post in Area of Operations PULASKI two kilometers from Main Supply Route MERCEDES.

0405Z XVIII Airborne Corps FRAGO #25 directs the 16th Military Police Brigade to attach one military

police company to the 101st Airborne Division effective 0900Z on 18 October 1990. [16th Military Police Brigade SITREP 31 (18 Oct 90) identifies this as 210th Military Police Company]

OCTOBER 19 (C+73)

----- GEN Schwarzkopf visits 1st Cavalry Division in morning and 82d Airborne Division in afternoon. [XVIII

Airborne Corps SITREP, 19 Oct 90]

positions at TL 475525. [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 19 Oct 90]

19 (20 Oct 90)]

----- 362d Engineer Company (30th Engineer Battalion) main body arrives in theater. [20th Engineer Brigade

SITREP 19 (20 Oct 90)]

0600 101st Airborne Division Assault Command Post assumes command and control of the division to allow the

Main Command Post to displace to TL 137096. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 72 (19 Oct 90)]

0530Z 197th Infantry Brigade small arms range at TK 972873 goes "wet" for M-16 zero firing by Company D, 1st

Battalion, 18th Infantry, and Company D, 2d Battalion, 69th Armor. [24th Infantry Division SITREP, 20 Oct 90]

1200 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, assumes security mission at XVIII Airborne Corps ammunition supply

point. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 72 (19 Oct 90)]

1430 M-1 Abrams tank (D-13) from Company D, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry (1st Cavalry Division) has engine fire

with damage estimated at $200,000.

OCTOBER 20 (C+74)

----- Battery B, 3d Battalion, 27th Field Artillery has engine fire in M-220 Multiple Launch Rocket System

vehicle B-13 at TL 156371 near Assembly Area COURAGE.

----- GEN Schwarzkopf, LTG Luck, and LTG Khalid visit 24th Infantry Division Main Command Post. [24th

Infantry Division SITREP, 20 Oct 90]

0600 101st Airborne Division Main Command Post begins motor march to Forward Operating Base A SHAU (TL 137096). [101st Airborne Division SITREP 73 (20 Oct 90); XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 21 Oct 90]

0600- 2d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, executes complete 1600rehearsal of covering force battle plan with all units deploying to assigned positions. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 73 (20 Oct 90)]

0920 SGT Anthony Bell of Company B, 2d Battalion, 325th Infantry (82d Airborne Division) slightly wounded on SULTAN RANGE by fragment from M-72A2 Light Antitank Weapon that impacts short.

1615 SPC Ron W. Spencer of 1st Battalion, 82d Field Artillery (1st Cavalry Division) suffers head injury when struck by a chain while loading latrine on lowboy at TK 794105.

OCTOBER 21 (C+75)

0040 XVIII Airborne Corps History Office arrives in theater at King Abdul Aziz Royal Saudi Air Base; 0650 arrive at Dragon City. [XVIII Airborne Corps History Office Files]

0900 101st Airborne Division Main Command Post resumes command and control of the division at Forward Operating Base A SHAU. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 74 (21 Oct 90); XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 22 Oct 90, says time was 1300Z]

1600 101st Airborne Division Assault Command Post begins displacing to TL 2048. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 74 (21 Oct 90)]

1700 COL Tackaberry (Commander, Aviation Brigade, 24th Infantry Division) suffers broken collar bone when HMMWV he is riding in is struck by 5-ton truck from 724th Support Battalion (24th Infantry Division) at TK 735840 near his brigade command post; subsequently evacuated to 5th Fleet Hospital.

OCTOBER 22 (C+76)

0600 1st Platoon, 437th Military Police Company, attached to 3d Armored Cavalry. [16th Military Police Brigade SITREP 34 (21 Oct 90); 3d Armored Cavalry SITREP 11 (22 Oct 90)]

1700 Camp EAGLE II advances to Threat Condition CHARLIE in anticipation of risk caused by anniversary of Beirut bombing incident. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 75 (22 Oct 90)]

1440Z XVIII Airborne Corps FRAGO #26 attaches one company of military police from the 16th Military Police Brigade to the 24th Infantry Division effective 0900Z on 22 October 1990. [16th Military Police Brigade SITREP 35 (22 Oct 90) identifies this as 211th Military Police Company]

1815 SPC James M. Ward of 65th Military Police Company

accidentally discharges 9mm pistol VK 155110, shooting himself in lower left leg. [Also see 16th Military Police Brigade SITREP 36 (23 Oct 90) which says that it happened at 1700]

OCTOBER 23 (C+77)

0410 1st Battalion, 2d Armor (2d Brigade, 2d Armored Division attached to 1st Cavalry Division) HEMTT rolls over at TJ 828838; no injuries.

1315 M-1009 CUCV and 2.5-ton truck from 1st Cavalry Division Support Command collide; no injuries but CUCV totally lost.

1500 2.5-ton truck from 501st Signal Battalion rolls over at QR 440130; 1 soldier slightly injured.

OCTOBER 24 (C+78)

0500 101st Airborne Division Main Command Post passes command and control of the division to the Assault Command Post and begins redeployment from Forward Operating Base A SHAU to Camp EAGLE II. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 77 (24 Oct 90)]

1000 Two M-35 2.5-ton trucks from Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division collide at Camp Eagle II; 5 soldiers injured.

1200 65th Military Police Company turns port security mission at Dammam over to 401st Military Police Company. [16th Military Police Brigade SITREP 37 (24 Oct 90)]

OCTOBER 25 (C+79)

Airborne Corps SITREP, 25 Oct 90]

0600 101st Airborne Division Main Command Post resumes command and control of the division at Camp EAGLE II. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 78 (25 Oct 90); XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 25 Oct 90]

1430 BG Scholes visits 197th Infantry Brigade. [24th Infantry Division SITREP, 25 Oct 90]

OCTOBER 26 (C+80)

SULTAN Range to Camp EAGLE II. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 79 (26 Oct 90)]

Group) arrives in theater. [20th Engineer Brigade SITREP 25 (26 Oct 90)]

1120 519th Military Police Battalion turns responsibility for convoy escort from Dammam port over to the 89th Military Police Brigade. [16th Military Police Brigade SITREP 39 (26 Oct 90)]

1240- 197th Infantry Brigade conducts mass casualty 1530evacuation exercise in conjunction with US Air Force C-130 Hercules airplanes. [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 27 Oct 90; 24th Infantry Division SITREP, 26 Oct 90]

OCTOBER 27 (C+81)

0800 2d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, change of command with COL Ted Purdom replacing COL Greg Giles. [101st Airborne Division SITREPs 79 (26 Oct 90) and 80 (27 Oct 90); XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 28 Oct 90]

1120 Cape Inscription docks at Dammam. [1st Cavalry Division SITREP 32 (27 Oct 90)]

1100Z XVIII Airborne Corps FRAGO #27 transfers Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 2d Chemical Battalion and the 59th Chemical Company (subordinate to the 2d Chemical Battalion) from the 1st Corps Support Command to Dragon Brigade effective 0900Z on 30 October 1990.

2100 3d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, begins rehearsal of covering force battle. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 80 (27 Oct 90)]

OCTOBER 28 (C+82)

0330 M-998 HMMWV from 3d Battalion, 320th Field Artillery (101st Airborne Division) tipped over at TL 220438; two soldiers receive minor injuries.

1100 SSG Joseph Edwards wounded by stray round at Half Moon Bay Rest and Recreation Center.

1320- Undersecretary of Defense Wolfowitz visits 24th 1530Infantry Division Main Command Post. [24th Infantry Division SITREP, 28 Oct 90]

1845 984th Military Police Company (137 personnel) arrives at Dhahran. [16th Military Police Brigade SITREP 41 (28 Oct 90) and 42 (29 Oct 90)]

OCTOBER 29 (C+83)

1415 2d Battalion, 159th Aviation, completes repositioning 27 aircraft at the Dhahran West Heliport (VK 100300) after starting at 0900. 18th Aviation Brigade also reports that the 1st Battalion, 58th Aviation, began air traffic control at that site's tower. [18th Aviation Brigade SITREPs 22 (29 Oct 90) and 23 (30 Oct 90)]

-----United Nations Security Council passes Resolution 674.

OCTOBER 30 (C+84)

1550 RADM Grant A. Sharp (J-5, CENTCOM) visits 24th Infantry Division Main Command Post. [24th Infantry Division SITREP, 30 Oct 90]

OCTOBER 31 (C+85)

0800 2d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, relieves 1st Brigade of Camp EAGLE II mission. [101st Airborne Division SITREP 84 (31 Oct 90)]

1400Z XVIII Airborne Corps in-theater personnel strength is 102,523. [XVIII Airborne Corps SITREP, 1 Nov 90]

2130 Initial "Desert Express" flight arrives in theater. [1st Support Command SITREP 92 (31 Oct 90)]


Notes:

<1> Battery B (ATACMS) in General Support; Battery C (MLRS).

<2> Original document misnumbered SITREP 9.