Download or read book Operational Aspects of a Forward Support Battalion Participating in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm written by Daniel L. Fairchild and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Operations in the deserts of Southwest Asia presented enormous challenges to a forward support battalion supporting a heavy maneuver brigade during Operations Desert Shield and DESERT STORM. Most of these challenges were METT-T driven. Logistics doctrine of forward support proved to be basically sound, but unachievable at times. Perhaps the most significant lesson learned was the validation of the sustainment imperatives advocated by Airland Battle doctrine. The imperatives of anticipation, integration, continuity, responsiveness, and improvisation were the key to logistics success in a theater of operations. void of many taken for granted resources and necessities. Other lessons were learned concerning movement to contact operations, tailoring combat service support assets for deep operations, equipment modifications, equipment and personnel authorizations, and the brigade support area's design. The ten weeks of post combat operations represented the best training period in the battalion's history. In addition to sustaining a brigade task force, humanitarian care and supplies were provided to hundreds of civilian refugees and enemy prisoners of war fleeing Saddam Hussein's reign of terror in post war southern Iraq.
Download or read book The 54th Forward Support Battalion in Desert Shield Desert Storm written by Roslyn M. Goff and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From May 31, 1989 to June 6, 1991, I commanded the 54th Forward Support Battalion (FSB) supporting Third Brigade, Third Armor Division in Friedberg, Germany. This great battalion has many achievements to its credit but none so outstanding as its performance in the Southwest Asian Theater of Operations from early January to mid June 1991. I write this monograph for several reasons. First, to give due credit to the incredible courage and determination of the soldiers who never failed to surprise me with what they accomplished in the most trying of circumstances. Second, to illustrate that there is no substitute for training in preparation for war. Lastly, to discuss several logistic issues that require the attention of the Army leadership. I discuss the experience from the perspective of a forward deployed CSS commander. Therefore, a good deal of the discussion focuses on logistics rather than the details of battle. However, Appendix A provides a general timeline that may aid the reader. At Appendix B is the VII Corps Deployment and Plan of attack in which Third Armor Division participated. it will help place the reader geographically. At Appendix Care the graphics of the Third Armor Division's campaign, Operation Desert Spear 24-28 February 1991.
Download or read book Operation Desert Storm written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Whirlwind War written by Frank N. Schubert and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 1995 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CMH Publication 70-30. Edited by Frank N. Schubert and TheresaL. Kraus. Discusses the United States Army's role in the Persian Gulf War from August 1990 to February 1991. Shows the various strands that came together to produce the army of the 1990s and how that army in turn performed under fire and in the glare of world attention. Retains a sense of immediacy in its approach. Contains maps which were carefully researched and compiled as original documents in their own right. Includes an index.
Download or read book United States Army Reserve in Operation Desert Storm written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Operation Desert Storm written by Frank C. Conahan and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reviews the logistics efforts undertaken by the services for selected Army, Navy, Air Force (AF), and Marine Corps (MC) air and ground weapon systems deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Desert Shield. Also included is 3Operation Desert Storm (ODS): Transport. and Dist. of Equip. and Supplies in Southwest Asia2, which reviews DoD1s capabilities to dist. equip. and supplies during ODS. Reviews the Army1s, MCs1, and AF1s capability to: unload equip. and supplies at seaports and airports; store and retrieve assets; transport supplies and equip. to logistic bases and units; and provide security at ports of entry, in warehouses, and during the transport. of assets.
Download or read book Task Force 2 4 Cav first In Last Out written by Joseph Charles Barto and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book United States Army Special Forces In DESERT SHIELD DESERT STORM How Significant An Impact written by Major William M. Johnson and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study investigates the contributions made by the U.S. Army Special Forces (SF) during the Persian Gulf conflict. Particular emphasis is placed on each mission performed by the SF during operations DESERT SHIELD/ DESERT STORM. Emphasis is placed initially on the building-block foundation of how a Special Forces Group (Airborne) is organized, paying particular attention to the operational A-detachment and the makeup of the SF soldier, which is paramount to this study. Brief accounts and descriptions are made of the various missions assigned to SF's coalition warfare support, which involved providing "ground truth" and close air support to the Arab-allied units, border surveillance; direct action; special reconnaissance; and combat search and rescue. This provides a base of knowledge into the myriad of operations conducted by the SF during Operations DESERT SHIELD/STORM. The study concludes by examining published quotes from key leadership within the Department of Defense which provides this study with a measurable means of determining what significance the missions executed by the SF did have on the success of DESERT SHIELD/STORM.
Download or read book War in the Persian Gulf written by Richard Winship Stewart and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2010 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty years ago, the Persian Gulf War captured the attention of the world as the first test of the U.S. Army since the Vietnam War and the first large-scale armor engagement since World War II. Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait and his subsequent ouster by the U.S.-led coalition are keys to understanding today's situation in the Middle East. The coalition partnerships cemented in that initial operation and in the regional peacekeeping operations that followed provided the basis for a growing series of multinational efforts that have characterized the post-Cold War environment. Moreover, the growing interoperability of U.S. air, sea, and land forces coupled with the extensive employment of more sophisticated weapons first showcased in Desert Storm have become the hallmark of American military operations and the standard that other nations strive to meet.
Download or read book The Army Communicator written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Supporting the Troops written by DIANE Publishing Company and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an overview of the Corps' critical missions during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Contents: setting the scene; shaping the Engineer force; the Corps of Engineers responds (ordnance program division, individual mobilization augmentees, funding corps activities); Saudi Arabian and Japanese support; engineer construction; construction contracts; supply contracts; leasing real estate; laboratory support (powering the theater); and conclusion. Notes, acronyms, bibliography, and index. Extensive illustrations.
Download or read book Lessons from the Desert written by Stephen J. Marshman and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper records the major experiences of the 498th Support Battalion, 2d Armored Division (Forward), during that unit's involvement in Operations DESERT SHIELD and STORM/ The 498th was a unique unit, well-suited for the gamut of operations conducted by 2 AD (FWD) during its stay in SWA. The author commanded the 498th Support Battalion from June 1989 until June 1991, throughout preparatory training in Germany and the period of Deployment. Portrayed herein are the diversity of missions and challenges faced by the entire 2d Armored Division (Forward), and the ingenuity and flexibility of logistical soldiers as they met their particularly challenges. Organized essentially as a separate brigade support battalion, the 498th Support Battalion was substantially more robust than divisional forward support battalions. This structure made the organization more flexible and capable . Because the 198th was organic to the brigade it supported, it was thoroughly integrated into the combat team. The flexibility and capability of this structure argues for a more robust Forward Support Battalion, perhaps even at the expense of other Division Support Command assets. In these days of declining resources, a more robust FSB, better teamed with a maneuver brigade, may be the basis for a workable, alternative CSS structure.
Download or read book 1st Battalion 37th Armor Rear Detachment Operations and Family Support Group Activities During the Gulf War written by Edward L. Dyer and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1st Battalion, 37th Armor was alerted for deployment to Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm in November 1990 and deployed with the 1st Armored Division. Throughout the preparation for deployment and the deployment itself, important lessons were learned in the organization and operation of a rear detachment and Family Support Group at the battalion level. Many of the problems encountered were unique to units that deployed from Germany. Some were unique to 1-37 Armor because it was detached from its parent brigade which remained in Germany, and attached to another brigade for the duration of the deployment. However, many of the lessons are applicable to all army units. This paper describes 1-37 Armor's Rear Detachment and Family Support Group operations during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm and the problems encountered, and offers some recommendations to solve the problems for future deployments.
Download or read book Jayhawk written by Stephen Alan Bourque and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lucky War written by Richard Moody Swain and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an account, from the point of view of the U.S. Army forces employed, of the 1990-91 Persian Gulf War, from the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait to the withdrawal of coalition forces from southeastern Iraq. It focuses on the Army's part in this war, particularly the activities of the Headquarters, Third Army, and the Army Forces Central Command (ARCENT). It looks especially at the activities of the VII Corps, which executed ARCENT's main effort in the theater ground force schwerpunkt -- General Schwarzkopf's "Great Wheel." This is not an official history; the author speaks in his own voice and makes his own judgments. Maps.
Download or read book Supporting the Troops written by Janet A. McDonnell and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 1996 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EP 870-1-50. Documents and evaluates the activities of the United States Army Corps of Engineers during the Persian Gulf War. Provides an overview of the Corps' critical missions during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm.
Download or read book So Many So Much So Far So Fast written by James K. Matthews and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
