3AD HISTORY OF OPERATION DESERT STORM AND SPEAR

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Subject: 3AD HISTORY OF OPERATION DESERT STORM AND SPEAR                 

Box  ID: BX001301

Document Number:          3

Folder Title: OPORDS AND  COMMAND AND CONTROL                                                                 

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Unit: 3D AD       

Parent Organzation: VII  CORPS  








                                  3D ARMORED DIVISION ARTILLERY
                                       HISTORICAL SUMMARY
                                     OPERATION DESERT SHIELD
                                         PHASES I and II


             On 8 November 1991, the Secretary of Defense announced that units from
         Europe would participate in Operation Desert Shield. Three days later,
         the Divarty Commander, Colonel John F. Michitsch, held a meeting in the
         Divarty conference room with his staff and confirmed that the Division was
         indeed enroute to support the operation. On 12 November the Divarty work
         schedule changed to a 0700 to 1800 hour daily schedule as the Divarty
         geared up -For deployment.   The Department of the Ar-my stop loss program
         went into effect. On 13 November a meeting was held at the theater on
         Francois KasE?rne in Hanau for unit wives to officially hear the news and
         as questions.

             At this point, the Divarty had recently completed a rotation at the
         Gr,Rfenwohr Training Area (GTA). The 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery
         (155mm, SP), the Direct Support Battalion for the 1ST Brigade, was
         administered an Army Training Evaluation Program (ARTEP) by members-of the
         Divarty staff, among others. Additionally, the Divarty had completed
         Mobile Subscriber Equipment (MSE) fielding and certification in
         conjunction with the Grafenwohr density. The 3RD Brigade and it's Direct
         Support Field Artillery Battalion, the 2nd Battalion, (32nd Field Artillery
         (155mm, SP) rotated to the Hohenfels Tr@@!Ning Area (HTA) after departing
         Grafenwohr. The Hohenfels Training Area, better known now as the Combat
         Maneuver Training Center (CMTC) is where the battalion received word of
         the deployment.   Members of the 4th Battalion, 92nd Field Artillery
         @"5mm, SP)z A Battery, 40th Field Artillery (MLRS); and F Battery,
          @eld Artillery (TA) learned of the deployment at Hutier Kaserne in Haneu.

             The deploying unit from Europe was VII Corps. The 3D Armored Division
         was a V Corps unit, and therefore the command relationship for the
         Division was to split.    In addition to the 3 AD, the 2D Armored Cavalry
         Regiment (ACR) and the IST Armored Division (I AD) would compose the
         r@mai-ider of the deploying combat power.

             Oi the !7th of November, VII Corps hosted a briefing at their
            cicliarta?rs in ALigsberg to initiate work on the deployment details and
           c- den4l-ification of issues. Initially, the mission of the VII Corps was
         t,l "deter and de-Fend" in Southwest Asia.   The word "O-F-Fensivc?" was not to
            used i-i describing the actions which might take place.

             T@ie -Focus of the Divarty quickly turned to preparation for deployment.
         @,-eoaration for deployment included a multitude a-F tasks.     The Division
         I . -cl Di var t @/ published a new Mission Essential Task List (METL) which
         identified the major collective tasks which needed to be accomplished at
         @ll levels. The Divarty Headquarters published a Southwest Asia Training
         St.tidance Document which provided the Divirty Commander's training -Focus
         'or use by Subordinate units.    Mandatory training requirements included
                -F@re direction, TACFIRE sustainment training, land navigation and
                   f@, aid individual training to include Nuclear, Biological, anci
                         as well as individual and crew served weapons training.

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