Warriors in Peace Operations - Strategic Studies Institute - U.S. Army

drivers could not operate a motor vehicle in excess of 10
consecutive hours within a 24-hour period.
To accomplish the CSC mission, we deployed a
squad-size element to each location. With a lieutenant in
command, the tailored squads had a large contingent of
mechanics, a strong NCO, some truck drivers, and two
administrative personnel. Fortunately for us, several
lieutenants and NCOs were fluent in German and
developed trusting relationships with their host-nation
partners. Soon after, we instituted a 90-day rotation policy
for personnel at the CSC sites, and continued to support
these sites until relieved by V Corps in June 1996.
A battalion mission complementary to EAGLE
EXPRESS was providing convoy escorts for deploying 1st
Armored Division and V Corps units. We were directed to
provide command and control vehicles with maintenance
trail parties to each V Corps convoy that departed CR for the
Intermediate Staging Base (ISB) at Taszar, Hungary, via
EAGLE EXPRESS. V Corps planners, division transportation
officers, and my S3, who returned to Mannheim after a
month’s stay in Grafenwoehr, developed a schedule to meet
the convoy requirements.
All 1st Armored Division convoys originated in my
battalion motor park. The 109th TC was given the escort
mission. Company officers and senior NCOs were
designated as convoy commanders. The 109th TC
oftentimes resorted to borrowing wreckers from sister
companies in order to provide the maintenance trail party.
From December 11-20, the 109th TC escorted V Corps unit
convoys without incident. The unit escorted two convoys per
day over the 2-week window. Each convoy averaged 20
vehicles and 50 personnel.
In late October 1995, our brigade headquarters was
designated as the Theater Executive Agent for Reception,
Staging, Onward Movement, and Integration (RSOI) of
units inbound to CR. An essential mission for the RSOI was
the operation of the A/DACGs at Ramstein and Rhein Main
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