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

course, this was the coldest winter in 10 years for this area,
and every commander in 1AD wanted his own clam shell.
Yes, you guessed it, a controversy developed on priority and
need for clam shell support.
The clam shell issue abruptly became a daily briefing
item for the USAREUR Forward and 21st TAACOM
commanders. All clam shells had been designated for 1AD
units in support of Bosnia operations, but this plan was
abruptly changed. USAREUR Forward was now the
decisionmaker for distribution of all clam shells in support
of OJE.
CLASS IX OPERATIONS, ISB
The battalion was the first unit from 1AD to close on the
ISB. The other three division forward support battalions
(FSB) and main support battalion (MSB) were still in
central region loading trains. Because the MSB was not
available, the ASB was assigned the mission as the main
Class IX (repair parts) supply point for Task Force Eagle.
This meant that every class IX supply part and requisition
would come through the ASB for the next 30-45 days. The
class IX section processed over 300 parts requisitions a day
until the MSB established operations in late January. At
one time, the battalion had over 300 Air Force 463L pallets
fully loaded for distribution down range into Bosnia, to
include a pallet loaded with tank mine rollers. The 21st
TAACOM commander had been looking for these mine
rollers for 3 days and was told that they were still in
Germany. He called me on a different subject to discuss
five-ton truck support in support of Sava River operations
when the mine roller issue came up. After I told him where
the equipment was, he wanted the mine rollers, and he
wanted the ASB to deliver them to the Sava River. The
reason he wanted the battalion to transport this equipment
was that it was the only unit closed on the ISB with the right
equipment and personnel. To put this in perspective, the
battalion was receiving missions from the 21st TAACOM
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