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History of the 4th Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment in Operation Desert Shield/Storm

出版	U.S. Army War College, 1992
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=htLdPgAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋"The 4th Battalion, 37th Armor, distinguished itself during Desert Shield/Desert Storm. ... The battalion's high level of training and combat readiness, quality of personnel and leadership, and modernized equipment, prior to the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq on 2 August 1990, made it a prime choice for duty in Southwest Asia. The battalion began preparing for deployment and combat on 3 August. A gradual escalation of combat preparedness ensued up to 8 November, when the division's formal deployment notification was announced by President Bush. The intensity and sense of urgency from 9 November 1990 to 8 January 1991 affected every aspect of the battalion's combat operating systems and family support operations. The battalion built combat power in port facilities at Ad Dammam in Saudi Arabia and in a forward tactical assembly area near the Iraq border from 9 January to 17 February 1991. Detailed plans were executed for a deliberate breaching operation against fortified Iraqi positions. Planned combat operations began on 19 February and continued until G+3 days on 28 February. ... The battalion destroyed over sixty tanks, fifty armored personnel carriers, thirty artillery guns, and captured over one thousand prisoners. At Safwan, Iraq, the battalion assisted in securing and hosting the peace negotiations. Stability operations on the line of demarcation continued from 4 March to 20 March. The battalion continued to destroy enemy equipment and supplies. After being relieved at Safwan, the battalion became part of the VII Corps reserve. The battalion returned to the Port of Ad Dammam on 28 April and redeployed for the United States on 12 May 1991."--Page ii.