| 27 February |
DOCEX team deploys to Kuwait. |
| 28 February |
Coalition forces/Iraqi cease-fire.
At cessation of hostilities, ITF consists of 634 personnel, with 394
working in the Pentagon and 240 working in the OICC at the DIAC. Of the
394 at the Pentagon, 42 work in the ITF headquarters, 277 in the DoDJIC,
40 in the BDA Cell, 17 in the C3 Cell, and 18 in general support.
DIA sends out last Scud Cell report.
DIA sends out last daily BDA report.
DIA cancels twice daily MSS.
NMIST deploys to SOCCENT Forward, Kuwait City. |
| 2 March |
USDAO London debriefs a recently released CBS crew after its return from
Iraq. Information from the CBS crew confirmed the identification of some
of the US and UK POWs still in Iraq. |
| 3 March |
Iraq accepts cease-fire terms at Safwan Airfield.
POSTWAR |
| 3 March |
DIA sends out final DIMS report.
DC-1 develops input for a CJCS congressional testimony. The subject
area involves which reconnaissance assets in the KTO can provide I&W
for movement of Iraqi armor.
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| 3-17 March |
DIA and the Defense Nuclear Agency (DNA) deploy a Weapons Effectiveness
Team to the KTO.
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| 4 March |
DIA disbands OICC imagery representation.
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| 5 March |
After-Action Report Team begins consolidating data.
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| 6 March |
CENTCOM JRC forwards plans to DC-1 for a new postwar reconnaissance
program.
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| 7 March |
DA requests a plan for demobilization of the assigned reserve personnel
who were recalled in support of Operation DESERT
SHIELD/DESERT STORM. A release date is also requested.
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| 8 March |
DIA starts compilation of master BDA.
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| 10 March |
DIA sends out last daily MSS.
DIA begins compilation of lessons learned. |
| 11 March |
OICC resumes responsibility for the MSS message for ground and air
updates.
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13 March |
VP limits analytical briefings to weekly. |
14 March |
DIA disseminates last BDA message. |
15 March |
DI-4 ceases DESERT STORM INTSUMs
for attaches in Washington, DC. DIA releases master BDA.
DIA monitors areas of unrest in Iraq and events in Baghdad. |
17 March |
OICC reduces staff to extended hours (16-hour coverage). |
22 March |
DIA releases first DESERT STORM reservists from active duty.
DIA produces final glossy BDA publication. |
25 March |
JIPC in Riyadh terminates operations.
CS tasks DIA directorates to provide historical information
on support to DESERT SHIELD/STORM. |
March |
VP publishes
Middle East: Postcrisis Issues, focusing on the Iraqi military,
political developments and postwar reconstruction. |
7 April |
Iraq accepts UN cease-fire conditions and resolutions.
Operation PROVIDE COMFORT begins. |
18 April |
To date, the ITF reports the receipt of 5,212 taskings. Of
these, OICC responded to 3,822, or 73 percent of the total. |
April |
DX publishes, DESERT STORM BDA Imagery Review, a four volume
reference guide for intelligence analysts and DoD officials. |
10 May |
DIA disestablishes ITF. |
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| 18 June |
DOCEX team redeploys from Saudi Arabia to the US. |
| 22 July |
General Colin Powell presents DIA with a Joint Meritorious Unit Award
for exemplary performance during DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM. |
22 August
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Director of Central Intelligence presents DIA with the National Intelligence
Meritorious Unit Award.
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The Kuwaiti Theater of Operations (KTO) is the area
south of 31
degrees latitude within the borders of Iraq and Kuwait. (Click on Map to see image.)
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The Kuwaiti Theater of Operations (KTO) is the area
south of 31
degrees latitude within the borders of Iraq and Kuwait. (Click on Map to see image.)
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The DIA line chart is included to give the reader
an idea of how DIA was organized in 1990-91. Since DIA has been reorganized
or realigned twice since 1990, the organization and office symbols have
change significantly. (Click on chart to see
image.) |
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