European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 12, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Rage 6 a a the stars and stripes tuesday february 12,1991war in the Gulf he s gearing up to Lead the charge cavalry commander helped write key doctrine by Rob Jagodzinski. Middle East Bureau Northern saudi Arabia the Success of a ground offensive May rely heavily on an army doctrine researched and written in part by a colonel now preparing to Lead the first cavalry attack against iraqi Armor t he Airl and Battle doctrine the Bible of today s army stresses offensive operations that incorporate Speed teamwork initiative and flexibility at every level of command. The army adopted the doctrine in the Early. 1980s during modernization of the Force. V col. . Holder who helped research and write the doctrine commands the 2nd army Cav regt a brigade plus sized unit from Germany that must Cross either the iraqi or kuwaiti Border and Clear it path for ii Mored i Trees. A. A a a a a a. A Holder 47 was recently selected for promotion to brigadier general although he will Likely see his regiment through a ground Campaign before moving upward. A a a a a a born in san Antonio Holder is the son of a career army officer who also served with cavalry outfits. A the was part of the generation that served in world War ii Korea and Vietnam a the Junior Holder said of his father. A there was a lot of pressure from my father to join but i admired the army and after College that a what i set out to do. I knew enough about the cavalry As a Young Guy to see that it was special. And challenging and that it required Young soldiers to work above. Their a Holder graduated As a history major from Texas a amp a University then joined the army in 1966. As a lieutenant he first served with a troop the cavalry term for a company sized unit in the regiment he now com a mands. A a a a a a a a. A. A a a. A a a ,. He volunteered for Vietnam duty in 1969, the year after his father was filled there. Holder said leading cavalrymen in combat there gave him Confidence that will help him guide his regiment against Iraq. A now my largest concern is getting an inexperienced unit through its first combat Mission successfully a Holder said. To do so he is plotting a sir Hole courses of action and not asking More of the soldiers than they can handle.�?�. The desert differs much from the wooded Hills along _ the former Iron curtain that cavalrymen patrolled for 45 years. But Holder called the transition an easy one. A we have been working for years Quot on scouting Indi foot patrol Media Pool we done to know what All he stocking for but it. James Gas Clee 22, gets Down and dirty to give his men Mem Bers of the British life guards a close up look during their weekly foot inspection in the persian Gulf area. Bitagon Media Pool acct and direct fire mane vering and close air support a Holder said. But he noted the regiment had to modify some techniques for the desert j a things happen faster in the desert a he said. A you can see farther and More weapons can be brought to Bear on a single also the Flat terrain poses few restraints to mane vering he said. But in the immense openness it is easy to lose coordination. Formations can Drift apart and become overextended. Detailed planning reduces those problems he said. A. Holder said the army is learning a valuable lesson in transporting Armor throughout the persian Gulf theater. For instance the army does not have enough trac Tor trailers to carry armoured vehicles from ports to the Northern desert Camps. A a we re making Good use out of what a available but we need More heavy lift trucks a he said Holder knows he is the first wartime commander of the 2nd Cav in a half Century. A a in a daily aware of that responsibility a he said but leading cavalrymen a makes the Job j Jagodzinski a stars and stripes reporter is with a pen tags on the scene with the troops Back Home police posed As reporters during news conference. Kansas City to. Apr police posed As reporters and apparently took crowd photographs when an army Reserve doctor surrendered publicly after leaving her unit to protest the War in the persian a a police officials say two undercover detectives attended the news conference called feb. 2 Byrd. Yolanda Huet Vaughn after which she surrendered to military authorities. The officers carried fake press credentials a camera and note pad the Kansas City Star reported saturday. A sgt. Gary Jenkins said he sent the detectives to the rally under the Guise of reporters to protect the doctor. A we Felt there potential threat to this or. I Luet Vaughn a Jenkins troops will be first to hear voices that care Burbank Calif. Apr american troops fighting in the persian Gulf War will be the first to hear the finished product of a Star studded Cho rus that recorded an Anthem to boost morale in the trenches. A Kevin Costner Michelle Pfeiffer and whoops Goldberg joined More than 50 singers sports figures and other actors sunday to lend their voices for the recording of a a voices that cassettes of the tune Are to be distributed by the Uso to the troops overseas later this month. It will then be aired on radio and a video of the gathering will be broadcast. Hurd says allies have no postwar blueprints by Vince Crawley Middle East Bureau Riyadh saudi Arabia a the British foreign minister said sunday that the Allied coalition wont try to dictate who will be in charge of Iraq when the War is Oyer. A the military operations Are directed to the liberation of Kuwait a a a Douglas Hurd said at a news conference. A a we be never made it an objective to decide who should or govern Iraq. And in a sure that a the time when Western Powers could dictate their desires to Gulf leaders is past said Hurd who in recent Days has met with egyptian kuwaiti and saudi leaders. A we done to have any Brilliant blueprints. For the future of the Region a he said. A i brought with me no plans for future peacekeeping the British have already dismissed the idea of permanent ground forces stationed. In the Gulf after the War ends 1 lord said. I lord denied that a secret motive of the allies was to oust iraqi Leader Saddam Hussein. Although it w ill remain up to the people of Iraq to decide w to their Leader will be he said a obviously it would be better to Deal with an Iraq that has peaceful intentions Haing Learned that aggression does not Quot. Hurd also said it would be up to Arab and Gulf nations to Detine postwar peacekeeping arrangements in the Region and that Iran would Likely have a say in the matter. Meanwhile fab leaders have begun discussing postwar goals among Thern selves he said. But future Security of the Region will have to include resolving the palestinian Issue before settling disputes Between Israel and other Arab nations the foreign minister said. Such peacekeeping attempts will also have to take into account the wishes of Iran he said. A i think everybody realizes that Iran has a larger Border with Iraq on the Gulf than any other
