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Subject: 1ST COSCOM OPERATION ORDER DESERT STORM                         

Unit: XVIII CORPS 

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box  ID: BX000040

Folder Title: OPERATIONS PLANNING FILES  JAN-MAY 91  1 OF 2                                                   

Document Number:          5

Folder Seq  #:         60




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           RIYADH provided by USCINCCENT staff and major media principal
           correspondents operating from fixed positions in the rear
           (is.. network anchors and their support staffg) receiving
           pooled material from CCPS as well as Individual reporters
           working unilaterally in rear areas supported by JIB RIYADH
           and JIB DHAHRAN.

                        (d) (U) Primary coverage of post-hogtilitieg
           operations/training/exercines associated with OPERATION
           DESERT STORM will be conducted as in the pre-hostilities
           phase.

                   (2) (tJ) Civilian Combat Correspondent Pools (Ccps).

                        (a) (U) let COSCOM-PAO will be prepared to
           receive civilian correspondents as allocated by XVIII Abn
           Corps.

                        (b) (U) Pools could be a mix of television.
           radio, print reporters. and still photographers.

                        (c) (U) Effective upon the initiation of
           hostilities, coverage of forward deployed forces will be
           restricted to the pooled news reports filed by CCPS. Field
           commanders are authorized to return all unancorted
           journalists to the DHAHRAN JIB from forward battle areas.
           Unescorted non-pool journalists discovered in the forward
           area of operations will be returned by military escort via
           the chain of command to JIB DHAHRAN.


                        (d) (U) Utilization of CCPS to cover combat
           operations.

                             (1)(Q)ln the event hostilities become
           imminent, CCPS will be forward deployed. Gorrespondent(s)
           will be escorted by lat COSCOM-PAO or his representative.

                             (2) (U) USCINCCENT retains authority to
           release the status and results of combat operations in the
           theater, through daily operational briefings.

  (3) (U) When USCINCCENT determines that combat
           operations have stabilized to the degree that unilateral
           media coverage is feasible, the CCFS will be dissolved. lat
           COSCOM-PAO will then coordinate and execute media coverage in
           accordance with procedures employed during the
           pre-hogtilities phase of OPERATION DESERT STORM. The extent
           of post-hostilitieg coverage of US forces will be determined
           by individual commanders based on their ability to
           accommodate media requests.

                 (4) (U) While associated. members of the CCP should be
           treated as de facto members of the unit, consistent with


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Document 117 f:/Week-15/BX000040/OPERATIONS PLANNING FILES JAN-MAY 91 1 OF 2/1st coscom operation order desert storm:12269616083622
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File Room = apr96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-15
Box ID = BX000040
Unit = XVIII CORPS
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = OPERATIONS PLANNING FILES JAN-MAY 91 1 OF 2
Folder Seq # = 60
Subject = 1ST COSCOM OPERATION ORDER DESERT STORM
Document Seq # = 5
Document Date =
Scan Date =
Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 26-DEC-1996