Talk:AFOH/@comment-14850713-20151204161141

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- Secure Transmission to the High Command -

With SOUTHCOM having received authorization to prepare for Operation Vigilant Watch the following movements have been accomplished:

1. 11 and 36LID have been transferred from the Coalition JMAGTF to V Corps, 3rd Army, joining 83, 106 and SAU 2 and 7LID. 1 and 2 Mar Div have been transferred from V Corps to 3rd Army Reserve.

2. Rapid Reaction Corps (51 and 53LID) has been pulled out of the Bismarck Range, joined by 52LID (transferred from XIX Corps), and also transferred to 3rd Army Reserve.

3. 1 Mountain Corps (SAU 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8LID) has taken positions in the Bismarck Range, replacing Rapid Reaction Corps.

4. XIX Corps has added the newly arrived 12 and 42MID, and 86 and 111LID to 69 and 117LID.

5. 3rd Army Reserve has been concentrated in Daru.

3rd Army frontline component is now composed of 2 mechanized and 16 infantry divisions, 420,000 troops, 2,100 MBT, 1,000 tracked and 4,000 wheeled IFV, 200 mobile and 1,200 towed artillery, and 10 Tiger Arc mobile SAM/SSM batteries. Reserve component has 2 marine and 3 infantry divisions, 150,000 troops, 1,000 MBT, 2,000 wheeled IFV, 500 towed artillery and 10 Tiger Arc mobile SAM/SSM batteries.

- SOUTHCOM