12. 101st Cavalry
•Medical team
diverted from
baseball stadium
to ground zero via
ferry
•Aid station and
morgue established
1 Liberty Plaza by
101st Cavalry
14. 101st Cavalry
•18:00 second
team medical
personnel and
generators
dispatched to
Ground Zero
•Communication
established with
BG Klein – first
higher HQ
contact
16. 101st Cavalry
•Prep for deployment
-Weapons issued &
mounted
-Nuclear Biological
and Chemical
protective
equipment issued
101 Cav Convoy
17. 101st Cavalry
-Civilian rescue equipment issued
-Vehicles prepped and loaded for move to Manhattan
•20:00, September 11, contact established with
1-69 INF CDR, LTC Slack
B Co CDR, 101 Cav with FDNY
18. 101st Cavalry
•September 12,
05:00 main
convoy departs
armory: 87
vehicles
•06:00 troops
deployed on east
perimeter of
Ground Zero
•Linkup with
NYPD, FDNY,
1-69th INF,
and 1-258 FA
101 Cav Convoy
19. 101st Cavalry
•Command link established with BG Klein 53rd Troop Cmd
•Mission: Establish Lower Manhattan Frozen Zone and
assist rescue and recovery
•101st Cavalry aid station converted to field morgue
Daily News photograph, September 13, 2001 issue
22. 101st Cavalry
13SEP: Ground Zero
•Situation
-Emergency
responders and
civilian
contractors
converge on
Ground Zero
-No central
Command
and Control
101 Cav Soldier,
Ground Zero
23. 101st Cavalry
•Mission
-101st Cavalry
moves in to clear
personnel, restrict
access, and
facilitate
synchronized
coordination
101 Cav
convoy,
looking
over 50
caliber
machine
gun
24. 101st Cavalry
69 101
C 101
B 101
D 101
A 101
MORT 101
SCT 101
101
13SEP
Satellite
photograph
25. 101st Cavalry
Lower Manhattan
Park Ave Armory
FLD
53 TC
x
101
Screen line
•Ground Zero
•Morgue
•Remains
recovery
•Fuel support
(FDNY)
•Power
generation
Staten Island
-
14SEP MISSIONS
27. 101st Cavalry
•Personal loss
•Family separation
Soldier/Leader Challenges
•Frustration at lack of survivors
•Anger
101 Cav Soldiers, Ground Zero
28. 101st Cavalry
16 – 23SEP Missions
•Security checkpoints
•Roving patrols
•Rooftop searches
•Civilian escort
•Logistic support to civil authorities
•Transition to 24 hour operations
•Relief in place 22 – 23SEP
101 Cav Soldiers, Bowling Green, at a security checkpoint
29. 101st Cavalry
Lessons Learned
•Soldiers/units must be prepared
for mobilization without warning
-Individual soldier load plan
-Soldier personal
affairs
-Weapons
qualification
-Chemical
protective mask
fitting
-Physical fitness
-Individual soldier
skill proficiency
B Co, 101 Cav, Battery Park
30. 101st Cavalry
•Unit readiness for
Homeland Defense
-Vehicle readiness
-Ammunition
pre-stocks
-Nuclear Biological
and Chemical
equipment
-Junior leader
development
-Contingency stock
-Fuel
-Rations
Lessons Learned
Armor, Battery Park
31. 101st Cavalry
-Cell phones and radios
-Local maps
-Rescue equipment
•Liaison/interface with civil authorities
NY Post
photo
shows
Soldier
checking
ID
32. 101st Cavalry
November 1, 2001 90 Day Activation
•First large scale
New York
State activation
ever
•TF Wingfoot 600
soldiers:
-101st Cav
-442 MPs
B Co, 101 Cav Soldier,
Queens Midtown Tunnel
33. 101st Cavalry
•Mission: provide security for NYC infrastructure
-Bridges
-Tunnels
-Train stations
-Ground Zero
November 1, 2001 90 Day Activation
34. 101st Cavalry
Midtown Manhattan Posts
Penn Station
20 MPs 59th St. Bridge
18 Soldiers
Midtown Tunnel
18 Soldiers
Grand Central
20 MPs
41. 101st Cavalry
Slideshow produced by:
Second Lieutenant Mark J Walsh
Platoon Leader
Bravo Company
101st Cavalry
New York Army National Guard
2002
E-mail:Mark.J.Walsh@us.army.mil