On April 28. 1991 the Brigade began to redeploy to Incirlik. Turkey. In support of the Kurdish refugees in Operation Provide Comfort. The brigade performed a full range of civilmilitary operations activities throughout the theater: minimizing civilian interference with military operations. providing host nation support and purchasing of goods and services from the local economy. functioning as local government liaison while negotiating for local water sources. planning for and stockpiling humanitarian relief supplies. planning for and administering dislocated civilian [DC] camps in southern Iraq and Saudi Arabia. including camp construction. food distribution. and medical care of DCs. assisting military police in enemy prisoner of war [EPW] screening. intelligence gathering and analysis. targeting and overlay development. reestablishing security and public services in allied occupied areas. directing port support activities. Including coordination of the offloading of cargo vessels and forwarding of equipment and supplies to the VII Corps beddown location in Dhahran and Al Khobar. Saudi Arabia. In Turkey and northern Iraq the brigade worked directly with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees [UNHCR]. USAID Disaster Assistance Response Teams. allied
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