3AD HISTORY OF OPERATION DESERT STORM AND SPEAR

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Subject: 3AD HISTORY OF OPERATION DESERT STORM AND SPEAR                 

Box  ID: BX001301

Document Number:          3

Folder Title: OPORDS AND  COMMAND AND CONTROL                                                                 

Folder Seq #:          4

Unit: 3D AD       

Parent Organzation: VII  CORPS  


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             As darkness i8lls Arl '188 ;--nows --;p ,:o re--.:.er -6o. Zit they are abla @c
                the track      DACV   on   and   lead the vehic@e away. D Co.-,,oany 4:res izs
          first oLtnds of       the battle as SSG Hill             of 822 fires coax at a 2 Tan
          fignting position 800m to his front. At about 19%@o refuel Lperations are
          conducted   about    2kfn to the rear of the front line. ISG Davis sees stakes
          in tne gr='L'IC near the refuel site, thinking that thev are possiole -.RPs
          and  range ma-@zers. 7he company reiue:s by sections, also conducting an -IRS
          Ltodate at tne time. As 2LT Oarroll is adjusting illumination @or
          Company,   tie detects         dismounts in tne open past machine gun range.
          dismounts stand watching as illum falls and burns on the gr,ound '@st
          behind them. 2LT Carroll calls tne adjustment to the artillery ,drop E'l-,

          r@ght 50, +ire for e@+ec-,."
              At   abol:t 2--Oo, CPT Peterson orders nis company oact@ or, Ine and isstc-s

          =k F7RAGO to sound       @y company at        9C) degrees. 2LT              stands mm

          turret with nis comoass helc nigh to get a 9C, de-ree bearing and line

          with C Companv.
              Once on line, C Company bounds forward 5t.)O to 800m and sets. B Company

          follows anC sets on line after eacn eacn oolind. C Zompany s first boLtn.L is

              45 degrees instead of at 90 degrees. -he .iovement must now be e@tec-..-.ec
              a turning movement to the right and initially B Comoany is crawoec zc
          ,:he le-Ft.       the third and laiit bound the task force has returned on '.ine
          at 90 dogrelrs. TF 4-18 follows 500m behind and 200m to the left of B
          Company, due to contact on their left flink. 3rd Platoon is forced to
          deploy in an echelon left to maintain contact with 3/B/4-18 IN on the task

          @-r=e le-.t

r    t@e   I: r.. 1-11 @oLtnj, B Compenv     engaged zargets all across -Ineir

                   Sc'--  'Ic--tna in '.4!4 @iras 4 t3 @@ Sabot rounds at )ot zpots at

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File Room = jul96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-28
Box ID = BX001301
Unit = 3D AD
Parent Organization = VII CORPS
Folder Title = OPORDS AND COMMAND AND CONTROL
Folder Seq # = 4
Subject = 3AD HISTORY OF OPERATION DESERT STORM AND SPEAR
Document Seq # = 1
Document Date =
Scan Date = 18-JUL-1996
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 = 16-AUG-1996