3AD HISTORY OF OPERATION DESERT STORM AND SPEAR

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Subject: 3AD HISTORY OF OPERATION DESERT STORM AND SPEAR                 

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Folder Title: OPORDS AND  COMMAND AND CONTROL                                                                 

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Unit: 3D AD       

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              1 0555        4-7 CAV continued the screen and 2-227 and TFV continued
                            moving FARPS.
                  1400      A/4-7CAV was just south of OBJ Collins and began to move
                            East as the Div turned. Visibility was down to 400 meters
                            due to a sand storm.
                  1820      4-7 CAV reported that they were in contact vic PL Bullet.
                            Receiving SAGER, RPO, small arms,and later tank fire. A24.
                            A33, A22, A31, and A36 were reported hit. That fire fight
                            resulted in 2 KIAs and 12 WlAs. 2-227 received word of the
                            fire fight and launched AH-64s to cover their positions.
                            Upon arrival at 4-7 CAV their situation was under control
                            and the aircraft were diverted to screen farther to the
                            east in front of the division. B/2-227 was initially in
                            front of 1/3AD in the south and C/2-227 in the north in
                            front of 2/3AD. At approx 2100 hours 2/3AD reported that
                            the enemy was attempting to find the seam that separated
                            3AD and IAD vie PL Bullet. C/2-227 encountered enemy
                            targets and took them under fire. After one rotation on
                            station in the north, the AH-64's were concerned that
                            friendly units were moving into the engagement area and
                            departed the area, and move to the south and continued
                            screening. That night the situation finally settled down
                            and one company was placed on a 30 minute reaction time.
                            but was not committed
     27 Feb 91    0800      4-7 CAV was given the @ijv@ion to let 1/3AD pass         through
 them and assume the mission of: be prepared to screen the
                            division's left or right flank; and to travel behind the
                            1/3AD near the center line of the Division.
                  1000      2-6 CAV from the IlAvn Bde was placed OPCON to CAB. Their
                            commander received a mission brief at the Bde TAC to
                            exploit the success of the previous day, screen the
                            division front and destroy enemy formations vie OBJ DORSETT
                            and OBJ MINDEN.
                  1200      2-227 and 2-6 CAV began rotations across the divisions
                            frontage. There were numerous targets engaged and
                            destroyed by HELLFRRE and 30mm cannon fire. That rotation
                            continued until 2200 hours when 2-6 CAV departed station.

     28 Feb 91 0800         Cease Fire was called. 2-227 continued to screen forward
                            of the division destroying targets in front of the brigades
                            as they moved until they reached PL KIWI.

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File Room = jul96_declassified
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Box ID = BX001301
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Folder Title = OPORDS AND COMMAND AND CONTROL
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Subject = 3AD HISTORY OF OPERATION DESERT STORM AND SPEAR
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Scan Date = 18-JUL-1996
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