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File: 081996_jul96_decls1_0209.txt
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
riie scouts rl*joined in the search. TI-ie area was 'riddled wil-11
f(ixholes; and bL%nk(?r complexes enemy getr was strewn everywhere,. So
ni-tch (]eal- tit,@t it c)f)sct.ti-ed view of: the redoubts. lif- PLt I IC?d I llr' t(?Afli
forward again, regrouped his gltn totfii to engage the area with th(,
(ii(-jst burners (coriiplexes with the most ... ). Within the immediate
.area, scoi-es of Iraqi infantry niei-i were Surrendering too ti-ie airboi-i-ie
@-iircrAft. 11 "Ti-ie team cleared the area and the flight. turned its
;,Ltentiori -La ttle South tiid thc- sLtspc-,rtLd Irea of fare, on (, ('O. I lic,
Delta first alerted the teAM to the actual threat. I t Ila(j
@ipotied possible targets 7 ki'Lonietei-s to the south. 'I'liey pivoted the
battle position, (naneLtvc=rL-d south (:)II Line- As they (ii(,)i-c-
@'ti,)d more infantrymen attempted to surrender-. The team d)cJ riot slol)-
There was still absolutely no signs of 1-iostiliti(-s towards tli(@
Aircraft."
There were a lot of bad guys out ilic@,re that my gttys were flyii-t4D c.)ve(zr.
@AI)proximately 7 kilometers of bad guys. As You L(:)Of-. At 1.11(
battlefield out here, you see a lot of berm complexes. They 'Art@ huge
company/battalion sizze assembly At@eas. They would be staggc@i-ed
Approximately 1-2 Kilometers from each other. My guys exhibitecj
incredible restraint at not firing at the tons of bad guys
(infantrymen) out there .
Iliey had identified an Iraqi Battalion C(3'fhmand Post At i@T 1860,
complete with a TOC, light armored vehicles and iik.tmet-otts troops. IL'r
Parrish called LTC Stevens for 6'o"n,f3.rmation on any friendliest
possible in this area. Ho received the ordci- 'treat hiqhc?r not i(i
(,.Lm(-,
stnio
to flashes on 'LI-ie Itot,izoi-i.. riieii f-At,i,isli (noved I-lis
C".Lements to the flank and rear, guns in the ceri'tc?i- ,kri(I cc)ritititt(.,d L(.,)
move the team in a flying battle position, clorc-i- to the Batt,.tiion
Command post area. The OH 58D on the left flank spotted T-55 tanks.
At that time they were 3600 meters from the target area. Cw:;
Gilhouse call lLT Parrish and informed him , 'Wc-'i-(-, taking f'jrc.?..
wl@'ve got artillei-y, get the f,--- out (Df
" I'lie guns spun xroLtiid. j inP.-ec-I (not f.Lyirig -t ,I i, @ii ..ill I I i
Acceleration (iiAximize@, altitude and
Accelerated to good maneuver Airspeed Icy note -t ittli until.
division 1-iad moved into our i,eat- area. W(@
tire rounds) impacting between the aircraft, ovic. spc)ti@l tqjtli)t.
twenty feet of our rotor system- O(Ar ogrc,-,s f()tind it-, lotj oil ftt(2-1.
LJpon reaching the 13ritish COILtfitn, wc, c.1cti,c-fj (.III, -@coilli, iii(i
decided to approach the stored (already las(-ci @itti oi. a inzkpl
Area turning to engage the enemy."
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Document 269 f:/Week-28/BX001301/OPORDS AND COMMAND AND CONTROL/3ad history of operation desert storm and spear:0816961333481
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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