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                                                                 

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Unit: 3D AD       

Parent Organzation: VII  CORPS  









                EnroLtte to I--Ar:r' Caddy- Ent-oLtte we r.,i-i into an Pxti,emely heavy
                rainshower. For the tircr.%fL in -front of the formation thti. was
                                                           ,, night vision systp(lis
                a the scariest part of the battle.       f'tl @
                felt Completely usc-lles!:i- We w(.,@l,,c, f(.)rc(,,(i in land @irid wait for
                the i-ain to pass.   01-ice the i-@kinShC)WLr I)asseci we departed to
                FArcr- CAddy to rLfLIc@) tiicl shut clown. w(p got Llicrr., shtti. down at
                about 01-00 and the (morning (:)f tlil-, '.7tti- We d(-I@t-if-@f(ld the
                mission Rnd went to slLc?l-)          03:10.
                By that time the crews had flown bot.wc--en 8 and 1.0 llo(.tl"s, 1-iaving
                been ttr) sin(.p 0600e th,,.it morning-      t@ikn hour after we went
                to bed We Were VOItAntc,(-?r(?d again..

                27 FebritAry,
                Itier(-2 was a possible brekki.hi-ottgl-l ,%rid Llic battalion was going to
                try to put together a battalion and use the best 10 Air,craft
                they could and go on I.I-o:is mission.    Tli(T-y said it was strictly
                VOILtl-kteei-, ti-iat we didn't have to go j.f we tl,,oLtgliA. we were to(-,)
                tired. All of that bc@c,-Ain(I nlool. i.hp@'init.;sion WAS CAncelecl.

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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