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File: 081996_jul96_decls1_0218.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
While at Dodge, my plktoon sergeant, Staff Sergeant (SSG) Marl,-.
RLtl'tC7C), who had been -Li-.kvc@,lirici with the FARP. stopped by my
air(-i-a-ft ti)cl told me tlitt 1-kc, and Sei-(j(,...knt (sGr) R-Ai'kd>,
I,iad helped to "cAp'LLtrc-" the 'i E'F'OWs on -Lhc- wry to Dodge.
At 1700 hours, CPT Wills, the r3ravo Conipkny Commander,
ordered to fly to FAr@r@ lqi.ssan (gi-ici FV As we were
l,kiidi.jig at 1-4i'ssan@ t4e tried 'La makc? contact wi.l.li the Etttta'.Lion
TAC' fietdC'(J up by CPT Williams (who is vei->, caltti iior-niAlly). 1-4c@
stated, "Doi-i't talk to me tight i-iow, can't y(:)Lt see we at-(,? trying
,Lc) 'fight t war in hcr(?." So we figured sc)nic-thiiig WAC, up at tllki.
point, and to stay As we lai-ided, CPT Williams told cr- r Wills.
Bravo Company commander, to walk over to the roC and receivc@ a
mission brief. Aftei- the brief, Cl@r Wills told all the front
seat Apiches guys and the AOs oL)!@ervci,-s) tc) tiead to the
TA(' and get the mission graphics or) tl-c(-it- maps. (Jiirc? everybody
had the graphics, i.li(-,y ran bttckil.., :]Ltit.PC?Cl into .tirci-aft, arid
rl,cranked them. CPT Wills came ovei- 1711 i-acjio and stated tl-i(-?
grid coordinates to go to, which would be olti@ holding area. We
were to follow him tl-iei-L- and wait for fLti-thei-r instructions.
As we launched, the sun hxd just set. We wore flight of six
Apaches in the lead, with .5 Olq-58 Charlics and Deltas
following. F.Ittt, because it was get'Ging darl,.,. -fast --trid kll the
Scouts (the OH-58s) only had '.[,IVGs (@j.gh-L Vision ('3oggles), ci-,,r
Wills ordered them to back to "Nisi-,An" arid stated 'Ili,,kt the
Apaches Would fly alone. 1-4e also 1),%rP otic@ of the Apaches
(WOI Dr-yan Martin aiicj WOI r@rc@nt Fox) :it fi@-t(I @, t)rol,(,ri
PNVS (Pilot Nigi-kt Visioi-k System). .13(:. we A@. R fl'L(ill't (:)t 'i
Apaches to the holding area-
At the holding at-ea Lrc Stevens ordered its to a certain grid
coordinate, which was to be our ba-t,tl.e @ioc,,i.tiori- Wtit-i-e we were
supposed to support lst Brigade, @tid i)i-rnoi-(,(J @v@kli,y.. t4iiich was
involved in @i firefight with RipLit).Iicar. (;ttilr'Cl Armor'(?(] I
As we -flew to the b,,kl,.tl(@ posi ti.oii t.,c? I,,,] tti
Commander, "Ready-6". II(, wa,., c@ajjii-icj I it; 'It-rry
TtArl'L-r, Commander, -'I/7tti (,zAvali,>,
he had any KlAs (any of his sold3.c-ri; Sa b r c.,-
replied., in a serious tonc?, "Y(-s,,ii-kri I'll. tall, .@lloitt it
ki-,(l
Pucker factot- rose.
As, we continued to the battle wr@ T,ZAW
Launch Rocket Systems) firing, and r(r,:t(il(,>, fightiri<.)
firing in the distance with their cli@iLiri(-.I:iv@ "pc)li pop-" WC?
passed numerous convoys, in(:It-tdit)g r@,-ksk vil)c-i-% and tli(-., (Art
(Combat Aviation Prig@,tdc.,'s)
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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