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       

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                  wc)ulcl leapfrog so they could get c3.osei- to the aircrtft And
                  personnel ttiat iit-ed tl'10 Supplies.           Wti(,i-i one opened and bec@.inie
                  fui-ic-Li'uri.-tl, Ltic-@ other onc, WC)LTICI cl(.)s(,, (lawn -xncl they wok.tlcj
                  leapfrog across the battlefield.

                  Alpti,,.x Company (2/2271.h) Scouts flew OH-@,%S Alphas and 01-i-.@
                  Deltas (the Delta models were opconned from Task Force Vi.per).
                  I'hL@rL, w(tt-e 10 O@q-"G AII)ha p:Ltts models -xncJ 5 Delta models (one
                  had k 1-kai-d I.%i-iding earliet- on an Administrativc-- move of- there
                  wot.tl.(l tikve been six).      The function of x ScoLti is to "screen,"
                  or provide early warning of enemy activit@ for. the I)ivision (i.i-i
                  this case 3d Armored Division).                This (I,,Ay the mission of the
                  scoltts was to be screening from 4/7 Cavalry Squadron, which was
                  leading the Division's right fltni< advance ("lead") to 2d
                  Armored Cavalry Regiment (ACR) wliiclt was the trail (@lemei-it
                  ("-Lr.til") on the Division right flank. Alpl-ia Company Scouts
                  started tli(?ii- screening mission on tli(? 24t]-i and i-(3ttn(J(z(i Lti) @l
                  large group of Enemy Prisoners of Wai- (t@l-'OWs). EPOWS. were seen
                  huddling in a group raising white flags-                    'ri-iey would just staii(:[
                  there while the Military Police (MPs) would come in and Secure
                  them.    It reminded me of a round-Ltp, like cattle in the old
                  West.
                  Bravo Company Scouts (3 helicopters%. i-oviding screlninq)went out
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                  around 1000 hours that morn@g.                 'ri.,(,y relieved Alpti.,k (,(:)mpAny
nd provided the same fni.ssion ,%s Alpha (,ompiriy Scouts.                        B
                  Cornpaiiy's ScoL%t Platoon Leadei- (11-.T' Snelsoti 'tiyiri(i full S(;r
                  Wilkei-ksori) rOLt$ICICCl Lip ii EPOWS.      41 of tli(,ni wpr(, in .-@            ai-ici 11
                  wall,ii-kg.   The helicopters pulled Ltl:) to the it-LtC.'I' I)rt@I)AR-C (I 1(3
                  direct art engagement, and at first it appeared their-(, wottid tie 'Xn
                  engagement, but then the Iraqi put tliei.r arms t.tp to Surrender.
                  Instead of     engaging, they flew to the nearest tti-ii.t
                  (approximately 2 kilometers away) and that unit sent out A
                  -Lo pick up the EPOWS-          Then the Charlie Company grouts rc-lievt'(i
                  the Si-.ivo Company Scouts at approximately 1400

                  Wtic@i-i the day's tally was added Lip, IIILI total ilitfill'),,l )# 1'1,(Iw"
                  roltnd(ed Lip for the day was 27,, all from                                    I t ,Iloktl(J
                  be stressed, howevei-, that the mission o-f, iii(, tic()tti i-,               ilt)i to
                  take EPOWS.       They are the eyes and ear,@ of tli(.?
                  battalion.


                  Ft.,I.)i-Ltary 26.

                  1 remember this night we all haci a '.Lousy niglit
                  a FARP.     From FARP "Toyota" (located at NT                            we mov('?(i to
                  FARP "Nissan" (located at PU 270045).                   'I'lic- mission @l rc-@c(z).v d
                  from the "Headhunter 6" (LTC Stevens) came lo me 1'rom Lll(.?
                  of a picfttp trltci,.       It consisted of softie siniplc?
                  depicting boundaries- And 1.1itL's all I ti@is
                  to go ic) for ,k holdi.iig ar(,@'i (@.jt,,i(l F'tl
                  Cc)mmaii d c, i- 's i n ten i was to c-.on [,,k c. 1. t 1-i(? (I if i, iI.  4
,tcl 6" ((,AB
                  BLti-ke) and "Spearhead 6" (111,R,,ioi-
                  out w[ic-re we needed to go.            'Inc.? lic.-, w(,)ttlfl cc)iii(@ ol. il,-- I
                  to us and send us Ltl3 to tiir@ fight.

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File Room = jul96_declassified
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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