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File: 081996_jul96_decls1_0227.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
We went to ttic:? 1-i(:)Idin(j --Ar(?a, waiting to see When grot.trici bi-igkd(@
i-iec,d(z?d us, when -(I-i( weaililr- s-Lixt-ted turning to sliit tnd they
recovered us bacl< to FARNP "Cadi.11,Ac" (located at FIU 3391','16)
about d@xi-[,. (approximately 1900)- Then the weather improved,
al)(:)Ltt 2000, and We laltncl-ked back to our holding area.
Enrattte 'Lo Our ho3.ditig tre,,A, we tool,, some trtclr -fire -from
"I-t?ad's" (my) position. We evaded to the east and contiiiLtLd of-i
with our mission. The, location of the -Lrkcer fire was given to
1-ii.ghL,r. 'This was. for most, Out- first contact wi.tii tli(? enemy.
Soon After arriving it c)Lxr holding area (still at grid rU
450202), we took off. Our attack group had four Apaches and 3
OH--58s (2 Alp)ha'v, and i Delta). We were given the mission to
sLtlilDoi-t @d E4rigAde, 3d Armored Division (3AD), lockted in tll(..'
nor,thL,r-it half of the division sector- Evidently the, enemy had
found a seam an the second brigade*s left flank and was getting
poised to exploit it. The seam was between Ist and 3d AD with
2d Di-igade on the northern portion of Sd AD's sector.
I gc)t in contact with "Foxtrot-07" (the 2d Brigade S-3). I
asked lilm for a Iii-tp of his "friendly trace" (how far forward
his fric2ndlies were)- He tc) Id me WiF@re they were located and
iiou) far forward, as well as..reiterated the engagement area he
waviic,d isic.- to concentrate on.
W(.' P@1114'd LIP about 5 and a half kilonil%tei-s from the enemy
t PL) 6928), occupied a battle position, and found
oLti-sc:?Ives oriented dLtL- east. We were seeing numerous "I-iot
s;pots" to the east. A lot of the vehicles had been destroyed
either by artillery or tanks (direct or indirect fire). Since
we were involved in a close in battle we wanted to positively
i(,J(,ntify th(- F-i-i(,my vehicles. We moved about another I,,ilometet-
'it) tic@t r@Joser- to the cnc@my.
thing in our fninds waas the confirmation of enemy
I .iLnt tti(, grid tliat we saw the targets in to the
((.4i,.id F,tJ 7327), to certain that we didn't
ti-i(@ndlies tl-kei-e, and we began engaging targets %t a range
t@.i.1c)(neivi-s with "Hell-fii-e" missiles (these are laser
Iypc@ (missiles). 'rho targets were moving from right to
Icti., @,) The, ric)r-tti or the northeast. Some targets appeared to
;-lriritl on t.tic, move toward friendlies. We began engaging the
Oric., tti:iiig -,iood out in my mind. During the engagement
we w(,i-r.- interrupted by approximately 10 to 12 HMMWVs (Highly
Pic-@t)j.le PiLtJi.i-Wlic?eled Vehicle, or replacement for the Army Jeep)
tl,,Ak -At our 0200 position, traveling at us with white
-11,,A-61iiiig. Somehow these FIMIIWVs had positioned
Ili(, middle of the battlefield. 'They were too close
w(-r(? flec.,irici, hoping that WC WOLkIdn'L hit
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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