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                                                                 

Folder Seq #:          4

Unit: 3D AD       

Parent Organzation: VII  CORPS  









                    WC? did not reenter the figh'L.                The SC(')LtiS shut their aircraft
                    down. Then we did.            We did i-iot lkltiicii any more on ti-kkt mission-
                    WC, got @ipproximatc?ly ; hours of                       ttiai              Wfiilc@, we were
                    sleeping, the Charlie C(:)tiipkiiy (rc@w--ciii@fs ((nainteriancr.- guys)
                    serviced the aircraft.

                    At 0800 we launched again ii-i-Lc) the southern -,(-rior-                      We were to
                    go 10 to 19 kilo(iietc.-i-s 'to ti-ic- front of list Eirig.,kde.               'riie
                    visibility was still bad (it wzt,, less tlian oi-kc,---lialf mile with
                    r,Rit-i and hazel even though it was daylight.                     (3n this trip we
                    were accompanied by HeacJhLtnic?r---6 in -tik Apactif-,.                WC encountered
                    numerous gatlierit-igs of EPOWS.               They were coming Out of theii-
                    bLtnf-.-.c@rs in iii(.:? hLtncirf--ds- All we (:Ot-tld CIO WAS report their
                    locations to higl-ier. We coiitinLtE.@d another 4 to 'i kilometers to
                    the east, in the vicinity of I-U SO:L2, And took up t battle
                    positions.        We then destroyed llktnt(li"OLt-, StatiOllAr,y tracked Afid
                    wheeled Vet)iLle@.           The v(-,tii(-](@s appe,,xi,t.,cl ic, 1)(, itt)aricioned.     Af tei-
                    aiii3roxitnately 30 Mil-kLtt(@S on stALion we brol@t.? station.                    At that
                    time my "LicjhL Team." 2 ApachL@s and :5 other SE@OLttS, arrived on
                    station.       As a note, the Attack helicopter tonil-)anies arc., divided
                    into two teams. a "Light"                    A "I-ieaVy" team.         The light team
sists of 4
                    AH-64 (Apaches).

                    I'l-ie light team proceeded iAi-ic)ilic,i, @LO        tcj 1'.% P..ilc)mf-iers further
                    east, out to, appi-oxim@Atc..,Iy. Llic@ 95            gi-id Iiii(?.,    The light team
                    also encountered riLtfnpr(.)tts                                      Arid I(-)weci Aiid SI'
                    Ai-Li.Llery pieces, Aii(i                                  (iii(4.            velli(-.Ies
                    @.xppc-?.ire(i ic3 1.)c,

                    After approximately @,' to 40 iiiinitte,-., the licjtil team recovered
                    to the FARP (I-ARI:' Caddy) to refuel and rearm.                       This was the last
                    combat mission for the bk-Liaiion.

                    Oi-i '.iS FL@131-Ltary:, il'it, LIM(' (13i,itt@.h                    t,(:)mpany) bi-(@dcAst
                    F'rc-,s;ideni Gc-(:)rgc,             rall fc,i,                       -tt             II)(,
                    cc-@ase--fir(, pi,evs-@nt(?d LI,@,@ I.,,(  tilit,ii From siiiii-icl -.%dditioi-ial units
                    i.i-i-Lc) battle.    Al I i II 'xJ I i I         Ilic-               fjrl;t battle.           I
                    feel tl'iat i.I)C-y k) I                                I iAlICI I fil l')]'OLt(i Of All Of
                    ,Ltieni.

                    C)'T HER F'ERSOIl@, W.t 11 1 1010611         IF i I I I i-; r-vk.i,i't z

                    T [Jose I i s -Led I I) t I it@ ,k t)(.)v(, I- c, I)') t I .

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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