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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  















                                                                              r@E@"Or@'i I-ORPIAT


                Nl-.I-,Ol@T/AUI I-IC)r@:      Cl-T          Atl.c,?n ("handler-, Jr-
                tll,III:    2/'.@27tli (-)via,tion
                Of-.:I IVIL Y/EVE-NI           Interview with PF-C' Slianiion A- Kesiri(3or, Aei-izkl
                observer, 014-58s.                He flew with 'the -,coltt platoon lead(:?t-, ][.'I
                I tAebbc-?. Ctiarlic, Company, '.1/227th Aviation and CW2 DAlt- E. SLroLtd.,
                Ali-64 Inst.rttctoi,                        A Company, 2/227ii-i Aviation.
                DATE/TIME OF' ACTIVII'Y/EVENT-.                        25 F(@bi-ttary 1991
                DI---SCRiprioN OF ()CTIVITY/EVENT:

                                                             PERSOblAt- Il,[I'ERVXEW-.

                l-'[@C SI-iannon A. Kesinger, Aerial obsc@,rvei-,, Cli@krli.e                                                ;./227tti
                L)14-58s.       He flew with the SCOLtt platoon ](?,kdei,-, IL-I' E-i-i(- I-Ltc,[)t)e,
                Charlie Company 2/227th.

                C)n 25 February, Charlie Company was given orders from "Lead 6" (CAF@
                Commander COL Charles 11. Burke) to expand the "screen" to gr) fLtr'th(.Pt-
                east to Phase Line (PL) "Co-[.ton."                             Upon reaching PL Cottoii. It.1
                LLtebbe (the Charlie Company Platoon L-e@cf'Wi-') ,And I took fii-c-@.. When
                first arrived there with SGT Johoron and WOJ.                                        Gladowsk.(-.          There were
                three aircraft.                ILT Madkins (Delta model pilot) and SF'('                                                 tile
                lc?ft seat in tri.%t Delta model, were flying with its. fti(,y ).c-ft
                t;ladowske and Tolinson at Pi- Cotton fOl" "I-(?tl'AIIS" As
    The 1) ]tA mc)(,JeJ i.%rici my
                were continuing the screen. We crossed over what vjei-e -ftgliljritj
                positions in those rivetments.                            We continued up the pl)asc.,l:Liie and
                noticed an explosion approximately 400 metei,s to our 4 o'cl,.)cl--.                                                     We
                noticed they were mortars-                          lLtst after that tracer rounds-, came across
                the nose of the aircraft (we took fire at PT '[SC4690).                                               W(.-. then 13t-:qan
                t-vasive measures to the wesi..                          Ilktmei-c)t-ts                round-, wt?i,t@ Lait(-I.iii(.1
                all around.            So we flow abOtAt 'i kil.ofa(@tei-s i.c) tlit- vj(-,-,t iii.1 liti@ikt.-(i ill
                c)t.tr spot i-er)ort to "Headht-tnter 6.."                        I'lic.@ri                Ri-ici               itic)tt(iiii
                ti-iey were taking fire Again,, so we went                                               ',i                      to (I-I(,
                wqst-       Llp(:)n later- inspection none of The, -tircr@ift

                @;o we were then 10 kilo(iietei-s from wlic?i-L- w(, took                                                                Ari(i
                @,Lationary.           I'@ieadhLtnter 6" called Li[) -,o(nc, gttri@; fr,(7)(n All,tix l@o(i.p,--krly.
                E;iiice aircraft were taking fire the oi-clei- f,i,,oni tl,i(L@
                (TAC) ttnd Headhunter 6 was to scramble sornt, qLtri-,. this; (iic,@ini
                tiie Apaches.            Getting them up in the air.                           (alpha Colill')@4(IY W.@,-,
                the mission and they sent their ligf-ii team, 2 AH--64 Ap,,%chr-s..

                (This story is picked up by CW2 Dale E. Stroud, A14-64 tristr@t(:tc)oi,
                            A CotnpAny, 2/227th (4viatioi-t).

i.qtit. team was launched
                We laltllchc?d two Apaci-ies-                          I.jqhi i.(,@it(n                11 i t'... o.,I.
                                  And LI-TL, 2nd airct-.Af't,
                with its two OF4-58 Cliarlies:                       Isi.
                F'olelli; @.ti-id 2nd aircraft. W01                                     aii(I f3i'll
                          model WRS laLtrichc@cJ from Ttsl,@                                Vi         (11 %;)

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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