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File: 081996_jul96_decls1_0232.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
its two (iii--,,ia ic@ix(J, ILT Wikrni(:I,.(-? and SSO
and @rid Ai.i,ct-aft, WOJ. and SI-'4 Johnson. Also, one
1)(,I.ia model wAs launched from Tasi, Force Vipoi- (TFV).
t,Je were laltncl,ied in i-olttc? And up witl-i one more Delta model. ;-kl-l
ttiil,i-iown crew ("SiLtl,.,.a" was their call sign and I never knew the nknies
of the crew (they were also from 'ri@v)). The OH-58 Charlie (CWZ
(iilticiLtsc., ,And E;P4 llrl)onald) crew that we linked up with, was in the
iii-C)CL-Ss of i-c:oLtndi.rig tAp El@OWs when we came across tt)em- Once they
finished, I)ecaLtsc, -friendly ground troops were there to take over from
tijem, tht-y linked t,tp writer us. We proceeded as a flight to PT 185600.
itir,rt- we spent approximately 30 minutes on station searching for
(,Ir-@nients that had engaged Charlie Company ScoLtts. After 30 minutes,
tit iii, tiarc-, on the horizon, we sighted gltn flttsties -from large caliber
Ljttlls.. One of the Delta model Scouts called in statirig fie had sighted
@tit c-,ii(,my c:c)inmtnd post. DLte to his position tie was able to see the
(-.c)mm,knd post (he wks on the other side of the enemy post from us,
1)(@tween the post %nd our position), whereas the rest of thc? flight
t,j,.xs unable to see their command post.
Apaches are not normally equipped w.*th laser warning devices.
lot, this war, however, we were given hAfM held substitutes that were,
iii fact, 3,Aser- warning devices.-They sltction cupped to the windshield
Inside the aircraft. At the same time as the Delta ScoLtt was
i.k(li.oing hi,, sighting, both AIA-64s lasei- warni.nq devices went off
i tank laser i,arigefindei-s.
';4.an'L seconds a-f'ter the laser warning devices activated, artillery (-)I-
-ii,Airt ql%ri i-olti-ids started coming in on us- At our aircraft. The call
t,j,.ts niadl, for the flight to drop back, putting some distance between
the bad guys and us, so that we could come back and engage them.
it,(- -flight retreated out of range of the incoming rounds. Then the
li,j(.) Apz..x(:Iies turned to reengage the enemy positions. Upon being
iti fir(7, CW'4' S-ti-ot.td and WOI Branda launched a volley of '.7,1
(Iiy(Ir@x 70i ) into the vicinity of the enemy command post. Ttic.-@
Aiixch<, also laltnchc.@d A volley of rockets into the vicinity of
li.c, (:c3fiini,,ii-kd post.. The incoming artillery ceased. At that 1-3oirit, dkt(-,
fuel @'tatk-ts, i'.tte flight brol-e station (ended contact) and returned
I--Al@P "1,4civa." That engagement was the first time ti-iat the
Shot. L)ack.
iii(- time itiixt the battalion had EPOWs Surrender to an Apacti(-?
.%fLei, the engagement with the artillery. Ti-iL*i-e were two
li.@cii Soldiers that surrendered to us. During that engagement Alpha
CL)nipAnies heavy team was launched to relieve the light team. They
t.-Cli,Cl for-r.(,cl Lc) return due to bad weather. We all started coming bxc:k
of' tit(? nasty storm.
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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