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  











                                                  1-11<3T(31;:TCt)l. l@Ff-"OI!ZT Foi-k-iif-ir

                F,Or@,r/ALJTI-IOF@:      CPT E. A.1l.en Ch,,Aridler, fr.
            (jl,4I'T',  Alpi-ia Troop, 4/7tli Cavalry
            (.i(,"rIVITY/EVFNl -         Contkct wi-Lh ii-@tcli T@tni,@s,
            DA'T'I:.'/TTIIE OF r)C'rXVITY/EVI@l@Ir-           26                  1991
            I)rSC.r,,If@TION (3F AC.'TIVXTY/E.VEIll:
                        C)ri the '@!,4)th of, Fc@brLtkry at %r)proximAt(?)y 1400 liottrs, (Alptix
                        ri-ool), 4/7tli Ckvali-y wa,s -A-t ti-k(- solttli c?rtd of Ol:)jective (,ollins.
                        They were in the vicinity of phase linr, 14erlin when thl@y were
                        told that Sd Ai-moi,ed Division would turn to the east and conduct
                        movenil,n't to contact with the r@epltbl.icari Guard (Division believed
                        this to 13(, tlic- T,@w,-All,-ana diviisi<:)i-i).
                        Alpha Troop was part of Lhe fltriP.,. screen for tlic@@ Division.                                  They
                        had placed Lli(s air ir(@pi; forward and th(@ ground troops flanking
                        (in the sh4tpe of A httgl@ L.) .             Alpha Troop was the lead ground
                        troop. They established t contact point that was supposed to be
                        at NT,010, to link up with scotti                     platooii of 4/34 Armor,
                        presumably also 2d                     A13OLtt a kilometer short of that
                        loc.t-tion,, Alr)h,-t Troop CA(Ilf-' upon th TOC of 2d Squadron 2d ACR
                        at-id discovered that tlic2rc, Was som@%neiny contact along the front
                        of 2cl AC'r@-    2cl SqLtc%drc)i) -,i.at-od Lhxi if Alphct Troop, 4/7th
                        Cavalry LLti-ii(,d L(.) ti-ii@ i-i(llit,                             5-6 P@ilometors away
 rilict          I..    It Wc'li fLtl'ilic-,i, believed that the
                                             @Cl-(!C@l-k lifl.@            tlic? 64N.13 gi-id Iiii(:?.       AL this
                                                   w,4t-, tti(- fioo@.;t norll.erii c-IL@mc-,Ilt of 2d ACR.

                        2d ACR b(?Iieved they wottld be linkii-kg up with lst BDE, 4/34
                        Arnior. litot-in @ts thc.@ Ce?iiittrioi-is.         2d ACR also stated that the
                        contact s(3 fai- was some EIRDlis and Bl'Ir's And a Couple of T-55s (in
                        s;m.tll cittfnb(@rs,, oric, fic@rt, :tnd c)ric@ thLr-c-).         They believed the
                        Iraqi,; k(i l@(@ inoviric;                           rep(,)sition or withdraw.
                        Al ltiti ;jfii(- llic.              (;.tv.,xiry Scitt,-tcfr(@it (:omm,,ncjei-, L.IC 'rerry
                        Ttt(-Kr.i-, Iiiii,t-el tit) wikl.                           ii-i(i initiated some qltict,
                                                       c,t.iAt:t f,c)krii-i @'All t.tt( way to tl'IL-' east ai'lcl
                                                                   i@lpli@t Troop.        This cattsed a good
                        tie-in 'to kt,(- If-s'i iriti flat, right of itic..- movement.                    A3 pti.R Troop,
                        4/7ii-i                     ;(-(j l(i              i-igi-il (easterly) turn.                Alpllk
                        ircil@)r)'s (otlifnitli(Icr, (I't'l               ilic)ti(jtii the 7.c)ne rarely covered
                        w(-)Ltl.d l@,, , @,-.i            wi(i@.,                 ti)(@ mrii-i body at-id 2d ACR.
                                         :,t@         ic,(i tii@, ','ttcl ixrt(l :lr(-l [).Latooris to conduct a
                        zonc@                                        ttic? two bodies.           He further
                        i.nstrLtr-tc,ci @L@.t pl..,tc)oct to continue Lhe flank screen to tie-in
          wi, Lli 2(i ACI@ ( tlit@y w,@rc, not fi-ofii (,F,'l Davie, so they were put oil
                        (ii(, I-icllil I,,,trici        .I lite, fiiri%-(-tnent heading east).

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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
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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
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Declassified = 16-AUG-1996