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File: 081996_jul96_decls1_0239.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
Withi.i,i a few niintttc@,s the L.I'C TLtrkc@r told Cl-T' Davie, that tic- fill
btil (3i-iL@ to play with. It was ih(@ii ilixl Cr-,,r Divit,
fifi)V(.@(i 1)?tlilici ici to p(-@rfc7)r,in :roi,io
reconnaissance. There was between '@(30 tiid 600 iiietli-s from tll(?
lead LIonients of 3i-d pltloon to Isi platoon. 'rfierc, were then
two I-)Iatooii@3 in dcl.)th and one in front.
cF,,r Davie rc,pt)ri(.Ki (z,xcelluri'L cc)niiiio And 'Lie--iri with ','d i.)(,I%' c)ri t[ic-
trool3 co(ofnai-id net and Sd platoon net. Alpha rroop also liad
physical tie-in with 2d ACr@'s furthest north vc@hicles- flieri t:iim(--
tl,ie L3.nk Lip wit[-% CentLtrion. It wRs reported as satisfactory,, I)ktt
Alpti,i Troop @-.ind 2d oCR had problems sttying Xbreast. C)nc, of-
kept getting in front of tli(:? other. 'r i., i ,was due-, tc:) tlic, fi(@ t
that visibility was oi-ily 300 meters beCaLlse of i sandstorm.
Allili.i Troop and 2d ACI:Z traveled in this ni,:4nn(,r for tbottt 2(4
k)lc)niet(--rs ottt to aboltt the 69 or 701,[S cji-id 3inr,. II Wk"
s(3mewlierc,? 1)(@tweeti 60 and 701-4S when Alpha fi-oop bi-oi--.t?
with lst platoon, F troop, 2d ACR. cF,,r i)avie was told il.al otit
in front of Alpha Troop was G troop and that Al.plia Troop COLtld
link Lip with them either physically or over ti-ie radio n is
(although linp@ Lip never occurred becaltse of the (-nSLtin(I ixction)..
At about this time (between 1530 and 160ti hOLti-S tll(- sttn
ec -asi g
starting to go down and d rL n ibility c?v(.ri ni(,)r(,?) Lf'(-
Tticker informed -Lhe troops that the 2d ACR had told :,f'kl) i.iiit
tl-kere was no enemy betwees-i AlphR Troop and the KLtwait,.t
(between 30 and 35 kilonietc@i-s). They wcrc@ XISC) told tll,ll '@01)
was in the pLtrisLtit fnode. fli:@s meant that w,.t,-, t.) I,(-
Ltsing the same sort of movefiient, I)Ltt LliL-@ mcyclc@ o-f: tIloLt(jtit li,4@l
cli.Ai-kged just A little bit. As tlic-- lead elements (31 A1131i,i
crossed the 73 gridline they made contac:t witli the erie(ii>,.
3d platoon had dismounted infantry to their 'froi-it. At tili,,
most of the battle was viewed throligh thermal @igliti.ricii;.
Alpha Troop COLtld no longer see tlirOLIgii noi-tnal %;iqhls (-@i- tti..
naPL,ci eye. Initially the I(-,id elements of c;tmr, i
and i-(,part(-cJ to Alpha 'f'roop that tliri-(? werc, iit@ ti-ic?fl(il
their front, meaning that Alpi-kA Ir,ool,) cott)(I
A.LI31i,t Troop was to (,ngag(, with 25tom high eXl')I(')';LV(l
munitions. They spotted and engagecl ol,)jprts dc@lf-c@tr.,cl li>, @li(.ir
loding oil A 1)(,r,fn oril-/
100-1.50 meters to the front.
This lead CPI Davie to believe that they
p@eces of metal. He lit-li(:?ved it possil:)Ic., tli,,At Ili(? li,%.i
given off some heat. He reported to the squadron (-ofriniixnclei- t(i,t(
maybe Alpha Troop hadn't siglited troops, bltt rather :ittit !,o(jif,
jltnk- No sooner had he told the LIC. TLtaker 'LliAt, where ;(i
platoon reported 3-4 tracks had contact with
fact. rental is wfipn they -,tar--Lc-,d tailrace itic@
ovt,i- tli(2 1,3Lrfn. were it'if@tiiiry soldiers; Isf t;..'
Wli.it'il-I A minLt-Le oi, two they also r-c,r)cit-tc@(i (ii.,k@
with i-iltmbul' LtnP.,nowi-k (it se(,M(@d a sm,ill
't. i nic@) CF'l Dtvic (made.? -Ltic, assLtfi)r)-Liori that ii
Stl'(:?[-kgtll (a COLtple of rilql-,s. niiyi3(@
of thL, linc., of
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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