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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  












             ()if l@ I,Aiittz..try 1991, F,rr-sicieri-t. l@tA ii-I anii(7)t-tn(.:e(i tiic? comair,ii(:(,merii c),f:
             operation 1)(@sel-t Storm, beginning with -A (nkjoi- air campaign in an
             effort to remove Iraq from KLtwai t.                               Iraqi forces responded by
             firing SCUD (Missiles at Dhahran in An effort to tei-roi-iz(:? allied
               (.)rcc@s      9tli Fiattalion now located near A.@ie F'r)rt of Da(nrnAM spent
                      night in IIOI'F' Level -1 prepai-ed Lo received incomii-iq missiles.
             llie SCLJI) attacks were Itrgely unsuccessful due to U.S.                                                I-'atriot
             flatteries, whi.cli intercepted ,And destroyed i.ncomi.i-kg missiles.

             Ot'i 24 Iantittry 1991, 9-227 ASP deployed I)y convoy from port to TAA
             1-1(-nry, located 4, miles South East of 1-ia-f Al BR-Lin in the open
             desert.         9t[i BN and the rest of Sd Armored Division prepared tor
             movement to F'orwqrd Assembly Area                                        C-CLittS, located 90 (ni Lc.,S to
             the Nor-thwc--,st while iicclimating to ,A c[csert environment..

             Cli-i 27 February 1991, the Combat Aviation Brigade I:)L,(jan its (Jesel-t.
             movement cross-country to FAA Butts.                                   rhis move included a night
             convoy under blackout drive that proved a dangerous lesson in
             controlling connvoys in darkness.                                I'his movement way-, a carefully
             orchestrated rehearsal for the Battalion eveiitttal movc%nir.,rit to
             Assembly Area Collins located in Southern

             9th Battalion received addition li@illITS and lllllIVS wliici-i improved its
             cross-country mobil.ity@ but still lacf,(,d c:orisi.d ral,)Ic-, li@itilirig
             ('@AP,Aci ty.       I'l-iL- Battalion combat packed all mission i,@ -.*@ntiAl
         c.@tit.ii fi(ii(?nt.  Equipment that could ti(:)I. 1.)(, carried                                                     at
             llc)ldii-ig Area Echo Ltii(Jei- tiic? (:onti-o.L (@'f the Lti'l
             IIA,T Osterm.Ann.

             On 24 February 1991, 9-227 ASP crossed into Iraq on R crciss--(:OLtntry
             90 mile journey toward Objective Collins.                                       Personnel @Aiid vlhicles
             performed superbly during the move with miiiimaj bi-r,,Al,(Jowtis or
             delays during the 100 hours of mov(-mei-it--                                  T fif@ Ila I t @ I I (,)fl,! I, n t I,
             Ic)gistical plan was (modified xs necessary ,i,; i I l@('(                                              r,fi-i r(-ii t
             allied forces avenues of .Advancement.                                   flic@
             C;ollins and continued its C'XP]Oil.ai.iO]l IC) 'in('

             riiis change in the mission placed considcr,4131(.@
             stretched logistics system.                          Fuel support
             Wheatley, cp,r Bell, cp,r i




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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