Document Page: First | Prev | Next | All | Image | This Release | Search
File: 081996_jul96_decls1_0255.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
Combat @ion;-al,mV-.the, MT fraft@@s@.ted,,-@at@0400@bn"the@4th Of
February. At 0140 , the Di@Vi%i@on-TAC pb%49*d a new VIt @gs Fire
Support Coordination Line (FSCL) with an e+fdcti@Ve@date time group (DTG)
of 240300. The new FSCL was from grid NT 242600 to grid PT 775600. At
0424 hours, the DTAC passed information to the Divarty kqh@ch confirmed
that the 6th- French Light Armor Di-vi-sion attacked at 0400 hours.
At 1000@hour%, the Divarty HO received a warning order from i)ivi ion:
Be prepared to attack 241200 hour@ February 91". Slightly more than an
hour ahead of it's pianned,movement, at-1054 hourd an the 24th of
February, the Divarty Headquarters departed fro4 Forward Assembly Area
BUTTS. Rather than stopping and occupying positions in FAA CONCORD as
the lli.v-i:sion was ordered to attack, north; through FAA BUTTs and
@@,@@t:rcms the Lino of Departure (LD) in order the- successes in the
MARCENT sector., @"eanwhile, the 2D brigadei@ and 4-82'@A -olled at 1000
hours, conducted, a refulgl south of the LD and incv-ea"d their Mission
Oriented @4*t@vo Posture (NOPP@-@level. 2-a FA began movement from FAA
Butts with ttm I'ST ibrigade at @l,t2O@@hGurs. At Approximately 1300, the
Divarty HO stopped. short. of% the LD to assume gm increase in Mission
Oriented Protewti:ve,Post-u?-&@'i @ The DivArtyi@wL-nt to MOPP 14*vel@ 2 and
took Pyridcmtigmirtt Wt)midL&@l.(Wwve ;Agent: @@t oat#4ht@ @TabILits) in -
anticipation of possible Iraqi chemical weapons use. While waiting to
rty tb)@ctcin@@+- link-Ltp
nations with the l@27FA@ OCRSJ-@--@,'@Bri8sw4shers". -.1 battalion from 7t@e
42d Fivi d Arti I1ery B@ri@ga d
At 1448 hours,@C@Dattery,:@4-82 FAiz@@ssed the berm @+t)llt)wed by '4
Battery at 1450 hours. A/40 FA Fross@@ the border behind 4-8 CAV@4kt ).455
hours. The 4-82 FA HHB and their TOC crossed at lane number 26 (grid NT
@2241) at 1525 hours. @ 8 battery crossed At 1525 hOL.1--s.. and the brelr-l@.f)Tl
had entered Iraq. At apprbgimat&'Iy 1600, the Divar@@-r@ctical Opera*..i.ons
Center !4,TQC) rolled, forward,@Atnd @otsed: int: Iraq proceeding through the
belt @kncmn@ as@the@ Berm. @@ The Divbrty@.Passed! through berm lane
number Z7 at, gr@iid r4T, 35002299 and @'i:lonti ntied t tnd~ent 'Nor a part of
the Divisiort, move"nt@@ tb,ccntact. 2-3 FA crossed the berm at 1642 hours.
By 1800 hours 4-82 FA had iprocm?eded- 25 kilometers into Iraqi tereitor,,!.
The,,Divi.r.ion moved, in @,a- column,.of sc:@-ei?ned
the. Division right f lank @under,@i..the,,c@trol ' of@ the @@vi,@@.ion Br-' -,adL-
The@ col&Mn - of -:Brigader. fr@ north to l@oL@t@, Were 2D 'Br gade,
Brigade ;The@D@,iva&ty@Tri@. moved
_i and 3D, Brigade. 2ry Brigade
i:@The Direct@-SiAppoi7te.,(DS44@artillery battalions moved @xr@i fbrmation
with their supported brigades. Each DS battalion was prc,,,7idL-ci a
Mortar Locating Radar from the division Tar-get AcQLti'S'tiOr' (TA) Batte@'/,
.#,-to@facilitate counter*ire operati@-@;dls I
A. 1) F "A
I'D,eLapstrtkip",:Ithe@divisionlartillery MLRS battery had@i-A Cieri@,-,l St-tppcji; 4-'
Reinforcing (GSR) mission to 4-82 FA. They travel d t@-,e 4-e Cr4V,
the lead battalion of 2 Briglide@-,iin'.-.brder@ to facilitate Ic)ng'tange fi--es in
support of the Division. Additionally, 4-e2 FA was provided with a O.-37
Artillery Locating Radar and a Metaoif6it5gical section to@f@aci-@iitate -Firing
operations. The remailciin(j @37 rada@'.'@4roin the 'F/ 3@-@@l-.Rrget A-.:qLt,@sition
(TA) Battery travelodf)With @and:dndeeatho@ ty,
did the second Divarty Metdorcil@ogii:zil c
platoon, C Battery,' 5@3,Ai@r DefEint;e,gel@illo-f-,.,
LT Brandt), a Chaparral platoon Witril'-Fo,,ii@
Document Page: First | Prev | Next | All | Image | This Release | Search
Document 269 f:/Week-28/BX001301/OPORDS AND COMMAND AND CONTROL/3ad history of operation desert storm and spear:0816961333481
Control Fields 17
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