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  






        provide air defense coverage throughout the operation.         The battery also
        had a signal SEN team (SSG Lopez, NCOIC) attached from the 143d Signal
        Battalion to provide Mobile Subscriber Equipment (MSE) support to the
        Divarty.

             Lini@ up with the 1-27 FA was accomplished by Major John Morin,
        Assistant Divarty S-3, at grid NT 480380 with the commander and S-3 of
        1-27 FA, LTC Vallario and MAJ Jensen.       At approximately 1700 hours, the
        Gridsmashers entered the 3d Armored Division zone.        They had just
        completed firing in the preparation which supported the I ID advance and
        breach operations in the east.

             The Divar@@y was passed a new Fire Support Coord    'ination Line at 1748
        hours with an effective DTG of 1645 hours.        FSCL 'grids were from NU 7520,
        to PU 1820 to PT 5290 to PT 5250 to PT 8050.        At approximately 1900 hours,
        the Divarty occupied the first night position at grid NT 438334 and
        continued 24 hour tactical operations.       At approximately 1930 hours, the
        Gridsmashers occupied night firing positions at grid NT 456334,
        ,if)proximately '2 kilometers east of the Divarty.     Face to +ace contact was
        '-iter                                                                The 1-27 FA
        i,     established at the Divarty Tactical Operations Center.
        assumed a General Support mission upon entering the Division zone.

             At 1950 hours the Divarty received the -Following Intelligence SITREP:
        "No reports of chemical use    in theater.    Resistance to the 2 ACR light
        throughout.    2 ACR captured  210 EPW (Enemy Prisoners of War).        MARCENT
        5i)00 EPW. Assessment: Enemy   will continil.@fto de-Fend in place.    No major
        activity in the 3AD sector.      Do not expect any significant activity
        tonight."

 locations werr
        @'40 Fg,. - NT 51.0447; 2-3 FA - NT 419ZN35; 2-82 FA - NT 351231, and 4-82
        NT496431.   Only 2-82 FA supporting the 3D Brigade remained in Saudi Arabie
        at the end of the day.     All other Divarty units were established in Iraq.
        The DTAC and DMAIN closed at NT 482420 and NT 292194 respectively.            The
        42D FAB was still located in the I ID zone at NT 622257.          Their mission to
        -ein+orce 1 ID Division Artillery had not changed.

             At 217N5 the Division Artillery units reported weapons status as
        -ollows:   A/40 (MLRS)-IO of 10 systems operational, 2-3 FA had 25 of 25
        @r)wit--ers operational, 2-82 FA had 22 of 26 howitzers operational, and
        -' 82 FA had 22 of 25 howitzers operational.       The Divarty had a total of 69
        I" 75 M109A2 howitzer systems operational, and all of it's 10 MLRS systems
        ,-,,)erational.

             The Division Artillery covered a cross country distance of 37 miles on
        ,@-day, of which approximately 9 were within the country of Iraq.

                  Tas@, Organization, B-day, 24 Feb 91

                  3D Armored Division Artillery
                        2---< FA "Gunners", 155mm SP, DS I SDE
                        2-82 FA, "Red Dragons", 155mm SP, DS 3 SDE
                        4-8@ FA, "Dragons", 155mm SP, DS 2 SDE
                        A/40 FA, "Deepstritc?", MLRS, SSR 4-82 FA
                        F/7:N:7, FA, "Finder", TA, GS
                        1/@-7 FA, "Gridsmasher", MLRS, GS (Upon lint@ up)

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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