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Subject = XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS OPERATION DESERT SHIELD CHRONOLOGY         

Parent Organization = CENTCOM     

Unit = ARCENT      

Folder Title = VOLUME 5   XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS AFTER ACTION REPORT FOR 3D ARMY                                 

Document Number =          4

Box ID = BX000527





                                                                           UNCLASSIFIED



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                                             Reconnaissance Scitizt(li-oii,                               '-',i            i@'ti            luti
                                             Infantry Regiiiieiit                         Fail(!    i @.t@ l@ov      t;       i           i  @ll    I 1;11@t
      1 500                     'It])        Illfzilit,i.     3, D.i \ i @i   i c) i I  l@     C) I, t@i      I I    k    1,.@           11 t    left        t
                                             DiN,i s @i on
      1 508                    1 01 st Ai rho riie DiN, i s i on j.i) j@ t,                                   1)(@                          f t, J,
                                             Picl@up Zone for Lati(iiii@l,
      1 6 20                   101st @\iibut-rie Divisi,)ii's                                                        liz:l@,    Li   i L     (-;,!ai
                                             Picl@up Zone.
      164 0                    I.Olst Airborne Division's first
                                             at Lariding Zone EAGLE.
      1 7 2 6                  6th (French) Light, Ai-iiioi-ed I)j,\ region rL@I)ol                                                 1,@ I
                                             Objecti%!e 1%'HITE-' is SLII-f'Otlii(i@,d L)tiL not @'eL SeCLIr@,d.
      150OZ                    XVIII Airborne Corps F'RA('.0 (iL [-,) 01@L-I'l@1)
                                             effective on receipt,                                                   tli@                       @)r
                                             24LIi Infantry                                         Lu I'liise I,ixic@
      1505Z                    XVIII Airborne Corps FFtAG(:) 65 t,o 0I)OPil)                                                                    S'TOR@L
                                             ren,okes part of FFZAGO 6'@-' 1)@
                                             159 (less CII-41 @issets) till(lei.@ t,lic@
                                             control of the 82d \ii-I)cjiiic!                                                                                    ziL
                                             150OZ on 25 Febt-Liary.                                 [Nol,e:            1k;stle!d out, of
                                             sequence.]
      151oz                    XVIII Airborne Corps FRAGO 66 to OPORD DESrf?'I' 9@l'oll@l
                                             removes the Phase Line \'Ti@EN(i IiiiiiL oil the, kd\,atic:e
                                             of the 24tti Infaritry I)j.visi.oii; relieves ttie 10isL
                                             Airborne Division of the i@esy)onsiLjil.iL@, f(.)i-
                                             providing a battalion Last, force a@,, ttit@ CL)r-l).s I'Ci'
                                             effective 0600 on 26 Febi-uar) and threats it on
                                             order to conduct an air ass@itilt, cip@--t-at@ioti Lo sic@zc-
                                             a forward operating base %icdriit@ of' Tallil Air
                                             Base (PV 0523).                         AdcliLioii@illy la@ls the 3d Ariiioi-e(i
                                             Cavalry to occupy blocl@iii,., positions at, C)I)jecL@ive.
                                             GRAY beginning at 0400 on 26 FebVLI@ll'@ all(] in
                                             conjunction with the 2,]Lli Iiif@.iiiLi-@ I)ivisi.cii t,o
                                             screen tire corps flanlc fi-oiii Phase Line I.FC).,\ t,o
                                             Phase Line VIKING, arid tlit!ji in coordination N@itli
                                             the 24th Infariti@y Di.%,isiori to OCCL[IJ@@                                                                        l@EI)
                                             PRIME (PU 1758) and giiar(i the                                                         f'IzAril, ()f Llie
                                             24tti Infantry Division a@; j.1, @iL,LLick@s to
                                             GOLD while avoiding deci.@;i\e uti,,ziL,
                                             Additionally zAriiioLitices Llie cliziii,,,L! @)1' Llic \Tl
                                             Coi,ps-XVIII Airborne Coi-1,6                                                                               Lo
                                             Phase Line JET (effecti%,t@ i.ilic)lt                                                          of Llie
                                             Airborne Division on                                                                                 I)ollil(,IiilN
                                             between the 82d Airl)ortie                                                                   3cl
                                             Cavalry, and directs the "(i
                                             24LIi Iiifaritry Di\,isioti i,o c-o(ii-iliti;Ai,t@ c:)ii
                                             their boundary.                          [Notle:                              OLII, 01'
            ,)o                Two soldiers fr-oiii ('oiiii);iii@                                      '-ki l@@,tliAl i,)ii, I,-)ilj
                                             IrifaiiL,t-@ (2LILli                                                                         1, 1 @ t         @xii(i
                                             Liic) @votitid@ct at @@lf                                                                                   1, @)1'1
                                                px-oLecti@,e Beat! ari(i
      1529Z                    XVITI Airbox-riL                                    F'RA('@o 6,i i@,
                                                                                  UNCLASSIFIED

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Document 70 f:/Week-33/BX000527/VOLUME 5 XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS AFTER ACTION REPORT FOR 3D ARMY/xviii airborne corps operation desert shield chronology:0418971637454
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File Room = aug96_declassified
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Box ID = BX000527
Unit = ARCENT
Parent Organization = CENTCOM
Folder Title = VOLUME 5 XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS AFTER ACTION REPORT FOR 3D ARMY
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Subject = XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS OPERATION DESERT SHIELD CHRONOLOGY
Doc Seq # = 4
Doc Date =
Scan Date =
Queued for Declassification = 25-AUG-1996
SAGWI Request = 11-APR-1997
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 18-APR-1997