MESSAGE DATED 23 FEB 91

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Subject = MESSAGE DATED 23 FEB 91                                         

Parent Organization = ARCENT      

Unit = XVIII CORPS 

Folder Title = DUTY LOG G3 REAR XVIII ABC MAIN CP SITREPS FEB 91                                               

Document Number =         24

Box ID = BX000020


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      05  11 23220OZ FEB 91 00 00 409'r




      232359Z FEB.//

      GENTEXT/OPERATIONS/6TH LT AR DIV (FR)/ THE DIV SECURED ATTACK

      POSITIONS ALONG AND BEYOND THE LD IN PREPARATION FOR THEIR

      ATTACK. THE REGIMENTS OF THE 6TIT LT AR DIV (FR) AND 2D BDE 82D

      ABN DIV ARE PREPARED TO LEAD THE CORPS' ATTACK ACROSS THE LD AT

      24010OZ FEB TO SECURE OBJECTIVES ROCHAMBEAU AND WHITE.//

      GENTEXT/OPERATIONS/IOIST ABN DIV (AASLT)/ YHE DIV COMMENCED PRE

      H-HOUR OPERATIONS AT 23170OZ WHEN LRSD CROSSED THE LD BY

      HELICOPTER AND 3 TEAMS WERE INSERTED VIC FOB COBRA AT 1858Z. THE

      FOURTH TEAM WAS INSERTED VIC MSR TEXAS. THE DIV WILL BEGIN A

      FINAL PRE ATTACK AERIAL RECON OF MSR NEW MARKET AND FOB COBRA AT

      2400OIZ FEB. THE DIV CONDUCTS THEIR G-DAY DEEP ATTACK BEGINNING

      24030OZ FEB.//
      GENT@E@/OPMZATIONS/24TH INF DIV (M)/ ALL BDES CONDUCTED GROUND

      RECONS UP TO 10 KMS ACROSS THE BORDER IN PREPARATION FOR G-DAY

      OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS. AT 2t220OZ ONE RECON ENCOUNTERED AN ENEMY

      FORCE AT MT631673. 4 X ADA GUNS AND 2 X TRUCKS WERE ENGAGED WITH

      DIRECT FIRE AND MLRS. DIRECT HITS OCCURRED AS WELL AS NUMEROUS

      SECONDARY EXPLOSIONS. FINAL PREPARATIONS ARE BITING MADE FOR THE












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