MESSAGE DATED 25 FEB 91

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Subject = MESSAGE DATED 25 FEB 91                                         

Parent Organization = ARCENT      

Unit = XVIII CORPS 

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

Document Number =         26

Box ID = BX000020




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       06 12 25220OZ FEB 91 00 00 -806&-




       BEING USED TO EVACUATE CIVILIANS AND CONVINCE IRAQI SOLDIERS TO

       SURRENDER. 6TH LT AR DIV (FR) WILL CONTINUE TO CLEAR THE TOWN OF

       AS SALMAN, CONSOLIDATE ON OBJ WHITE AND ESTABLISH BLOCKING

       POSITIONS NORTH OF THE AIRFIELD.//

       GENTEXT/OPERATIONS/IOIST ABN DIV (AASLT)/ AT 250702Z FEB IST AND

       2D BDES COMPLETED DEPLOYMENT 13Y AIR ASSAULT 160 KM FROM SAUDI

       ARABIA INTO FOB COBRA. THE BDES CONTINUED TO SECPRE FOB COBRA AND

       HAD CLEARED MSR VIRGINIA AND LOGBASE OSCAR IN TONE BY 112OZ. AT

       0916Z THE 3D BDE TF AIR ASSAULTED 225 KM INTO IRAQI TERRITORY TO

       LZ SAND (NV4605). AT 1208Z 3D BDE TF (-) ATTACKED BY AIR ASSAULT

       TO NV5847 TO BLOCK ENEMY FORCES AND INTERDICT ENEMY LOCS TN THE

       EUPHRATES RIVER VALLEY. THE DIV CONTINUES TO ESTABLISH BLOCKING

       POSITIONS IN THE RIVER VALLEY, AND BUILDUP LOGISTICS AT FOB

       COBRA. 110 X C1147D SORTIES WERE USED TODAY FOR THE BUILDUP. 326

       ENG BN COMPLETED IMPROVEMENT OF MSR NEW MARKET UP TO FOB COBRA.

       THE DIV PREPARES FOR ITS ON ORDER MISSION TO SEIZE TALLIL.//

       GENTEXT/OPERATIONS/24TH INF DIV (M)/ THE BDES CONTINUED THEIR

       ATTACK IN ZONE. AT 25020OZ, AFTER PENETRATING 135 KM INTO IRAQ,

       THE 197TH INF BDE (M) ATTACKED ACROSS PL LION TO SEIZE AND SECURE










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