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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       08 12  25220OZ FEB 91 00 00 -0"0



       SPRING LAKE, EAST OF OBJ WHITE.//

       GENTEXT/OPERATIONS/12TH AVN BDE/ AVIATION ELEMENTS OPCON TO 18TH

       FA BDE CONDUCTED TARGET ACQUISITION AND DESIGNATION MISSIONS FOR

       A-10S WHICH RESULTED IN THE DESTRUCTION OF SEVERAL TANKS. THE BDE


       PREPARES TO MOVE TO FOB COBRA ON 26 FEB AND CONDUCT DEEP


       OPERATIONS.//
       GENTEXT/OPERATiONS/18TH AVN BDE/ THE BDE SUPPORTED THE AIR ASSAULT

       OF THE IOIST ABN DIV (AASLT) WITH 125 X CH47D SORTIES. THEY ALSO

       FLEW 9 X C1147D SORTIES EVACUATING 417 EPW FROM 6TH LT AR DIV


       (FR).//

       GENTEXT/OPERATIONS/CORPS ARTILLERY/ THE 18TH FA BDE AND 212TH FA

       BDE PROVIDED FIRE SUPPORT TO THE 6TIl LT AR DIV (FR) AND 24TH INF

       DIV (M) AS THEY ATTACKED DEEP INTO IRAQI TERRITORY.//

       GENTEXT/INTELLIGENCE RECONNAISSANCE/ SEE INTSUM 413. THE 45TH INE

       DIV WAS RENDERED COMBAT INEFFECTIVE WITH THE SECURING OF OBJ WHITE

       (AS SALMAN). APPROXIMATELY 600 EPWS WERE CAPTURED ACROSS THE

       CORPS. THE 49TH INF DIV REMAINS ARRAYED FROM OBJ GOLD TO OBJ

       ORANGE. THE INTENTIONS OF THE 54TIl INF DIV, THE U/I DIV VIC KHAN

       AR RZUIBAH, AND THE U/I ARMORED BRIGADE VIC KARBALA ARE STILL











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