MESSAGE DATED 27 FEB 91

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Subject = MESSAGE DATED 27 FEB 91                                         

Parent Organization = ARCENT      

Unit = XVIII CORPS 

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

Document Number =         28

Box ID = BX000020






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      04 10 27220OZ FEB 91 00 00 SO@@--




      ATTACK TO THE EAST. IST BDE.(QUO10883) IS ALONG PL AXE IN THE

      NORTH, 2D BDE (PU911735) IS IN CENTER SECTOR; 197TH INF BDE (M)

      (PU900853) FOLLOWS IST BDE AND 3D ACR (PU773565) IS ON THE SOUTH

      PLANK. IOIST ABN DIV (AASLT) IS POSITIONED TO THE NORTH AND WEST

      OF THE 24TH INF DIV (M) WITH 3D BDE (NV652410) IN AO EAGLE, 12TH

      AVN BDE (PU340578) AND 2D BDE (PU450583) VIC FOB TIM; IST BDE

      REMAINS IN FOB COBRA (MU953883). THE 6TIl LT AR DIV (FR) GUARDS

      THE CORPS' WEST FLANK WITH I RS (MV895093) AND 1 RHC (MV673270) IN

      THE NORTH, 1 REC (MU310975) AND 3 RHC (LU988420) IN THE WEST AND 2

      REI (MU604947) AND 3 RIMA (MU600845) VIC OBJ WHITE. THE 82D ABN

      DIV IS VIC OBJ GRAY WITH 3D BDE AT NUS30462, IST BDE AT NU725473

      AND 2D BDE (NU590523) IS MOVING TO OBJ GRAY. THE CORPS MAIN IS AT

      RAFHA; THE TAC CP IS AT MT473086.//

      GENTEXT/OPEIZATIONS/XVIII ABN CORPS/ XVIII ABN CORPS CONTINUES  TO

      ATTACK EAST TO DESTROY THE RGFC. OUR ADVANCE HAS TAKEN US 330 KM


      DEEP INTO THE HEAR T OF IRAQ. OUR UNITS HAVE CUT OFF THE IRAQ

      RETREAT. WE ARE NOW POISED TO ASSIST IN THE FINAL DESTRUCTION OF

      THE RGFC. THE 24TH ID (M), THE CORPS MAIN EFFORT, WILL PAUSE TO

      REARM AND REFUEL PRIOR TO CONTINUING THE ATTACK EAST TO DESTROY






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