HISTORY SLIDES FOR 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION

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Subject = HISTORY SLIDES FOR 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION                      

Folder Title = DRAFT COPY OF 101ST ABN DIV AALT OPERATIONS DS-S                                                

Parent Organization = XVIII CORPS 

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        air assault doctrine (see Annex B).
              With the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) capabilities

        in mind, the XVIII Airborne Corps was already tasking the
        division to participate in defensive operations well forward in
        Saudi Arabia as early as 30 August 1990. 23 On I September, the
        division deployed an aviation task force with an infantry platoon
        and combat service support elements to the vicinity of An Nu
        Ayriyah. The division was to establish a forward operating base
        (FOB) there in order to support covering force operations. The
        corps had named the base FOB Essex. On 2 September, the division
        received permission to rename the base FOB Bastogne in honor of
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        the site of the division's historic stand in World War 11.

              The division officially assumed control of FOB Bastogne
        from the 82d Airborne Division on 4 September 1990. The mission

        included an aviation screen in Area of Operations (AO) Apache. A

        day prior, the division was relieved of a mission it had had to
        provide medical evacuation helicopter support to the Corps. 25

              The division issued its first operation plan (OPLAN) of

        Operation Desert Shield, OPLAN 90-1 (Eagle Defense), on 11
        September 90. The mission statement read: "when directed 101st

        Airborne Division (Air Assault) (-) defends King Fahd

        International Airport (KFIA) to protect the airport and key
        facilities." 26

              In developing this plan, the division staff proposed two
        possible courses of action. Both courses of action took into



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Subject = HISTORY SLIDES FOR 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION
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