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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 

Unit  = 101ST ID    

Box ID = BX001611

File Cabinet = Week-48 

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       Assembly Area (AA) Clarksville and become the division resi@rve,

       with priority of support going to the 3rd ACR. The 2-17th

       Cavalry would screen northwest of the division along Tapline

       R(?ad. Upon completion of EPAC support, Aviation Brigade would

       put one aviation attack battalion under the operational control

       of First Brigade TF, move to FOB Oasis and become the division
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       reserve with priority of co=itment to the west flank.

             During Phase III, the 101st would withdraw from the

       covering force area, conduct a rearward passage of lines through

       the 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) and move toward its guard

       positions in AO Carentan. Following the passage of lines, the,

       3rd ACR would become attached to the 24th ID and the 12th CAB

       would be released to the XVIII Airborne Corps. Aviation Brigade

       would remain the division reserve with priority of commitment to
       deep attacks against high value targets along Tapline Road. 47

             Phase IV called for the division to occupy its guard

       positions with Third Brigade TF in the south, First in the center

       and the Second in the north. Third Brigade TF was to be prepared

       to become the Corps reserve. The 2-17th Cavalry would maintain

       its screen along Tapline Road and Aviation Brigade would continue
       as the division reserve. 48

             Phase V, the future operations phase, provided for a

       counter attack against the Iraqi second echelon forces. The

       101st was to support the Ist Cavalry Division, which was the main
       effort for the counter attack. 49 The division conducted a field


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File Room = sep96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-48
Box ID = BX001611
Unit = 101ST ID
Parent Organization = XVIII CORPS
Folder Title = DRAFT COPY OF 101ST ABN DIV AALT OPERATIONS DS-S
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Subject = HISTORY SLIDES FOR 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 06-MAR-1997