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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        called for the 101st to conduct a wide envelopment from the

        west,in order to block Iraqi escape routes in the Euphrates River
        Valley, vicinity of As Samawa. 60

             OPLHN 90-4 supported the XVIII Airborne Corps' mission,
        which was'"on order, XVIII Airborne Corps att;cks to penetrate

        Iraqi forward defenses and to occupy blocking positions along the

        Euphrates River in order to prevent reinforcement of and escape

        from the KTO by Iraqi forces; on order, continues the attack
        east to assist in the destruction of the RGFC." 61 The division's

        mission statement was "at G-day H-hour 101st Airborne Division

        (AASLT), air assaults to establish a forward operating base (FOB)

        Viper and attacks by air assault to establish blocking position

        vicinity objective Green (As Samawah) to prevent enemy movement

        through objective Green, defeat enemy forces in objective Green,

        establish FOB Scorpion and screens corps northern flank. On

        order, 101st Airborne Division (AASLT) attacks objective Silver

        (An Nasiriyah) by air assault to defeat enemy forces in Objective

        Silver and to deny enemy access to crossing sites over the

        Euphrates River; continues to screen corps northern flank and
        prepares for future offensive operations." 62

             OPLAN 90-4 defined four maneuver phases. Phase I was a

        logistics buildup at Logsite Romeo, a logistics base to be

        established near King Fhalid Military City. Phase 11 would be

        the prepositioning of the division's troops in a tactical

        assembly area far to the northwest of King Khalid Military City.



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