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                                                

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       The convoy route took them from Camp Eagle II to the Riyadii exit
       onto 14SR)Toyota. They travelled down MSR Toyota to the Thumamah

       exit onto MSR Sultan. They continued down MSR Sultan until

       turning west onto MSR Dodge. Forty miles down MSR Dodge, they

       arrived at the rendezvous point. They were met at the rendezvous

       point and led into -TAA Campbell. The total route was 615 miles
       in length. 91
             As the division was repositioning north, the blistering air

       bombardment of Iraq continued. The Iraqi Air Force was not

       foolhardy enough to challenge coalition pilots in any large way,
       but Iraq did try to strike back. Iraq's tool of choice was th4;

       long range Scud missile, its main weapon of terror.

             The division had its first Scud alert of the war at Camp

       Eagle II on IS Jan 91. The division's soldiers promptly masked
       and prepared for the worst until the all clear signal was given.

       All seven of the Scuds in this attack were launched towards

       Israel. None contained chemical warheads. Later that day, a

       Scud was launched towards nearby Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. It was

       destroyed by a US Army Patriot air defense missile. Scud alerts

       would become a frequent occurence at Camp Eagle II over the next

       few days. After the first strike, the soldiers of Camp Eagle 11
       only masked for attacks launched towards the Dhahran and Riyadh

       areas. soldiers at Camp Eagle II could easily observe the

       contrails of the Scuds fired towards Dhahran. They also







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Subject = HISTORY SLIDES FOR 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION
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Declassified = 06-MAR-1997