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 division tied all of the plans and training toge;@-her
        through its daily staff update meetings and its bi-weekly updates

        for brigade and separate battalion commanders. The second in the

        series of unit back briefs to the Commanding 4general was
        conducted in early February. 109
              The division prepared to qustain combat operations.
        Ammunition, water and food was stockpiled and rigged on

        unitconficjured pallets for slingloading. intensive coordination

        was conducted with the XVIII Airborne Corps for throughput of
        supplies and the use oi Main Supply Routes. 110

              One of the most notable of the support activities was the

        complete change out of the division's CUCV truck fleet for more

        than 500 new, more capable HKKWV trucks. Task Force King, named

        after its convoy commander, made several round trips between Camp

        Eagle 11 and TAA Campbell in order to ferry new trucks to the

        gaining units.

              As preparations for the coming ground war continued, day to

        day life in TAA Campbell was full of contrasts between old and

        new. Soldiers continued to perform such age old tasks as digging

        fighting positions and filling sandbags. We continued to live

        and work in tents, bunkers, vehicles and homemade shelters

        (hooches). At the same time, there was a decidedly modern air to

        our operations. Every command post, down to at least battalion

        level, had at least one computer. Electronic -messages were






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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
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Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 06-MAR-1997