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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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        passed from laptop computer to laptop computer via multichannel

        telephone lines. There were also a large number of fascimile
        (fax) machines and photocopiers in use. ii2

              Units had to be creative in preparing their defensive

        positions and perimeters. one could only dig down a few feet in

        the sand before reaching hard rock. Soldiers dug down as far as

        they could and then built up with walls of sandbags. Engineer

        earth moving equipment was very useful in digging deep trenches

        for bunkers. They were also used to pile large berms of dirt

        around tents and positions, Where possible units gained extra

        security by positioning themselves in the deep wadis (dry river
    t   beds) of the area. li3

              The weather in the TAA was not what the average person

        would expect from a desert. From January till the latter half of

        February it was relatively pleasant during the days, with highs

        usually in the upper sixties. At night, though, temperatures
        dipped into the lower thirties. li4 Soldiers were thankful their

        leaders had insisted they pack their sleeping bags when they left

        Fort Campbell.

              Sand was everywhere. It was at its worst when the winds

        were blowing strongly. Visibility could quickly drop from seven

        miles to less than a half a mile. Blowing sand placed an even

        greater emphasis on the preventive maintenance of equipment,
        especially the division's helicopters. 115

              Morale, already remarkbly high, increased as mail began to

        come forward to the TAA. In addition to the desired letters and




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Document 96 f:/Week-48/BX001611/DRAFT COPY OF 101ST ABN DIV AALT OPERATIONS DS-S/history slides for 101st airborne division:03069709501938
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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