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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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              The XVIII Airborne Corps authorized the loist Airborne

        Division (Air Assault) to conduct operations across the forward

        line of own troops (FLOT) on 14 February 19@.l. There was still no

        official date for G-day, but permission to conduct cross-PLOT

        operations was sufficient for the division to implement its "G
        minus 711 plans. 107
              Two teams of'AH-64 Apache helicopters from the 1-101 AATK

        crossed the PLOT at 2200 on 14 February. The teams conducted an

        aerial zone recon from the Corps Line of Departure (LD) to Phase
        Line Charger. One team flew over the western sector, the other
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        the eastern.

              While the Apache teams were conducting their recon, Task

        Force Stingray screened along the LD. TF Stingray was composed

        of two Apaches and two OH58D Kiowas. Two additional Apaches

        replaced the Kiowas at -mid-mission. The near zero illumination

        made visibility so low that it was unsafe for the single pilot

        Kiowas. The Apaches, with two crew members each, were better
        able to adapt to the darkness. 109

              The recon was supported by several units. The 311th

        Military Intelligence Battalion provided early warning

        communications and radar intelligence with one of the EH60

        Quickfix helicopters under their operational control. The

        Quickfix took up station south of Phase Line Razor. An Air Force

        EFill also provided early warning support for the mission.






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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