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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

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       (MU53291449 - MU53871860 - MU53871385) as well as 50 military and

       civilian vehicles vicinity MU532144. Analysis of these reports

       concluded that there was an Iraqi infantry company (-), with a

       center of mass location at HU526181. The division requested

       permission from XVIII Airborne Corps to conduct an air assault
       raid on this position. im

             Consistent with air assault doctrine, the division proposed

       the raid as a combined arms operation using an infantry company,

       supporting artillery and aviation, and habitual slice elements.

       Corps granted the division permission to conduct the attack an 20

       February.

             Further route recon of MSR Newmarket was conducted by

       2-17th Cavalry and 3-101 AATK on 19 February. Simultaneously,

       2-229th AATK flew a zone recon from the LD to Phase Line Smash.

       Sightings from the recon included a small pile of small arms

       weapons (MT274910), five to six bunkers (MU560088) and one truck

       with seven generators (MU633321). An Air Force Alo in the area

       observed multiple vehicle positions with personnel digging in in

       the vicinity of MU490370 and every two kilometers south for
       fifteen kilometers. us

             The division postponed the air assault raid on the company

       position at MU526181 for twenty-four hours. The division command

       group decided to first develop the situation using an armed recon

       by 3-101 on 20 February. The division later decided to include

       Apaches from the 2-229th on the recon. Intelligence still

       suggested that this enemy position housed a company minus. There



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