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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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        An OH58D Kiowa, suffering from contaminated fuel, was for'cled to

        land in Iraq during the same mission. The Kiowa was recovered
        without incident by 2300 that night. I"

              The division continued to re-position and task organize

        forces throughout the final days of G minus 7 operations. The

        2-327th Infantry, part of the First Brigade task force, secured

        and occupied the Line of Departure in their sector at 0100 on the

        22d of February. The 2-502d infantry, of the 2d Brigade task

        force, relieved 2-327th in place at 0800 on the same day. This

        allowed the 2-327th to'return behind Phase Line Razor and

        continue to prepare for First Brigade's upcoming air assault i nto
        Iraq. 14S

              The 1-502d Infantry was detached from the Second Brigade TF

        and attached to First Brigade TF. The division also attached the

        2d Fire Acquisition Detachment to First Brigade's direct support
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        field artillery battalion, the 2-320th Field Artillery.

              As we continued our final preparations, two questions

        persisted. Would Iraq back down before a ground war started, and
        if not, when would the ground war begin? Few were suprised when

        eleventh hour diplomacy (including a Soviet peace proposal)
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        failed to sway Saddan Hussein.    The second question was

        finally answered at 0700 Zulu on 22 Feb 91 when the Commanding

        General issued the following dispatch:



            'SUBJECT: MESSAGE TO ALL SCREAMING EAGLES
              1.(U)(/) DIVISION OPORD 91-1 IS EFFECTIVE FOR EXECUTION UPON


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