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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        they filled the desert sky. In just over an hour, the aircraft

        had safely deposited some 500 soldiers ninety-three miles deep
        into Iraq. 154

              Soon after landing, LTC Bridges' 3-327th Infantry made

        contact with a small force of Iraqi soldiers. The Iraqis were

        quickly captured. It was not -much longer before A Company of the

        1-327th Infantry encountered the bulk of the Iraqi force in FOB
        Cobra. 155

              The lst Battalion, 82d Bde of Iraq's 49th Infantry Division
        had entrenched themselves just north of MSR Virginia.   156 The

        1-327th Infantry discovered the Iraqi battalion while clearing.
        FOB Cobra in zone. A sharp firefight ensued.    157

              A platoon leader from the 3-327th called in for fire

        support. Attack helicopters and two Air Force AlOs soon strafed

        the Iraqis. They also hit the Iraqi position with artillery from

        the battalion task forces' direct support field artillery
        battery-  158

              With the target prepped, the 1-327th began maneuvering

        toward the  Iraqi bunker complex. The Iraqi battalion commander

        surrendered once the 1-327th closed near his position. Upon his

        capture, the Iraqi commander was persuaded to use a bullhorn to
        convince his 300 plus soldiers to lay down their arms.   159

              While First Brigade was clearing FOB Cobra, 1-101 AATK,

        engaged in its screening mission to the north, also came under

        hostile fire. One Apache, tail number 976, took either small

        arms or anti-aircraft artillery fire while flying near MSR



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