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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          cuts. Everyone was able to walk away from the crash. i69

                There was also equipment damaged in three separate'
          incidents of Chinooks cutting their sling-loads.. A RAT'@ Rig

          communications van, a HKKWV truck and a pallet of Class V

          supplies were destroyed. The HKMWV contained most of First
          Brigade's computer equipment. 170

                The establishment of FOB Cobra was the largest air assault

          ever conducted in a single day. Major Grigson, the division's

          public affairs officer called the air assault a "bold and
          bodacious action." 171 -When completed, 66 Blackhawks and 30
          Chinooks had each made the 180 mile round trip three times. '@OB

          Cobra covered approximately 200 square kilometers. The aviation

          refuel point in FOB Cobra had over 200,000 gallons of fuel on the
          ground. 172

                The 750,000 gallon capacity aviation refuel point built in

          the TAA by the 326th Engineer Battalion was invaluable in

          supporting the massive aviation operations involved in the

          offensive. Also of great worth was the effort of the 326th

          Engineer Battalion's Task Force Grader'. Task Force Grader was a

          team of graders that worked through the night of the 24th to
          improve the surface of MSR Newmarket. 173

                FOB Cobra was a base of critical tactical and operational

          importance. It served as a forward operating base from which the

          division could support operations to cut the enemy's lines of






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Subject = HISTORY SLIDES FOR 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION
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