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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       water and a fully operational aviation rapid refuel point in,
       place in FOB Cobra. 203

             The Second Brigade TF was further task organized for its
       mission. second Brigade TF resumed control of the 1-502d

       Infantry from First Brigade, and assumed attachment of the

       3-327th Infantry, also from First Brigade. The 2-502d Infantry,
       wh.ich was still awaiting movement from the TAA to FOB Cobra, was

       released from Second Brigade TF for attachment to First Brigade
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       TF.

             Second Brigade's-fire support capabilities were improved

       with the attachment of C Battery, 5-Sth Field Artillery to the.*

       1-320th Field Artillery, the task force's direct support

       artillery battalion. C Battery, 5-8th Field Artillery provided
       eight 155mm Howitzers to augment the 1-320th Field Artillery's
       ei(jhteen 105mm Howitzers. 205

             On 27 February, the 101st again proved the agility of the
       Air Assault Division. Still anchored in TAA Campbell, the

       division continued full scale operations with an air assault

       brigade task force at FOB Cobra and another along the Euphrates

       River. Meanwhile, the Second Brigade TF thrust 93 miles east

       into objective Tim to establish FOB viper. FOB viper served as a

       base for yet another assault, this one by attack helicopters
       striking 120 miles northeast from Viper into Engagement Area (EA)

       Thomas. In EA Thomas, the lolst and 12th Aviation Brigades
       destroyed Iraqi forces trying to escape north from Basrah. 2D6



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