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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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             The development of air assault doctrine was the atese'step

        in the evolution of the Army's airborne forces. The use of

        paratroopers and glider infantrymen during WWII had shown great
        potential for the strategic mass movement of@troops, but this

        potential was diminished by a lack of operational and tactical

        mobility. The US Marines addressed the issue of tactical

        mobility by using helicopters to deliver combat troops during the

        Korean War to conduct envelopments and rear operations. By the

        end of the Korean War, the Army was pursuing the operational

        innovations offered by helicopter inserted light infantry.Bl

             Greater focus was placed on the tactical mobility of light

        infantry during the latter half of the 1950s. This focus

        resulted in the Army Tactical Mobility Requirements Board's

        recommendation in 1960 for the establishment of "airmobile

        forces." The creation of the Ilth Air Assault Division was a

        direct result of the board's recommendation.B2

             The Army redesignated the ilth Air Assault Division as the

        lst Cavalry Division (Airmobile) prior to deploying that division

        to Vietnam. The 101st Airborne joined the ist Cavalry in

        deploying to Vietnam. In 1968, the 101st became the Army's

        second airmobile division. During the Vietnam War, these two

        airmobile divisions developed the tactics which provide the

        ground work for today's air assault doctrine.B3

             Air assault is different from airmobile. Airmobile is

        essentially the movement of troops from one secure area to

        another. After insertion, the helicopters depart the area of

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Document 96 f:/Week-48/BX001611/DRAFT COPY OF 101ST ABN DIV AALT OPERATIONS DS-S/history slides for 101st airborne division:03069709501938
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File Room = sep96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-48
Box ID = BX001611
Unit = 101ST ID
Parent Organization = XVIII CORPS
Folder Title = DRAFT COPY OF 101ST ABN DIV AALT OPERATIONS DS-S
Folder Seq # = 127
Subject = HISTORY SLIDES FOR 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 06-MAR-1997