2ND BRIGADE OPERATION DESERT SHIELD AND DESERT STORM

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Subject: 2ND BRIGADE OPERATION DESERT SHIELD AND DESERT STORM            

Unit: 101ST ID    

Parent  Organization: XVIII CORPS 

Box ID: BX001608

Folder Seq #:         63

Document Number:          2








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                   By                              i-ii,g@l r@'erisit-y I:if
             aircraft.          Qav@s(.4rtiFth         witri very liri)it@.-kl air
             traf f ic:            'Ptis was a
             The aircraft'. were a lucrative ti:trgc!t for terrorists or ff-@r Zlyl
             air attEkc:@.-,. .At. the same time there was a chance
                                        could lead to cnii
                                incident OCCLArr@.-t-1.
                   By January 22 thL! TF was critically short oil batteries
             and was           to stiLAt. down tt-it7@ 10'ist HF, 2d BriE O/I
             severely Iiiyiit. the use of coiyipAi-i,/
                   On Jarit,Aar,y 23 the chetrtic,.zi). @@larri)s were Shut off to
             conserve their batteries.        Tt-se! TF issued Ft draft fLAtUl-1p
             oper,kti-oi-tc, pl@:ti-i that. :Jc-scri.be,J t@te attack of Otlic-c.-tive
             STRIKE, TzAllil. Airfield.

             TAA CAMPBELL - FEBRUARY

                   On January 24     the TF             party :iepiFtrtc@cl fciy- TAA
             CAMPBELL, 180 miles tc. the Nc,rtl-iwt=t-,t of                  The ri)a:i. i-i
             bo,:Jy, raovertiei-it was delayed because the C-130 Ftirci,@@ft were i-ict
             available at the last moment.          There was al.ir)o a shortage of
             cargo transport.
                   On January 25 LAnit-s-bpgan to move towatrds TAA CAMPBELI..,
             but a large number of soldiers remained Fit (laysunic-.h to help
             move all the equipment.
                   On January 27 the I'F reported art "Amber" rating because
             of the battery shortage. The TF departed CEII on January 10
             with a five day supply of batteries, but had not received Eti-iy
             batteries through VII Corps supply channels.
                   As units arrived TAA CAMPBELL they began to build
extremely
             rocky and hard.      After digging 1-2 feet. down t.@-te soldiers
             were forced to build positions above ground level with
             sandbags and barrier material.
                   On January 28 the TF assumed the guard mission for tl-te
             division main CP, ammunition holding area (AHA), and ACF'.
                   On January 29 all three infantry battalions had arrived
             the TAA. T@te TF began guarding the Corps rapid refuel point.
             Some batteries were received through supply channels, but
             there was still an inadequate supply to conjuct dismounted
             operations.
                   On January 31 all the TF soldiers and equipment had
             arrived TAA CAMPBELL from Qaysumah. The TF staff continued
             refining the future operations plans.
                   There were two objectives being studied by the 2d BDE TF
             staff. The first was Objective STRIKE, Tallil airfield. The
             second was Objective (BOLD, arid ammunition storage facility
             that was near two main Iraqi highways. Both objectives were
                                                                                  -Day
             located just south of the Euphrates River. Prior to G
             1/602 IN would be attached to the Ist BOE TF while 2/502 IN
             would be the 101st DIV 'reserve. On G-Day the lst SDE TF
             mission would air assault and seize FOS Cobra, 75 miles
             inside of Iraq. The 2d BOE TF(-) would follow into the FOS


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File Room = jun96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-22
Box ID = BX001608
Unit = 101ST ID
Parent Organization = XVIII CORPS
Folder Title = DS-S 2ND BDE 101ST ABN DIV AASLT HISTORICAL NARRATIVE
Folder Seq # = 63
Subject = 2ND BRIGADE OPERATION DESERT SHIELD AND DESERT S
Document Seq # = 35
Document Date =
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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 = 05-JUL-1996