101st Airborne Division, after-action briefing from operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, circa 1991.

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101st Airborne Division, after-action briefing from operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, circa 1991.

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General description of the collection: 101st Airborne Division, after-action briefing from Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm contains an approximately 75-page briefing from circa 1991. It details the background of the 101st, its prewar training and preparation, its participation in Operation Desert Shield (Desert Destiny) and Operation Desert Storm (Desert Rendezvous I & II). The Operations spanned 7 August 1990 to 28 February 1991. The briefing describes the strengths and weaknesses of the airborne assault, gives the mission statements for Desert Shield, Desert Storm, and for the 101st's participation in both and gives diagrams that illustrate traps, movements, and battles.

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United States. Army. Airborne Division, 101st

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Historical note: The First Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division was sent to Vietnam in 1965. It was the third United States Army unit to arrive. In December of 1967, the remainder of the division was deployed to Bien Hoa, South Vietnam in Operation Eagle Thrust. The 101st was the only army division ever airlifted directly into combat. C-141 aircraft carried 10,356 paratroopers and 5,118 tons of equipment directly into the war zone. From the description of Deployment record, 1967. (...