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U.S. troops parachute into northern Iraq - CNN
Reuters
| 3/26/03
Posted on 03/26/2003 2:26:36 PM PST by kattracks
U.S. troops parachute into northern Iraq - CNN
WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - About 1,000 U.S. troops have parachuted into northern Iraq and seized an airfield in Kurdish-controlled territory, CNN reported on Wednesday.
The network said the troops were from the 173rd airborne brigade and seized the airfield to clear the way for armored tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles.
03/26/03 17:23 ET
TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 173rdairborne; airdrop; kurds; northernfront; theherd; troopmovement; turkey
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To: Grampa Dave
Maximum payload capacities
C-5.. 270,000 lbs.
C-17. 170,900 lbs.
C-141 .68,725 lbs.
C-130 .46,812 lbs.
Air drop payload capacities are less than the maximum payload capacities.
61
posted on
03/26/2003 2:40:38 PM PST
by
freepersup
(find the enemy... destroy the enemy... remain vigilant)
To: GAGOPSWEEPTOVICTORY; Dog Gone; Howlin
I heard that a RG Division was in reserve north of Baghdad to counter us as we near Baghdad.. Now with this force and who knows what else we will airlift into that base...just made the Iraqis job defending Baghdad a lot harder.
62
posted on
03/26/2003 2:40:40 PM PST
by
Dog
To: brewcrew
How do you clear the way for armored tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles by seizing an airfield?
To: Aaron0617
If its Kurdish controlled why are they saying 'seized'? The Kurds control the territory generally, but not the airfield specifically. The Kurds never really had solid control of anything, just enough force to keep Saddam from having tight control.
How are the tanks going to get there?
Fed-Ex.
By C-5a and C-17
So9
To: leadpenny
Number of LRRPs and SLRPs also inserted by parachute. Found that helicopter making multiple diversionary landings was better.
65
posted on
03/26/2003 2:41:15 PM PST
by
MindBender26
(... and for more news as it happens, stay tuned to your FReeper station.)
To: CholeraJoe
Joe,
I was thinking that the drops in Vietnam and Panama involved less troops. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Semper Fi
66
posted on
03/26/2003 2:41:42 PM PST
by
dd5339
(Lookout Texas here we come!)
To: Night Hides Not
Jump right out and count to four What about the jumper who stutters? T..T...T...two
67
posted on
03/26/2003 2:41:44 PM PST
by
Snardius
To: JohnHuang2
" But, but, but, but, but -- I thought coalition forces were losing, per Reuters/AP/UPI/AFP/ABC News/CBS News/NBC News/CNN/MSNBC, etc? ;)"
It's obvious that Iraq does it's war planning by watching ABCCBSNBCCNN,etc. Thank God.
To: Mark17; rdb3
Jump right out and count to 4!
69
posted on
03/26/2003 2:41:57 PM PST
by
HiJinx
(SFC, USA (Ret))
To: IDontLikeToPayTaxes
I just knew something was going on up there -- sneaky sneaky! I love it!
70
posted on
03/26/2003 2:42:13 PM PST
by
Howlin
To: green team 1999
Thanks for the great pictures of what will be done to get the tanks and vehicles in.
71
posted on
03/26/2003 2:42:51 PM PST
by
Grampa Dave
("Those who are kind to the cruel end up being cruel to the kind!")
To: Lunatic Fringe
I think they're based in Italy.
Screw the Turks. After we form a viable unit up north, I say we let the Kurds take eastern Turkey.
To: Snickersnee
Is this the unit one of your children is in?
To: Wild Irish Rogue
Re: #68 -- lol, very true.
To: Snickersnee
Is this the unit one of your children is in?
To: Eric in the Ozarks; CIB-173RDABN
Were these guys known as "the hurd ?" I don't know.
76
posted on
03/26/2003 2:43:34 PM PST
by
leadpenny
(OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM)
To: Dog
They had to get something in from the North to make the Iraqis. It is starting to make total sense with all of the bombardments up in the North. And the noose is starting to tighten.
To: activationproducts
I believe that irregular Iraqi forces are running around in Toyota pick-up trucks pretending that these vehicles are tanks.
78
posted on
03/26/2003 2:43:36 PM PST
by
expatpat
To: Dog
I don't know that you could resupply an armored division from an airport. The logistics would be a nightmare.
You're right, though. It would definitely tie up an Iraqi division just to make sure we didn't come down unopposed with Bradleys and choppers.
79
posted on
03/26/2003 2:43:39 PM PST
by
Dog Gone
To: brewcrew
Like I told a college history teacher when he asked (sarcastically) how many troops you could get in by taking one airfield:
"All of them. Eventually."
80
posted on
03/26/2003 2:44:21 PM PST
by
PLMerite
("Unarmed, one can only flee from Evil. But Evil isn't overcome by fleeing from it." Jeff Cooper)
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