U.S. troops parachute into northern Iraq - CNN

Reuters | 3/26/03

[freepersup]

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.

[Dog]

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.

[green team 1999]

How do you clear the way for armored tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles by seizing an airfield?

[Servant of the Nine]

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

[MindBender26]

Number of LRRPs and SLRPs also inserted by parachute. Found that helicopter making multiple diversionary landings was better.

[dd5339]

Joe,

I was thinking that the drops in Vietnam and Panama involved less troops. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Semper Fi

[Snardius]

Jump right out and count to four What about the jumper who stutters? T..T...T...two

[Wild Irish Rogue]

" 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.

[HiJinx]

Jump right out and count to 4!

[Howlin]

I just knew something was going on up there -- sneaky sneaky! I love it!

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks for the great pictures of what will be done to get the tanks and vehicles in.

[PeoplesRepublicOfWashington]

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.

[homeschool mama]

Is this the unit one of your children is in?

[JohnHuang2]

Re: #68 -- lol, very true.

[homeschool mama]

Is this the unit one of your children is in?

[leadpenny]

Were these guys known as "the hurd ?"

I don't know.

[GAGOPSWEEPTOVICTORY]

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.

[expatpat]

I believe that irregular Iraqi forces are running around in Toyota pick-up trucks pretending that these vehicles are tanks.

[Dog Gone]

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.

[PLMerite]

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."