Fort Campbell in Montgomery County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Desert Storm
Airborne
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 4, 2024
1. Desert Storm Marker
Inscription.
Desert Storm. Airborne. 1st Brigade was ordered to deploy 17 August 1990. They arrived in country 11 October 1990. Commanded by COL, James T. Hill, the mission was to attack across the Saudi-Iraqi border by air assault and ground movement, seize and secure Forward Operating Base (FOB) Cobra, and facilitate future division operations in the Euphrates River Valley. 1st Brigade conducted an air assault using UH-60 Blackhawks, CH-47 Chinooks, and UH-1 Hueys to insert four infantry battalions into FOB Cobra. 1st Brigade received the Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 1990-1991 for their service in Desert Storm , Operation Desert Rendezvous II , Phase 1 of Operation Desert Rendezvous II involved the movement of 322 vehicles and 2,400 personnel from Camp Eagle II to Tactical Assembly Area (TAA) Campbell. While at TAA Campbell, 1st Brigade established a TOW (Tube-launched Optically tracked Wire-guided missile) screen line 2 kilometers from the Saudi-Iraqi border for force protection. Soldiers spent the month planning and rehearsing for future operations. , Air Assault into FOB Cobra (G-Day) , 1st Brigade inserted 2050 Soldiers, 50 TOWs, 2 artillery batteries and the command and control units in less than 3 hours. This was the longest air assault ever-conducted (85 Nautical Miles) A total of 66 UH-60 Blackhawks, 35 CH-47 Chinooks, and 8 UH-1 Hueys were used for the initial lift of 1st Brigade into Iraq. Simultaneously, Task Force Citadel crossed the line of departure into Iraq to clear MSR New Market. , Task Force Citadel , Task Force Citadel was the ground element of the air assault operation. It secured route MSR New Markel to allow fuel trucks to travel to FOB Cobra and supply fuel at the Rapid Refueling Point (RRF), The RRP allowed the helicopters to refuel and continue their mission to the Euphrates River Valley without having to return to TAA Campbell.
1st Brigade was ordered to deploy 17 August 1990. They arrived in country 11 October 1990. Commanded by COL, James T. Hill, the mission was to attack across the Saudi-Iraqi border by air assault and ground movement, seize and secure Forward Operating Base (FOB) Cobra, and facilitate future division operations in the Euphrates River Valley. 1st Brigade conducted an air assault using UH-60 Blackhawks, CH-47 Chinooks, and UH-1 Hueys to insert four infantry battalions into FOB Cobra. 1st Brigade received the Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 1990-1991 for their service in Desert Storm
Operation Desert Rendezvous II
Phase 1 of Operation Desert Rendezvous II involved the movement of 322 vehicles and 2,400 personnel from Camp Eagle II to Tactical Assembly Area (TAA) Campbell. While at TAA Campbell, 1st Brigade established a TOW (Tube-launched Optically tracked Wire-guided missile) screen line 2 kilometers from the Saudi-Iraqi border for force protection. Soldiers spent the month planning and rehearsing for future operations.
Air Assault into FOB Cobra (G-Day)
1st Brigade inserted 2050 Soldiers,
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50 TOWs, 2 artillery batteries and the command and control units in less than 3 hours. This was the longest air assault ever-conducted (85 Nautical Miles) A total of 66 UH-60 Blackhawks, 35 CH-47 Chinooks, and 8 UH-1 Hueys were used for the initial lift of 1st Brigade into Iraq. Simultaneously, Task Force Citadel crossed the line of departure into Iraq to clear MSR New Market.
Task Force Citadel
Task Force Citadel was the ground element of the air assault operation. It secured route MSR New Markel to allow fuel trucks to travel to FOB Cobra and supply fuel at the Rapid Refueling Point (RRF), The RRP allowed the helicopters to refuel and continue their mission to the Euphrates River Valley without having to return to TAA Campbell.
Location. 36° 38.158′ N, 87° 27.178′ W. Marker is in Fort Campbell, Tennessee, in Montgomery County. It is on Tennessee Avenue south of Screaming Eagle Blvd, on the left when traveling south. Marker is on the campus of Fort Campbell. Visitors must access the base
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 4, 2024
2. Desert Storm Marker
via Gate 7 to access marker. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5658 Tennessee Ave, Fort Campbell KY 42223, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee and in the Highland Rim. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 4, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 360 times since then and 91 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on June 8, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
