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2003-03-27 Iraq

American helicopters parachute commandos in Al-Emareh

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-03-27 02:18 pm|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Isn't that how Alexander the Great took Babylon?

Posted by Yosemite Sam 3/27/2003 3:25:45 PM|| 3/27/2003 3:25:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Parachuted from helicopters? Don't they do fast-roping from helis or just land? Under what circumstances do they jump from helicopters?

Posted by Dar Steckelberg 2003-03-27 15:00:12|| 2003-03-27 15:00:12|| Front Page Top

#3 I'm more interested in just how they were planning to divert the Tigris River into the desert. This is from an Iranian source, I've heard they've been having a big problem with drugs. I think this is proof.

Posted by Steve 2003-03-27 15:20:32|| 2003-03-27 15:20:32|| Front Page Top

#4 Isn't that how Alexander the Great took Babylon?

Posted by Yosemite Sam 2003-03-27 15:25:45|| 2003-03-27 15:25:45|| Front Page Top

#5 Dar - you don't get the Combat Airdrop wings for a rope drop. They look like normal jump wings, but with an enclosed five pointed star top and center. With the drop up north, there are now 1-2 thousand new owners. Don't want to be left behind.

Posted by Don 2003-03-27 15:45:58|| 2003-03-27 15:45:58|| Front Page Top

#6 This must be the 101st Airborne. They are trained in air assault and also to parachute from helicopters. The 82nd airborne is also trained in helicopter parachute jumps.

Posted by Anonymous 2003-03-27 15:53:19|| 2003-03-27 15:53:19|| Front Page Top

#7 Good Lord - that's where the Iraqi 10th Armored Division (Regular Army) and the 4th Corps HQ is! The Iraqi 14th and 18th Mechanized Divisions are supposed to be a little ways south of that.

This of course assumes those units are still in their pre-war positions. There's also an airfield there and something called an Intercept Operations point according to the map I have.

God speed, boys - and good hunting.

Posted by FOTSGreg 2003-03-27 16:44:39|| 2003-03-27 16:44:39|| Front Page Top

#8 FYI: We called Heli jumps "Hop and Pop".

As for the article, the poor iranian writer is pretzling himself to make sure he shows the devils (Iraq) getting the snot kicked out of them, without making the Great Satan (The US) look good for doing the kicking.

Posted by OldSpook 2003-03-27 17:08:41|| 2003-03-27 17:08:41|| Front Page Top

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