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On the morning of 24 February
1991, the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) successfully
conducted the largest air assault operation in the history of
warfare. Led by COL. Tom Hill’s 1st Brigade, 66 Blackhawks
and 30 Chinooks lifted off at 0727 Hours to seize FOB Cobra,
a forward base 85 miles inside Iraq as well as numerous other
critical objectives deep inside enemy territory. The swift, deep,
and critical strikes of the 101st Airborne Division embodied
General Schwartzkopf’s notion of the “Lightning of
Desert Storm.” Signed by the artist. |