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On 26 March 2003, during the American invasion of Iraq, C-17s of the 62d Airlift Wing, 315th Airlift Wing, 437th Airlift Wing, and 446th Airlift Wing dropped SETAF's 173rd Airborne Brigade into Northern Iraq. 996 paratroopers jumped into the Bashur drop zone
On 26 March 2003, 954 soldiers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade conducted a combat jump from C-17 aircraft onto Bashur Airfield in Northern Iraq [3] [82] under the command of Colonel Mayville. [83] The jump took a total of 58 seconds, though 32 paratroopers were unable to jump because they would have landed too far from the rest of the force. [ 82 ]
173rd Airborne Brigade – Conducted a parachute drop into northern Iraq on March 26, 2003 [4] 1st BN, 508th Infantry Regiment (Abn) [4] 2nd BN, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Abn) [4] 1st BN, 63rd Armor Regiment – (1st Infantry Division), Attached [4] D Btry, 319th Field Artillery Regiment (Abn) (105T) [4]
The image is consistent with others taken by a specific Army unit in Iraq in 2003, a spokesperson said. Cotton didn’t enlist in the Army until 2005. ... 173rd Airborne Brigade, accessed Dec. 9 ...
On 26 March, the 173rd Airborne Brigade was airdropped near the northern city of Kirkuk, where they joined forces with Kurdish rebels and fought several actions against the Iraqi Army, to secure the northern part of the country. The main body of coalition forces continued their drive into the heart of Iraq and were met with little resistance.
On 26 March 2003 US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III flew from Aviano AB, Italy to Bashur Airbase in Northern Iraq and deployed 950 paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade, who then proceeded to secure the airbase. The airmobile force initially faced no resistance from the Iraqi army as it didn't have any units it could deploy to face the ...
On 26 March 2003, D/319, as part of 173rd Airborne Brigade, conducted a parachute assault on Bashur Drop Zone in northern Iraq. [2] The battery operated in northern Iraq from March 2003 until February 2004, before re-deploying to Italy.
CJSOTF–N was composed of the U.S. Army's Special Forces units, 173rd Airborne Brigade, 2-15 Field Artillery and 2-14th Infantry from 10th Mountain Division, 932nd Forward Surgical Team (FST), B Forward Support Company, 528th Support Battalion (A), A Company, 9th PSYOP Battalion, soldiers from the 142nd Military Intelligence Battalion, 300th MI Brigade, of the Utah Army National Guard; and ...