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- Operation Airborne Dragon was a part of Operation Northern Delay in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. US airborne troops seized Bashur air base in northern Iraq, and were then reinforced by air with tanks and infantry fighting vehicles. The combined force held the airfield until the arrival of ground forces. On 7 April 2003, Task Force 1-63 landed 5 M1A1 tanks, 5 Bradley Fighting Vehicles, and a battalion command post at in northern Iraq. Much of the Iraqi military capitulated 3 days later. (en)
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- United States
- Iraqi insurgency
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- The first expeditionary insertion of a U.S. armored force into combat by air.
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- Unknown
- 173rd Airborne Brigade
- Reinforcements:
- First Wave:
- 1 Battalion command post
- 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment
- 5 M1A1 main battle tanks
- 5 M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles
- 5+ M113 armoured personnel carriers
- 6 Iraqi Army and Republican Guard Divisions
- Combat Service Support Platoon
- Local Defences:
- Military Police Company
- Regional Defences:
- Task Force 1-63:
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- US
Unknown ?
Equipment:
Unknown ? (en)
- Iraqi
Heavy
Equipment:
Multiple of tanks and armoured vehicles. (en)
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- Lieutenant Colonel Ken Riddle (en)
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- Operation Airborne Dragon (en)
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- 0001-04-10 (xsd:gMonthDay)
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- The first expeditionary insertion of a U.S. armored force into combat by air. (en)
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- Bashur Airbase, Iraq (en)
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- First Wave:
173rd Airborne Brigade
Reinforcements:
Task Force 1-63:
1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment
5 M1A1 main battle tanks
5 M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles
5+ M113 armoured personnel carriers
Military Police Company
Combat Service Support Platoon
1 Battalion command post (en)
- Local Defences:
Unknown
Regional Defences:
6 Iraqi Army and Republican Guard Divisions (en)
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- Operation Airborne Dragon was a part of Operation Northern Delay in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. US airborne troops seized Bashur air base in northern Iraq, and were then reinforced by air with tanks and infantry fighting vehicles. The combined force held the airfield until the arrival of ground forces. On 7 April 2003, Task Force 1-63 landed 5 M1A1 tanks, 5 Bradley Fighting Vehicles, and a battalion command post at in northern Iraq. Much of the Iraqi military capitulated 3 days later. (en)
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- Operation Airborne Dragon (en)
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- Operation Airborne Dragon (en)
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