Video by George "Bud" Onstad, then 3AD DIVARTY Chaplain, showing A/40th FA in action on Feb. 22, 1991, at the southern Iraq border two days before the start of the ground advance into Iraq (Operation Desert Storm). Thanks also to former A/40th soldier James Bryan Welch (1988-91) who in 2010 first informed us that the video existed. These were the first offensive artillery round(s) from the 3AD in the Gulf War, and the first fired by the 3AD since the end of WWII. A/40th FA was assigned to Francois Kaserne (across the street from DIVARTY HQ and the 4/82 FA) in Hanau, Germany. The 108 rounds fired on Feb. 22 were of M26 Rockets (each containing 644 sub-munitions of grenade-sized 'bomblets'). An A/40th tracked MLRS launch-vehicle can be seen in a close and noisy drive-by in one clip. Video editing by Vic Damon of 3AD.com staff. Visit the A/40th website: [ Ссылка ]

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