Desert Storm
The 23d Engineer Battalion Sappers in Operation Desert Storm
December 1990 to June 1991
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Destroying Iraqi ammunition depot in Southern Iraq
(Photo provided by Adam Jinks, 3/C Co, 23 En)
Sappers ready to put demolition on an abandoned Iraqi tank.
(Photo provided by Adam Jinks, 3/C Co, 23d En)
23rd Engineer Battalion, Company Commanders during Desert Shield / Desert Storm
April 1991, Kuwait. 3AD Change of Command.
Left to Right: CPT Tom Buning, HHC; CPT Billy Tollison, A CO; CPT Tom Tyra, B Co; CPT Chuck Markham, C Co; CPT John Snider, D Co; CPT Greg Pekar, E Co.
E Company, 23rd Engineer Battalion, Kuwait, 1991
Desert "River Rats" with captured enemy equipment.
(Photo provided by Greg Pekar, E/23d)
LTC Dana Robertson, Cdr, 23 EN BN and MG Paul Funk, Cdr, 3AD
(Photo provided by Katherine M. Schmidt-Jenerette)
Coalition Bomblet dropped on Iraqi Forces.
(Photo provided by Greg Phillips, HQ/C/23d)
B/23 EN Company CP @ TAA Sapper, JAN ’91
(Photo provided by Jock Simpson, HQ/B/23d)
SSG Jock Simpson in OBJ MINDEN, Kuwait, on a T-62 turret.
(Photo provided by Jock Simpson, HQ/B/23d)
Knocked out Iraqi BMP while moving through Iraq
with TF 3-5
(Photo provided by Jock Simpson, HQ/B/23d)
Operation Desert Storm (C. Markham)
Charlie Rock in ODS (C. Markham)