507th Maintenance Company provides logistical support to 5/52 ADA (PATRIOT), based at Ft Bliss, Texas. In the ambush in the 2003 Iraq war, eleven soldiers of the company were killed and Private Jessica Lynch was captured and later dramatically rescued.
In the summer of 2005, the 507th was disbanded and re-formed as E Battery, 5-52 ADA.
MaintenanceCompany at An Nasiriyah was a tragedy not unlike those that have occurred in past conflicts in which this nation has engaged.
MaintenanceCompany that bravely fought through An Nasiriyah found itself in a desperate situation due to a navigational error caused by the combined effects of the operational pace, acute fatigue, isolation and the harsh environmental conditions.
MaintenanceCompany in a torrent of fire from an adaptive enemy employing asymmetrical tactics.
The attack on the 507thMaintenanceCompany at An Nasiriyah was a tragedy not unlike those that have occurred in past conflicts in which this nation has engaged.
The element of the 507thMaintenanceCompany that bravely fought through An Nasiriyah found itself in a desperate situation due to a navigational error caused by the combined effects of the operational pace, acute fatigue, isolation and the harsh environmental conditions.
This report describes, in narrative form, the attack on an element of the U.S. Army 507thMaintenanceCompany by Iraqi military forces and irregulars in the city of An Nasiriyah on 23 March 2003 during OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM.
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