May 1999
U.S. Soldiers Guarding The Launch Site
MLRS has been deployed.
18 launchers are in place w/ "Task Force Hawk",
made up of 1st Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment.
Janes claims a DOD official told them,
"several hundred long-range rockets,
and more than 2 dozen extended-range missiles,
had been shipped to the region" by May.
30 pods of Extended Range Rockets (ER-MLRS)
have been sent.
32 BLOCK IA ATACMS have been shipped.
48 more ATACMS will go soon.
Preparing The Site For Action
(Photos: Wash. Post)
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