During the Army's dash toward Baghdad in March 2003, lead elements of the 3rd Infantry Division ran into a sudden and serious problem. Soldiers lost contact with the overhead Milstar communications satellite network, which wiped out their secure link to trailing support elements. No longer able to send targeting data to their fire support units, the 3rd ID was momentarily stalled and isolated. A call for help went out to Schriever AFB, Colo. Soon, airmen of the 4th Space Operations Squadron went to work finding and fixing the problem.
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