Complex sentence: The first instance of the Abrams being airlifted directly into a battlefield occurred between October 5 and 13,1993, when following the Battle of Mogadishu, 18 M1 tanks were airlifted by C-5 aircraft to Somalia from Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia.
Split into simpler sentences: The first instance of the Abrams being airlifted directly into a battlefield occurred between October 5 and 13,1993. Following the Battle of Mogadishu, 18 M1 tanks were airlifted by C-5 aircraft to Somalia from Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia.