File: 120396_oct96_decls21_0011.txt
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Subject: 11TH MARINES OPER DS SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS Unit: 1 MARDIV Parent Organization: 1 MEF Box ID: BX600057 Folder Title: I MEF ACCOUNTS OF COMBAT ACTION Document Number: 23 Folder SEQ #: 25 UNCLASSIFIED 1600: 1/11 REORIENTED TO AZIMUTH OF FIRE 6300 IN SUPPORT OF TF PAPA BEAR'S MOVEMENT NORTH TO ASSEMBLY. 1730: G/3/li RECEIVED INCOMING ARTILLERY FIRE; 2 WIA AND SLIGHT DAMAGE TO ONE TRUCK AND TRAILER REPORTED. CASUALTIES TREATED AT 3/11 BAS. ' 1738; VARIOUS UNITS REPORT INCOMING ARTILLERY GAS ATTACK; U14ITS GO TO MOPP I-EVEL 4. AFTER NEGATIVE DETECTION, ALL. CLEAR IS SOUNDED AT 1755. 1815: CFL 4 CANCELLED. 1859: 5/11 FIRED ILLUMIiqATION ROUNDS IN SUPPORT OF TF GRIZZLY CLEARING OF-AL JABER AIRFIELD. DURING THESE MISSIONS, 3/11 BATTERIES WERE BRIEFLY ILLUMINATED. 1911: 3/11 REPORTS POSSIBLE GAS ATTACK; UNITS SO TO MOPP LEVEL 4. TF RIPPER FOX VEHICLE REPORTS DETECTING BLISTER AGENT LEWISITE AT 1918. AT 2030, DIVISION REPORTED THAT B@ISTER AGENT WAS FALSE ALARM. UNITS RETURN TO MOPP LEVEL ONE. 2024: A/l/12 DISPLACED THROUGH SECOND OBSTACLE BELT AND OCCUPIED FIRING POSITION AT GRID OS 795 957 TO PROVIDE DEDICATED SUPPORT TO TF GRIZZLY. 2043: MEF 6-2 REPORTED THAT !RAOI 6TH ARMORED DIVISION HAD ORDERS TO RETAKE AL JABER AIRFIELD. 2246: DIVISION REQUESTED IITH MARINES FIRE THE LEAFLET ROUNDS. LEAFLET ROUNDS HAD NOT YET BEEN DELIVERED TO ANY FIRING BATTERIES. 2145: DIVISION OPERATIONS OFFICER ISSUED FRAGO FOR ATTACK ON KUWAIT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON 6+2. 2245: IITH MARINES FRAGO ISSUED FOR ATTACK ON MEF OBJECTIVE C, KUWAIT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. 3/11 AND 3/12 WILL LEAPFROG BY BATTALION IN T SUPPORT OF TF RIPPER, 3/12 REINFORCING 3/11. 1/11 WILL DISPLACE BY ECHELON U@ A CORRIDOR BETWEEN THE 77 AND 79 EASTING GRID LINES IN GENERAL SUPPORT, PREPARED TO ASSUME ON ORDER MISSION DIRECT SUPPORT OF TF PAPA BEAR WHEN IT IS COMMITTED. 5/11 WILL DISPLACE BY ECHELON IN WESTERN ZONE OF TF SHEPHERD'S ZONE IN GENERAL SUPPORT, PRIORITY CALLS FOR FIRE TO TF SHEPHERD. 1/12 WI@L REMAIN IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF TF XRAY/TARO WITH A RATTERY DEDICATED TO TF GRIZZLY. 231C% PEET MAIN CP ESTABLISHED POSITION AT OS 769 983 AND ASSUMED CONTROL. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 26 FEBRUARY -- 6+2 0213: A/l/11 REPORTED POSITIVE READINGS FOR BLISTER AGENT DETECTED ON TWO UNCLASSIFIED
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