AFTER ACTION REPORT 4TH OPERATION DESERT STORM 28 FEB 91

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Subject: AFTER ACTION REPORT 4TH OPERATION DESERT STORM  28 FEB 91       

Box  ID: BX600016

Document Number:          6

Folder Title: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 3RD ASSAULT AMPHIBAN BATTALION D COMPANY JULY 1990 - JUNE 1991               

Folder Seq #:         16

Unit: 3D AA BN    

Parent Organzation: 1ST MARDIV  





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           1600 - Bn occupies a position to NE of Al Jaber for the night. Mech left,
           Tanks center, C Co. right about 2 Km out from the air field. More EPW's taken,
           in C Co. position, (85 EPW'S) sent to combat train. Kuwaiti officers
           instrumental In handling of these personnel.

           U+l Feb 25, 1991

           1500 - The Bn moves to a new Attack Poe for follow on attack for the next day. AP is
           about 3 Km to NE. Skies begin to blacken by 1430 and worsen. Visibility is
           less than 200 meterg at time of movement. By 1700 it is pitch black and the Bn
           is get in for the night. NVG's are useless in this darkness and the full moon
           is blocked out by the dark, thick smoke. During the night we have two reports
           of enemy gas use and mask up. Chemical detector kits detect no chemical
           agents,

           0+2 Feb 26, 1991

           0600 - We refuel AAV's of 4th Pit. For some reason, the log/combat train
           wheeled assets were refueled before the tanks and tracked vehicles during the
           previous night a Al Jaber. All AAV's in 4th platoon have 3/4'g tank of fuel,
           but understand the tanks are much lower. Tracked assets must have refueling
           priority over wheeled vehicles! Luckily, CSSD was able to find us and push
           fuel forward.


           0630 - Bn steps off into the attack in zone northward toward Kuwait
           International Airport. Bn is in a modified V with mech on left, tanks on
           right, and C Co. in trace, mech in column.

           1100 - Resistance hag been very light, CATT teamg have encountered and
           destroyed a few enemy vehicles along route. Visibility is poor (less than I
           Km) Bn encounter a large quarry, must skirt to left (West) into 3rd Tanks zone
           to maneuver around in column.

around
           quarry, then is hit by small arms fire coming from with in the quarry.

           1205 - C Co. tasked by Bn 6 to get back to the quarry to protect security of
           combat train. Mobile dragons and C Co. maneuver 180 degrees to rear and take
           up firing positions to suppress enemy troops in the quarry. Forth platoon
           delivers direct fire upon enemy troops in quarry, in 'L' shaped formation.
           Green tracers are observed flying out of the quarry and are quickly suppressed.
           lst section claims 2 enemy KIA'S, 2nd section I KIA. Grunts dismounted in let
           section. 2nd and 3rd sections all fire @50 cals and NX-lg'g. In the rush to
           get to the quarry D-42 throws its port side track to the outside of the idler
           wheel. The crew works to repair it and Sgt McCormick and D-49 come to agoist.

           1315 - C Co. rejoins rest of Bn to prepare to follow on operations toward
           Kuwait City.

           1400 - Bn move out around a shanty town and across a 4 lane highway plus a
           supposed mine field. Encounters another quarry and moves in column to the west
           (mech, tanks, and C Co.). Bn gets mission to screen along 40 E-W grid South of
           the city. C Co. mugtards a blocking position.

           1700 - We move without Tow support forward. C Co. commander refuaeg to wait
           for CATT team support and opts to move blindly through Iraqi positions which
           appear to be abandoned. Visibility is dropping rapidly and is now legs than
           100 meters.


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File Room = sep96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-35
Box ID = BX600016
Unit = 3D AA BN
Parent Organization = 1ST MARDIV
Folder Title = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 3RD ASSAULT AMPHIBAN BATTALION D COMPANY JULY 1990 - JUNE 1991
Folder Seq # = 16
Subject = AFTER ACTION REPORT 4TH OPERATION DESERT STORM
Document Seq # = 7
Document Date =
Scan Date = 05-SEP-1996
Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 13-SEP-1996