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Subject: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY INDEX
Unit: 3D BN 12T MA
Parent Organization: 11TH MARINES
Box ID: BX600025
Folder Title: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 3RD BATTALION 12TH MARINE REGIMENT JAN - JUN 1991
Document Number: 3
Folder SEQ #: 10
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6K south of the border and Battery 1, 6K further South to cover
the movement of the raid battery. This was the Division's first
cross border ground force operation. Our batteries remained
North for 24 hours in support of this raid.
On 19 Feb the battalion moved to a pre 0-day assembly area.
At 0236 on 21 Feb the battalion fired its first combat mission.
The battalion fired 24 rounds of RAP at an intel target of oppor-
tunity 28K away. This unobserved mission was directed from 4th
Marine Regiment and no BDA was reported. A second mission was
fired on the 21st, two more missions on the 22nd and three mis-
sions on the 23rd. All missions were generated by Division and
fired on enemy defensive positions confirmed by intelligence.
The first confirmed BDA reported on battalion fires was 8 KIA,
one 120mm mortar and a truck destroyed.
On 22 Feb, (0-2), the battalion received two LVS ammo haul-
ers and two bulldozers to support our offensive operations. With
a basic allowance on-board LVS vehicles, and our battalion ammo
trucks, we had over 4000 rounds for offensive operations.
At 1240 on 23 February lead elements of the Battalion
crossed into Kuwait, moving in MOPP level I (all Marines were
ordered to begin taking Pre-Nerve agent treatment pills and
CYPRO, a high strength antibiotic) to a position 4 Km south of
the first obstacle belt to support a night infiltration by Task
Force Grizzly. While occupying this position, enemy artillery
rounds landed to the left flank of the battalion position.
On the 24th, O-Day, the battalion fired 10 missions in
support of the 4th Marines (T.F. Grizzly's) attack. One mission,
on enemy company positions and troops in the open, resulted in 45
CM
was check fired by the requesting FO when the Iraqi's gave the
signal to surrender.) These EPW's showed 3rd Bn, 7th Marines a
clear passage through the first obstacle belt. The battalion was
then ordered to move through the breech of the first obstacle
belt using lanes cut by T.F. Ripper. In MOPP level 11, 3/12
displaced by echelon as the second artillery battalion to pass
through the Ist obstacle belt, moving forward past 3/11 to a
position 14 Km south of Al Jaber Airfield (MEF Obj A) to support
a planned night attack to capture the airfield- Battery I 3/14
occupied an intermediate position and fired 2 missions in support
of 3/7 resulting in 15 WIA, 5 trucks and 2 120mm mortar tubes
destroyed.
On the 25th the battalion took incoming fire as rounds
landed near Bravo Btry's position without effect. The battalion
fired on two enemy mechanized brigades in the vicinity of the Al
Burqan oil field as a part of a regimental mass fire mission.
The battalion fired 6 missions from this position and then
received a displacement order to move through the second obstacle
belt and occupy positions to provide artillery support to Task
Enclosure (1)
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File Room = sep96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-38
Box ID = BX600025
Unit = 3D BN 12T MA
Parent Organization = 11TH MARINES
Folder Title = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 3RD BATTALION 12TH MARINE REGIMENT JAN - JUN 1991
Folder Seq # = 10
Subject = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY INDEX
Document Seq # = 3
Document Date =
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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 = 11-OCT-1996