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Subject: OPERATIONS CHRON  23 FEB 91 1 MAR 91                            

Unit: 2ND ARMOR DI

Parent Organization: 2 MAR DIV   

Box ID: BX600017

Folder Title: command chronology first brigade 2nd armored division 10 aug 1990 - 1 mar 1991                  

Document Number:          4

Folder SEQ  #:         48



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           llk3t-                        I intend -to accomplish -this using the same techniques
                              xnci                throughout 9ell's ForgL- i-,id our prt?-combat operations.
                a;-L- all. well trained and well prepar-ed to Accomplish our mission and we 'A'
           cj;-, it as a team, incorporatirig all our BAttlef,.iL-ld Operating Systems.                                                    In t-.
                     of (:hLni4@cal                      we will go to MOPP -1 and continue Lc3 press the att
            'thc3i
           v;i      -it @tc)pping.          Upon zeizing our objective, we wil@l conduct appropri.%-te
                     opr@,r-,A-Lions.        This                  must be .eiolentli' e>:ecLt-@ed using all the
                                                                                              at our disposal. TI(3ER TOUB@I!
            al         r          Is and fire SLIppor,t ippl4@ca4lions L
               @l--UvMeaiieLsi,"/ie'r Tliis@t,.il'i be a -)c@;-tr phase operation.                        Phise I -'@s the movement
           i.firoLl@@ -the breach lanes ert.@,blis@ied by 6th Mar-i@,ies and our '@orwar,d passage
                         tii,-,6-th Mai-ines-.           Phase 11 is the attack -to destroy Iraqi for-ces in
                                  I I T
           ..Clne.     Phase             is -the hasty defense %nd Phase                               is follow on

                 phase X                          Tti;-otAgh The Breach): On or-der, TigL-;- Br)E elements will
           Five -to and occupy designated AA's.                              Units will be called -forward by design
                   -EiiraLig@i tile                     14@ is my intent to 'move the second TigL-r'BDE wave
                          cut c3-F LfiL- designated (',Als once wave 6 has cleared their AA's to
BDf@- formation to move through 6th Marines.                                           Lead el F-.,
           (TF 3-41) will be picked up at                       '  PE- PANTHER by D/LAI and l@ed through lanes in
                         -4onL@.     I @>tpect,each element to provide control of their Ll@ement
                        6-tfi                     once -,he lead Task Force                                 6th Mar-ines, YjL- Pill
           5,,-egin Phase II of                   operation. ( Reference ria,ieinent Through Breach Matri>:

                 Phase II                           Once @tie I(-ad -IetnLnt                                   6-@h Marines we must
                       tile momentum of LIIP a-LtAC5,@                     We W4,11                    in a B    DE Wedge, with Tr
           i@@!5 -the Mril!,! EFfr@@RT -Lc3'ciestroy L-neniy -forces in zone and sl-ize OBJ UTAH.                                            Tr
           - jllc3vjz 'TF              in          v;est trid ;,;ill conduct .@i SUP@,9TTNC- ATTACK to destroy
           @-riemy for-c@,F, in zor-fl- i;-td E-:L-izL- OBJ OHIO.                     Tr 1-67 follows Tr 3--4i in the ea
           ,.is -t:f3@ BOC-.                 Rr@d on order will Rfs@.ifiie thz mission of either Tr 3-41
                                                                                             on order A-LtAcl, north in zonl-
             -6-11.   Upon setzlir-e rif the objec--ti,/es we will
           occupy BP 1,2 and

                            III (Hasty                             If t,,@ @e -told -Lci stop at PL LIORSE, tiE- wil@l
                       A hasty defense with Tr 'I-,lz7 oriented to -the we@t and north @-ic:. OBJ
           P,Fl@0, Tr z-,-Ill oriented to -the north and northeast vic. DBJ UTAH.                                                Tr 1-67 will
                the RI,3E Reserve vic. BP 4.

d to cont,
                            IV (Follows On Action)-. Tiger- Battle Team falls be
                                         to destroy the operational                                       of    Iraqi -forces.              Ther-e
                   be              @-.3-LfiL-r contingencies developed to accomplish this inistsiori.




                    Tiger BDE moves out                       its defensive positions, just short of -the bra
           assembly areas and begins lining up.
                    2 MT@.RDIV reports, an Ire@qi tiri, Ltiiic 'L-,niriot-tirs -@izr--) moving down -From the
                     into our- area of ooerttiori.                       Tiger SDE rc@ce3          ..11,L-S    Warning order to be
                               @novl- -thr-oLtg@t -the breach iheid of scheciLil@L@.



                li@;)       2,1 11-@,oo Feb


                     rF 3 .... 4.'( moves in-to        -their breach Ari'!s                            ani LAreL-ri B).           Conducts
                      on the move 'ROM).
                    @ll c--)-Lhpr-.Tigrr PDE snE:inL-t-ivL-r                              conduct                   c),-i the    move.


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File Room = oct96_declassified
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Box ID = BX600017
Unit = 2ND ARMOR DI
Parent Organization = 2 MAR DIV
Folder Title = command chronology first brigade 2nd armored division 10 aug 1990 - 1 mar 1991
Folder Seq # = 48
Subject = OPERATIONS CHRON 23 FEB 91 1 MAR 91
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