11TH MARINES OPER DS SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

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Subject: 11TH MARINES OPER DS SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS              

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                                  Commander (ADC) concurred, and just after midnight,limited
                                  the expenditure of RAP for the remainder of the night to
                                  counterfire and emergency fire missions.

              0004:   3/12 AND 5/11 MASS FIRES ON ENEMY DEFENSIVE POSITIONS IN SUPPORT OF TF
                      GRIZZLY.

              ???'):  1/11 DISPLACED AND OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS GRID QS '" '77; MISSION
                      GS, PRIORITY CALLS FOR FIRE IF SHEPHERD AND TF TARO.

              0848:   1/12 ENGAGED TWO TANKS AND THREE BMP'S AT GRID QS 654 584; ONE BMP
                      DESTROYED AND REMAINDER OF THE FORCE TURNED NORTHWEST.


              0900:   IlTit MARINES JUMP CP DISPLOCED NORTH NEAR KUWAITI BORDER AT GRID
                      QS 561 627 ASSUMING CONTROL OF THE REGT AT 1226.

              2300:   5/11 AND 3/12 FIRED SERIES WHITE IN SUPPORT OF TF GRIZZLY.

              2400:   5/11 AND 3/12 FIRED SERIEB RED IN SUPPORT OF IF GRIZZLY.


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              23 February         Operation Desert Storm 6-1. E/2/12 completed operations
                                  wxth the Division's dec@ption force, TF Troy, and returned
                                  to 3/11's assembly area. Early in the afternoon, 3/12
                                  displaced a battery across the border to better range in
                                  support of TF Grizzly operations with improved conventional
                                  munitions. At 1300, battalion reconnaissance, survey and
                                  advance parties crossed the border to identify and prepare
                                  firing positions. After assuming Mission Oriented Protective
                                  Posture (MOPP) level one, the regimental main CP, 1/12 and
                      the remainder of 3/12 crossed the border at 1600 to occupy
                                  positions approximately 4 kilometers south of the first
                                  obstacle belt. By 1830, @-0 minutes sooner than planned,
                                  3/12 and 1/12 were firecap ready in position to support TF
                                  Grizzly and TF Taro infiltration-) of the first obstacle belt.
                                  5/11 and 1/11, who had remained in positions just south of
                                  the border unt@l 1/12 and 3/12 were firing capable
                                  (+irecap), displaced across the border by 1900. By 2200,
                                  all four battalions were firecap ready just south of the
                                  firs"" obstacle belt. 3/11 remained in the TF Ripper assembly
                                  area, prepared to follow in trace of TF Ripper through the
                                  first breach. The organization +or combat as all battalions
                                  assumed their preassault positions was:

                                  1/11: DS TF Papa Bear.
                                  3/11: DS TF Ripper.
                                  5/11: GSR 3/11.
                                  1/12: DS TF Taro, an order Rein 1/11.
                                  3/12: DS TF Grizzly.



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