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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               0002:   BASED ON REQUEST OF HO IITH MARINES, THE ASSISTANT DIVISON COMMANDER
                       (ADC) RESTRICTED USE OF ROCKET ASSISTED PROJECTILES (RAP) TO EMERGENCY
                       USE ONLY FOR THE REMAINDER OF NIGHT. 3/12 AND 5/11 FIRED 144 RAP
                       ROUNDS DURING DAY (INCLUDING SERIES WHITE AND RED) IN SUPPORT OF TF
                       GRIZZLY.


               0734:   E/2/12 DETACHES FROM TF TROY AND REJOINS 3111 AT 1230.


               1030:   DIVISION AUTHORIZES IITH MARINES RECONNAISSANCE (RECON) AND SURVEY
                       PARTIES TO CROSS INTO KUWAIT.


               1240:   B/i/10 (3/12) DISPLACES NORTH ACROSS THE BORDER INTO KUWAIT TO GRID
                       US 648 692 TO SUPPORT TF GRIZZLY'S SCREENING AND CLEARING OPERATIONS.


               1300:   ALL IITH MARINEC- BN RECOt4, SURVEY, AND ADVANCE PARTIES CROSSED INTO
                       KUWAIT.


               1551:   BN-@- AUTHORIZED TO CROSS BORDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH BREACHING SUPPORT
                       TIMELINES AND DIRECTED TO ASSUME MOPP LEVEL I AT BORDER.


               1600:   REGT CP, 1/12 AND REMAINDER OF 3/12 CROSSED INTO KUWAIT. 1/12 FIRECAP
                       READY AT 1720 AT GRID US 76 70; MISSION DS TF TARO. 3/12 FIRECAP READY
                       AT 1830 AT GRID DS 68 73; MISSION DS IF GRIZZLY.

               1830:   5/11 DISPLACED INTO KUWAIT AND OCCUPIED FIRING POSITION AT GRID
                       05 64 76 FIRECAP READY AT 2152; MISSION GSR 3/11.

               1900:   1/11 DISPLACED INTO KUWAIT AND OCCUPIED FIRING POSITION AT GRID
                       OS 74 66 AT 2200; MISSION DIRECT SUPPORT TF PAPA BEAR.

                       TF GRIZZLY BEGAN INFILTRATION OF FIRST OBSTACLE BELT WITH 3/12 IN
                       DIRECT SUPPORT.


               1930:
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FFECT.

               2120: REGT JUMP CP OCCUPIED POSITION AT BRID DS 67 6e'AND ASSUMED CONTROL OF






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Box ID = BX600057
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Subject = 11TH MARINES OPER DS SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVEN
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