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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Folder Title: I  MEF  ACCOUNTS OF COMBAT ACTION                                                               

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                       DEFENDING SECOND OBSTACLE BELT.


               1200:   3/12 BEGAN DISPLACEMENT OF REMAINING TWO BATTERIES (9/l/10 AND F/2/10)
                       THROUGH FIRST OBSTACLE BELT AND OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS NEAR GRID
                       OS 73 91 FIRECAP READY 1500.

               1205:   3/11 FIRED SUPPRESSION OF ENEMY AIR DEFENSE (BEAD) SERIES "NAPE" TO
                       FACILITATE AIR ATTACK ON IRAQI POSITTONS DEFENDING SECOND OBSTACLE
                       BELT.


               1210:   WITH THE CFL CURRENTLY IN EFFECT LOCATED BEYOND MOST OF COUNTERFIRE
                       TARGETS IDENTIFIED, REGT FDC RECCMMENDED THAT DIVISION FIRE SUPPORT
                       CCORDINATION CENTER (FECC) ESTABLISH INTERIM CFL CLOSER TO FRIENDLY
                       FORCES. DIVISION FSCC IMMEDIATELY ESTABLISHED HASTY CFL ALONG THE
                       SECOND OBSTACLE BELT.


               1723:   3/12 RECEIVED CHECK FIRING ON MDRTAR COUNTERFIRE TARGET FROM IF GRIZZLY
                       FORWARD OBSERVER BECAUSE IRAQI SOLDIERS WERE SURRENDERING AT THAT
                       LOCATION. BASED ON DEMONSTRATED IRAQI PROPENSITY TO IMMEDIATELY
                       SURRENDER WHEN FIRED UPON WITH DUAL PURPOSE IMPROVED CONVENTIONAL
                       MUNITIONS (DPICM), REOT FOC ADJUSTED STANDARD MORTAR COUNTERFIRE VOLLEY
                       TO BATTERY ONE ROUND DPICM.


               1230:   LEAD ELEMENTS OF TF RIPPER CLEAR THROUGH SECOND OBSTACLE BELT.


               1300:   3/11 BEGAN DISPLACING BATTERIES FORWARD BY ECHELON THROUGH THE SECOND
                       OBSTACLE BELT TO SUPPORT TF RIPPER'S ATTACK TOWARDS AL JABER AIRFIELD.
                       ONE PLATOON FROM EACH BATTERY HAD OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS NEAR GRID
                       QS 78 90 FIRECAP READY AT 1400.


               1309:   REGT FDC DIRECTED l,'Il TO REORIENT ON AZIMUTH OF FIRE 0100 IN
POSSIBLE IRAQI ARMOR COUNTERATTACK.


               1316:   1/12 BEGAN DISPLACEMENT BY BATTERY THROUGH FIRST OBSTACLE BELT WITH
                       C/l/12 OCCUPYING POSITION GRID OS 859 820 FIRECAP READY AT 1528.


               1428:   IF PAPA BEAR BEGAN BREACHINB SECOND OBSTACLE BELT.

               1500:   1/3/14 DISPLACED AND CLOSED ON 3/12 FORWARD FIRING POSITIONS NEAR GRID
                       OS 75 92 WITH ENTIRE BATTALION FIRECAP READY AT 1700.


               1507:   RASCAL IN 5/11 POSITION DETECTED NERVE AGENT; IITH MARINES WENT TO MOPP
                       LEVEL 4. FURTHER DETECTION EFFORTS WERE NEGATIVE; ALL CLEAR SOUNDED AT
                       1541.


               1528:   REMAINING 1/12 BATTERIES (A/l/12 AND F/2/12) DISPLACED THROUGH FIRST
                       OBSTACLE BELT WHEN C/l/12 REPORTED FIRFCAP READY AND OCCUPIED POSITIONS
                       NEAR GRID QS 80 97 WITH THE ENTIRE BATTALION FIRECAP READY AT 1757.


               1535i   IF RIPPER PREPARED TO ATTACK AL .'ABER AIRFIELD; TF PAPA BEAR ELEMENTS


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Subject = 11TH MARINES OPER DS SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVEN
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Declassified = 12-NOV-1996