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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                       SEPARATE M256 DETECTION KITS. MAJORITY OF IITH MARINES ASSUMED MOPP
                       E.EVEL 4. ALL CLEAR SOUNDED AT 0245.


               0400;   1/11 REPORTED GAS; ALL CLEAR SOUNDED AT 0415.

               0412:   DIVISION REQUESTED IITH MARIN-_s TO ATTACK IRAQI ARTILLERY POSITION
                       IDENTIFIED BY 2D MARINE DIVISION IN IST MARINE DIVISION'S ZONE. 5111
                       CIRED 79 RAP ROUNDS FROM 3 BATTERIES.

               0630:   TF RIPPER CROSSES LD (DELAYED FROM 0600 DUE TO LOW VISIDILITY) AND
                       BEGINS ATTACK MOVEMENT TO CONTACT TOWARDS KUWAIT        CITY WITH TF SHEPHERD
                       SCREENING ON THE RIGHT FLANK. 3/11 DISPLACED BY         BATTALION IN TRACE OF
                       TF RIPPER UNITS WITH 3/12 PROVIDING FIRE SUPPORT        TO TF RIPPER.


               0630:   5/11 BEGAN DISPLACEMENT BY ECHELON TWO BATTERIES        AT A TIME. R/5/11 AND
                       T/5111 OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS NEAR GRID OT 82        13, FIRECAP READY AT
                       0938.


               0700:   H/3/11 TOOK APPROXIMATELY 150 IRAQI EPW'S. IITH         MARINES COORDINATED
                       WITH TF GRIZZLY TO TAKE CONTROL OF EPW'S.

               08:.O:  CFL 5 IN EFFECT.


               OB53:   3/11 OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS NEAR GRID 9T 76 17 WITH ENTIRE BATTALION
                       FIRECAP READY AT 0905. 3/12 THEN BEGAN DISPLACEMENT FORWARD AT 0856.


               0910:   TRAILING 5/11 BATTERIES DISPLACED WHEN LEAD BATTERIES FIRECAP READY.
                       (2/5/11 AND S/5/11 LEAPFROGGED PAST LEAD BATTERIES AND OCCUPIED FIRING
                       POSITIONS NEAR SRID OT 93 25. ENTIRE BATTALION WAS FIRECAP READY AT
                       1315.


               0927:   REBT AMMUNITION TRUCK HIT ANTI-PERSONNEL MINE NEAR FIRST OBSTACLE
                       BELT AT QS 701 803. TRUCK SUFFERED MINIMAL DAMAGE, NO CASUALTIES.

           0930:   1/11 BEGAN DISPLACEMENT BY ECHELON WITH AIIIII AND H/3/14 MOVING ON
                       LEFT FLANK OF TF PAPA BEAR AND 1/3/11 REMAINING IN POSITION TO SUPPORT
                       TF PAPA BEAR'S MOVEMENT. A/l/il AND H/3/14 OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS
                       NEAR GRIL OT 78 15, FIRECAP READY AT 1147.

               1150t   TF TARO GIVEN MISSION TO MOVE TO KUWAIT AIRFIELD TO CONDUCT CI.EARING
                       OPERATIONS. 1/12 BESAN DISPLACEMENT OF C/l/12 AND F/2/12, MOVED
                       APPROXIMATELY 20 I'JLDMETERS, AND OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS NEAR BRID
                       OT 76 26, FIRECAP READY AT 1700. MISSION DIRECT SUPPORT TF TARO.
                       A/l/12 REMAINED DEDICATED TO TF GRIZZLY SECURING AL JAGER AIRFIELD AND
                       THE DIVISION LINE OF COMMUNICATION (LOC).


               1230:   1/11 CONTINUED DISPLACEMENT WITH 1/3/11 DISPLACING FORWARD AND
                       OCCUPYINB FIRING POSITION NEAR GRID OT 78 23, FIRECAP READY AT 1400.

               1230%   BASED ON INSTRUCTIONS FROM 11TH MARINES CO, 1/11 DISPLACED A/l/11 AND



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