11TH MARINES OPER DS SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

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Subject: 11TH MARINES OPER DS SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS              

Unit: 1 MARDIV    

Parent Organization: 1 MEF       

Box ID: BX600057

Folder Title: I  MEF  ACCOUNTS OF COMBAT ACTION                                                               

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                       H/3/14 FORWARD TO FIRING POSITIONS TO RANGE MEF OBJECTIVE C BY 1400.
                       ENTIRE BATTALION WAS FIRECAP READY NEAR GRID UT 78 23 AT 1430.


               1230:   3/11 BSGAN DISPLACEMENT AND OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS NEAR QT 80 28,
                       FIRECAP READY 1530.


               1238:   B/3/11 RELAYED A 1/7 REQUEST FOR FIRE TO 1/11. HOWEVER, IN
                       COMPLIANCE WITH THE COMMANDING SENERAL'S INSTRUCTIONS TO GET AS MANY
                       BATTALIONS POSITIONED AS FAR FORWARD TO SUPPORT THE ATTACK ON MEF
                       OBJECTIVE C AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, NO UNITS WERE IN POSITION TO FIRE ON
                       THE TARGET AT THAT TIME.


               1413:   REST JUMP CP OCCUPIED POSITION AT GRID QT 781 221 AND ASSUMED CONTROL.


               1641:   TF PAPA BEAR COMMITTED TO ATTACK AND ISOLATE KUWAIT INTERNATIONAL
                       AIRPORT. 1/11 MISSION CHANGED TO DIRECT SUPPORT TF PAPA BEAR.


               1500c   AFTER FORCING THROUGH TF PAPI BEAR, 3/12 OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS NEAR
                       GRID OT 82 28.


               1800:   1/11 DISPLACED FURTHER FORWARD TO BETTER RANGE IN SUPPORT OF I-F PAPA
                       BEAR'S ATTACK ON KUWAIT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OCCUPYING POSITIONS NEAR
                       GRID UT ')? ", FIRECAP READY AT ????,


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               27 February

               0320:   DIVISION CDTJTINUED ATTACK FORWARD TO CLEAR MEF OBJECTIVE C, KUWAIT
                       INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, MEETING LITTLE RESISTANCE AND REQUIRING NO
                       ARTILLERY SUPPORT. TF RIPPER AND TF PAPA BEAR ISOLATED OBJECTIVE, TF
                       SHEPHERD SEIZED KEY BUILDINGS AT AIRPORT, AND TF TARO MOVED TO CLEAR
                       OBJECTIVE AREA.

NEAR GRID UT 77 35, COMPLETELY
                       FIRECAP READY IN THE NEW POSITIONS AT 1430.

               1130:   REST JUMP CP DISPLACED FORWARD TO OUTSKIRTS OF KUWAIT CITY, OCCUPIED
                       POSITION AT GRID QT 021 @185 AND ASSUMED CONTROL AT 1600.


               1200:   3/12 REPOSITIONED TO FIRING POSITIONS NEAR GRID UT 80 31, COMPLETELY
                       FIRECAP READY IN NEW POSITIONS AT 1430.


               1437:   A/l/12 DISPLACED FURTHER FORWARD IN SUPPORT OF TF GRIZZLY AND COMPLETED
                       OCCUPATION OF FIRING POSITION NEAR GRID UT 772 054.


               1600:   5/11 REPOSITIONED FORWARD TO NEW FIRING POSITIONS NEAR GRID UT 80 35,
                       FIRECAP READY IN NEW POSITIONS AT 1944.


               1615:   DIVISION ASSUMED MOPP LEVEL ZERO.


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Subject = 11TH MARINES OPER DS SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVEN
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