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Subject: 11TH MARINES SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS                      

Unit: 1 MARDIV    

Parent Organization: 1 MEF       

Box ID: BX600057

Folder Title: I  MEF  ACCOUNTS OF COMBAT ACTION                                                               

Document Number:         25

Folder SEQ  #:         25






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                        ORDER TO SUPPORT TF TARO SCREENING AND INF       IT TRATION OPERATIONS.


                1055:   IITH MARINES JUMP COMMAND POST (CP) OCCUPIED POSITION AT GRID
                        QS 528 469 AND ASSUMED CONTROL OF THE REGIMENT.


                1405:   1/12 DISPLACED AND OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS NEAR GRID QS 73 51, FIRING
                        CAPABLE (FIRECAP) READY AT 1712; MISSION DS T-- TARO.

                2100:   1/11 OCCUPIED POSITIONS !N TF PAPA BEAR'S ASSEMBLY AREA AT GR:D
                        QS 71 47; MISSION DS TF PAPA BEAR.


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                    Fe r.Lia-y       Operation Desert Storm           3/12 fired for the first time
                                     during the war in supppf         TF Gr4.zzly who had
                                     reconnaissance forces across     the border. 5/11 occupied a
                                     firing position just southwest of the border in preparation
                                     to support the screening and clearing of the artillery
                                     position areas short of the first Iraqi obstacle belt.
                                     Further south, 3/11 occupied assembly area positions with TF
                                     Ripper, the Division's main effort for the assault breach.
                                     In anticipation of Division operations in a chemical and
                                     biological environment, the Division Com,.nander directed that
                                     all personnel begin taking the Nerve Agent Pretreatment
                                     (NAP) pills and the Ciprotlox,.n (Cipro) antibiotic pills.
                                     Specific noteworthy events included:

                             ZLY.


                                                    N SUFFUE1 Ur L.      itry.


                                    RED MISSION ON VEHICLES IN OPEN AT GRID TM 130 588 IN SUPPOR'R
                                    Y RECONNAISSANCE PERSONNEL. VEHICLES WERE DISPERSED BY 32
                                    DP: Cili.


               -x                   PIED POSITIONS IN TF RIPPER'S ASSEMBLY AREA AT GRID OS 58 46
                                    EADY AT 1400; MISSION DS TF RIPPER.
               11.6     5/11 DISPLACED TO GRID OS 58 65, FIRECAP READY A' 1910; MISSION GS,
                        PRIORITY CALLS FOR FIRE TO TF GRIZZLY AND TF SHEPHERD.

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                        THROUGH-B@t-INTO-K-UWA4T.


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                22 February          Operation Desert Storm G-2. Early in the morning as 1/11
                                     and the Regimental jump CP moved forward to pos4tions along
                                     the border, 1/12 engaged what was believed to be an Iraqi
                                     armored reconnaissance force of 2 tanks and 3 BMPs -oving
                                     south just across the border. While awaiting Cobra support,



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Document 16 f:/Week-42/BX600057/I MEF ACCOUNTS OF COMBAT ACTION/11th marines summary of significant events:1122961652212
Control Fields 17
File Room = oct96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-42
Box ID = BX600057
Unit = 1 MARDIV
Parent Organization = 1 MEF
Folder Title = I MEF ACCOUNTS OF COMBAT ACTION
Folder Seq # = 25
Subject = 11TH MARINES SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS
Document Seq # = 25
Document Date =
Scan Date =
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 = 22-NOV-1996