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Subject: MARINES SUMMARY OF ACTION                                       

Unit: 3D BN 12T MA

Parent Organization: 11TH MARINES

Box ID: BX600025

Folder Title: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 3RD BATTALION 12TH MARINE REGIMENT JAN - JUN 1991                            

Document Number:       1001

Folder SEQ  #:         10





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               ORDER TO SUPPORT TF TARO SCREENING AND INFILTRATION OPERATIONS.


      1055:    11TH MARINES JUMP COMMAND POST (GP) OCCUPIED POS        ITION AT GRID
               QS 5@@8 469 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 TF TARO.
      2100:    1/11 OCCUPIED POSITIONS IN TF PAPA BEAR'S ASSEMBLY AR@A           AT GRID
               QS 71 47; MISSION DS TF PAPA BEAR.


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      21 February           Operation Desert Storm B-3. 3/12 fired for.the first time
                            during the war in support of TF Grizzly 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 bel@.
                            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 Commander directed             that
                            all personnel begin taking the Nerve Agent'Pretreatment'..,
                            (NAP) pills and the Ciprofloyin (Cipro) antibiotic             pills.
                            Specific noteworthy events included:

      0236:    3/12 FIRED TIME-ON-TARGET (TOT) MISSION IN SUPPORT OF TF GRIZZLY

      0358:    -0/12 FIRED TOT MISSION IN SU@ORT OF TF GRIZZLY.


8     IN;SUPPORT
               OF TF TROY RECONNAISSANCE PERSONNEL. VEHICLES WERE DISPERSED BY 32
               ROUNDS OF DPICM.


      1236:    3/11 OCCUPIED POSITIONS IN TF RIPPER'S ASSEMBLY AREA AT GRID QS             58 46
               FIRECAP READY AT, 1400; MISSION DS TF RIPPER.

      1640:    5/11 DISPLACED TO GRID DS 58 65, FIRECAP READY'AT 1910; MISSION             GSI'
               PRIORITY CALLS FOR FIRE TO TF GRIZZLY AND TF SHEPHERD.


      1833:    DIVISION INSTRUCTED ALL PERSONNEL TO BESIN TAKING NAP AND CIPRO             PILLS.


      -@047:   REGIMENTAL 5-4 IDENTIFIES THAT HEAVY EQUIPMENT TRANSPORTS (HET)@
               PROVIDED BY DIVISION AS UNSUITABLE FOR TRANSPORTING ENGINEER EQUIPMENT
               THROUGH BERM INTO KUWAIT.


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



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File Room = sep96_declassified
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Box ID = BX600025
Unit = 3D BN 12T MA
Parent Organization = 11TH MARINES
Folder Title = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 3RD BATTALION 12TH MARINE REGIMENT JAN - JUN 1991
Folder Seq # = 10
Subject = MARINES SUMMARY OF ACTION
Document Seq # = 1001
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
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Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 12-NOV-1996