MARINES SUMMARY OF ACTION

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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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        0445:     E/2/12 DISPLACED NORTH AND OCCUPIED FIRING POSITION                AT GRID TM 102 506
                  AT 0600 TO FIRE PREPARATION FIRES IN SUPPORT OF TF TROY'S OPERATION
                  FLAIL. FIVE TARGETS WERE FIRED ON IN THE AL WAFRAH OILFIELD,' WITH
                  ENEMY PERSONNEL REPORTED DISPERSING AND SECONDARY EXPLOSIONS
                  REGISTERED. AFTER COMPLETING THE PREPARATION, THE BATTERY DISPLACED AT
                  0734 AND REJOINED 3/11 AT 1130.

        1030:     DIVISION AUTHOR12ES 11TH MARINES RECONNAISSANCE (RECON) AND                    SURVEY
                  PARTIES TO CROSS INTO KUWAIT 1300.


        1240:     B/l/10 (3/12) DISPLACED NORTH ACROSS THE             BORDER INTO KUWAIT        TO  GRID
                  QS,648 692 TO SUPPORT TF GRIZZLY'S SCREENING AND CLEARING OPERATIONS.

        1300:     ALL 11TH MARINES BATTALION RECON, SURVEY, AND ADVANCE PARTIESICROSSED
                  INTO KUWAIT.


        1430:     FROM NEW POSITION IN KUWAIT, B/l/10 FIRED 2 MISSIONS ON IRAQI FORTIFIED
                  POSITIONS NEAR FIRST OBSTACLE BELT.

        1551:     BATTALIONS AUTHORIZED TO CROSS BORDER IN ACCORDANCE,WITH BREACHING
                  SUPPORT TIMELINES AND DIRECTED TO ASSUME MOPP LEVEL,L AT.BORDER.-,

        1600.     REGIMENTAL CP, 1/12 AND REMAINDER OF 3/12 CROSSED INTO KUWAIT'."@1/12
                  FIRECAP READY NEAR GRID QS 76 70 AT 1720;             MISSION DS      TF TARO.-'.,-',3/12
                  FIRECAP READY NEAR GRID QS 68 73 AT 1830;             MISSION DS      TF GRIZZLY.

        1730:     B/l/10 RECEIVED INCOMING INDIRECT FIRE; NO CASUALTIES.

        1830:     5/11 DISPLACED INTO KUWAIT AND OCCUPIED FIRINS POSITIONS NEAR                    GRID
                  QS 64 76, FIRECAP READY AT 2152; MISSION SSR 3/11.

        1900:     1/11 DISPLACED INTO KUWAIT AND OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS NEAR                    GRID
READY AT 2@@00; MISSION DIRECT SUPPORT TF PAPA BEAR.

        1930;     U-36 RADAR POSITIONED WITH 1/12 AT GRID QS 738 672 HIT BY WHAT                     WAS
                  BELIEVED TO BE A HARM MISSILE; U-36 RADAR EMITTER AND ONE                    HMMWV
                  DESTROYED.@ CASUALTIES INCLUDED ONE KILLED IN ACTION@(KIA) AND,ONE
                  WOUNDED IN ACTION (WIA).


        2000!     COORDINATED FIRE LINE (CFL) NUMBER ONE IN EFFECT.


        @@120:    REGIMENTAL JUMP CP OCCUPIED POSITION AT GRID QS 67                 68 AND ASSUMED
                  CONTROL OF REGIMENT.


        2200:     DIVISION FROZE ALL FREQUENCIES AND CALL SIGNS.


        2@@00:    TF GRIZZLY BEGAN INFILTRATION OF FIRST OBSTACLE BELT WITH 3/12 IN
                  DIRECT SUPPORT.


        2@110:    F/2/10 FIRED SEVERAL DPICM MISSIONS ON IRAQI POSITIONS NEAR FIRST
                  OBSTACLE BELT INDUCING 45 IRAQIS TO SURRENDER; EPW'S TAKEN AS RESULT OF
                  ENGAGEMENT SHOWED 3/7 RDUTES THROUGH FIRST OBSTACLE BELT.


        2@114:    TF TARO BEGAN INFILTRATION OF FIRST OBSTACLE BELT WITH 1/12                     IN DIRECT


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File Room = sep96_declassified
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Box ID = BX600025
Unit = 3D BN 12T MA
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Folder Title = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 3RD BATTALION 12TH MARINE REGIMENT JAN - JUN 1991
Folder Seq # = 10
Subject = MARINES SUMMARY OF ACTION
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