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

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              SUPPORT.


      2240: MARINE FORCES CENTRAL COMMAND (MARCENT)/EASTERN PROVINCE ALLIED
              COALITION (EPAC) BOUNDARY MOVED TO WEST.


      2254: TF GRIZZLY FORCES INFILTRATED THROUGH FIRST OBSTACLE BELT.


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      24 February         Operation Desert Storm G-Day.. llth Marines supported the
                          Ist Marine Division breach of the first Iraqi obstacle belt.
                          Fire support was provided to five separate task forces
                          during the day. '@/11 moved through the first breach in
                          trace of TF Ripper and established positions beyond the
                          first obstacle belt while 5/11 supported TF Ripper by fire.
                          3/12 supported TF Grizzly and 1/12 supported TF Taro as they
                          continued to infiltrate and establish lanes through the
                          first obstacle belt. As TF Papa Bear was committed to the
                          assault breach, 1/11 provided dire.ct support. Later in the
                          morning, 5/11 moved by echelon through the TF Grizzly breach
                          site, 3/12 displaced by echelon through the TF Ripper breach
                          site, and 1/11 displaced by battalion through the TF Papa
                          Bear breach site. 1/12 assumed its on order mission
                          reinforcing 1/11 as 1/11 displaced. During the morning
                          hours, 0-36 radars detected dozens of counterfire targets,
                          42 of which were engaged by either artillery or close air
                          support aircraft. The effective neutralization of this
                          coltnterfire threat allowed the maneuver forces to move
                          forward and breach rapidly with minimal enemy indirect +ire
                   interference. Af@r 1111 occupied positions beyond the
                          first obstacle belt and as TF Papa Bear cleared its
                          position, 1/12 displaced through TF Papa Bear's breach site
                          and moved up near the second obstacle belt remaining
                          reinforcing to 1/11. Later in the day, 3/11 continued
                          displacement forward by echelon through the second obstacle
                          belt to continue to support TF Ripppr's movement. The llth
                          Mari@s continued to provide timelylfire support for the
                          Division's assault despite the rapid pace of movement,
                          massive collection of EPW'S, and periodic increased chemical
                          threats. Specific noteworthy events included:

      0001:   3/11 DEPARTED ASSEMBLY AREA IN TRACE OF TF RIPPER CROSSING KUWAITI
              BORDER AT 0205 AND ARRIVING IN ATTACK POSITIONS NEAR GRID QS 67 68 AT
              O'@31; MISSION DS TF RIPPER.

      0200:   TF PAPA BEAR BEGAN MOVEMENT    FROM ASSEMBLY AREA TO ATTACK POSITION.


      0325:   TF TARO LEAD ELEMENTS INFILTRATED THROUGH FIRST OBSTACLE BELT.


      0355:   '@/11 MISSION CHANGED TO GENERAL SUPPORT REINFORCING (GSR) 3/11. 5/11
              155MM BATTERIES PREPARED TO ANSWER CALLS FOR FIRE FROM TF RIPPER ON.
              BEHALF OF 3/11 "SISTER" BATTERIES.


      0359: G-DAY AND H-HOUR CONFIRMED.

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