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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       O'JD7:    TF RIPPER CROSSED LINE OF DEPARTURE (LD) ENROUTE FIRST OBSTACLE BELT
                 WITH @0/11 IN TRACE.


       060C):    H-HOUR; TF RIPPER ARRIVES AT FIRST OBSTACLE BELT BREACH SITE GRID
                 QS 7@@ 77.

       06'40:    TF RIPPER CLEARS FIRST TWO LANES THROUGH FIRST IRAQI PBSTACLE BELT.

       06-@9:    CFL 2 IN EFFECT.


       0745:     TF PAPA BEAR IN ATTACK POSITION.


       0804:     3/11 BEGAN MOVING THROUGH FIRST OBSTACLE BELT BREACH.


       0830.     5/11 RECON, SURVEY AND ADVANCE PARTIES DISPLACED THROUGH TF GRIZZLY
                 BREACH SITE.


       0900:     3/12 BEGAN DISPLACEMENT BY ECHELON DISPLACING 1/3/14 THROUGH BREACH IN
                 ORDER TO PROVIDE CONTINUOUS DIRECT SUPPORT TO TF GRIZZLY. 1/3/14
                 OCCUPIED FIRING POSITION GRID QS 710 840, FIRECAP READY AT 1100.

       0905:     TF PAPA BEAR COMMITTED TO CONDUCT ASSAULT BREACH, CLEARING TWO LANES BY
                 1018.


       0930:     0-36 RADARS DETECTED FIRST OF DOZENS OF COUNTERFIRE TARGETS IDENTIFIED
                 DURING MORNING OF G-DAY. FROM 0930 TO 1331, 11TH MARINES TARGET
                 PROCESSING CENTER (TPC) CONSOLIDATED TARGETS AND REGIMENTAL FDC
                 COORDINATED ENGAGEMENT OF 42 SEPARATE COUNTERFIRE TARGETS CLEARED BY
                 APPROPRIATE MANEUVER UNITS. @EGIMENTAL FDC ISSUED FIRE ORDERS FOR
                 ATTACK OF 26 TARGETS BY ARTILLERY; 17 WERE COORDINATED BY IITH MARINES
                 AIR OFFICER VIA QUICKFIRE CHANNEL WITH TACTICAL AIR CONTROLLER AIRBORNE.
                 (TAC(A)) FOR ATTACK BY CLOSE AIR SUPPORT AIRCRAFT.

       09'@3:    @'/ll COMPLETED OCCUPATION OF FIRING POSITION BEYOND FIRST OBSTACLE
                 BELT NEAR GRID QS 77 84; MISSION DS TF RIPPER.,

       IIOC):    1/11 BEGAN DISPLACEMENT THRUGH FIRST OBSTACLE BELT AND OCCUPIED.FIRING
                 POSITIONS NEAR GRID Qs e3 79, FIRECAP READY AT-1400. DURING
    OCCUPATION, 1/11 JUMP CP RECEIVED INCOMING MORTAR FIRE.

       1100:     1/1'@ ASSUMED MISSION REINFORCING 1/11 IN ORDER TO PROVIDE CONTINUOUS
                 FIRE SUF'PORT TO TF PAPA BEAR AS 1/11 DISPLACED FORWARD.

       11'@5:    IF RIPPER BEGAN BREACHING SECOND OBSTACLE BELT.

       1170:     -/II DISPLACED BY ECHELON TWO BATTERIES AT A TIME THROUGH TF GRIZZLY
                 BREACH SITE TO FIRING POSITIONS AT GRID US 76 67. INITIAL TWO
                 BATTERIES FIRECAP READY AT 1330; REMAINING TWO BATTERIES DISPLACED AT
                 1430; ENTIRE BN FIRECAP READY IN NEW POSITION AT 1715.

       1147: 3/11 FIRED -@47 ROUNDS IN SERIES "RICK" TO NEUTRALIZE IRAQI POSITIONS
                 DEFENDING SECOND OBSTACLE BELT.

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File Room = sep96_declassified
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Folder Title = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 3RD BATTALION 12TH MARINE REGIMENT JAN - JUN 1991
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Subject = MARINES SUMMARY OF ACTION
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