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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              AN IRAQI  STRONGPOINT, 3/1-@ OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS,,NEAR        GRID,@,@-:.-,
              QT 32 26. B/i/10 AND 1/3/14 PREPARED TO ENSAGE'IRAQI FORCES WlTvi@:
              DIRECT FIRE, BUT LIMITED VISIBILITY AND ARRIVAL OF:LAI'S PRECLUDED
              DIRECT FIRE ENGAGEMENT.
      1413:   REGIMENTAL JUMP CP OCCUPIED POSITION AT       GRID UT  781@221  AND   ASS.UME@
              CONTROL AS COBRAS ENGAGED SCATTERED IRAQI ARMOR        TO THE FRONT'AND'FLANK.'@"'I'@

      1530:   TF RIPPER CONTINUED ATTACK NORTH TO BLOCK WEST OF         KUWAIT  INTERNATIONAL:,
              AIRPORT.


      1630-.  TF PAPA  BEAR CONTINUED ATTACK    NORTH TO ISOLATE    KUWAIT INTERNATIONAL
              AIRPORT.


      1641:   TF PAPA BEAR COMMITTED TO ATTACK AND ISOLATE KUWAIT INTERNATIONAL
              AIRPORT. 1/11 MISSION CHANGED TO DIRECT SUPPORT TF PAPA BEAR.


      1700:   TF SHEPHERD CONTINUED SCREENING AROUND EAST SIDE OF KUWAIT
              INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ENTERING KUWAIT CITY SUBURBS.


      1741:   TF GRIZZLY COMPLETED CLEARING OF AL JABER AIRFIELD.

      1800:   1/11 DISPLACED FURTHER FORWARD TO BETTER RANGE IN SUPPORT OF TF PAPA
              BEAR'S ATTACK ON KUWAIT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OCCUPYING POSITIONS NEAR
              GRID QT 83 28, ENTIRE BATTALION FIRECAP READY AT 2300.


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      @@7 February         Operation Desert Storm G+3. As the Division consolidated
                           and completed sec@ing and clearing MEF Objective C, llth
                           Marines repositioned in the outskirts of Kuwait City in
                           preparation to support possible continued operations in
                           the City. llth Marines units continued to collect vast
                           amounts of Iraqi equipment and ammunition. With the
                      immediate Iraqi threat eliminated, Division set MOPP level
                           zero. Specific noteworthy events ipcluded:

      03@@0:  DIVISION CONTINUED ATTACK FORWARD TO ISOLATE AND SECURE MEF OBJECTIVE
              C, KUWAIT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, MEETING LITTLE RESISTANCE AND
              REQUIRING NO ARTILLERY SUPPORT.


      0657:   TF SHEPHERD SECURED MEF OBJECTIVE C, KUWAIT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

      0745:   IF TARO ARRIVED AND BEGAN CLEARING KUWAIT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.


      1100:   3/11 REPOSITIONED TO FIRING POSITIONS NEAR GRID QT 77 35, COMPLETELY
              FIRECAP READY IN THE NEW POSITIONS AT 1430.

      1130:   REGIMENTAL JUMP CP DISPLACED FORWARD TO OUTSKIRTS         OF KUWAIT CITY,
              OCCUPIED POSITION AT GRID QT 821 285 AND ASSUMED CONTROL AT 1600.


      1200:   3/12 REPOSITIONED TO FIRING POSITIONS NEAR GRID UT 80 31, COMPLETELY
              FIRECAP READY IN NEW POSITIONS AT 1430.


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Subject = MARINES SUMMARY OF ACTION
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