SITUATION CHRONOLOGY

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Subject: SITUATION CHRONOLOGY                                            

Unit: 1 MARDIV    

Parent Organization: 1 MEF       

Box  ID: BX600057

Folder Title: i  mef time line hand out                                                                       

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         - The organization +or combat as all battalions        assumed their preaSSLtalt
            position was:
              1/11:  DS TF Papa Bear
              3/il:  DS TF Ripper
              5/11:  SSR 3/11
              1/12:  DS TF Taro, on order Rein 1/11
              3/12:  DS TF Grizzly
            - 0002,  Based an request of HL) Ilth Marines, the Assistant Divisio-I
            Commander (ADC) restricted use of Rocket Assisted Projectiles (RAP) to
            emergency use only -for the remainder of the night. 3/12 and 5/11 fired
            144 RAP' rounds during the day (Including series white and red) ir.
            support of TF Grizzly.
         -  0445, E       di@-,Ia=ed normal. and occupied 4iri,)g position at grid @Ir.
            102506 at C)6C)C) to fire preparation fire in support of TF Troy's
            operation Flail. Five targets were -Fired c),i in Al Wa4rah 011-field, with
            enemy personnel reported dispersing and secondary explosions registered.
            After comr)le-tira the prepqratiori, tt-,e- Battery displaced at C)7:@:4 inci
            rejoined @/11 at 113().
         -  C)7::%4, E/2/12 detaches from TF Troy and rejoins 3/14 at
         -  1030, Pride authorizes Ilth Marines Reconnaissance (F(econ) and Survey
            Parties to cross irto Kuwait.
         -  1240, B/I/I(-.) (--I/22) displaces north across the border into Kuwait @C:l
            grid DS 648692 tc, support TF G-izzly's screening and clearing
            operations.
         -         All litt-, Marires Dn F%,eco-i, Survey, and Advance parties crossec:
            into Kuwait.
         -  1430, From new position in @'uwait, 9 1/1() fired 2 missions on Iraci,
            +orti4ic?o positions near lst obstacle belt.
         -  1551, Bns SLit!-.orized to cross border in accordance with breachino
            support timelines and directed to assume MOF'F' Level I at border.
remainder of Z,/I-' crossed into Kuwait, I/'Z
            FireCap ready at 1720 at grid OS 7670; mission DS TF Taro. 3/12 FireCap
            ready at 1811(@ at grid DS 687@.; mission DS TF Grizzly.
         -  173(), B 1/10 received indirect -Fire, no casualties

         -  187@0, 5/11 displaced into Kuwait and occupied -Fir2ng position at grid 05
            6476 FireCap ready at 2152, mission GSR 3/11.
         -  1900, 1/11 displaced into Kuwait and occupied +iring position at grid @nS
            7466 at 22()O; mission direct support TF Papa Bear.
         -  19,C), G-7@6 radar positioned with 1/1-1 at grid OS 738692 hit by wha@
            believed to be a harm missile: (?-.@6 radar emitter and one HMMWV
            destroyed.   Casualties included one Filled jr. actio-i (F.IA) and cr.@
            wounded in action (WIA).
            @0C)O, CoordinRted Fire Line (CFL) number one in effect.
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         -  21-@,C), Reg@ Juffip CF' occupied positior, at grid DS 6768 and assumed control
            of Regiment.
         -  22C)CI, TF Grizzly began infiltration o-F ist obstacle belt with             in
            direct support.
         -  2210, F 2/10 fired several DF,ICM missions on Iraqi positions near Ist
            obstacle belt inducing 45 lraqi's to surrender EPW's taken as result

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File Room = oct96_declassified
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Box ID = BX600057
Unit = 1 MARDIV
Parent Organization = 1 MEF
Folder Title = i mef time line hand out
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Subject = SITUATION CHRONOLOGY
Document Seq # = 4
Document Date =
Scan Date =
Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 02-JAN-1997