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File: 970107_oct96_decls8_0008.txt
Subject: SITUATION CHRONOLOGY
Unit: 1 MARDIV
Parent Organization: 1 MEF
Box ID: BX600057
Folder Title: i mef time line hand out
Document Number: 4
Folder Seq #: 32
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of engagement showed --,/7 routes through Ist obstacle belt.
legK_EgRPE_PBIZZLY
- 0141, 2/7 spots a long vehicle column east of their pos. Will engage
with air.
- 0055, 2/7 reports scouts sighted MRL vic DS 657812 and arty at DS
64?805.
- 0305, TF reports enemy at DS 670880 in 2d Div zone, X boundary
authorized. At 05@@5, TF lead element south of 83 EW grid line, reports
bunker comple.: at LIS 7C)9814 and engaging 3 x T-62's at DS 716@.2.
- 0800, TF forward moving to DS 635724.
- 0830, 3/7 ScoLit Teams/Eng moves to 100@) meters south of mine+ield
DS 687787. Ran CAS and Arty on enemy minefield and bunkers.
- lo,-NO, 3/7 Eng reconnoiter friendly side? of mine-Field.
- 1112, Arty fires at DS 71@1798, A tubes and 2 bun@@ers destroyed.
- 3/7 ScoL,t Team receives ' rot-inds enemy indirect -Fire at
OS 685775. Withdraws from forward position.
- ll--5, @-/7 coordinates airstri@.,.es on bunkers at DS 6938OZ@, direct hit -
6 enemy I'@. - I of '- talks destroyed.
- 15(:)O, 7/7 STA/Eng moves to friendly side OF mine-Field covered by SCOL(T
Teams. Two STA Marines an@ one Eng ran across uncleared mine+ielrj to
eliminate enemy threat while other members cover with -Fire. These three
Marines cleared bun@ers and shot and wounded three Iraqi soldiers.
- 1645, TF reports .1@i Er,W's surrendering OS 63,-@717, request PSYOF'S
4]4aht to helc with enemy surrender. More EPW's start to cross
mine-Field. jr@q,. 4irc-E. c.-.tc. their over. troops to prevent there. 4ror
surrender r Q
- 174C), 2/7 reports --2 EF,W's and -1 Iraqi trucks vic DS 6568t.)7,.
- 1755, authorized from F'ridL- to place small unit in Ist obstacle belt to
EF-'W's who crossed in front of -1/7 allowed
*Or an 00POrtLinIt, to observe I.%ne-,, if no@ for the EF'W's, the TF Would
have had t(n conduct a hasty breach.
- IBC)C)-2200, Engineers blow lanes through lst mine4ield.
- 1805, TF has medevac for 3 WIA'S.
- 194,), --I/7 requests MEDEVA@@ for EPW shot in bact,., with sucling ches@
wound.
- 205C), EPW's report I entire company of the Ist Iraqi Division wants tc,
surrender. EPW are crossing at 6980 and are assisting with lane marking
of known gaps. EPW's state Al Jaber Air Field has been evacuated. TF
continues to engage targets of opportunity. At 2055, TF has mine+it-ld
breech DS 689800 with security on the northern (enemy) side, the breech
is marred with chefrlights. At 2-@0C), TF reports LONESTAR, TF be-gin.-.,r.9
infiltration. Infiltrated Ist obstacle belt after OS 6E38800 darkness,
screened left 41an@. of Div zone.
- 21C)O, 7,/7 reports 2d company of Er-,W's (58) surrenders, Psy0ps used.
- 2254, TF Grizzly forces infiltrated through Ist obstacle belt.
TASI FORCE_SHEF'HERr,
r s to TF Shepherd.
- lc?OC), TF begins movement to attact@ position.
- TF crosses SaLtdi/1,Ltwait berm.
- Co C, attached to TF Taro, throughout the day uncovers numerous buni,ers
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Box ID = BX600057
Unit = 1 MARDIV
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Subject = SITUATION CHRONOLOGY
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