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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               6+2/26 FEB 91


               PRIDE
               - Displaced to vic PS 831299, no enemy contact. ETD 0900, with and ETA
                 at present pos of 1500.
               - 0412, Pride requests llth Marines attack enemy position identified by
                 2d Marine Division zone. No BDA.
               - 0600, Pride reports III Corps (Iraqi) has been ordered to withdraw
                 (unconfirmed).
               - 0631, New Division boundary at grid OT 700147, 700364, 238508.
               - 0650, Division directs Task Force Ripper to conduct direct liaison with
                 Sth Marines and 2d LAI Bn/4requencies are in AKAU.
               - 0654, Froir. Division to Tas@@ Force Ripper - continue attac@,.
               - 073Z,, Pride directs Tas@: Force XRay to chop to Task Force Taro.
               - Oe7O, Coordinated Fire Line (CFL) 5 in effect.
               - Oc?15, Division reports Sth MAriiies west of 70 grid line.
               - 1150, Frag Order issued, Tas@, Force T
                                                                   aro given mission to move to
                 I-,LtWa2t Airfield to conduct clearing operations.
               - I"O, Tasi Fc-ce Commanders and S-@'s met with the Commanding General,
                 to discuss p2ar,@- -For the attrc@, of the airport.
               - 1641, F'ride commits to attac@, and isolate t'uwait International Airport.
               - 1724, Division reports F"uwa2t2 resistance in control of Police Post.
               - 227@0, Silver direc:ts Tas@@ Force Taro to hold at present position in
                 BLtrqar) Oil-Field and continue to move North at -First light.
               - 27,C)O, Due to Tasi: Force Papa Deqr's quick movement, ADC stopped all
                 Tas@ Force Papa Bsar's movement and ::,/9 had to withdraw to avoid
                 -Friendl%- fire -ficlit with LAI's on East side of airfield.

IPPFR
                                                 attact, (reported by lltt-i Marines) did nr,,, go +c,
                 MOPP-4.
               - 0400, Possible chemical Rttac; (reported by another unit) did not go to
                 MOPP-4.
               - 0500, Time of attack 0600 delayed to 063C) because of visibility.
               - 067,1, New division boundary at grid OT 700147, 7C)0364 2Z,85C)(3.
               - 0721, 7,d TkBn reports blin@,er complex at grid DT 766142.
               - 0722, Seven T-55's dug in at grid OT 762163/no movement noted.
                 Requested naval gunfire on targets around KIA.
               - 0832, Missouri shooting vic KIA.
               - 0904, 1/5 engaged entrenched infantry with helicopter at grid OT
                 726181.
               - 09Z,9,  -%d TkDn engaging at grid OT 760@@5/tan@,, main gun battle/Irzig,
                 armor   unit ordered to pull back.
               - 0944,   Documents captured of 7-6-' frequencies, call signs, and corrr..
                 plan.
               - 0956,   1/5 kills T-7.@ at grid OT 715205.
               - C)9@@7, 1/5 destroys ZSU-23/4 at grid OT 7262lE3.
               - IC)OO,  3d TkBn reports enemy troops in trench around 25 or 26 grid line
                 also trenches from 75 to 79 grid line between 24 and 25. - At IC)25, 1/7
                 to 26 grid line. 1/5 to PL Diana.
               - 1025, 1/7 to 26 grid line. 1/5 to F'L Dianne.
               - 1()46,  DL'Vt.- Mustard -Found stored in bunker in vicinity OT 9015.

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