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Subject = US MARINE CORPS BRIEFING  1 MAR 91                              

Parent Organization = CMC         

Unit = MCCDC       

Folder Title = MARCENT-VARIOUS MARINE CORPS MESSAGES  90-91  WDID  SWA  043  MCCDC   6 OF 6                    

Document Number =          7

Box ID = BX600128



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           considered to be a threat). Planned 3D MAW CAS for today is:
           198 AV-8B, 144 F/A-18, and 35 A-6E.

                d. +1" Blue on blue CIWS fired on or at USS Missouri; no
           injuries, firing related to battleship action during Silkworm
           firing. One RPV from USS Missouri shot down by enemy AAA. Plan
           is to leave USS Missouri on station to continue NGFS.

                e. +&) USARCENT wants a sea port in Kuwait; USNAVCENT
           planning MCM operations.

                f. +6+ Late P.M. USMARCENT recap: I MEF friendly
           casualties are no KIA and 15 WIA. 2D MarDiv Tiger BDE on high
           ground at MEF Objective; engagements resulted in one T-72, 45
           T-55, and 15 APC's destroyed. 8th Marines involved in tank
           battle; results as yet unknown. lst MarDiv secured Kuwait
           International Airport and MEF objective. Destroyed 100 tanks
           (1/3 were T-72's). USARCENT VII Corps may have an earlier than
           first light tasker to engage Republican Guard. Need to move out
           if they are going to do battle before war ends. JFC-N making
           progress to link up with 2D MarDiv. CG Ist FSSG states he does
           not need a sea port in Kuwait to continue support.
           54. 'tS@,27 Feb 91.
                a. t" N-2 briefed: 23 of 40 Iraqi divisions non-combat
           effective; many Iraqi forces in retreat on north-south road
           toward Basrah; looks like a rush hour traffic jam; Republican
           Guards are only forces remaining to fight; USARCENT engaged and
           moving @oward Basrah; small pockets of resistance in KTO; Iraqi
           III, IV, and VII Corps non-effective; II Corps has moved to
           vicinity of Basrah; relatively light AAA/SAM in KTO; numerous
           (estimate 600) oil well fires throughout Kuwait.

                b. tM Operations: USMARCENT is in control of Kuwait
           City; MCM operations in support of NGFS cleared FSA-1 and FSA-3;
           3D MAW planned CAS for today: 182 AV-BB, 240 F/A-18, and 35
           A-6E sorties; USMARCENT activity: 184 Iraqi tanks and 140
           vehicles destroyed.

                C. f-64 Discussion ensued with respect to any plans to
           locate and take out Iraqi SCUD sites, by means of ground
           offensive; also, many discussions on theater draw-down and
           redeployment.

                d. t&) VAdm Arthur directs: at end of hostilities, wants
           a snapshot of personnel (how much tooth, how much tail),
           ordnance on-hand, fuel, readiness, and CasReps; order of
           business for Kuwait is "how do we open ports? How do we extract
           without owning the ports? Kuwaiti Navy knows how to run ports.
           U.S. Army will probably stay behind for awhile. Do they need a
           LOTS capability?"
           55. "*@28 Feb 91.



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