COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 11TH MARINES 13 MAR 91

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Subject = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY  11TH  MARINES  13 MAR 91                    

Parent Organization = SECDEF      

Unit = HQMC        

Folder Title = 11TH MARINES COMMAND CHRONOLOGY  JAN  FEB  91  SEC 1 OF 2                                       

Document Number =          1

Box ID = BX600135





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                                        SECTION 2


                                    NARRATIVE SUMMARY


                             Command, Operations and Training

              Three significant events took place during the month of
          January: offensive training, integration of two more battalions
          into the regiment, and surface artillery raids across the
          Saudi/Kuwaiti border. Ilth Marines moved from their initial field
          positions in the vicinity of Abu Hadriyah which had been occupied
          for three months. The new positions, just north of the triangle
          formed by Abu Hadriyah, An Nu Ayriyah, and the road running
          northeast from An Nu Ayriyah to the cozstal road, were designed to
          support the division's movement to the north.

              The Task Forces continued training for offensive operations by
          conducting sandtables and Tactical Exercises Without Troops (TEWT)
          of the breach plan through the obstacle bolts. In addition, Task,
          Force Papa Bear exercised the plan, -For the first time, with their
          supporting units including 1/11's Fire Support Coordination Center.

              Of particular concern was the immediate preparation of the two
          additional krtillery battalions, 1/11 and 3/12.     Ilth Marines had
          to equip, upload with ammunition, and train these two battalions
          while assimilating them into the regiment. 1/11 and 3/12, who
          arrived in country just after the New Year, worked against the
          clock to be ready for combat operations by the United Nations'
          January 15, 1991 deadline. By the end of the month, they had
          calibrated howitzers, conducted command post exerrise (CPX)
          training with +ire direction centers, and familiarized themselves
          with llth Marines operational procedures.

             Training ceased and all efforts became operational as Desert
          Storm began with the air campaign at 0300 C on 17 January. I MEF
          gave specific guidance in their FragO 00-1 to conduct artillery
          raids along the border. These missions were given to 5/11 and
          1/12. As Iraqi -Forces began firing indirect fire weapons towards
          Mishab, 1/12 positioned batteries further to the north in order to
          reach suspected enemy Multiple Rocket Launcher systems (MRL) and
          Rasit radars.


             The first raid on the eastern coast occurred on 21 JanLiary.
          Battery F, 2/12, attached to 1/12, 4ired Dual-Purpose Improved
          Conventional Munitions (DPICM) across the border. 1/12's method of
          operation involved moving two batteries, one in an overmatch
          position to support the other; the battalion jump command post; and
          a radar within 20 kilometers of the border. Accurate target
          location was important to ensure effects on the targets. These
          procedures were subsequently developed into an SOP -For Ilth Marines
          -tnd periodically applied over
          c                              the next five weeks by other
          artillery battalions.





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