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                                       

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                1055:   11TH  MARINES JUMP COMMAND POST (CP) OCCUPIED POSITION AT
                        GRID  VS 528 469 AND ASSUMED CONTROL OF THE REGIMENT.


                1405:   1/12  DISPLACED AND OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS NEAR GRID
                        QS 73 51, FIRING CAPABLE (FIRECAP) READY AT 1712;
                        MISSION DS TF TARO.

                2100:   1/11 OCCUPIED POSITIONS IN TF PAPA BEAR'S ASSEMBLY AREA
                        AT GRID 06 71 47; MISSION DS TF PAPA BEAR.

           21 Feb 1991             Operation Desert Storm 6-3. 3/12 fired -For
                                   the first time during the war in support of TF
                                   Grizzly who had reconnaissance forces across
                                   the border. 5/11 occupied a firing position
                                   just southwest of the border in preparation
                                   to support the screening and clearing of the
                                   artillery position areas short o-F the first
                                   Iraqi obstacle belt. Further south, 3/11
                                   ocr:upied assembly area positions with TF
                                   Ripper, the Division's main effort -For the
                                   assault breach. In anticipation of Divi,,ion
                                   operations in a chemical and biological
                                   environment, the Division Commander directed
                                   that all personnel begin taking the Nerve
                                   Agent Pretreatment (NAP) pills and the
                                   Ciprofloxin (Cipro) antibiotic pills.
                                   Specific noteworthy events included:

                0236:   3/12  FIRED TIME-ON-TARGET (TOT) MISSION IN SUPPORT OF TF
                        GRIZZLY.


                0'358:  3/12 FIRED  TOT MISSION IN SUPPORT OF TF GRIZZLY.


                0915:   E/2/12 FIRED MISSION ON VEHICLES IN OPEN AT GRID
                        TM 130 58e IN SUPPORT OF TF TROY RECONNAISSANCE
                        PERSONNEL. VEHICLES WERE DISPERSED BY 32 ROUNDS OF
                        DPICM.


                1236:   3/11 OCCUPIED POSITIONS IN TF RIPPER'S ASSEMBLY AREA AT
                        GRID OS 58 46 FIRECAP READY AT 1400; MI-ISION DS TF
                        RIPPER.


                1640:   3/11 DISPLACED TO GRID OS 58 65, FIRECAP READY AT 1910;
                        MISSION GS, PRIORITY CALLS FOR FIRE TO TF GRIZZLY AND TF
                        SHCPHERD.


                1837i:  DIVISION INSTRUCTED ALL PERSONNEL TO BEGIN TAKING NAP
                        AND CIPRO PILLS.


                2047:   RE61MENTAL S-4 IDENTIFIES THAT HEAVY EQUIPMENT
                        TRANSPORTS (HET) PROVIDED BY DIVISION AS UNSUITABLE FOR
                        TRANSPORTING ENL'31NEER EQUIPMENT THROUGH BERM INTO
                        KJWAIT.




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