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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1316: 1/12 BEGAN DISPLACEMENT BY BATTERY THROUGH FIRST
OBSTACLE BELT WITH C/l/12 OCCUPYING POSITION AT GRID QS
859 820, FIRECAP READY AT 1528.

1400: 3/11 BEGAN DISPLACMENT THROUGH SECOND OBSTACLE BELT BY
ECHELON WITH PLATOONS FRO@I EACH BATTERY OCCUPYING
POSITrCt4S NEAR BRID QS 80 97, FIRECAP READY AT 1630.

1507: RPSCAL IN 5/11 POSITION DETECTED NERVE AGENT; IITH
MARINES WENT TO MOPP LEVEL 4. FURTHER DETECTION EFFORTS
WERE NEGATIVE; ALL CLEAR SOUNDED AT 1541.

1520: TF PAPA BEAR BEGAN BREACHING SECOND OBSTACLE BELT.

152E3: REMAINING 1/12 BATTERIES (A/l/12 AND F/2/12) DISPLACED
THROUGH FIRST OBSTACLE BELT WHEN C/l/12 RLPORTED FIRECAP
READY AND OCCUPIED POSITIONS NEAR CRID QS 80 97 WITH
THE ENTIRE BATTALION FIRECAP READY AT 1757.

1530: I/3/14 DISPLACED AND CLOSED ON 3/12'S FORWARD FIRING
POSITIONS NEAR GRID QS 75 92 WITH ENTIRE BATTALION
FIRECAP READY AT 1700.

1535: TF RIPPER PREPARED TO ATTACK AL JABER AIRFIELD; TF PAPA
BEAR ELEMENTS CLEARED THROUGH SECOND OBSTACLE BELT.

1545: DIVISION DIRECTED 11TH MARINES TO GET Z BATTALIONS IN
POSITION TO FIRE ON AL JABER QUICKLY. ALL OF 3/11 AND
ELEMENTS OF 5/11 AND 3/12 WERE IN POSITION TO FIRE ON
AL JABER AT THAT TIME.

.1545: IITH MARINES CO DIRECTED 1/11 TO REORIENT TO AZIMUTH OF
FIRE 0400 TO SLJPPORT TF PAPA BEAR'S BLOCKING POSITION
BEYOND SECOND OBSTACLE BELT.

1547- TF TARO COMPLETED OCCUPATION OF WORKER'S CAMP GRID QS 86
78.

1600: CFL 3 IN EFFECT.

1637: REGIMENTAL JUMP CP OCCUPIED POSITION AT GRID QS 747 B66
AND ASSUMED CONTPOL OF THE REGIMENT.

1745: 3/11 COMPLETED PROCESSING OVER 600 EPW'S FROM POSITIONS
NEAR AL SUROAN OILFIELD; TRANSFERRED TO DIVISION
COLLECTION POINT.

1750: TF PAPA BEAR ESTABLIS@IED BREACH LANES THROUGH SECOND'
OBSTACLE BELT.

1750: 3/11 COMPLETED DISPLACEMENT BY ECHELON FORWARD INTO
51RING POSITIONS NEAR GRID QS 80 97.

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