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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                       VEHICLES WITH HOWITZER DIRECT FIRE DESTROYING TWO
                       VEHICLES AND DISPERSING THE REMAINDER OF THE FORCE.

               1132-.  TF XRAY INSERTED BY HELICOPTER SHORT OF SECOND OBSTACLE
                       BELT AND BEGAN MOVING TO ESTABLISH BLOCKING POSITION AT
                       OS 91 92.

               1201:   5/11 DISPLACED FURTHER FORWARD TO BETTER RANGE AL JAPER
                       AIRFIELD AND OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS NEAR GRID QT 79
                       99, FIRECAP READY AT 1250.

               1216:   H/3/14 ENGAGED TWO IRAQ! MULTIPLE ROCKET LAUNCHERS (MRL)
                       PREPARING TO FIRE AT GRID QT 855 012 WITH AUTOMATIC
                       WEAPONS AND HOWITZER DIRECT FIRE DESTROYING ONE MRL AND
                       NEUTRALIZING THE OTHER.


               1218:   3/11 DISPLACFD BATTERIES FORWARD BY ECHELON WITH A
                       PLATOON FROM EACH BATTERY OCCUPYING FIRING POSITIONS
                       NEAR GRID OT 77 03, FIRECAP READY AT 1351.

               1,-z-45: 1/11 COMPLETED OCCUPATION OF FIRING POSITIONS AND WERE
                       FIRECAP READY NEAR GRID OT 83 00.


               1400,.  3/11 DISPLACED REMAINING PLATOONS FORWARD TO CLOSE ON
                       LEAD PLATOONS AT GRID OT 77 01 WITH ENTIRE BATTALION
                       FIRECAP READY AT 1533.


               1430:   REGIMENTAL MAIN CP DISPI-ACED FORWARD THROUGH SECOND
                       OBSTACLE BELT AND COMPLETED OCCUPATION OF HASTY POSITION
                       AT GRID QS 769 983 AT 1630.


               1455@   CFL 4 IN EFFECT.


               1500,   H/3/11 DISCOVERED ABANDONED ENEMY ARTILLERY EMPLACEMENTS
                       AND BUNKERS NEAR ITS POSITION AT GRID OT 768 018.


               1500,   IN PREPARATION FOR THE ATTACK ON G+2, 11TH MARINES
                       ORGANIZATION FOR COMBAT WAS MODIFIED. 3/11 R@IMAINED IN
                       DIRECT SUPPORT OF TF RIPPER.         ZS/12 MISSION CHANGED TO
                       R=-INFORCING 3/11. 5/11 MISSION CHANGED TO GS, PRIORITY
                       OF CALLS FOR FIRE TO TF SHEPHERD. 1/11 MISSION CHANGED
                       TO GS WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW IN TRACE OF AND
                       ALONGSIDE TF PAPA BEAR AS THEY MOVE NORTH WITH AN ON
                       ORDER MISSION DIRECT SUPPORT TF PAPA BEAR WHEN THEY ARE
                       COMMITTED. 1112 MISSION CHANGED TO DIRECT SUPPORT OF TF
                       XRAY/TARO AND TASKED TO PROVIDE A DEDICATED BATTERY TO
                       TF GRIZZLY.









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