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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                1000:   3/12 DISPLA"ED FORWARD     TO LEAPFROG PAST    3/11 AND OCCUPY
                        FIRI148 POSITIONS TO SUPPORT TF RIPPER'S       ATTACK ON MEP
                        OBJECTIVE C.


                1150:   TF TARO GIVEN MISSION TO MOVE TO KUWAIT        AIRFIELD TO
                        CONDUCT CLEARING OPERATIONS. 1/12 BEGAN DISPLACEMENT OF
                        C/l/12 AND F/2/12, MOVED APPROXIMATELY 20 KILOMETERS,
                        AND OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS NEAR GRID OT 76 26,
                        FIRECAP READY AT 1700. MISSION DIRECT SUPPORT TF TARO.
                        A/l/12 REMAINED DEDICATED TO TF GRIZZLY SECURING AL
                        JABER AIRFIEI-D AND THE DIVISION LINE OF COMMUNICATION
                        (LOC).


                1230:   1/11 CONTINUED DISPLACEMENT WITH 1/3/11 DISPLACING
                        FORWARD AND OCCUPYING FIRING POSITION NEAR GRID OT 78
                        23, FIRECAP READY AT 1400.

                1230:   BASED ON INSTRUCTTUNti [-KUM lith MARINES CO, 1/11
                        DISPLACED A/l/11 AND H/3/14 FORWARD TO FIRING POSITIONS
                        TO RANGE MEF OBJECTIVE C BY 1400. ENTIRE BATTALION WAS
                        FIRECAP READY NEAR GRID OT 78 23 AT 1430.


                1230:   3,'Il BEGAN DISPLACEMENT AND OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS
                        NEAR OT 80 26, FIRECAP READY 1530.

                12313:  G/3/11 RELAYED A 1/7 REQUEST FOR FIRE       TO 1/11. HOWEVER,
                        IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE COMMANDING GENERAL'S INSTRUCTIONS
                        TO GET AS MANY BATTALIONS POSITIONED AS FAR FORWARD TO
                        SUPPORT THE ATTACK ON MEF OBJECTIVE C AS SOON AS
                        POSSIBLE, NO UNITS WERE IN POSITION TO FIRE ON THE
                        TARGET AT THAT TIME.


                1335:   AFT@-R FORCING THROUGH TF PAPA BEAR UNITS WHO WERE
                        ENGAGED IN CLEARING AN IRAQI STRONGPOINT, 3/12 OCCUPIED
                        FIRING POSITIONS NEAR GRID QT 82 26. B/l/10 AND I/3/14
                        PREPARED TO ENGAGE IRAQI FORCES WITH DIRECT FIRE, BUT
                        LIMITED VISIBILITY AND ARRIVAL OF LAI'S PRECLUDED DIRECT
                        FIRE ENGAGEMENT.


                141,-@.: REGIMENTAL JUMP CP OCCUPIED POSITION AT GRID OT 781 221
                        AND ASSUMED CONTROL AS COBRAS ENGAGED SCATTERED IRAQI
                        ARMOR TO THE FRONT AND FLANK.


                1530:   TF RIPPER CONTIT!UED ATTACK NCRTH TO BLOCK WEST OF KUWAIT
                        INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

                163(:   TF PAPA BEAR CONTINUED ATTACK NORTH TO ISOLATE KUWAIT
                        INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.


                1641:   TF PAPA BEAR COMMITTED TO ATTACK AND ISOLATE KUWAIT
                        INTERNATIONAL. AIRPORT. 1/11 MISSION CHANGED TO DIRECT
                        SUPPORT TF PAPA BEAR.





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