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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1738: E/2/12 RPTS INCOMING I/OOOM NORTH OF THEIR POSN AT 784 029 BELIEVE
TO BE A GAS ATK; CURRENTLY IN MOPP 3.
5/11 RPTS GRIZZLY UNDER GAS ATK. REASON: TOOK ARTY ON FRIENDLY
SIDE OF PL RED AND ASSUMED A GAS ATK.

1751: RPTS OF ENEMY MORTARS AT TMI52 856 BELIEVED TO BE PART OF 7,RD ARM
DIV DEPLOYED ALONG 29 E/W GRIDLINE. MAYBE UP TO 90 TKS.

1754: PRIDE MAIN IS MASKED, BELIEVE TO UNDER A GAS ATK.
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1755: PRIDE MAIN IS ALL CLEAR.
3/11 AND RIPPER IN GAS MASKS. TOOK INCOMING; 5 WIA; DESTROYED A
C-TRACTOR.
RADARS ARE WITH 3/11; 774 015 AND 1/11: 82(i 990.

1810: A/l/12 UNDER GAS ATK A' 789 958.

1816: KING RPTS TO PRIDE: NO RDS INPCATING NEAR RIPPER. RADAR HAS NOT
PICKED ANY RDS IN LAST 20 MIN.

1850: 5/11 RPTS HEARING TK NOISES.

1853: RADAR WITH 1/11 RTPS SHUTTING DOWN TO LISTEN FCR TKS WHEY BELIEVE
THEY ARE HEARING.

1900: MOST ENEMY TKS ARE AT 835 015.

1911: 3111 RPTS A GAS ATK. PRIDE MAIN ALSO RPTS A GAS ATK.

1916: @AVS GOING TO 1/11S POSN. 1/11 HAS BEEN UNDETECTED BY TANKS
F)ECAUSE OF POOR VISIBILITY.

1918: RIPPER RPTS A BLISTER AGENT WHICH IS CONFIRMED BY A FOX VEHICLE.
RPT SENT TO ALL BNS.

1938: COACH SENDS: DO NOT FIRE ILLUM MISSION.

2030: FALSE ALARM ON BLISTER AGENT. STANDDOWN FROM MOPP 44 IN ALL DIV
UNITS.

2045: KING 6 TO 11 MAR REAR CP: SIT TIGHT OR THE NIGH'. TGO RISKY TO
BE OUT DRIVING.

2121: MONITORED COBRA ON DIV TAC NET: RIPPER HAD COMPANY OF TKS
SURRENDER. PD TOOK 1400 EPWS AND SHEPPARD TOOK 200 EPWS. THERE
WAS A CTRATK BY THE IZ STH MECH TODAY.
THE MIGHTY MO WILL BE FIRING ON KU INTL AIRPORT TONIGHT.

2246., DIV ELECTRONIC WARFARE OFFICER WANTS TO FIRE THE LEAFLET RD. WE
DO NOT HAVE THEM AT ANY BN CURRENTLY. WORKING WITH S-4 AND AIR OFF

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