AAR 1ST MARDIV IN SWA

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Subject = AAR  1ST MARDIV IN SWA                                          

Parent Organization = MCCDC       

Unit = WDID        

Folder Title = AFTER ACTION REPORT 1ST MARINE DIVISION IN SOUTHWEST ASIA   WDID SWA 0073                       

Document Number =          1

Box ID = BX600145




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         B-3/21 FEB 91


         PRIDE
         - 18ZF5, Pride (CG) ssued order to begin taking NAPP and CIPPO pills.
         - 1915, lst Marine Division Forwarc arri\,es at Assembly Area (CS 49649.@).
         - 212Z@7, Pride authorizes Task Force Taro Recon inserts -For 220045C.

         TASK FORCE TARO
              ----------
           OS 74--@,5'@l, TF begins screening in sector South of Berm.
           -,/Z, reports enemy vehicles north of berm (OS 780597). Permission
           granted to engage enemy vehicles. 3/3 engages with TOW'S. One APC
           destroyed. No enemy response detected.
           TF XRAY (1/7) at Assembly Area Micah.
           TF Taro request permission to execute a coordinated recon insert
           employing -taro Re-con and Division ReconTeam (Earthworm).
           Pride order Taro to begin taking NAPP' p@lls and Anthrax pills.
           Recon insert delayed by Pride due to "EtILte 82" mission and B-'@2 air
           strike-.
           r,-)de a---4thcrizes r%,E-cor@ ins@-t Fc)r


         TAS@' FORCE RIP,F,ER
          -E-on-O-L-tC--t-ed--4-i--na, prep prior to B-Day an(3 moved to final assembly
           a-eas (CS 5CIE3122).


         liNC
               ba-.tal,.ore positioned fo-wa-C.
         - -@/12 displaced to pro,,icc- Direct Surrort to TF Grl----Jy.
         - 0'-:7,c5, -@/12 4irc-a -OT missions in support of TF Grizzly.
         - Cl@56, 7,/12 fired TOT missions in support of TF Gr,--zly.
         - 1/1--' remained jr, position providing Direct Support to TF Taro.
         - @11?15. "E" ',/12 4irec: frissior) on vehicles in open at grid TM 17,05se
           in support of TF Troy reconnaissance personnel. Vehicles were
           dispersed by -12 rol@rds of DPICto..
         - 127@6, -/Il occupied positions in TF Ripper's assembly area at grid
           OS 5846 -Firecap ready at 1400; mission DS TF Ripper.
         - 264(.), '@/11 displaced to grid'LIS 5865, -FirE?cap ready at 1910, mission
           GS, priority calls -For -Fire to TF (3rizzly and TF Shepherd.

         TAS@' FORCE GRIZZLY
             -------------
             36, -%/12 fires @-4 rounds in support of Recon (Z;d Plt, "C" Co)
           vic OS 685802.
         - 024C,, 2/7 OP reports incoming vic 6(i@-7C)B within IC)C) meters of position.
           No critters -Found.
         - OZ'@5, Z,,'12 fires @'4 rounds in support oT' Reco.,) on Iraqi infantry at
           DS 666834.
         - 05(0, Main CP assumes control of Berm.
                               'Lori with -Forward security element.
         - 1917, 2/7 crosses:.
         - 1916, -'/7 crosses LOD with -forward Security element/with 5o cal and
           TOW'S.

         !@iLigEL-E /EE92L\i
           OS 464229. Recon TM-6. cor.tinl-es to OCCLtPy OF,-7@ providing observation on
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