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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          and ammo cache in vic of OS 7767-7865. @xplosive charges are -Found at
          oil well heads as well as already blown oil wells.


        TASK FORCE PAPA BEAR
        - Initially Div Reserve in assembly area.
        - 0700, 3/9 dispatched its two Universal Spotter Team vehicles, along with
          STA teams, to recon route to the berm near the Saudi/Kuwait border.
          The STA teams continued to recon movement routes and battle positions
          up to the Ist obstacle belt.
        - 1300, 1/11's Jump COC and Btry Adv party crossed Kuwait border to est
          firing position vic of 7466. 1/11  -Fire cap ready by 2200.
        - 1700 - TF goes MOPP level 2, rested remainder o-F evening.

        TASK FORCE TROY
        - Consolidated LOC with COC vic OS 926495. Deployed 2 Batteries of 15'@
          Howitzer decoys at the border berm. Conducted "Operation Flail",
          received jamming on all primary -FrE?qs. Detach LAI, Snipers, TOws,
          E @-/12 and Pit D Co, Ist ReconEqn. Sensors activated, illuminated
          treeline with mortcrs, IC) trucks seen but no@ able to determine if
          friendly or enemy.

        WHEELS/RECON
              o@ -.d Recon(-) to conduct observation/surveillaknce -from OF,-Z:,
          (OS 8145'@5) in order to provide the Division early wernng of an
          enemy colnte- attacks -From the NE of E.
          Ist Recon ?n detaches both mc)tori--ed and Footmoble recon teams to
          Test Forces. 2d F'lt, "C" Co, 'st Recon attached to TF Ripper. @ld Plt
          "A" Co, Zd Recon attached to TF Taro. -@,d F'lt "D" Co, lst Recor, attained
          to TF Taro. 2d Plt, "A" Co, lst Recon attached to TF Grizzly. Ist Plt
          "D" Co, lst Recon attached to TF Grizzly.  T(r, '., lst F'lt, "A" Co, Ist
          Recon attached to TF Taro to guide to breach site.

        WARDEN-1/25
          7@7 Command Group and "A" Co (-) co-located with Papa Bear log train.
        - "C" Co links-up with T-F Rippers log train'
        - Attached 2d EPW Team to TF Taro and TF Grit--Iy.
        - Held 7() EPW's at TF Griz--ly's log train over night.













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