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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                   from small arms, '@/7 reports I KIA from tank main gun -FirL-.                                           2/5 tons
                   damaged, 1 AAV damaged, TF Grizzly (Fwd) receives incoming (on le-Ft
                   -Flani, a-F TF Ripper).
                -  0615, TF Ripper engages 7,/7 log train with tank main gun and .50 cal.
                   Lost I Engineer AAV, 2 trucks and I friendly KIA.
                -  077,0, 3/7 Scout team screens 500m in -Front of Co K while moving north
                   to hill 191 (OT 689884).                    Conducted recon by -Fire on suspected enemy
                   position OT 657881 with .5C) Cal.                         No enemy damage; target was a decoy.
                -  09::@0, --/7 calls in artillery fires on suspected enemy tower retrans
                   site at OT 705915.
                -  ll'-'O, 2/7 reports captured documents in safe.
                -  1650, -@/7 Scout team engages 5 vehicles, 15 personnel in open at -OS
                   691946 with artillery +ire.

                TAS@'.FORCE TARO
                   Pride drects TF to provide one companv to TF Ripper for EPW
                   processing.
                                    reports a gap in the mine-Field at -First obstacle belt vic L'c-
                   817747.
                   O@25, 7@/- I 'lo infiltrates through mine*leld.
                               7/7 rE?pc),ts lead elements success-Fully infiltrated the breach
                   witr.   three companies moving in trace.
                   C)55@l.     7!7 reports all companies through breach.
                   06'5.       1/,2 eroac;.--c @@ BMP"s vic (2S 82775 in support of t' Co @7/7.                                       Nc,

                   06Z'c; .    TF reports -@/7 engaging enemy, 2 tan@.s, 4 BMP"s at C,-76, -,/-7
                   LISI no     Arty to counter.
                   OE356,      Pride orders TF Taro to oper, another breach lane in its sector.
                   1           1/12 asELitrc-s MDF'F,-2 by order of lltli Marnes.
                   114,,'),    C Co, LAI reports workers camp vic DS 8679 secured.
                   12('5,      1/12 CO@.dLtZ:tS fire miss,.on on enem@- armor vic DS 8859L:t4.
                   17ijO,      :7./@ re,-or@'s two additional lanes proofed, cleared, and maried.
                   14':,C),    1/1@- displaces -Forward north of workers camp.
                   1474,       1/1'- conducted colinter-+lre mission at enemy mortar position
                   north       of workers camp. Enemy mortar plat surrendered.
                   15C)(),     TF Taro orders LAI chopped bact.,. to Shepherd and mine plows bac@
                   to Papa Bear.
                   157@9, TF Taro 'A' Cmd at new position in workers camp. Fourteen
                   truct's from regimental truck platoon chopped to Bravo Cmd Group and 1/-7
                   for EPW transportation operations in support of division EPW ops.

                TASI,_FORCE      -RIPPER
                -  0001, E::eCLttE? code word "Coors", move to attack position.
                -  C)11=                               sing PL Black.
                               F r       rts cros
                -  0 1 55 Moli      iio
                               ObW.    law=            Lsa-c-cery at grid DS 8479:;C)/4oLtr tknks at grid
                                      dmt, s apgrid OS 901910/CP at grid DS 854916.
                -  C)256, TF reports HAMRS in atl,, postion.
                   05C)5, Avalanched approved for TF.
     0             0517, TF crosses LOD.
                   O@l-,(), A-6 run on four ttnl,,s at grid OS 835908.
                   06C,(,.     Three ene-(ny Plants withdrawing to northwest.                              7@d Tan@,s calls for
                   CAB.
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