AAR 1ST MARDIV IN SWA

File: 970725_dec96_decls34_0040.txt
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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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- 0009, C/l/12 reported 69 EPW's captured.
- 0030, G/3/11 and E/2/12 received incoming indirect -fire; no casualties.
- 077NO, During occupation of firing position at QT 844014, 1/11 Jump CF'
and A 1/11 advance party (w2nh 2 I)OW2tzers) received incoming mortar
+ire and exchanged automatic weapons -Fire -From Iraqi vehicles to the
northeast.
- 0745, 1/11 displaced by echelon with H/:;/14 and Displacment
was delayed at second breach site'due to TF Papa Bear engagement to
East. Batteries occupied -Firing positions near grid 07 SZC)C).
- 07@@:7, Division FSCC requested that llth Marines attack an
armorlmechanized brigrcle -Forming at OT 89302Z, and an armored brigade
+orming at 07 874()97. At this time, only one battery was oriented or.
this area. The Regt FDC directed all battalions to orient on these
counterattack forces and issued a -FirL-'ordE-r "Regt 4 rounds DPICM or
RAP as ranae epp-opriilte tot 0817" +or taroet AYOC)17, the
armored/mechar,lzed brigade and "Regt 4 rounds DPICM or RAP as range
z@c)propriatL- TOT 08--4)" -For target AY ICC)4 the armored brigade.
- (.)817, litt-. P.ar-ires messed 11 E?atter,es -From 4 RattaliLns -Firiig rounds
of RAP' and rounds c4 BF'ICM on target AY 1(')C)Z@, the armor/mec:hanized
bricadc- +orming at grid OT 244 rounds 04 RAP, and DPICM
expended.
0820, Ilth Marines mz@ssed 17; batteries -From all five battalion -Firinc3
rounds of RAP and rounds of DPICM on target AY10C)4, the armored brigade
-Fo,m,ing at aricj OT 874Ci97. 496 rounds of R'@P and DPICM e::pendecJ.
1/11 reoriented Dr. a::IML[th 04 -Fire 27(,Cj aimpoint grid OS 914;@.') tc,
s@-tppo-t TF FApci Pec,- er-ocac-mert with Iraqi counterattack +o-cc-.
- 091c), A/l/11 displaced forward through second breach and closed on Iii'
nea, arici C)T 67(1(1.
- 097-Cl, @,/Il beoan displacement -Forward through second breach and
occupied iirirg pcs7tions near grid OT (37,9'@ wth the battalion FireCcp
ready at 1170.
- 1015, Pride FWD CP engages elements of Iraqi armor -Force with AT-4's,
C:obras,, and LAT's at OS 8598, began engaging the Iraqi force.
- 107sC), 1/11 received incoming mortar -Fire at grid OS 810995; 1 WIA
reported from H -@/14.
- 1114, During occupation of -Firing position at LIT 844014, 1/11 Jump CF,
and A/l/11 advance party received incoming automatic weapons -Fire -From
Iraqi vehicles to the Northeast. One A/l/11 howitzer engaged Iraqi
forces with direct fire destroying one vehicle and dispersing the
remainder of the -Force.
- 1201, 5/11 displaced -Further forward to better range Al Jaber Air-Field
and occupied -Firing positions near grid OT 7999 FireCap ready at 1-'50.
- l@@16, H/3/14 engaged two Iraqi Multiple Rocket Launchers (MRL)
preparing to *ire at grid OT 855C)l@' with automatic weapons and howitzer
direct -F2re destroying one MRL and neutralizing the other.
- 1218, -@/11 displaced batteries forward by echelon with a platoon fror.
each battery occupying firing posiiton near grid CT 7707. FireCap ready
40 at lz5l.
- 3--45, 1/11 completed OCCLJPation of firng positions and were 42recap
read@, near grid CT SZ@C)O.
711: ds-,Iccc-d reacirinc, p@atoons -Forwird to close on lead

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