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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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            Oil Field.   Provided EPW's with MRE'S, water and medical treatment.
            22--@0, G-:; directs TF Taro to hold at present position in Burqan Oil
            Field and continue move north at first light.       B Co departed (approx
            080@1).   Retrieved 1,122 EPW's +or transport to EPW camp #4.        Approx
            1200, 8 Co (+) detached and chopped back to TF Taro vic workers camp.
            TF XRay captured 30 EPW'S.

          TASK_FORCE GRIZZLY
          - 07(.)O, 3/7 attack on Al Jaber Airfield continues.
          - 0710, 3/7  continues MOUT at airfield, 2/7 begins clearing outside of
            airfield.
          - 0700-1400, 7%/7 clears Al Jaber in zone, numerous bunkers and
            buildings  cleared.   Enemy weapons, documents and vehicles captured.
            -@ T-54/55 tanl,s and 8 MT-LBS are captured.
          - 1500, TF secures I MEF obj A.
          - 1741. "/7 reports Afferican and I'L[Wa4t -Flags -Fly agan over Al .'aber
            A,r4ielcl.


          TASI FORCE XRAY
          :---7--v --------
            F,e.ie ecl Ist Tan@,s o-F blocking position.
          TASP FORCE TROY                  5 U.S.C. 552 (b)(2)
                               Ei 1/-5 @@ Depar@ AO as directed.                15 EPWs
            Detach remainder       -                       I
            surrender anC are turned over to Z@/1.     Troy deploys into Kuwait and
            joins the Div Mair, CF vic '"IS 79'@92C).


          I' T NG
                   "A" 1/11 reported positive reading for Blister Agent detected or.
            two separate r.256 detection kits.     Majority of Ilth Marines assumed
            MOPF'-4.  All clear Sounded at OZ45.
          - ():;7, A 1/11 reported positive reading -for blister agent detected on
            M256 detection @.its.   Majority of Ilth Marines assumed MOPF,-4.
            Subsequent detection at 0410 was also positive.       Detection efforts were
            negative at 0421, and after selectve unmasking, all cletr was sounce(3.
          - 040('), 1/11 reported gas, all clear sounded at 0415.
          - 0412, Division requested Ilth Marines to attack Iraqi artillery
            position identified by 2d MarDiv in Is@, MarDiv's zone.       5/11 -Fired 79
            RAP rounds from 3 Batteries.
          - 0630, 5/11 beoan displacement by echelon two Batteries at a time.          ..R..
            5/11 and "T" '@;/ll occupied firing positions near grid OT 821'-, -Firecap
            ready at 097@6.
          - 06ZO, 3/11 displaced by battalion in trace of TF Ripper, units with
            3/12 providing +ire support to TF Ripper.
          - 070o, "H" -7/11 took approximately 150 Iraqi EPW'S.       Ilth Marines
            coordinated with TF Grizzly to take control of EPW'S.
          - 0830, CFL 5 in effect.
          - 0856, 71/11 Occupied -Firing positions near grid G)T 7617 with entire
            Battalion 4irecap ready at 0905.     -'/12 then began displacement forwqrd
            at Oe58.
          - Oql(), Trailirg 5/11 Batteries displaced when lead BAtteries firecap
            ready.    "D" @@/11 and "S" 5/11 leapfrogged past lead Batteries and
            occup,.E-d 4ir:-@. position near grid OT 8:;25.   Entire Battalion was

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