SITREP COMUSMARCENT 14 11 FEB 91

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Subject = SITREP  COMUSMARCENT 14    11 FEB 91                            

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Folder Title = COMUSMARCENT- SITREPS  1-20 91            SWA  036                                              

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      PI)SITIONS IN ZONE, REESTABLISHING FORWARD SCREENING POSITIONS, AND
      UONTINUING TO PREPARE FOR OFFENSI           -VE OPERATIONS. -IHE ACE (3RD MAW) IS
      CONTINUING TO CONDUCT OFFENSIVE AIR OPERATIONS INTO IRAQ AND rHE KTO,
      Wfl'H FOCUS UPON THE IRAQI FORCES WHICH CROSSED THE BORDER. THE ACE
      ALSO CONTINUES LOGISTICS AIR LIFT WITHIN THE MEF AOR. THE CSSE
      ( ]SI FSSG) IS CONTINUING TO BUILD SUPPLIES FORWARD IN PREPARATION FOR
      OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS WHILE MAINTAINING RESUPPLY OF GCE AND ACE UNITS.
      GFNTEXI-/OPERATioNAL ACTIVIl'Y/l. GCE:
      o. FORWARD DEPLOYED ANTITANK WEAPON SYSTEMS:
                                           MARINE        IIGER RDE
           rANKS/OH/OR -                   265/252-        118/114
           [OW/OH/OR -                     540/512           79/63
      B    OPERATIONS DURING THE REPORTING            PERIOD: IST MARDIV: TF SHEPHERD,
      '@/IJ., AND RCT-4 TOW PLAT LINKED W/2D MARDIV VIC QS6904 TO FORM AMBUSH
      W/EA JILL AS KILL ZONE. 5/11 LAID FASTCAM MINEFIELD TO COVER GAP IN
      BORDER BERM AND MOVED 1'0.ELSOW TO SUPPORT THE EA. TF TARO CAA,R TEAMS
      DFPLOYED TO SUPPORT EPAC FORCES IN ATTACK ON KHAFJT AND TO EXTRACT TF
      TARO RECON TEAMS. 1/12 DISPLACED TO SUPPORT TARO; AND BY 1.300C BOTH
      RECON-TEAMS WERE EXTRACTED. 2ND MARDIV: 2D LAI SCREENING NORTH OF
      I)TVISION, TIGER BDE, CO/TEAM SCREENING NORTH OF KIBRIT. 6TIi MAR
      RLMAINED IN THE DIVISION SECURITY AREA AS COVER'CNG FORCE. BTH MAR
      ESIGNATED DIVISION RESERVE. IOTH MAR CONTINUE TO POSITION UNITS I'D
  OROVIDE GS AND DS FIRES FOR DIV. TIGER BDE AND 2D TANK SN ASSIGNED
      AS REACTION FORCE. DIVISION CONTINUED I'D PLAN FOR MOVEMENT/PASSAGE
      (F LINES EXERCISE SCHEDULED FOR 910203
      C. OPERATIONS DURING THE NEXT 24 HOUR PERIOD: GCE UNITS WILL
      CI)NDUCT OPERATIONS TO MAINTAIN OPS AND SCREENING FORCES NEAR
      BORDER, SOLIDIFY DEFENSIVE POSITIONS, AND PREPARE FOR ADDITIONAL
      114AQI ATTACKS INTO MEF AND EPAC FORWARD POSTIONS.
      2. ACE:
      A. AIRCRAFI'    STATUS/MISSION SUMMARY:
      TYPE            OH/MC            SORT           PROU SORT          COMBAT LOSSES
      P)l@-IW/i       40/37             30                 27
      @JH-IN          30/27             26                 28
      CH-46E          60/42             77                 32
      C,11-53D        38/21             44                 16
      Cii-53E         24/16             25                 J2
      RW TOTAL       192/139           202               126
      (-,.V-BB        59/54            103                 66                     1
      A-6E            20/16             20                 27
      EA-68           12/11                9               J.,3
      F/A-18          78/78             se               124
      KC-130          16/14             62                 30
      OV-10           18/13             24                 20                     1
      FW TOTAL       203/182           326               276
      ,TOTAL         395/321           528               402                      2
      B. OPERATIONS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD. CONDUCTED TWO JFACC
      -RRIKFS AGAINST HAMURABI RGFC DIV AND ONE MEF STRIKE AGAINST AN ARTY
      N POS AND A CP. FLEW 33 ADD-ON BAI/CAS AND IS FASTFAC ALERT
OMISSIONS IN SUPPORT OF T ME[7- BL)A: JFACC ALPHA BRAVO,U/I ARTY AND
                                       UNN