11TH MARIES OPER DS SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

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Subject = 11TH MARIES OPER DS SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

Parent Organization = 1ST MARDIV

Unit = 11TH MARINES

Folder Title = 5TH BN-11TH MARINES- COMMAND CHRONOLOGY JAN-FEB 91

Document Number = 4

Box ID = BX600180

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ORDER TO SUPPORT TF TARO SCREENING AND INFILTRATION OPERATIONS.

1055: IITH MARINES JUMP COMMAND POST (CP) OCCUPIED POSITION AT GRID
QS 528 469 AND ASSUMED CONTROL OF THE REGIMENT.

1405: 1/12 DISPLACED AND OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS NEAR GRID QS 73 51, FIRING
CAPABLE (FIRECAP) READY AT 1712; MISSION DS TF TARO.

2100: 1/11 OCCUPIED POSITIONS IN TF PAPA BEAR'S ASSEMBLY AREA AT GRID
QS 71 47; MISSION DS TF PAPA BEAR.

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21 February Operation Desert Storm B-3. 3/12 fired for the first time
during the war in support of TF Grizzly who had
reconnaissance forces across the border. 5/11 occupied a
firing position just southwest of the border in preparation
to support the screening and clearing of the artillery
position areas short of the first Iraqi obstacle belt.
Further south, 3/11 occupied assembly area positions with TF
Ripper, the Division's main effort +or the assault breach.
In anticipation of Division operations in a chemical and
biological environment, the Division Commander directed that
all personnel begin taking the Nerve Agent Pretreatment
(NAP) pills and the Ciprofloxin (Cipro) antibiotic pills.
Specific noteworthy events included:

0236: 3/12 FIRED TIME-ON-TARGET (TOT) MISSION IN SUPPORT OF TF GRIZZLY.

0358: 3/1'@ FIRED TOT MISSION IN SUPPORT OF TF GRIZZLY.

0915: E/2/12 FIRED MISSION ON VEHICLES IN OPEN AT GRID TM 130 586 IN SUPPORT
OF TF TROY RECONNAISSANCE PERSONNEL. VEHICLES WERE DISPERSED BY 32
ROUNDS OF DPRCM.

1236: 3/11 OCCUPIED POSITIONS IN TF RIPPER'S ASSEMBLY AREA AT GRID US 58 46
FIRECAP READY AT 1400; MISSION DS TF RIPPER.

1640: 5/11 DISPLACED TO GRID QS 58 65, FIRECAP READY AT 1910; MISSION GS,
PRIORITY CALLS FOR FIRE TO TF GRIZZLY AND TF SHEPHERD.

183F4: DIVISION INSTRUCTED ALL PERSONNEL TO BEGIN TAKING NAP AND CIPRO PILLS.

2047: REGIMENTAL S-4 IDENTIFIES THAT HEAVY EQUIPMENT TRANSPORTS (HET)
PROVIDED BY DIVISION AS UNSUITABLE FOR TRANSPORTING ENGINEER EQUIPMENT
THROUGH BERM INTO KUWAIT.

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22 February Operation Desert Storm 0-2. Early in the morning as 1/11
and the Regimental jump CP moved forward to positions along
the border, 1/12 engaged what was believed to be an Iraqi
armored reconnaissance force of 2 tanks and 3 BMPs moving
south just across the border. While awaiting Cobra support,