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

UNCLASSIFIED

ENEMY PERSONNEL REPORTED DISPERSING AND SECONDARY EXPI-OSIONS
REGISTERED. AFTER COMPLETING THE PREPARATION, THE BATTERY DISPLACED AT
0734 AND REJOINED 3/11 AT 1130.

1030: DIVISION AUTHORIZES 11TH MARINES RECONNAISSANCE (RECON) AND SURVEY
PARTIES TO CROSS INTO KUWAIT 1300.

1240: D/l/10 (3/12) DISPLACES NORTH ACROSS THE BORDER INTO KUWAIT To GRID
QS 648 692 TO SUPPORT TF BRIZZLY'S SCREENING AND CLEARING OPERATIONS.

1300: ALL IITH MARINES BATTALION RECON, SURVEY, AND ADVANCE PARTIES CROSSED
INTO KUWAIT.

1551: 13ATTALIONS AUTHORIZED TO CROSS BORDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH BREACHING
SUPPORT TIMELINES AND DIRECTED TO ASSUME MOPP LEVEL 1 AT BORDER.

1600: REGIMENTAL CP, 1/12 AND REMAINDER OF 3/12 CROSSED INTO KUWAIT. 1/12
FIRECAP READY NEAR GRID US 76 70 AT 1720; MISSION DS TF TARO. 3/12
FIRECAP READY NEAR GRID DS 68 73 AT 1830; MISSION DS TF GRIZZLY.

1630: 5/11 DISPLACED INTO KUWAIT AND OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS NEAR GRID
QS 64 76, FIRECAP READY AT 2152; MISSION SSR 3/11.

1900: 1/11 DISPLACED INTO KUWAIT AND OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS NEAR GRID
QS 74 66, FIRECAP READY AT 2200; MISSION DIRECT SUPPORT TF PAPA BEAR.

1930: Q-36 RADAR POSITIONED WITH 1/12 AT GRID QS 738 692 HIT BY WHAT WAS
BELIEVED TO BE A HARM MISSILE; 9-36 RADAR EMITTER AND ONE HMMWV
DESTROYED. CASUALTIES INCLUDED ONE KILLED IN ACTION (KIA) AND ONE
WOUNDED IN ACTION (WIA).

2000: COORDINATED FIRE LINE (CFL) NUMBER ONE IN EFFECT.

2120: REGIMENTAL JUMP CP OCCUPIED POSITION AT GRID QS 67 68 AND ASSUMED
CONTROL OF REGIMENT.

2200: DIVISION FROZE ALL FREQUENCIES AND CALL SIGNS.

2200: TF GRIZZLY BEGAN INFILTRATION OF FIRST OBSTACLE BELT WITH 3/12 IN
DIRECT SUPPORT.

2214: TF TARO BEGAN INFILTRATION OF FIRST OBSTACLE BELT WITH 1/12 IN DIRECT
SUPPORT.

2240: MARINE FORCES CENTRAL COMMAND (MARCENT)/EASTERN PROVINCE ALLIED
COALITION (EPAC) BOUNDARY MOVED TO WEST.

2254: TF GRIZZLY FORCES INFILTRATED THROUGH FIRST OBSTACLE BELT.

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