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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0804: 3/11 BEGAN MOVING THROUGH FIRST OBSTACLE BELT BRFA@':.

0830: 5/11 RECON, SURVEY AND ADVANCE PARTIES DISPLACED THROUGH TF GRIZZLY
BREACH SITE.

0905: TF PAPA.BEAR COMMITTED TO CONDUCT ASSAULT BREACH, CLEARING TWO LANES BY
1018.

0930: 0-36 RADARS DETECTED FIRST OF DOZENS OF COUNTERFIRE TARGETS IDENTIFIED
DURING MORNING OF G-DAY. FROM 0730 TO 1331, 11TH MARINES TARGET
PROCESSING CENTER (TPC) CONSOLIDATED TARGETS AND REGIMENTAL FDC
COORDINATED ENGAGEMENT OF 42 SEPARATE COUNTERFIRE TARGETS CLEARED BY
APPROPRIATE MANEUVER UNITS. REGIMENTAL FDC ISSUED FIRE ORDERS FOR
ATTACK OF 26 TARGETS BY ARTILLERY; 17 WERE COORDINATED BY IITH MARINES
AIR OFFICER VIA QUICKFIRE CHANNEL WITH TACTICAL AIR CONTROLLER AIRBORNE
(TAC(A)) FOR ATTACK BY CLOSE AIR SUPPORT AIRCRAFT.

0941: 3/12 BEGAN DISPLACEMENT BY ECHELON DISPLACING I/3/14 THROUGH BREACH IN
ORDER TO PROVIDE CONTINUOUS DIRECT SUPPORT TO TF GRIZZLY. I/-,@/14
OCCUPIED FIRING POSITION GRID OS 710 840, FIRECAP READY AT 1100.

0953: 3/11 COMPLETED OCCUPATION OF FIRING POSITION BEYOND FIRST OBSTACLE
BELT NEAR GRID OS 77 84; MISSION DS tF RIPPER.

1100: 1/11 BEGAN DISPLACEMENT THRUGH FIRST OBSTACLE BELT AND OCCUPIED FIRING
POSITIONS NEAR GRID QS 83 79, FIRECAP READY AT 1400. DURING
OCCUPATION, 1/11 JUMP CP RECEIVED INCOMING MORTAR FIRE.

1100: 1/12 ASSUMED MISSION REINFORCING 1/11 IN ORDER TO PROVIDE CONTINUOUS
FIRE SUPPORT TO TF PAPA BEAR AS 1/11 DISPLACED FORWARD.

1125: TF RIPPER BEGAN BREACHING SECOND OBSTACLE BELT.

1130: 5/11 DISPLACED BY ECHELON TWO BATTERIES AT A TIME THROUGH TF GRIZZLY
BREACH SITE TO FIRING POSITIONS AT GRID QS 76 87. INITIAL TWO
BATTERIES FIRECAP READY AT 1330; REMAINING TWO BATTERIES DISPLACED AT
1430; ENTIRE BN FIRECAP READY IN NEW POSITION AT 1915.

1147: 3/11 FIRED 247 ROUNDS IN SERIES "RITK" TO NEUTRALIZE IRAQI POSITIONS
DEFENDING SECOND OBSTACLE BELT.

1200: 3/12 BEGAN DISPLACEMENT OF REMAINING TWO BATTERIES (B/1/10 AND F/2/10)
THROUGH FIRST OBSTACLE BELT AND OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS NEAR GRID
US 73 91, ENTIRE BATTALION FIRECAP READY AT 1500.

1205: 3/11 FIRED SUPPRESSION OF ENEMY AIR DEFENSE (SEAD) SERIES "NAPE" TO
FACILITATE AIR ATTACK ON IRAQI POSITIONS DEFENDING SECOND OBSTACLE
BELT.

1207: TF RIPPER CLEARED FIRST LANE THROUGH SECOND OBSTACLE BELT.

1210: WITH THE CFL CURRENTLY IN EFFECT LOCATED BEYOND MOST OF COUNTERFIRE
TARGETS IDENTIFIED, REGIMENTAL FDC RECOMMENDED THAT DIVISION FIRE