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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SUPPORT COORDINATION CENTER (FSCC) ESTABLISH INTERIM CFL CLOSER
FRIENDLY FORCES. DIVISION FSCC IMMEDIATELY ESTABLISHED HASTY CFL ALONG
THE SECOND OBSTACLE BELT.

1220: BASED ON TF RIPPER REPORTED MOVEMENT THROUGH SECOND OBSTACLE BELT,
REGIMENTAL FDC REVERTED TO USE OF CFL 2 FOR CLEARANCE OF FIRES.

1223: 3/12 RECEIVED CHECK FIRING ON MORTAR COUNTERFIRE TARGET FROM TF GRIZZLY
FORWARD OBSERVER BECAUSE IRAQI SOLDIERS WERE SURRENDERING AT THAT
LOCATION. BASED ON DEMONSTRATED IRAQI PROPENSITY TO IMMEDIATELY
SURRENDER WHEN FIRED UPON WITH DUAL PURPOSE IMPROVED CONVENTIONAL
MUNITIONS (DPICM), REGIMENTAL FDC ADJUSTED STANDARD MORTAR COUNTERFIRE
VOLLEY TO BATTERY ONE ROUND DPICM.

1300: 3/11 BEGAN DISPLACING BATTERIES FORWARD BY ECHELON THROUGH THE SECOND
OBSTACLE BELT TO SUPPORT TF RIPPER'S ATTACK TOWARDS AL JABER AIRFIELD.
ONE PLATOON FROM EACH BATTERY OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS NEAR GRID
QS 78 90, FIRECAP READY AT 1400.

1309: REGIMENTAL FDC DIRECTED 1/11 TO REORIENT ON AZIMUTH OF FIRE 0100 IN
PREPARATION FOR POSSIBLE IRAQI ARMOR COUNTERATTACK.

1316: 1/12 BEGAN DISPLACEMENT BY BATTERY THROUGH FIRST OBSTACLE BELT WITH
C/l/12 OCCUPYING POSITION AT GRID 08 859 820, FIRECAP READY AT 1528.

1500: 1/3/14 DISPLACED AND CLOSED ON 3/12'S FORWARD FIRING POSITIONS NEAR
GRID QS 75 92 WITH ENTIRE BATTALION FIRECAP READY AT 1700.

1507: RASCAL IN 5/11 POSITION DETECTED NERVE AGENT; 11TH MARINES WENT TO MOPP
LEVEL 4. FURTHER DETECTION EFFORTS WERE NEGATIVE; ALL CLEAR SOUNDED AT
1541.

1520: TF PAPA BEAR BEGAN BREACHING SECOND OBSTACLE BELT.

1528: REMAINING 1/12 BATTERIES (A/l/12 AND F/2/12) DISPLACED THROUGH FIRST
OBSTACLE BELT WHEN C/l/12 REPORTED FIRECAP READY AND OCCUPIED POSITIONS
NEAR GRID QS 80 97 WITH THE ENTIRE BATTALION FIRECAP READY AT 1757.

1535: TF RIPPER PREPARED TO ATTACK AL JABER AIRFIELD; TF PAPA BEAR ELEMENTS
CLEARED THROUGH SECOND OBSTACLE BELT.

1545: DIVISION DIRECTED 11TH MARINES TO GET 3 BATTALIONS IN POSITION TO FIRE
ON AL JABER QUICKLY. ALL OF 3/11 AND ELEMENTS OF 5/11 AND 3/12 WERE IN
POSITION TO FIRE ON AL JABER AT THAT TIME.

1545: IITH MARINES CO DIRECTED 1/11 TO REORIENT TO AZIMUTH OF FIRE 0400 TO
SUPPORT TF PAPA BEAR'S BLOCKING POSITION BEYOND SECOND OBSTACLE BELT.

1547: TF TARO COMPLETED OCCUPATION OF WORKER'S CAMP GRID QS 86 78.

1600: CFL 3 IN EFFECT.

1637: REGIMENTAL JUMP CP OCCUPIED POSITION AT GRID QS 747 866 AND ASSUMED
CONTROL OF THE REGIMENT.