USMARCENT OPLAN DS BASIC PLAN 15 DEC 90

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Subject = USMARCENT OPLAN DS BASIC PLAN    15 DEC 90                      

Parent Organization = VARIOUS MC  

Unit = 3D MAW      

Folder Title = 3D MAW - MARCENT OPLAN                                                                          

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Box ID = BX600121










                I, 111,  V support   to committed divisions. Establish        -1  Part
          of Ras Al Oulayah as a forward CSSA for the -.ustainment of USMARCENT
          forces. At'the end o-Flstage B7 I MEF forces should reach the Al
          Jabar Airfield - Umm "Sabah Line (TN 2411.)
                (C) --4 @@PHASr'_ IV: Stage C.           THE PURSUIT.   I MEF forces
          continue the destruction of Iraqi forces in Southern Kuwait. SCE
          continues the attack w'lth two divisions in the West, one division in
          the East. 14st Marine Division on the right, !St British Armored
          Division an the left continue to conduct mutually supporting attacks
          in zone to destroy Ira4i force vicinity USMAR'@ENT Objective A.           !St
          Marine Divis'lon will attack to destroy Iraq forces vicinity of Al
          Jahra, seal off the wegt end of Kuwait City, secure Dohah Port         and
          the tactically significant terrain north of Al Jahra. The lst
          British Armored Divisi6n will attack north and west to destroy
          remaining Iraqi Forces'south and west of Al Jahra. Ist BritisN
          Armored Divi,sion will linkup with multi-national coalition forces
          attacking to the West 8+ USMARCENT as required. 2nd Marine Division
          continues to'destroy Ir,aqi -Forces in Eastern Kuwait, assists the
          northward movement of @PAC forces attacking along the East Coast.
          Assists forward passage@ of multinational coalition forces as
          required for!their attack on Kuwait City. 3rd MAW continues to
          support.GCE attack to seize USMARCENT Objective A and isolate Iraqi
          Forr-es No             h@a;q Y@        52(p)(:@o
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                 (d)              P@A      @tkcje          N@IINUES OFFENSIVE
          OPERATIONS NORTH. USMARCENT      continues to conduct USCENTCOM
          supporting attack to destroy     @'emaining Iraqi Forces. Conduct      link up
          operations as requiredlwith other USCF-NT@@OM Components or
          multi-national coalition forces.
            C. -M!PP SPECIFIC TAS@'J
                                     I* ubc 552(bl(2)
                (1) I           USMARC;:NT REAR.     cor6inace USMARCENT matters in
          Riyadh with USCENTCOM J@oint Staff, USCENTCGM components and
          multinational coalition forces.

                (2) -ftft COMMAND ELEMENT

                       (a) *1" lst S IRIG t-) (REIN), I ilEF
                                          5 USC,@52(bIC2
                        i I ,                               rl
                                         conaucr    rvm L      e and Reconnaissance
          Operations a'   Zlit-ected by Appendix 11 to Annex B to this OPLAN.
                                         PoPd§:9 §PA(@)L3t Warfare Operations as
          directed by   6p@'endix 3 @o Annex C to this OPLAN.

                            -*tM- Proyide communication support to 1 MEF and
          subordinate   elements as'required to support offensive operations in
          coordination         AICS  t3-6.