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File: 082696_d50022_091.txtOil Field. Frovided EFW's with MRE's, water and medical treatment. - 22.0, 6-'. directs TF Taro to hold at present position in B~trqan Oil Field and contin~e move north at +irst light. B Co departed (approx 0800). Retrieved 1,122 EFW's +or transport to EFW camp #4. ~pprox 1200, B Co (+) detached and chopped back to TF Taro vic workers camp. TF XRay capt~red `C) EFW~s. T~SV.. FORCE GRIZZLY - 0700, /7 attack on ~l Jaber 4ir+ield contin~~es. - 0710, /7 contin~es MOUT at air+ield1 2/7 begins clearing o~ttside 0+ air+ield. - 0700-1400, /7 clears ~l Jaber in one, n~tmero~ts bLtnkers and b~ildings cleaFed. Enemy weapons, doc~ments and vehicles capt~tred. 2 T-54/55 tanks arid S MT-LBS are capt~red. - 1500, TF secL~res I MEF oLj ~. - 1741 /7 reports ~m-'rican and ~~iwait +lags +ly again over ~l Jaber ~i r+ I e~ d. T~S~'f FORCE XR~Y - Relieved 1st Tanks 0+ blocking position. T~Sr:. FORCE TROY - Detach remainder B 1/25 and F.SYORS. Depart ~O as directed. 15 EF'Ws s~rrender and are t~rned over to /1. Troy deploys into ~.`~twait and join= the Div Main CF. vic OS 795920. VINE - c)21T. ~` 1/11 reported positive reading +or Blister ~gent detected on two separate M25~~detection kits. Majority 0+ 11th Marines ass~med MOFF'-4. ~ll clear so~tnded at 0245. - 0.27, ~ 1/11 reported positive reading +or blister agent detected on M25~ detection kits. Majority 0+ 11th Marines ass~tmed MOF'F-4. S~tbseq~tent detection at 0410 was also positive. Detection e++orts were negative at 0421, and a+ter selective ~inmasking, all clear was soLLnoe~. - 0400, 1/11 reported gas, all clear so~nded at 0415. - 0412, Division reqLested 11th Marines to attack Iraqi artillery position identi+ied by 2d MarDiv in 1st MarDiv's one. 5/11 +ired 79 R~F. ro~nds +rom Batteries. - 06.0, 5/11 began displacement by echelon two Batteries at a time. "R" 5/11 and `1T" 5/11 occ~~pied +iring positions near grid OT 821~, +irecap ready at 09.6. - 06.0, /11 displaced by battalion in trace 0+ TF Ripper, ~Lnits with /12 providing +ire sL'pport to TF Ripper. - 0700, "H" `/11 took approximately 150 Iraqi EFW's. 11th Marines coordinated with TF Gri==ly to take control 0+ EF'W's. - 0S.~'.0, CFL 5 in e++ect. - 0855, /11 occ~pied +iring positions near grid OT 7617 with entire Battalion +irecap ready at 0905. /12 then began displacement +orward at 0858. - 0~10, Trailing 5/11 Batteries displaced when lead Batteries +irecap ready. "0" 5/11 and "S" 5/11 leap+rogged past lead Batteries and occup'~d +~r~~n position near grid OT 8.25. Entire Battalion was
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