11TH MARINES SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

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Subject: 11TH MARINES SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS                      

Unit: 1 MARDIV    

Parent Organization: 1 MEF       

Box ID: BX600057

Folder Title: I  MEF  ACCOUNTS OF COMBAT ACTION                                                               

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                      F4R@oUPPORT TO TF RIPPER.


               0630:. 5/11 BEGAN DISPLACEMENT BY ECHELON' 'T@'O--BA,7TER----S-@A'-i-lv.-7.-R73-111 AND
                      T/S/ll OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS NEAR GRID QT.82 -13, FIR@P-RFADY AT
                      @8.

               07,00: H/3/11 TOOK APPROXIMATELY 150 IRAQI EPWIS. liTH MAR74NES COORDINATED
                      WITil-TF'GRI22L-Y 'rO TAKE CO,'iTROL.OF. FPW'S.


               0830.-- @@-tN=r =i .

               O@:--3/-I@l-OCCUP.IED FIRI14G-POSITIONS N---AR-GRID-OT 76-17 WITH ENTIRE BATTALION
                      FT-RE4CAP REAI)Y-AT-0905.


               0910:  5/11 TRAILING BATTERIES DISPLACED WHEN FIRST LEAD BATTERY REPORTED
                      FIRECAP READY. G/5/11 AND SISIII LEAPFROGGED PAST LEAD BATTERIES AND
                      OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS NEAR GRID OT 83 25. ENTIRE BATTA'-I-Oiv WAS
                      FIRECAP READY IN NEW POSITION AT 1315.


               0927:  REGIMENTAL AMMUNITION TRUCK IIIT ANTT' PERSONNEL- MINE NEAR FIRST OBSTACLE
                      BELT AT OS 701 803. TRUCK SUFFERED MINIMAL DAMAGE, NO CASUALTIES.

               0930:  ltll BEGAN DISPLACEMENT BY ECHELON WITH A/l/11 AND H/3/14 MOVING ON
                      LEFT FLANK OF TF PAPA BEAR AND 1/3/11 REMAINING IN POSITION TO SUPPORT
                      TF PAPA BEAR'S MOVEMENT. A/l/11 AND H/3/14 OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS
                      NEAR-GRID OT 78 15, FIRECAP READY AT 1147.

               1000:  3/12 DISPLACED FORWARD TO LEAPFROG PAST 3/11 AND OCCUPY FIRING
                      POSITIONS TO SUPPORT TF RIPPER'S ATTACK ON MEF OBJECTIVE C.


               ULO-  -TF--T-ARO-GLMX-t'ISSION TO-@V-E.-TO-K-UWA-IT-ATRFIELDr TO-CO,%  i  Lr   TLIG
                      OPERPT.LQ,iS.- L/I@EGA%@i-SPL-ACEtei =,-OF C/l/12 AND F/2/12, MOVED
                      APPROXIMATELY 20 KILOMRTERS,-AND OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS NEAR GRID
 READY AT 1700. MISSION DIRECT SUPPOR- TF TARO.
                      A/l/12 REMAINED DEDICATED TO T-- GRIZZLY SECURING Al, JABER AIRFIELD AND
                      THE DIVISION LINR-.OF COMr4UNICA@ION..iLO@1).

               1230:  1/11 CONTINUED DISPLACEMENT WITH 1/3/11 DISPLACING FORWARD AND
                      OCCUPYING FIRING POSITION NEAR GRID OT 78 23, FIRECAP READY AT 1400.

               L23et:- BASED ON INSTRUCTIONS FROV 1IT14 MARINES CO, './II DISPLACED-A/l/il AND
                      RI-341.4 FORWAN-TO FIRING POSITTO'L4S-TO RANGE MEP OBJECTIVE-C-BY'i4OO.
                      ENTIRE BATTALION WAS F-IRECAP READY NEAR-GRID-OT-78 23 AT-1430.

               1    - -31" BEGAN-DISPLACEMEL4T-AND OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS NEAR OT go 28,
                      F-I-R-EGAP-,RFADY 1530.

               1238:  G/3/11 RELAYED A 1/7 REQUEST FOR FIRE TO 1/11.       @WEVER;-I-.%'
                      COMPLIANCE 91TIt -THE. COMMANDING- G&N'E.RAL'S INSTRUCTIONS TO GET AS MANY
                      BATTA@IONS POSITIONED AS-.FAR.EORWAD -0 SUPPORT THE ATTACK ON MEF
                      OBJECTIVE C AS SOON AS POSSIBLE,.NO UNITS WERE li POSIT-ON TO FIRE ON
                      TH& TARGET AT THAT TIME.

               1335: AFTER FORCING THROUGH TF PAPA BEAR UNITS WHO WERE ENGAGED IN CLEARING



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Subject = 11TH MARINES SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS
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