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                                                               

Document Number:         25

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                        AN IRAGI STRONGPOINT, 3/12 OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS NEAR GRID
                        OT 82 26. B/l/10 AND 1/3/14 PREPARED TO ENGAGE IRAOI FORCES WITH
                        DIRECT FIRE, BUT LIMITED VISIBILITY AND ARRIVAL OF LAI'S PRECLUDED
                        DIRECT FIRE ENGAGEMENT.


                 I      REGIMENTAL JUMP CP OCCUPIED POSITION AT GRID OT 781 221 AND ASSUMED
                        CONTROL AS COBRAS ENGAGED SCATTERED IRAOT ARMOR TO THE-FRONT AND FLANK.


                 1530:  TF RIPPER CONTINUED ATTACK NORTH TO BLOCK WEST OF KUWAIT INTERNATIONAL
                        AIRPORT.


                 1630:  TF PAPA BEAR CONTINUED ATTACK NORTH -10 ISOLATE KUWAIT INTERNATIONAL
                        AIRPORT.


                 l@. -T-F--PAPA BEAR COMMITTED TO ATTACK-AL@-ISOLATE KUWAIT-MTERiVAT:ONAT@
                        KIRPORT; I/-II flilSSION-CHANGED-TO-DIRECT SUPPORT TF PAPA BEAR.


                 I?Oa:---T@HP-PHERD--CONTINUED-SCRE---NING- AROU'4D-EAST-SIDE- OF- KUWAIT
                        INTERNATIONAL, AIRPORT ENTERING KUWAIT CITY SUBURBS.


                 17@l:--'TF GRIZZLY-COMPI-P-TED CLEARING OF AL JABER AIRFIELD.


                              DISPLACED -FURTHER. -FORWARD TO- BETTER -RANGE IN SUPPORT OF TF PAPA
                        SFAR@S-AT-TACK-ON-KUWAI-T 1 i@RNATIO'iAL AIRPORT OCC'-JPY-ING-Pols@T.I.O@ NEAR
                        GRID Q-L 83 28, ENTIRE BATTALION FIRECAP READY AT 2300.


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                 27 February         Operation Desert Storm G-3. As the Division consolidated
                                     and completed securing and clearing M--F Objective C, lith
                                     Marines repositioned in the outskirts of Kuwait City in
                                     preparation to support poss4-ble continued operations in
                       the City. Ilth Marines units continued to collec@, vast
                                     amounts of Iraqi equipment and ammunition. W4-tli -,he
                                     immediate Iraqi threat eliminated, Division set riOPP level
                                     zero. Specific noteworthy events included:

                 0324a: -DIVISION CONT-INUE-:)-ATTACK-FORWARD TO ISOLATE AND SECURE II.EF OBJECTIVE
                        C, KUWAIT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, MEETING LITTLE RESISTANCE AND
                        REOUIRING NO ARTILLERY SUPPORT.

                 06S7:  TF SHEPHERD SECURED M---F OBJECTIVE C, KUWAIT INTERNATIONAL A-I'RPORT.

                 0745:  TF TARO ARRIVED AND BEGAN CLEARING KUWAIT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

                        3111-REPOSI-IIONED TO-F-'@RING POSITIONS NEAR GRID OT 77 35, COMPLETELY
                        F.IRECAP READY- IN THE NE@ POSI-TIONS AT 1430.


                 l@0---REGIMENTAL JUMP CP DISPLACED FORWARD TO OUTSKLRTS-OF K-UWA@CITY,
                        OCCUPIED POSLTION-AT-GRID OT 821-285 AND ASSUMED CONTROL AT 7600.


                 1200:---3/12 REPOSITIONED TO  VT RING POSITIONS NEAR GRID-OT SOL 31, CO.@O ET7-1-v
                        FIRECAP READY IN NEW    POSITIONS A-T-1430.




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File Room = oct96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-42
Box ID = BX600057
Unit = 1 MARDIV
Parent Organization = 1 MEF
Folder Title = I MEF ACCOUNTS OF COMBAT ACTION
Folder Seq # = 25
Subject = 11TH MARINES SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS
Document Seq # = 25
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 22-NOV-1996