MARINES SUMMARY OF ACTION

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Subject: MARINES SUMMARY OF ACTION                                       

Unit: 3D BN 12T MA

Parent Organization: 11TH MARINES

Box ID: BX600025

Folder Title: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 3RD BATTALION 12TH MARINE REGIMENT JAN - JUN 1991                            

Document Number:       1001

Folder SEQ  #:         10




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      1200:   '@/12 BEGAN DISPLACEMENT OF REMAINING TWO BATTERIES         (B/l/10 AND@iF/2/10)
              THROUGH FIRST OBSTACLE BELT AND OCCUPIED FIRING POSITI(INS@NEA@-IGRID
              US 73 91, ENTIRE BATTALION FIRECAP READY AT 1500.

      1205:   3111 FIRED SUPPRESSION OF ENEMY AIR DEFENSE (SEAD)          SERIES  "NAPE"@TO
              FACILITATE AIR ATTACK ON IRAQI POSITIONS DEFENDING          SECOND  OBSTACLE
              BELT.


      1207:   TF RIPPER CLEARED FIRST LANE THROUGH SECOND OBSTACLE BELT.


      1210:   WITH THE CFL CURRENTLY IN EFFECT LOCATED        BEYOND MOST OF COUNTERFIRE,
              TARBETS IDENTIFIED, REGIMENTAL FDC RECOMMENDED THAT DIVISION FIRE'@
              SUPPORT COORDINATION CENTER (FSCC) ESTABLISH INTERIM CFL CLOSERITO
              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.


      12-1-@: '@/12 RECEIVED CHECK FIRING ON MORTAR COUNTERFIRE TARGET          FROM TF   GRIZ
              FORWARD OBSERVER BECAUSE IRAQI SOLDIERS WERE SURRENDERIN(3@AT'THAT
              LOCATION. BASED ON DEMONSTRATED IRAQI PROPENSITY TO IMMEDIATELY
              SURRENDER WHEN FIRED UPON WITH DUAL PURPOSE IMPROVED CE)NVENTIE)NAL..'@;'
              MUNITIONS (DPICM), REGIMENTAL FDC ADJUSTED STANDARD MORTAR COUNTERFI
              VOLLEY TO BATTERY ONE ROUND DPICM.


      1700:   3/11 BEGAN DISF'LACINB BATTERIES FORWARD BY ECHELON TO POSITIONS NEAR
              THE OBSTACLE BELT TO SUPPORT TF RIPPER'S ATTACK TOWARDS AL JABER
              AIRFIELD. ONE PLATOON FROM @JCH BATTERY OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS NEAR
              GRID QS 76 90, FIRECAP READY AT 1400.

      130?:   REGIMENTAL FDC DIRECTED 1/11 TO REORIENT ON AZIMUTH OF FIRE 0100 IN
IRAQI ARMOR COUNTERATTACK.


      1-@16:  1/12 BEGAN DISPLACEMENT BY BATTERY THROUGH FIRST OBSTACLE BELT@WITH
              C/l/12 OCCUPYING POSITION AT GRID QS 859 820, FIRECAP READY AT

      1400:   3/11 BEGAN DISPLACMENT THROUGH SECOND OBSTACLE         BELT BY ECHELON WITH
              PLATOONS FROM EACH BATTERY OCCUPYING POSITIONS         NEAR GRID QS 80 97,
              FIRECAP READY AT 1630.


      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
              lc@41.


              TF PAPA BEAR BEGAN BREACHING SECOND OBSTACLE BELT.


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

      1530:   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.


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Subject = MARINES SUMMARY OF ACTION
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