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File: 120396_sep96_decls2_0010.txt
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
UNCLASSIFIED
1535: IF RIPPER PREPARED TO ATTACK AL JABER AIRFIELD; TF PAPA BEAR@
CLEARED THROUGH SECOND OBSTACLE BELT.
1545: DIVISION DIRECTED 11TH MARINES TO GET 3 BATTALIONS IN @OSITION TO:@FIRE
ON AL JABER QUICKLY. ALL OF 3/11 AND @ELEMENTS OF 5/11 ANEr3/12@W@RE@'@il
POSITION TO FIRE ON AL JABER AT THAT TIME.
1545: 11TH MARINES CO DIRECTED 1/11 TO REORIENT TO AZIMUTH OFIFIRE 0400@:Tj.0@.
SUPPORT TF PAPA BEAR'S BLOCKING POSITION BEYOND SECOND OBSTACLE BELT.
1547. TF TARO COMPLETED OCCUPATION OF WORKER'S CAMP GRID OS 86.78.1
1600: CFL 3 IN EFFECT.
1637: REGIMENTAL JUMP CP OCCUPIED POSITION AT GRID QS 747 666 AND ASSUMED
CONTROL OF THE REGIMENT.
1745: 3/11 COMPLETED PROCESSING OVER 600 EPW'S FROM POSITIONS NEAR AL BURGAN
OILFIELD; TRANSFERRED TO DIVISION COLLECTION POINT.
1750: TF PAPA BEAR ESTABLISHED BREACH LANES THROUGH SECOND OBSTACLE@BE-"..:
1750: 3/11 COMPLETED DISPLACEMENT BY ECHELON FORWARD INTO FIRING POSITIONS
NEAR GRID US 80 97.
1800: ARTILLERY FIRES CALLED FOR BY TF PAPA BEAR IMPACT IN TF RIPPER'S:ZONE
NEAR EPW COMPOUND AT GRID 03 815 776 INJURING ONE MARINE AND ONE.NAVY
CORPSMAN, AND KILLING 2 AND INJURING 23 IRAQI EPW'S. CASUALTIES @'@ :
EVACUATED TO AND TREATED BY 3/11 BAS; CRITICALLY CASUALTIES EVACUATED
BY HELICOPTER AT 2240.
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23 February Operation Desert Storm G+l. As the Division continued its
assault towards Al Jaber, llth Marines continued to displace'
units through the second obstacle belt. As this
ace, an I t-aqi counterattack,force
was identified as forming in the Al@Burqan oilfield. @,After
reorienting the regiment on these targets, the regiment
massed on the Iraqi 3th Mechanized/Armored Brigade and the
Iraqi 26th Armored Brigade breaking up any organized ..@ ;
counterattack. Elements of these forces were scattered in
the direction of the Division CP and 1/11. Battery "A" 1/11
exchanged automatic weapons fire with Iraqi vehicles and
engaged those vehicles with howitzer direct fire. Battery
"H" 3/14 later engaged two Iraqi multiple rocket launchers
(MRL) with howitzer direct fire and automatic weapons
destroying one launcher and preventing the Iraqis from
firing the MRLS. llth Marines units ddntinued to collect
numerous Iraqi EPW's as units moved forward. By the!,
end of the day, 3/11, 1/11, 3/12 and 5/11 had occupied@
positions beyond the second obstacle belt in preparation for
a 26 February attack an MEF Objective C, Kuwait
International Airport. The organization for combat was@
UNCLASSIFIED
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File Room = sep96_declassified
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Box ID = BX600025
Unit = 3D BN 12T MA
Parent Organization = 11TH MARINES
Folder Title = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 3RD BATTALION 12TH MARINE REGIMENT JAN - JUN 1991
Folder Seq # = 10
Subject = MARINES SUMMARY OF ACTION
Document Seq # = 1001
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Declassified = 12-NOV-1996