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File: 120396_sep96_decls2_0014.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
2246- DIVISION REQUESTED THAT IITH MARINES FIRE LEAFLET..
ROUNDS HAD NOT YET BEEN DELIVERED TO ANY FIRING BATTE ES
2310: REGIMENTAL MAIN CP ESTABLISHED POSITION AT OS 769 983 ND
CONTROL.
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7-'1
26 February Operation Desert Storm G+2. During the day, the Divi sion.
advanced rapidly towards MEF objective C, Kuwait
International Airport. lith Marines followed in clas e
pursuit with four battalions. 1/12 initially remained..
behind providing Direct Support to TF XRay/Taro in.their..
blocking positions and providing a dedicated batte.ry.tol".:.....
support TF Grizzly clearing of Al Jaber Airfield.
followed-in trace of TF Ripper, the Division's main.effort,-'....
while 3/12 reinforced 3/11 and provided fire._support to-TF
Ripper. 5/11 displaced in echelon with two batteries-at.a
time in the left portion of TF Shepherd's@zone providin
General Support with priority of calls for fire to.TF-.'.@.
Shepherd. 1/11 in General Support displaced by batteries up
a corridor between the 77 and 79 easting lines in concert
with TF Papa Bear. As 3/11 occupied an intermediate.@'-
position, 3/12 displaced and leapfrogged past 3/11 to
establish positions to support the attack on MEF Objective
C. Due to the success of the advance, the Regimental
all battalions to displace forward to
their designated position areas to be able to support the
Division attack arl'MEF Objective C no later than 1400.1
Elements of all four battalions were firecap ready by 1400.
Enemy resistance was generally light during the advance, and
little artillery support was required. Several llth Marines@l.'
units captured prisoners and seized large amounts of
abandoned Iraqi equipment. As TF Taro was directed to move
forward to assist in the clearing of MEF Objective C, 1/12
(lessi A/l/12) moved forward and rejoined the Ilth Marines'on
the outskirts of Kuwait City. Specific notewarthy;events
included,.
@)-7.27: A/l/11 REPORTED POSITIVE READINGS FOR BLISTER AGENT DETECTED ON M256
DETECTION KITS. MAJORITY OF 11TH MARINES UNITS ASSUMED MOPP LEVEL 4.
SUBSEQUENT DETECTION AT 0410 WAS ALSO POSITIVE. DETECTION EFFORTS
WERE NEGATIVE AT 0421, AND AFTER SELECTIVE UNMASKING, ALL CLEAR WAS
SOUNDED.
0412: DIVISION REQUESTED 11TH MARINES TO ATTACK IRAQI ARTILLERY POSITION
IDENTIFIED BY @@D MARINE DIVISION IN IST MARINE DIVISI(3N'S ZONE. 5/ 1
ENGAGED TARGET WITH 17 RAP ROUNDS FIRED FROM 3 BATTERIES.
C)6')O. TF RIPPER CROSSED LD (DELAYED FROM 0600 DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY) AND
BEGAN MOVEMENT TO CONTACT TOWARDS KUWAIT CITY WITH TF SHEPHERD
SCREENING ON THE RIGHT FLANK AND TF PAPA BEAR FOLLOWING IN TRA@E.@@3/11
DISPLACED BY BATTALION IN TRACE OF TF RIPPER UNITS WITH 3/12 PROVIDING-- :@l;
UNCLASSIFIED
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File Room = sep96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-38
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
Document Date =
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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 = 12-NOV-1996