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File: 970107_oct96_decls8_0014.txt
Subject: SITUATION CHRONOLOGY
Unit: 1 MARDIV
Parent Organization: 1 MEF
Box ID: BX600057
Folder Title: i mef time line hand out
Document Number: 4
Folder Seq #: 32
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guards officer EPW's vic north Burqan.
-2300, "B" Co sends plt tc) Fwd CP, 1 plt west of Burqan.
-By the end of the day. TF w/its +our companies screens north of
Division aloig
15 grid line and east along the western border of the Al Burgan oil
-Field. No casualties or lost equipment for this day.
TASK_FORCE_XBey
-7;- - -
- Missi r@ delayed due to enemy counter attacks.
- 0220, TF pos DS 567061.
- 0620, TF not launched -For helo assault into LZ due to e),treme
circumstances, enemy counter attacks.
TAS@'_FORCE-TROY
- Squad from B Co reports small arms fire vic TM 16459-' near OF, E.
Elements of E4LT -/, deploy ),ito AL). Join HMG Plt 3/1. Conducted
PSYOPS.
TA@ FORCE F'AP,G BEAR
-
-0(1, TF begins mo@'ement to at@scl pos, 7@/9 in lead, *allowed by Ist
Tan@@s and 1/3.
- TF crosses PL Blac@: (the border of Saudi/Kuwait).
-074@', Entire TP in LRttact, pos.
-0746, @/9 crossed LOD and moved to assault position (vic OS
-Recoi elefrert returns from Ist obstacle belt OS 765765 and reports no
e-)em y( s I ar,@ ec.
- 7/c; cci.mc-ceci breach c,; Ist be,.' t OS 76@@76-@'.
-Ist obstacle belt consisted a+ a front w2re fence, 12() m deep AF:/AT
cr,,nef)el@. c,,.d @ rF.:- v.,,E fence, sincile strand.
-OCO's launched line charges (red lane - 3 fired) (green lane -Firi
e.@;trernE-ly e-c4c-ztivc-.
-Lanes proofed by tracl@ with mine plow.
-094C', -@/9 completed two lanes through the obstacle belt. Ist Tan@s,
ther. "A" Command, then 1/1 passed through.
ms breach/proo-Fed two add lanes. Total of 4
lanes were completed.
-104C), ZN/9 had est a @4000 M x 3000 M breachhead. No enemy encountered.
-1/1 passed thru right lane at QS 788777, 1/1 attack SE along mine+ield
to clear troop pos ard vehicle revetments. No enemy present, I/:
moved to NW corner of Warden camp awaiting 2d breach.
-Ist T@nt@s expanded north, receiving sporadic Arty fire.
-Cobra's on station yielded the destruction of several mortar tubeii, t
tant,- and a number a; bunkers.
-110c), 3/9 commenced recon 2d obstacle belt. Recon CAT team came Ltroet-
fire, 1-@ mm mortar/arty +ire and requested air to suppress the enemy.
-Air on station, Cobra's AVBB'S, OV-10, they destroyed 1 FO tower, 2
mortar bunkers, -@ 7-55 tanks, I infantry bunker.
-120'@, All TF assault battalions through the breach. No resistance
encountered. Breach support team created two additional lanes.
-1205, TF "A" Commknci established CP (vic US 792784).
-14t:)O, TF log trains completed displacement through the lst obstacle
belt.
UNCLASSIFIED
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File Room = oct96_declassified
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Box ID = BX600057
Unit = 1 MARDIV
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Folder Title = i mef time line hand out
Folder Seq # = 32
Subject = SITUATION CHRONOLOGY
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Declassified = 02-JAN-1997