SITUATION CHRONOLOGY

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Subject: SITUATION CHRONOLOGY                                            

Unit: 1 MARDIV    

Parent Organization: 1 MEF       

Box  ID: BX600057

Folder Title: i  mef time line hand out                                                                       

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              platoons from each Battery occupying p8sitions near grid OS 8097,
              firecap ready at 1630.
              1500, 1/3/14 displaced and closed on 3/12 forward firing positions near
              grid US 7592 with entire battalion FirL-Cap ready at 1700.
             -1507, RASCAL in 5/11 positon detected Nerve Agent; llth Marines went
              MOPP Level 4. Further detection efforts were negative; all clear
              sounded at 1541.
             -152e, Remaining 1/12 batteries (A/l/12 and F/2/12) displaced through
              first obstacle belt when C/l/12 reported FireCap ready anci occupied
              positions near grid OS 8097 with the entire battalion FireCap ready at
              1757.
             -15-@0, 1 3/14 displaced and closed on 3/12's forward firing positions
              near grid OS 7592 with entire Battalion firecap ready at 1700.
             -1545, Division directed Ilth Marines to get 3 battalions in pos2tior@
              -Fire on Al Jaber quietly.  All of Z@/11 and elements of S/11 and
              were in position to fire on Al Jaber at thpt time.
             -1545, ilth Marines Co directed 1/11 to reorient to azimuth of f2rc- C.)4
              to support TF Papa Etear's bloc@,,ing position.
             -160(l, CFL " ir. effect.
             -16':N7, FNe(;t Jump CF' Occupied position at grid 05 747a66 and assumed
              control of the R'egt.
             -1745, 3/11 completed processing over 6C)O EPW's from positions near
              Al Burqan Oil+ield; tranfc-rrecl to Division Collection Point.
             -1750, 7,/Il completed displacement by echelon forward into firing
              positions near grid OS F3097.
             -ISC)C), E-c4ects of artillery -Fires called +or by 7F Papa Bear cross over
              into TF PippL-r's zone near grid QS 815976 injuring one Marine and oric-
E-S
              evacuated to and treated by 3/11 BAS.
             -11/11 collected in e::cess of 6C)I-') EF'W's or-, O-Dcy.
             -Ilth Marines fired 1726 rounds, mostly RAP, in support of the Divis3

             WARDEN=I/"@
             -EPW Team with TF Grizzly returns with III EPW'S.
             -EF'W Team with TF Taro reports bac@: to 1/25, no EPW'S.
             -I EPW Team remains with TF Grizzly to continue to collect EPW'S.
             -"A" Co (-) and "A" Command Group crosses Ist obstacle belt with Papa
              Bear.
             -"C" Co goes through both obstacle belts with TF Ripper. Establishes
              hasty EPW compound and collects approximately 2000 EPW'S.
             -1300-1500, "A" Co and "A" Command Group move through 2d obstacle belt
              north of Rippers position. Establishes EPW compound and retrieves
              another 200C) EPW's from 1/5 and 1/7.












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Box ID = BX600057
Unit = 1 MARDIV
Parent Organization = 1 MEF
Folder Title = i mef time line hand out
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Subject = SITUATION CHRONOLOGY
Document Seq # = 4
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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 = 02-JAN-1997