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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                                                                       

Document Number:          4

Folder Seq  #:         32



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          6+1/@@5 FEB 91


          PRIDE
          - 0109, Pride set condition "Dodger" due to anticipated enemy
            counterattack,, "go to 50% alert status due to possible enemy attact"'.
          - 0148, tst Marine Division/2nd Marine Division boundary shifted to East
            to a line from OT 7012 to CT 7230.
          - 0753, Division FSCC requests Ilth Marines attack an Armor/Mech Brigade
            forming at OT 893023 and an Armor Brigade forming at CT 874097.
          - 0900, Pride approves Tas@, Force Taro's request to move 2/3 North of
            to occupy area North of Wor@,er's Camp.
          - 0930, Div Fwd qttac@,ed. Counter attack -Force hit the Div Fwd
            CP at approy, 093C), counter attack force was engaged by "C" Co 1/1,
            Div Fwd CDC personnel and "B" Co LAI. Counter attack forces consisting
            of 5 T-5@- tanis, 77 AF'C's and discounted infantry. Div Fwd -Forces
            repelled the counter attac@ -forces at approi: 10--,O.
          - IC)II, Pride reports enemy Rrmo- force at OS 8898 (to all units).
          - 1015, Pride forward engages enemy armor with AT-4's, Cobras and LAI's
            VI c (IS 8"96..
          - 1045, Division directs change ll()O attack to on order -for TF Ripper.
          - At appro@:      COLinter attaci@ -Forces hit again, Div Fwd Air Officer
            controlled TOW cobra's with LAI's to defeat counter attack -Forces.
            Cobra's and LAT's destroyed @@ tant@s and 27 APC'S, remaining counter
            attack -Fc.!,ceE- slt-renderea e@:cess of EFW'S.  Counter attacks
            delayed F:wd CF' -from displacing.
          - ll(')S, DiviEor. rL-;.orts, c-ne-ff.y t.Anls heading to the Northeast side L,4
            W;4*ra, ter.V concentrations due East 15 to 20 i@fri, another tanv
            concentrator due tJortt-..
          - 117:2. Pride reports TF XRAY helo lifting into blocking position tc,
            secure Div2sior. East Flark.
     - 117,7. Helicopter and -Fixed wing on station/report Task Force Shephero,
            EiLtrquan Oilfie'ri visibility 50C) 4t on the dec@,.
          - 1204, From Division to Tast- Force Ripper: Temporary boundary  change
            with 2nci Marine Division at Grid OT 7()0144 at Phase Line Red to Grid OT
            778'-29 follow road Northeast to Grid OT 850388 so @-nd Marine Divlslnr.
            can move North.
          - 1455, Coordinated Fire Line (CFL) A in effect.
          - 1615, Coordinated Fire Line (CFL) 4 Cancelled.
          - -@07NO, Pride reports Task Force Ripper's blister agent report at 1911
            was a false alarm, all non-effected units at MOPP-4 returned to MCIP@P-1.
          - 2047, MEF G-2 reports that enemy 6th Armor Division has orders to
            retake Al Jzkber Air-Field.
          - 2145, Division OpsO issues Frag Order for attack on KLtwiit
            International Airport on S@-'.
          - 2246, Pride FSCC requests Ilth Marines to -fire leaflet rounds Vic
            targets Al Jaber. Leaflet rounds had not been delivered to any 4iring
            batteries.


          TASI _FORCE_RIF,F,EF\,
          - 061@-,--F2-r-st engagement with enemy. Numerous EPW'S.
          - 0620, Zd TkBn TOW's engage 20 vehicles and troops in open
            2c?'@:)2'N47'4LP'E: attempted -Fixed wing CAS target obscured.

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File Room = oct96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-42
Box ID = BX600057
Unit = 1 MARDIV
Parent Organization = 1 MEF
Folder Title = i mef time line hand out
Folder Seq # = 32
Subject = SITUATION CHRONOLOGY
Document Seq # = 4
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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