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File: 970107_oct96_decls8_0025.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
UNCLASSIFIED
6+2/26 FEB 91
PRIDE
- Displaced to vic PS 831299, no enemy contact. ETD 0900, with and ETA
at present pos of 1500.
- 0412, Pride requests llth Marines attack enemy position identified by
2d Marine Division zone. No BDA.
- 0600, Pride reports III Corps (Iraqi) has been ordered to withdraw
(unconfirmed).
- 0631, New Division boundary at grid OT 700147, 700364, 238508.
- 0650, Division directs Task Force Ripper to conduct direct liaison with
Sth Marines and 2d LAI Bn/4requencies are in AKAU.
- 0654, Froir. Division to Tas@@ Force Ripper - continue attac@,.
- 073Z,, Pride directs Tas@: Force XRay to chop to Task Force Taro.
- Oe7O, Coordinated Fire Line (CFL) 5 in effect.
- Oc?15, Division reports Sth MAriiies west of 70 grid line.
- 1150, Frag Order issued, Tas@, Force T
aro given mission to move to
I-,LtWa2t Airfield to conduct clearing operations.
- I"O, Tasi Fc-ce Commanders and S-@'s met with the Commanding General,
to discuss p2ar,@- -For the attrc@, of the airport.
- 1641, F'ride commits to attac@, and isolate t'uwait International Airport.
- 1724, Division reports F"uwa2t2 resistance in control of Police Post.
- 227@0, Silver direc:ts Tas@@ Force Taro to hold at present position in
BLtrqar) Oil-Field and continue to move North at -First light.
- 27,C)O, Due to Tasi: Force Papa Deqr's quick movement, ADC stopped all
Tas@ Force Papa Bsar's movement and ::,/9 had to withdraw to avoid
-Friendl%- fire -ficlit with LAI's on East side of airfield.
IPPFR
attact, (reported by lltt-i Marines) did nr,,, go +c,
MOPP-4.
- 0400, Possible chemical Rttac; (reported by another unit) did not go to
MOPP-4.
- 0500, Time of attack 0600 delayed to 063C) because of visibility.
- 067,1, New division boundary at grid OT 700147, 7C)0364 2Z,85C)(3.
- 0721, 7,d TkBn reports blin@,er complex at grid DT 766142.
- 0722, Seven T-55's dug in at grid OT 762163/no movement noted.
Requested naval gunfire on targets around KIA.
- 0832, Missouri shooting vic KIA.
- 0904, 1/5 engaged entrenched infantry with helicopter at grid OT
726181.
- 09Z,9, -%d TkDn engaging at grid OT 760@@5/tan@,, main gun battle/Irzig,
armor unit ordered to pull back.
- 0944, Documents captured of 7-6-' frequencies, call signs, and corrr..
plan.
- 0956, 1/5 kills T-7.@ at grid OT 715205.
- C)9@@7, 1/5 destroys ZSU-23/4 at grid OT 7262lE3.
- IC)OO, 3d TkBn reports enemy troops in trench around 25 or 26 grid line
also trenches from 75 to 79 grid line between 24 and 25. - At IC)25, 1/7
to 26 grid line. 1/5 to PL Diana.
- 1025, 1/7 to 26 grid line. 1/5 to F'L Dianne.
- 1()46, DL'Vt.- Mustard -Found stored in bunker in vicinity OT 9015.
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Box ID = BX600057
Unit = 1 MARDIV
Parent Organization = 1 MEF
Folder Title = i mef time line hand out
Folder Seq # = 32
Subject = SITUATION CHRONOLOGY
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