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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              obstacles.
            - 1800v Z/9 Moved into agricultural area (vic UT 8333) and discovered an
              extensive bunker complex. 3/9 received sporadic enemy automatic
              weapons +ire. That, coupled with near zerc) visibility hampered
              movement north.
            - 1830% enrouts to CT 673Z, 1/1 engaged two separate civilian vehicles,
              a-Fter receiving -Fire 4rom them. TF Command Elements were involved in
              the same civilian vehicle +irL,-Fight.
            - 2115, TF Command Elements crossed PL Margaret and established CP (vic
              857321).
            - 2130, D 1/1 engaged an APC near the KIA, killing it and several Ire
              soldiers.  Tf7 CP received automatic weapons +ire during this 5 U.S.&. 552
              engagement.                                                    (b)(6)
            - .@17NO, TF CEE4 dlztachmerot was also invol          engagement (vic CT
              877,O). CEB destroyed I AF,C, 1 jeep ar             c@@. During this
              L-noageme-it, CES SLlf4c-reLl I t,IA,               Co, 7th Engineer
              Support Battalion.
            - 2200, TF LDC established at OT           The RAS was quicl,,Iy established
              to care *or the wounded.
            - -1300, 3/9 breaches @'IA perimeter 4ence and occupied a battle position
              (v2c 8778).
            - 27.(jO, All TF movement was halted by direction o-F Division.

            TASi' FORCE SHEPHERD
            - 0600, "D" Co tc- Ripper.
            - ()75(is "C" Cc. destroys I(, Type 67, APC at 886094. "A" Co ties in with
              "C" Cc to screen Div ERst -Flani along 90 grid (N-S). Captures 6 AP@-'s,
              5th Bn (IC)(, men), tan i itiai n sLipp3 y poi nt , -- 7-6--,'s, 2 AF,C 's, I B@Ir and
              I truc@..
            - 15C)O, TF conducts a -Flant, screen along the 9(:, N-S gridline, destroys 6
s.
            - TF moves north, siirting fuwait International Airport to the ekst.
            - 1700, TF enters suburbs o-F f'uwait City, CD A reconned by -Fire the
              military barracks at TN 125375. TF continued to move in Kuwait City
              moving north along the powerline at TN 13237C).
            - 1730, TF made contact with Kuwaiti Resistance at TN 1307,80.
            - lE3::O, TF consolidates along PL Green, the 41 E-W grid line. The TF
              COC at TN 1174()3.
            - 2230, TF is ordered to ta@,e Kuwait International Airport.

            TASK FORCE TARO
            - Ordered to secure MEF OBJ C, eventually cleared and secured by LA!.
            - 0733, Pride directs TF XRay to chop to TF Taro.
            - 1005, Received message stating G-,-, intended to move TF Taro by trltc@
              Kuwait International Airport to secure MEF Obj C (Airport).
            - 1125, 1/3 taske?d to secure MSR between obstacle belts with HMO teams.
            - 12C)C), 1/1-- displaces north toward Kuwait Int'l Airport.
            - 1600, TF Taro 'A' Cmd and 2/'-, (-) displaces nort@ toward Kuwait Int'l
              Airport.
            - 1720, 1/12 Firecap vic OT 768260 (C and F Batteries).
            - 17ZNC), TF Taro 'A' Cmd and 2/ZN cross second obstacle belt.
            - 19--%O, TF Tarc, 'A' Cffid and 2/3 (-) take approximately 220 EPW vic BLir



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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
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Subject = SITUATION CHRONOLOGY
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Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
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Declassified = 02-JAN-1997