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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             Oil Field. Provided EPW's with MRE'S, water and medical treatment.
             2230, G-3 directs TF Taro to hold at present position in Burqan Oil
             Field alnd continue move north at first light. 8 Co departed (approve
             0800). Retrieved 1,122 EPW's for transport to EPW camp #4. Appro),.
             1200, B Co (+) detached and chapped back to TF Taro via workers camp.
             TF XRay captured 30 EPW'S.

           TASK-FO@CE GRIZZLY
              - -T---5 -------
           - 0700 3/ attack on Al Jaber Airfield continues.
           - 0710, 3/7 continues MOUT at airfield, 2/7 begins clearing outside o4
             air-field.
           - 0700-1400, 3/7 clears Al Jaber in zone, numerous bunkers and
             buildings cleared.   Enemy weapons, documents and vehicles captured.
             2 T-54/55 tant@s and 8 M-I-LBS are captured.
           - 15fj(), TF secures I MEF ot:j A.
           - 1742. 7,/7 reports Amc-rican and Kuwait 'flags 'Fly again over Al JRber
             Airfield.


           TASi' FORCE XRAY
           - Relieved lst Tanks 04 blocking position.

           TASi'_FDRCE-TROY
           - Detach remainder B 1/25 and F'SYOPS. Depart AD as directed. 15 EPWs
             surrender and are turned over to 3/1. Troy deploys into Kuwait and
             joins the Div Main CF- vic L)S 795920.


           T.ING
                   "A" ]/" reported positive reading for Blister Agent detected or.
             two separate M@-@@6 detection kits. Majority of Ilth Marines assumed
             MOr,F,-4. All clear sounded at O--4@'.
           - 07,@-7, A 1/11 reported positive reading for blister agent detected on
             M@.@@6 detector @its. Majority of llth Marines assumed MOF'F'-4.
             Subsequent detection at 0410 was also positive.     Detection efforts were
             negative at 04@'l, and after selective unmasking, all clear was sounded.
l clear sounded at 0415.
           - 041@-, Division requested llth Marines to attack Iraqi artillery
             position identified by 2d MarDiv in Ist MarD2v's zone. 5/11 fired 7ci
             RAP rounds from 3 Batteries.
           - 06@, 5/11 began displacement by echelon two Batteries at a time.        .R..
             5/11 and "T" 5/11 occupied -Firing positions near grid OT 821@,, firecap
             ready at 0936.
           - 067,0, /11 displaced by battalion in trace of TF Ripper, units w2t@.
             -'/12 providing fire support to TF Ripper.
           - 07(i(ii "H" 7%/Il toop @ippro,%imately 15e.) Iraqi EPW'S. Ilth Marines
             coordinated with TF Grizzly to take control of EPW'S.
           - 08--O, CFL 5 in ef4ect.
           - 0858, :,/II occupied firing POS2tions near grid OT 7617 With entire
             Battalion 4irecap ready at 0905. 3/12 then began displacement forward
             at C)858.
           - OQIO, Trailing 5/11 Batteries displaced when lead Batteries firlcap
             readv. "LI" 5/11 and "S" 5/11 leapfrogged past lead Batteries and
             occupied, ;ir4n@, position near grid OT 8325. Entire Battalion was

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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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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