FRAGO 1 91

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Subject = FRAGO 1 91                                                      

Folder Title = RLT 24 - OPORDERS   PART 1 OF 2                                                                 

Parent Organization = VARIOUS MC  

Unit  = RLT 24      

Box ID = BX600116

File Cabinet = Week-62 

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         platoons from each Battery occupying positions near grid OS 8097,
         firecap ready at 1630.
       - 1500, I/3/14 displaced and closed on 3/12 forward firing positions near
         grid OS 7592 with entire battalion FireCap ready at 1700.
       - 1507, RASCAL in 5/11 positon detected Nerve Agent; 11th Marines went to
         MOPP Level 4. Further detection efforts were negative; all clear
         sounded at 1541.
       - 1528, Remaining 1/12 batteries (A/l/12 and F/2/12) displaced through
         first obstacle belt when C/1/12 reported FireCap ready and occupied
         positions near grid OS 8097 with the entire battalion FireCap ready at
         1757.
       - 1530, I 3/14 displaced and closed on 3/12's forward firing positions
         near grid OS 7592 with entire Battalion firecag ready at 1700.
       - 1545, Division directed Ilth Marines to get 3 battalions in position to
         fire on Al Jaber quickly. All of 3/11 and elements of 5/11 and 3/12
         were in position to fire on Al Jaber at that time.
       - 1545, 11th Marines Co directed 1/11 to reorient to azimuth of fire 0400
         to support TF Papa Bear's blocking position.
       - 1600, CFL 3 in effect.
       - 1637, Regt Jump CP occupied position at grid OS 747866 and assumed
         control of the Regt.
       - 1745, 3/11 completed processing over 600 EPW's from positions near
         Al Burqan Oilfield; tranferred to Division Collection Point.
       - 1750, 3/11 completed displacement by echelon forward into firing
         positions near grid OS 8097.
       - 1800, Effects of artillery fires called for by.TF Papa Bear cross over
         into TF Ripper's zone near grid OS 815976 injuring one Marine and one
         Navy corpsman, killing 2 and injuring 23 Iraqi EPW's.  Casualties
         evacuated to and treated by 3/11 BAS.
       - 3/11 collected in excess of 600 EPW's on G-Day.
       - Ilth Marines fired 1326 rounds, mostly RAP, in support of the Division.

       WARDEN-1/25
       - EPW Team with TF Grizzly returns with 111. EPW's.
       - EPW Team with TF Taro reports back to 1/25, no EPW's.
       - 1 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 2000 EPW's from 1/5 and 1/7.









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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 = 24-MAR-1997