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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         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 and continue move north at first light. B Co departed (approx
         0800). Retrieved 1,122 EPW's for transport to EPW camp #4. Approx
         1200, B Co (-) detached and chopped back to TF Taro vic workers camp.
         TF XRay captured 30 EPW's.

       TASK FORCE GRIZZLY
       - 070e, 3/7 attack on Al Jaber Airfield continues.
       - 0710, 3/7 continues MOUT at airfield, 2/7 begins clearing outside of
         airfield.
       - 0700-1400, 3/7 clears Al Jaber in zone, numerous bunkers and
         buildings cleared. Enemy weapons, documents a6d vehicles captured.
         2 T-54/55 tanks and 8 MT-LBS are captured.
       - 1500, TF secures I MEF obj A.
       - 1741, 3/7 reports American and Kuwait flags fly again over Al Jaber
         Airfield.


       TASK FORCE XRAY
       - Relieved Ist Tanks of blocking position.

       TASK FORCE TROY
       - Detach remainder B 1/25 and PSYOPS. Depart AO as directed. 15 EPWs
         surrender and are turned over to 3/1. Troy deploys into Kuwait and
         joins the Div Main CP vic GS 795920.

       K I NG
       - 0213, "A" 1/11 reported positive reading for Blister Agent detected on
         two separate M256 detection kits. Majority of lith Marines assumed.
         MOPP-4. All clear sounded at 0245.
       - 0327, A 1/11 reported positive reading for blister agent detected on
         M256 detection kits. Majority of llth Marines assumed MOPP-4.
         Subsequent detection at 0410 was also positive. Detection efforts were
         negative at 0421, and after selective unmasking, all clear was sounded.
       - e4OO, 1/11 reported gas, all clear sounded at 0415.
       - 0412, Division requested llth Marines to attack Iraqi artillery
         position identified by 2d MarDiv in 1st MarDiv's zone. 5/11 fired 79
         RAP rounds from 3 Batteries.
       - 0630, 5/11 beoan displacement by echelon two Batteries at a time. @R-
         5/11 and 'T' 5/11 occupied firing positions near grid OT 8213, firecap
         ready at 0936.
       - 0630, 3/11 displaced by battalion in trace of TF Ripper, units with
         3/12 providing fire support to TF Ripper.
         0700, "H" 3/11 took approximately 150 Iraq! EPW's. 11th Marines
         coordinated with TF Grizzly to take control of EPW's.
         0830 CFL 5 in effect.
         (858: 3/11 occupied firing positions near grid OT 7617 with entire
         Battalion firecap ready at 0905. 3/12 then began displacement forward
         at 0858.
         0910, Trailing 5/11 Batteries displaced when lead Batteries firecap
         ready. 'Q" 5/3.1 and "S' 5/11 leapfrogged past lead Batteries and
         occupied firing position near grid OT 8325. Entire Battalion was
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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