11TH MARIES OPER DS SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

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Subject = 11TH MARIES OPER DS SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

Parent Organization = 1ST MARDIV

Unit = 11TH MARINES

Folder Title = 5TH BN-11TH MARINES- COMMAND CHRONOLOGY JAN-FEB 91

Document Number = 4

Box ID = BX600180

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TF PAPA BEAR'S MOVEMENT. A/l/11 AND H/3/14 OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS
NEAR GRID QT 7B 15, FIRECAP READY AT 1147.

1150: TF TARO GIVEN MISSION TO MOVE TO KUWAIT AIRFIELD TO CONDUCT CLEORINS
OPERATIONS. 1/12 BEGAN DISPLACEMENT OF C/l/12 AND F/2/12, MOVED
APPROXIMATELY 20 KILOMETERS, AND OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS NEAR GRID
QT 76 26, FIRECAP READY AT 1700. MISSION DIRECT SUPPORT TF TARO.
A/l/12 REMAINED DEDICATED TO TF GRIZZLY SECURING AL JABER AIRFIELD AND
THE DIVISION LINE OF COMMUNICATION (LOC).

1230: 1/11 CONTINUED DISPLACEMENT WITH 1/3/11 DISPLACING FORWARD AND
OCCUPYING FIRING POSITION NEAR GRID OT 78 23, FIRECAP READY AT 1400.

1230: BASED ON INSTRUCTIONS FROM 11TH MARINES CO, 1/11 DISPLACED A/l/11 AND
H/3/14 FORWARD TO FIRING POSITIONS TO RANGE MEF OBJECTIVE C BY 1400.
ENTIRE BATTALION WAS FIRECAP READY NEAR GRID QT 78 23 AT 1430.

1230: 3/11 BEGAN DISPLACEMENT AND OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS NEAR OT 80 28,
FIRECAP READY 1530.

1238: 6/3/11 RELAYED A 1/7 REQUEST FOR FIRE TO 1/11. HOWEVER, IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE COMMANDING GENERAL'S INSTRUCTIONS TO GET AS MANY
BATTALIONS POSITIONED AS FAR FORWARD TO SUPPORT THE ATTACK ON MEF
OBJECTIVE C AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, NO UNITS WERE IN POSITION TO FIRE ON
THE TARGET AT THAT TIME.

1413: REGIMENTAL JUMP CP OCCUPIED POSITION AT GRID QT 781 221 AND ASSUMED
CONTROL AS COBRAS ENGAGED SCATTERED IRAQI ARMOR TO THE FRONT AND FLANK.

1500: AFTER FORCING THROUGH TF PAPA BEAR UNITS, 3/12 OCCUPIED FIRING
POSITIONS NEAR GRID QT 82 28.

1530: TF RIPPER CONTINUED ATTACK NORTH TO BLOCK WEST OF KUWAIT INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT.

1630: TF PAPA BEAR CONTINUED ATTACK NORTH TO ISOLATE KUWAIT INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT.

1641: TF PAPA BEAR COMMITTED TO ATTACK AND ISOLATE KUWAIT INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT. 1/11 MISSION CHANGED TO DIRECT SUPPORT TF PAPA BEAR.

1700: TF SHEPHERD CONTINUED SCREENING AROUND EAST SIDE OF KUWAIT
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ENTERING KUWAIT CITY SUBURBS.

1741: TF GRIZZLY COMPLETED CLEARING OF AL JABER AIRFIELD.

1800: 1/11 DISPLACED FURTHER FORWARD TO BETTER RANGE IN SUPPORT OF TF PAPA
BEAR'S ATTACK ON KUWAIT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OCCUPYING POSITIONS NEAR
GRID QT 83 28, ENTIRE BATTALION FIRECAP READY AT 2300.

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27 February Operation Desert Storm G+3. As the Division consolidated
and completed securing and clearing MEF Objective C, llth