62                                 U.S. MARINES IN THE PERSIAN GULF, 1990.1991


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Movement of Task Forces Gflz2!y and Taro during night of 23-24 Februa,y 1991.

Colonel Admire watched the lights of aircraft after aircraft fly over to bomb
enemy positions. Their identification lights could be seen by all Marines and,
occasionally, they noticed a set of lights make a sudden turn then go off as the
aircraft went into a bombing run. A bright flash marked the strike followed
soon after by the lights coming on again as the aircraft climbed for altitude.
While interesting to watch for awhile, many of Taro's Marines took advantage
of the opportunity to rest as the hours slipped by with no word to launch the
attack. Their tranquility soon ended when, at ~93O, the TLQ-36 radar emitter
belonging to the artillery fire direction center exploded from a missile hit. Later