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Subject: MARINES SUMMARY OF ACTION Unit: 3D BN 12T MA Parent Organization: 11TH MARINES Box ID: BX600025 Folder Title: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 3RD BATTALION 12TH MARINE REGIMENT JAN - JUN 1991 Document Number: 1001 Folder SEQ #: 10 UNCLASSIFIED- DIED OF,WOUNDS. 1530: 3/12 BEGAN DISPLACEMENT THROUGH SECOND OBSTACLE BE ,-7 1f POSITIONS DESIGNATED BY 3/11 NEAR GRID UT 30 02 WITH ENTIRE4 FIRECAP READY AT 1855; MISSION REINFORCING 3/11. 1600: 1/11 REORIENTED TO AZIMUTH OF FIRE 6300 IN SUPPORT@OF TF PAP Is MOVEMENT NORTH TO ASSEMBLY AREAS, 1602: TF GRIZZLY BEGAN CLEARING AL JABER AIRFIELD. DUE, LIMITEDI,,@@- VISIBILITY, ATTACK WAS SUSPENDED AT 2100. 1730: 6/3/11 RECEIVED INCOMING ARTILLERY FIRE; @- WIA AND@S@IGHT DAMA(3E"i',TD ONE" TRUCK AND TRAILER REPORTED. CASUALTIES TREATED AT@@3/11 BA@.@ 1738: VARIOUS UNITS REPORT INCOMING ARTILLERY GAS ATTACK;@-UNITS Go. LEVEL 4.@ AFTER DETECTION EFFORTS PROVE NEGATIVE.@@ALL CLEAR@IS@@SOUNDEI) AT 1755.@ 1815: CFL 4 CANCELLED. 1820: 1/3/14 RECEIVED INCOMING INDIRECT FIRE; NO CASUALTIES. 1830: TF XRAY MOVED THROUGH SECOND OBSTACLE BELT AND ESTABLISHED BLOCKING POSITION NEAR GRID US 91 92. 1859: 5/11 FIRED ILLUMINATION MISSIONS IN SUPPORT OF TF GRIZZLY CLEARING OF, AL JABER AIRFIELD. SOME ILLUMINATION DRIFTED OVER 3/11 FORWARD POSITIONS BRIEFLY ILLUMINATItiG TWO BATTERIES. 1911: 3/11 REPORTED POSSIBLE GAS ATTACK; UNITS GO TO MOPP LEVEL 4.,;.,-TF RIPPER FOX VEHICLE REPORTED DETECTING BLISTER AGENT LEWISITE AT 1918.4@ AT, 2030, DIVISION REPORTED THAT BLISTER AGENT REPORT WAS FALSE ALARM. UNITS RETURNED TO MOPP LEVEL ONE. 2024: A/l/12 DISPLACED THROUGH SECOND OBSTACLE BELT AND OCCUPIED FIRI NG DE DEDICATED SUPPORT TO TF,"GR@ZZ@Y. 2043: MEF G-2 REPORTED THAT IRAQI 6TH ARMORED DIVISION HAD ORDERS,TD@RETAKE AL JABER AIRFIELD. 2145: DIVISION OPERATIONS OFFICER ISSUED FRAGO FOR ATTACK ON KUWAIT@ INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON G+2. 224@':' 11TH MARINES FRAGO ISSUED FOR ATTACK ON MEF OBJECTIVE Cl KUWAIT@' INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. Z/11 AND @@112 WILL LEAPFROG BY BATTALION71@:1 WESTERN PORTION OF TF RIPPER'S ZONE; 3/11 IN DIRECT:SUPPORT Of RIPPER, 3/12 REINFORCINS 3/11. 1/11 WILL DISPLACEIBY ECHELON, CORRIDOR BETWEEN THE 77 AND 7? EASTING GRID LINE@@'IN GENERAL-'@.1 PREPARED TO ASSUME ON ORDERIMISSION DIRECT SUPPORT@.OF TF PAPA@ IT IS COMMITTED. 5/11 WILL DISPLACE BY ECHELON IN WESTERN POF IF SHEPHERD'S ZONE IN GENERAL SUPPORT, PRIORITY CALLS'-FOR FIRI SHEPHERD, 1/12 WILL REMAIN IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF,TF.4XRAY/TARG: BATTERY DEDICATED TO TF GRIZZLY. UNCLASSIFIED
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