Subject: BREACHING OPERATIONS 7TH MARINES LOG 24 FEB 91 Unit: MCCDC Parent Organization: CMC Box ID: BX600039 Folder Title: FOLDER MESSAGE FILES VARIOUS SOURCES DT 040 Document Number: 3 Folder Seq #: 24 UNCLASSIFIED 1204 - FROM DIVISION TO TFR: TEMPORARY BOUNDARY CHANGE WITH 2D MARDIV AT GRID QT700144 AT PL RED TO GRID QT778229 FOLLOW ROAD NORTHEAST TO GRID QT850388 SO 2D MARDIV CAN MOVE NORTH 1210 - DW REPORTS PROBABLE COUNTERATTACK LISTED ABOVE IS 22D BRIGADE, 5TH MECHANIZED INFANTRY DIVISION 1221 - DW REPORTS POSSIBLE ARMOR TASK FORCE WITH INFANTRY VICINITY OF GRID QT7829 TO ATTACK ALONG UNSPECIFIED ROAD 1238 - PASSED TO DIVISION CAPTURED MORE MAPS FROM 19TH DIVISION ALONG WITH COMM GEAR RADBN EXPLOITING COMM GEAR 1254 - TFR REPORTS FULL COLONEL EPW, SAYS NOT MANY FORCES AROUND KIA, THEY ARE AROUND AL AHAMDI, MOST T-72'S REMOVED FROM KUWAIT TO IRAQ 1300 - 3D TNKBN CAPTURES SA-7 1315 - FAST FAC SEARCHING OUT BRIGADE CP'S/ALL TARGETS OBSCURED UNDER SMOKE CLOUD 1318 - 3/11 DISPLACING TO NEW POSITION 1330 - UNDERGROUND FIELD HOSPITAL FOUND VICINITY GRID 749052 1338 - BOUNDARY CHANGE FOR 1ST AND 2D MARDIV FROM GRID 703140 TO 748229 TO 850388 IN AFFECT 1337 1352 - REPORT OF UNDERGROUND HOSPITAL TO DIVISION 1430 - TFG ARRIVES TO CLEAR AL JABER AIRFIELD 1430 - TFR DISPLACED TO ATTACK POSITION 1433 - 3/11 IN PLACE AT NEW POSITION 1500 - EEI FROM 3D TNKBN ON VISIBILITY OVER THE OIL FIELD 1515 - 3D TNKBN EEI PASSED AN ANSWER 1534 - FROM TFR TO 3D TNKBN: MOVE TO ATTACK POSITION BY 1600 1535 - 1/7 REPORTS ON THE MOVE HAVE COMPLETED FACE TO FACE WITH 3 / 7 1538 - 3D TNKBN ON THE MOVE 1538 - CFL 4 IN AFFECT 1540 - TFS REPORT BMP EQUIPPED MECHANIZED BATTALION SURRENDERING AT GRID QT899132 1544 - TFS REPORT LEAD ELEMENT AT GRID QT775106 MOVING NORTHEAST ON EPW FROM 3D ARMOR DIVISION GAVE US CENTER MASS OF DIVISION AT GRID QT6830, AND BRIGADES LOCATIONS, BRIGADES AT 75% COMBAT EFFECTIVENESS 1606 - SURRENDERING BATTALION IS ACTUALLY A BDE 1610 - TFS HAS ANOTHER BRIGADE SURRENDERING, REPORTS DUG IN T-62 AND BMP'S AT GRID QT870153 1612 - TFR DIRECTS 1/7 SCREEN SOUTH PL RED BETWEEN 85 AND 77 GRID LINES 1622 - 1/7 IN ATTACK POSITION 1630 - TFR IN ATTACK POSITION 1630 - UPON ARRIVE RIPPER-5 C-TRACK HARD DOWN/MECHANICAL PROBLEM 1630 - ESTABLISHED TIME OF ATTACK FOR BMNT 26 FEB 91 1800 - WENT TO MOPP-4 1830 - ALL CLEAR SOUNDED 1910 - WENT TO MOPP-4 1920 - ALL CLEAR SOUNDED 2320 - INTEL UPDATE FROM DIVISION: POSSIBLE COUNTERATTACK OUT OF THE NORTH OR EAST 2320 - CAS WOULD BE AFFECTED THE NEXT DAY BY BAD WEATHER 26 February 1991 0100 - 1ST CEB INTEL REPORT ON CAPTURED EQUIPMENT AND MINE FROM FIRST AND SECOND OBSTACLE BELT 7 UNCLASSIFIED
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