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6-1/2    FEB 91

FRIDE
- C)C)(:)2, Based on reqLtest 0+ 11th Marines1 ~ssistant Division Commander
  restricted LISe 0+ Rocket ~ssisted Frojectiles      (R~F') to emergency Ltse
  only +or remainder o+ night.
- 010., Rride directs all Ltflits to employ R~BF~C Beacons to mark +lanks.
- 1004, Division chops Company's B1 C and B Command 6ro~tp +rom TF XR~Y
  (1/) to Task       Force Taro +or operations.    Company C sLtbseqLtently
  chopped to 1/12 +or sec~rity mission.
- 10.0, Fride a~tthori=es 11th Marines recon and s~trvey parties to cross
  i nto K~wai t.
- Bo~ndary charge +rom I MEF, move west TM 200594 to TM 200900 to
  TM *.5797~ - e++ective immediately.      Forward CF location OS 622721.
- 16.2     Fri de Fwd assLmes Command .~ Contro~.
- 1646, The Sa~tdi `5 are breaching at TM 29.6.2 have +o~tnd mines bLt no
  chemical mines.
- 1800 Fride Fwd      CF moves to E!S 622721.   No indication 0+ +orces moving,
  RFYs con+i~m ~rmor Bn north o+ ~l Jaber ~ir+ield.
- 2000, Coordinated Fire Line     (CFL) 1 in e++ect.     2.~.00, received boLtndary
  change between 1st MarDiv ~nd EF~C. move west TM 200594 to TM 200900 to
  TM  -57976.
- 2200, F'~i.de £ree=es all +req and crypto changes +or 72 ho~rs.
- 2.00, Received boLnda-y change +rom M~RCENT between 1st MarDiv and EF~C,
  move w~~+ TM 20()5~4 to TM 200900 to TM *~57976.

T~~r FORCE T~R'ffi
- 010, Fride ~~rects eli ~nits to employ RH~3F~C beacons to mark +ian4::s.
- 0--os. ~ccidental grenade explosion~kills one Marine in 2/. (FFC ~dam
  T.  HO~6E) and wo~tnds another.    Both Marines evac~~ated.
- 0-20,    -./-. occ~pi es BF Casino (OS 750700).  No enemy enco~tntered bLt
  many empty b~tnkers.
- 1004, TF Xray (1/'.) prepared +or operations.       `1C" Co s~Lbseq~iently
  chopped to 1/12 +or sec~rity mission.
- 1.0, MF:-154 MCLC's link-~tp with .t/.
- 1~-.50,  ./., Main CF displaces~to BF' Casino with Engineers.    1 M60~  Tank
  with track width mine plow and 2 M~:-154 MCLC's.
- 17.5, Fride reports B-52 strike sched~led +or 2400 vic QS 840750.
- 1740,    1/12 +ire cap with all r. Batteries, vic BF Casino.
- 18.0,     /   ~ss~tmes MOF'F-1.
- 19.0,    1/12 O7.~.6 Radar hit by missile. One Marine killed, n~meroLts
  secondary explosions +rom amm~nition in the truck.
- 2025, TF puts recon into mine+ield to +ind lanes.
- 2200, TF reports beginning in+iltration.        TF reports all Recon Teams- or
  1st obstacle belt and screens right +lank o+ Div        one.
  2.~:),    /3 initiates attack  (In+iltration)   in wedge +ormation, 1 Co in
  lead,    "K" Co on right +lank and "L" Co on le+t +lank.
- 2345,    `Ir; Co identi+ies and marks an enemy mine+ield vic 0.5 738645.

T~Sr; FORCE RIFFER
- 1735, 2/7 reports 20 EFW's on 2 trucks have surrendered.
- Ripper ready +or main attac~ on 1st obstacle belt.

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