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- The organization +or combat as all battalions ass~trned their preass~talt
  position was:
    1/11: DS TF Fapa Bear
     /11: DS TF Ripper
    5/11: 6SR     /11
    1/12: DS TF Taro, on order Rein 1/11
    ~/12: DS TF Grizzly
  - C)C)O2, Based on reqLest 0+ HO l1tF Marines, the ~ssistant Division
  Commander    (~DC) restricted LLSe 0+ Rocket ~ssisted Frojectiles  (R~F') to
  emergency Lse only +or the remainder 0+ the night.      /12 and 5/11 +ired
  144 R~F' roLtnds d~ring the day (inclLtding series white and red)  in
  s~~pport 0+ TF Grizzly.
- C)445, E 2/12 disrla=ed north and occLpied +iring position at grid TM
  1O25O~ at O~C)C) to +1.re preparation +ire `in s~pport 0+ TF Troy's
  operation Flail.     Five targets were +ired on in ~l ~Ja+rah Oil+ieid, with
  enemy personnel reported dispersing and secondary explosions registe~ed.
  ~+ter completing the preparation, the ~attery displaced at 07r.a arid
  rejoined     /11 at 11.T.C).
- C7.4~ E/2/12 detaches +rom TF Troy and rejoins     /11 at 11.0.
- 10.0, Fride atthori~e= 11th Marines Reconnaissance    (Recon) and S~trve~
  Farties to cross into Kuwait.
- 1240, B/1/1C) (/12)    displaces north across the border into Kuwait to
  grid OS ~4B~02 to support TF Grizzly's screening and clearing
  operati on~.
- lT.00, ~l 1  11th Marines ~n Recon, Surve'~, arid ~dvance partie= cro~=~
  into Kuwait
- 14r~.0, From new position in Kuwait, B 1/IC) +ired 2 missions on Iraqi
  +orti+ied positions near 1st obstacle belt.
- 1551, Bns authorized to cross border in accordance with breaching
  =upport timel ines and directed to assume MOFF' Level  1 at border.
- 1600, Regt CF',   1/12 and remainder 0+ .~/12 crossed into Kuwait, 1/12
  FireCap ready at 1720 at grid OS 7670; mission DS TF Taro.     *~/12 FireCap
  ready at 18.0 at grid OS 687.'.;  mission DS TF Grizzly.
- 17~.0, B 1/10 received indirect +ire, no casLtalties

- 18.0, 5/11 displaced into Kuwait and occupied +iring position at grid OS
  6476 FireCap ready at 2152; mission GSR     /11.
- 1~00,  1/11 displaced into Kuwait and occupied +iring position at grid OS
  7466 at 2200; mission direct support TF Fapa Bear.
- 1~...0, G-r..6 radar positioned with 1/12 at grid OS 7.8692 hit by what was
  believed to be a harm missile: O-~6 radar emitter and one HMMWV
  destroyed.     Casualties included one killed in action (KI~) arid one
  wounded in action    (~I~).
- 2000, Coordinated Fire Line    (CFL) number one in e++ect.
- 2120, Regt Jump CF: occupied position at grid OS 6768 and assumed control
  o+ Regiment.
- 2200, TF Grizzly began in+iltration o~    1st obstacle belt with   /12 in
  direct support.
- 2210, F 2/10 +ired several DF'ICM missions on Iraqi positions near 1st
  obstacle belt inducing 45 Iraqi `s to surrender;     EFW `s taken as result

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