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Subject: SEQUENCE OF EVENTS 26 FEB 91
Box ID: BX600005
Document Number: 3
Folder Title: VARIOUS 1ST MAR DIV DOCUMENTS
Folder Seq #: 26
Unit: 1 MARDIV
Parent Organzation: 1 MEF
UNCLASSIFIED
Oil Field. PrLnvidc-d EPW'5 with rlRE's, water and medical treatment.
B-3 directs TF Tar-o to hold at p;--sE-f-it position in BL-(rqan Oil
Field and continue move rior-th at first light. B Co departed (approx
(-)Boo) Retrieved 1,122 EPW's for transport to EF'W ramp #4. Appr-ox
120C), B Co (+) detached and chopped back to TF Taro vic workers camp.
TF XRay captured '@O EPW'S.
TASK FORCE GRIZZL-Y
- 0700, 3/7 attack an Al Jaber Airfield continues.
- 0710, 7./7 continues MOUT at airfield, 2/7 begins clearing outside of
airfield.
- C)7(')O-14C)C), -'/7 clears Al Jaber in zone, numerous bl@nkers and
buildings cleared. Enemy weapons, documents and vehicles captured.
T-54/55 tanks and e MT-LBS ar-e captured.
- 1500, TF secur-es I MEF obj A.
- 1741, 3/7 reports American and Kuwait flags fly again over Al Jaber
Airfield.
TASK FORCE XRAY
- Relieved Ist Tanks of blocking position.
TASK FORCE TROY
Detach remainder B 1/25 and F'SYOF,S. Depart AO as directed. 15 EF'Ws
surrender and are turned over to 3/1. Troy deploys into Kuwait and
joins the Div Main CP vic O.S 795920.
IING
- 0217., "A" 1/11 reported positive reading -For Blister Agent detected on
two separate M256 detection kits. Majority of llth Marines assumed
MOPP-4. All clear sounded at 0245.
- C)7.27, A I./ll repor-tl-d positive reading +or blister agent detected on
M'@56 detection kits. Majority of lith Marines assumed MOF'P-4.
Subsequent detection at C)410 was also positive. Detection efforts were
negative at C)421, and after selective unmasking, all clear was sounded.
- C)4@-)O, 1/11 reported gas, all clerr sounded Rt 0415.
- C)414', Division requested llth Marines to attack Iraqi artillery
by 2d Mar-Div in 15t MarDiv's zone. 5/11 fired 79
F@AF' rounds from 3 Batteries.
06@0, 5/11 began displacement by echelon two Batteries at a time. "R"
5/11 and "T" '@/11 occupied firing positions near grid O.T e2l3, +irecap
ready at C)936.
C)6-@.0, /11 displaced by battalion in trace of TF Ripper-, units with
'@/12 providing +ire support to TF Ripper.
')700, Ilth Marines
( "H" @/11 too[-. approximately 15C) Iracli. EPW'S.
coordinated with TF Grizzly to take control of EPW'S.
083c), CFL 5 in effect.
0858, 3/11 occupied +iring positions near grid QT 7617 with entire
Battalion firecap ready at 09C)5. -4-/12 then began displacement forward
at (')e58.
09li-), Trailing 5/11 Batteries displaced when lead Batteries +irecap
readv. "O" 5/11 and 5/11, I.eap'rogged past lead Batteries and
0 T
occupied -firing position near- grid cl.'r Entire Battalion was
UNCLASSIFIED
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File Room = aug96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-33
Box ID = BX600005
Unit = 1 MARDIV
Parent Organization = 1 MEF
Folder Title = VARIOUS 1ST MAR DIV DOCUMENTS
Folder Seq # = 26
Subject = SEQUENCE OF EVENTS 26 FEB 91
Document Seq # = 2
Document Date =
Scan Date = 20-AUG-1996
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Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 06-SEP-1996