COMMAND CHRONOLOGY FOR THE PERIOD 1 JAN 28 FEB 12 MAR 90

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Subject: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY FOR THE PERIOD  1 JAN  28 FEB  12 MAR 90     

Unit: 3D MARINES  

Parent Organization: 1ST MARDIV  

Box ID: BX600016

Folder Title: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 3RD MARINES JAN - FEB 1991                                                   

Document Number:         10

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         continual PM's being   conducted, very few equipment failures
         occurred during the ground operations

              Nine Assault Portable Obstacle Breaching -@,yEtem@ (AP@'-@S) w-r,
         acquired immediately prior to movement to tne att--.-.@-
         All units were carried by the attached Engineer PI-at,:@nn. Th,?--
         APOBS were utilized in clearing the minef,-el-d2 for
         movements.


              All units commenced subsisting on M'@'r'3 ,i@@n
         assault position.

              Water consumption planning figures of 3 qall-or3 @r@ve@         t,.2
         high, actual consumption was closer to 2 cal-lors per day Der man.


                                     C 0 M-M Tl N 1 r A T 7 (D N'

              During the month of February 1991, the Communicationi---
         Platoon continued to operate and maintain                    in
         support of Operation Desert Storm.



                                      TNTELLIGENCE


              A number of repositioning movements were
         properly stage the Regiment nr2.or to (,-Day. Each
         refined the intelligence sections   'Drocedures for r,-,nid
         displacement of the alpha and @ravz) Norman
         functions. Command group Alpha was configured with the
         Intelligence Officer and an Intellij.@nc!,? A,ial,;@- t,@ 7: -
         immediate enemy dispoition and employment update@.               qrcu@,
         Bravo was configured with the assets              t.@
         analysis of the enemy disposition and emolcyment of force:, 2r% @-h?
         TF Taro TAOR and those force? which could
         enemy forces in contact with TF Taro.

             Employment considerations for regimental-
         developed Drior to Desert Shield/Storm. The T/C) allows f-r 4,-,r
         (4) personnel: two (2) Seraeant-- and two (2) Cor-.@r-IIE!.
         capabilities for employment -@@@rfac@d; however, with :,nl.y one
s were
         The pattern for employment of the organic. scout            and
         attached reconnaissance assets did not
         coverage for the Regiment. Scouts fulfill- a             rcle
         the overall reconnaissance effort, particularly @r         areas f@-
         reconnaissance of follow-on CP locations, close in security for
         the regimental COC, and critical observation of
         created by limitations in assigned boundaries.

              The collection effort was often frustrated by a frea,i@-rt
         shift in missions for the regiment. The shift from
         borne to foot mobile operations within two week- of
         the first obstacle belt, generated a sense of urgency that
         not be met through the normal
         1&11IAM"ff-IW4[

         initial breach. An RPV flight over the first obstacle h@P2-t
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File Room = sep96_declassified
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Box ID = BX600016
Unit = 3D MARINES
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Folder Title = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 3RD MARINES JAN - FEB 1991
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Subject = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY FOR THE PERIOD 1 JAN 28 FEB
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