COMMAND CHRONOLOGY FOR 1 JAN TO 28 FEB 91 13 MAR 91

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Subject: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY FOR 1 JAN TO 28 FEB 91   13 MAR 91           

Unit: 11TH MARINES

Parent Organization: 1ST MARDIV  

Box ID: BX600015

Folder Title: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 11TH MARINES JAN - JUL 1991                                                  

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               1055:   IITH MARINES JUMP COMMAND POST (CP) OCCUPIED POSITION AT
                       GRID OS 528 469 AND ASSUMED CONTROL OF THE REGIMENT.


               1405:   1/12 DISPLACED AND OCCUPIED FIRING POSITIONS NEAR GRID
                       OS 73 51, FIRING CAPABLE (FIRECAP) READY AT 1712;
                       MISSION DS TF TARO.

               .2100.  1/11 OCCUPIED POSITIONS IN TF PAPA BEAR'S ASSEMBLY AREA
                       AT GRID OS 71 47; MISSION DS TF PAPA BEAR.

          21   Feb 1991            Operation Desert Storm 0-3. 3/12 fired for
                                   the first time during the war in support of TF
                                   Grizzly who had reconnaissance forces across
                                   the border. 5/11 occupied a +iring position
                                   just southwest of the border in preparation
                                   to support the screening and clearing of the
                                   artillery position areas short of the first
                                   Iraqi obstacle belt. Further south, 3/11
                                   ocrupied assembly area positions with TF
                                   Ripper, the Divisic3n's main effort for the
                                   assault breach. In anticipation of Division
                                   operations in a chemical and biological
                                   environment, the Division Commander directed
                                   that all personnel begin taking the Nerve
                                   Agent Pretreatment (NAP) pills and the
                                   Ciprofloxin (Cipro) antibiotic pills.
                                   Specific noteworthy events included:

               0236:   3/12 FIRED TIME-ON-TARGET (TOT) MISSION IN SUPPORT         OF TF
                       GRIZZLY.


N IN SUPPORT OF TF GRIZZLY.

               0915:   E/2/12 FIRED MISSION ON VEHICLES IN OPEN AT GRID
                       TM 130 588 IN SUPPORT OF TF TROY RECONNAISSANCE
                       PERSONNEL. VEHICLES WERE DISPERSED BY 32 ROUNDS OF
                       DPICM.

               1236:   3/11 OCCU@IED POSITIONS IN TF RIPPER'S ASSEMBLY AREA AT
                       GRID US 58 46 FIRECAP READY AT 1400; MISSION DS TF
                       RIPPER.
               1640:   5/11 DISPLACED TO   GRID US 5B 65, FIRECAP READY AT IQIO;
                       MISSION OS, PRIORITY CALLS FOR FIRE-TO TF GRIZZLY AND TF
                       SHEPHERD.

               IS35:   DIVISION INSTRUCTED ALL PERSONNEL TO BEGIN TAKING NAP
                       AND CIPRO PILLS.


               2047:   REGIMENTAL 5-4 IDENTIFIES THAT HEAVY EQUIPMENT
                       TRANSPORTS (HET) PROVIDED BY DIVISION AS UNSUITABLE FOR
                       TRANSPORTING ENGINEER EQUIPMENT THROUGH BERM INTO
                       KUWAIT.




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