NARRATIVE SUMMARY SECTION 2

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Subject: NARRATIVE SUMMARY  SECTION 2                                    

Unit: 1ST MARINES 

Parent Organization: 1ST MARDIV  

Box  ID: BX600005

Folder Title: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 1ST MARINES FEB 1991                                                         

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                  Mear)whi@Le, Task @'orce units made final coordination arid
            preparation f'or the move north.       list Division froze ail
            frequencies and ci,ypto c,,Yianges for seventy-two hours. At
            the Task Force went to MOPP 2 and rested the remainder of the
            event rig .

            PHASE      ASSAL@.L-'.C--BIREA-Cli--OPER-A'I'IONS

                  At@ 0001, 24 February, TF Ripper was ordered to move into
            its attack position, which was approximately 14km inside
            KL4wait . At 0200, TF Papa Bear began moving to :its attack
            position .   3/9 led the Task Force movement, followed by I::-t
            Tank Bn and 1/1 along axis OUTLAW. At 0533, I'F l@apa Pear
            crossed PL Black into Kuwait. By 0745, the entire Task Force
            was in its  attack position.

                  3/9 crossed the I,OD at 0'748 and moved to its assault
            position (vic OS 730730) where it linked up with its STA
            team cltiides. "Wolf" and "Badger" returned from their
            reconnaissance of t[ie first obstacle belt (vic OS 765'765) and
            reported no enemy sig@it,eJ.     The approach to the first obstacle
            belt went as planned.      TF Ripper was through its breach and
            well into its zone. 3/9 commenced its br(-ac@i of tyie first
            obstacle bel-t at 0905. Obstacles encountered were a front
            bar'bed wire f(@rice, -L2(,)m deep AP/AT mirie-tield and a barbed
            wire fence. The Obstacl.e Clearing Detac@iments (OCI)'s) launched
            .llrie         across t@ie obstacle belt.      '.CFie line cYiar@leE-, were
            marginally effective, three of six charges used had to be
            manually capped Cor dk@t@onat.ic)ri.   The lanes were t@ieri marked
            with expedient marking material and proofed by traclcwidth mine
rough the first
            obstacle belt.


                  3/9 began moving throu(lyi the breach, prepared to assault
            and clear Iraqi defenses north of the obbstacle belt. No enemy
            forces were, encountered. By 1040, 3/9 had established a 2000m
            by 3000m breachhead and cleared the way for foll-ow-on forces.
            Following close, behind 3/9, Ist Tank Bn passed thi-c)ug@i the
            breach lanes and began to clear its zone to the northeast.
            After passing t.hi,c)@Agh the breach, @L/I attacked southeast along
            the minefi,21d to clear troop positions and vei,iicle i,evetmer)ts.
            -1/1 then moved to tyie northwest coirier of the workers canip,
            previously cleared by TF Taro, and waited for the next breach.

                  Ist Tank Bn expanded its zone to the north and received
            sporadic shell fire. Cobras and Harriers controlled by lst
            Tank Bn destroyed two tartk@, two OI)s, one mortar
            position, and numerous L)(-inlcer-,. 1/11 provided Supporting fire@j
            on targets of opportunity and displaced forward once t@iE@
            breachiiead was secured.








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Subject = NARRATIVE SUMMARY SECTION 2
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