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Subject: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY FOR THE PERIOD 1 JAN TO 13 APR 91 Unit: 2ND MARDIV Parent Organization: 2 MEF Box ID: BX600014 Folder Title: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 2ND MARINE DIVISION 1 OF 10 JAN - APRIL 1991 Document Number: 4 Folder SEQ #: 4 UNCLASSIFIED 0 2100 Co A, 2d LAI Bn observes red lights and automatic weapons fire to northwest. ;115 OP-1 reports 60-100 BXPs QS687741 to QT581848 moving south with artillery. AV-89 and A-10s engaging. 2120 OP-1 (TK247579) observes multiple red star clusters to northwest. 2128 Co A. 2d LAI Bn reports tracers north to south eight km west. 2IS4 2d LAI Bn reports heavy machinegun fire west of QS837531. 2157 r - ---norts ;.--. jamming on intel net. 2158 OP-1 fires pyro E&E signal and withdraws. 2235 Co C, 2d LAI Bu observes column of 29 vehicles northeast of AOR. 2319 Co A, 2d LAI Bu engaging four tanks approaching police station at QS814555. 2320 Cpl Willis, Co A, 2d LAI Bn obtains a direct hit on an Iraqi T-62 tank with a TON missile at QSS17560. 2343 Coordination problems developing over eastern boundry with Saudis. 30 JAN Co B, 4th Tank Bn detached from 2d Tank Dn to CO 6tb Mar. 0000-0315 2d LAI Bn attempt to run air miSSionS (five A-Gs, two P-16s, two A-10s, eight AV-Ss) on vehicles via QS920875, QS917577, and TMO97609. Significant marking problems resulted in target acquisition difficulty. Approximately 11 vehicles neutralized. 0030 Multiple reports from 2d LAI Bn and G-2 of red units north of berm. 0116 2d LAI Bn reports firing from Saudis at their positions. OS35 Received brief sitrep of western fight. lst LAI Bn requests linkup. 2d MarDiv requested to coordinate boundary change for Ist and 2d LAI B...i to effect linkup. Boundary is moved west at 0905. UNCLASSIFIED III-6| First Page | Prev Page | Next Page | Back to Text |