|
|
21 MARCH |
22 MARCH |
23 MARCH |
24 MARCH |
25 MARCH |
|
|
Cross
LD and screen W flank of RCT-5. |
Screen
RAO IOT protect DIV flank |
Screen
RAO IOT protect DIV flank as it moved down MSR |
Established
SBF Position ISO 1st Marines Crossing of An Naz. |
Cross
at An Naz and establish screen line E of RCT-1 |
|
Location |
Western
Breach and W flank of RCT-5 |
N
of MSR Tampa |
Hammar
Marsh |
S
side bridge An Naz |
North
of An Naz |
|
Engagement |
None |
None |
None |
A
& C Companies w/ snipers, small arms, Hvy Guns |
Received
small arms and RPG fire during city crossing |
|
Supporting Arms Called |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
Confirmed Kills |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
Suspected Kills |
None |
None |
None |
6
via sniper 6
via suppression |
None |
|
Wpns Destroyed |
None |
None |
Small
arms (approx 10) |
None |
BM-21
ID’s and reported |
|
Ammo Destroyed |
None |
None |
Several
1000 rnds |
None |
Truck
with 1200lbs of explosives and truck with 200 mortar rounds |
|
Friendly WIA |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
Friendly KIA |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
EPWs Processed |
3 |
None |
60 |
None |
None |
|
DPs Processed |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
COs Remarks |
2
Minefields observed, reported to div, and navigated around |
|
|
RCTs
crossing delayed. Bn pulled back. During night received small arms and mortar
fire |
Ammo
and equipment reported to TARAWA.
Destruction confirmed. |
|
|
25 MARCH |
26 MARCH |
27 MARCH |
28 MARCH |
29 MARCH |
|
Mission |
Screen
E of RCT-1, L/U with RCT-1 S of Al Garraf. |
Strong
point Al Rifa IOT allow RCT-1 and log trains to pass. Get
Eyes on Qulat Sikkur Afld |
Observe
Qulat Sikkur Airfield |
Occupy
Airfield |
Occupy
Airfield |
|
Location |
SE
of AL Garraf |
Al
Rifa and Qualat Sikkur Afld |
Qulat
Sikkur Airfield |
Qulat
Sikkur Airfield |
Qulat
Sikkur Airfield |
|
Engagement |
Ambushed
tripped in town by Bn convoy, 2nd ambush conducted when Bn passed through town. |
PID
on enemy located in town on rooftops armed. |
Seized
the airfield and strong pointed. H
& S engaged military 3 ton type truck. |
None |
None |
|
Supporting Arms Called |
1
AF 2
FFE HE/VT I/E |
1
AF 1
FFE on enemy OP on rooftop |
4
sections of FW engaged reported vehicle column. 3 vehicles confirmed destroyed. |
None |
None |
|
Confirmed Kills |
1
Enemy with civilian clothes |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
Suspected Kills |
Plt
sized element silenced with I/O fire |
6 |
None |
None |
None |
|
Wpns Destroyed |
None |
None |
3
military vehicles |
None |
None |
|
Ammo Destroyed |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
Friendly WIA |
1 Cpl received GSW to forearm |
None |
None |
Non |
None |
|
Friendly KIA |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
EPWs Processed |
None |
None |
|
None |
None |
|
DPs Processed |
None |
None |
None |
15 |
10 |
|
COs Remarks |
Civilians
providing reports of our mvmt. All
Marines in Bn engaged in fight. Arty
silenced ambush on A Btry 1/11 on adjacent MSR. |
Short
fuze tasker to support UK airfield seizure.
Received friendly heavy weapons fire while strong-pointing the
town. No injuries. |
|
|
|
|
|
30 MARCH |
31 MARCH |
01 APRIL |
02 APRIL |
02 APRIL |
|
Mission |
Conduct
RIP with 1/4 and move to RCT-1 Main |
Attack
N on Rte 7A ISO RCT-1. Est BP N of Al
Hayy |
Conduct
movement and screen W of RCT-1 W of Al Garraf River |
Screen
N to 86 Northing W of Al Garraf River. 2nd Attempt to cross Al Muf
bridge. |
Clear
Al Muf with 3/1. Move N to 86 Northing
along river to screen for RCT-1. |
|
Location |
Qulat
Sikkur |
NE
of Qulat Sikkur |
NW
of Qulat Sikkur |
Al
Muf |
Al
Muf |
|
Engagement |
Received
BM-21 salvo 400m from pos. |
Tripped
Ambush. Attacked
through Al Hayy Destroyed
several hostile vehicles at BP. Received
BM-21 impacts at 500m from pos. |
Received
mortar fire. Located and engaged
mortar tubes. Ambushed
at bridge at Al Muf bridge head. |
Bn
led with LAR and tanks to suppress bridgehead positions. When closing, enemy squad uncovered and
destroyed with heavy guns at 50 Meters.
Bridge fouled. |
Enemy
did not engage 3/1 or the Bn. |
|
Supporting Arms Called |
None |
Engaged
with Cobras on ambush site as well as direct fire. 1
AF, 2 FFE on enemy Arty. 2
AF and 3 FFE on enemy motorized unit, 10 vehicles. |
1
FW air strike with Mk-83s on observed enemy mortar location. Division
of Cobras engaged at bridge, 3 FFE HE/Delay called on enemy positions in
buildings |
1
FFE HE/Delay 1
Section of RW CAS engaged units to the flanks. |
None |
|
Confirmed Kills |
None |
1
Arty tube, 5 trucks, 4 personnel |
None |
6 |
None |
|
Suspected Kills |
None |
Enemy
platoon sized element |
Enemy
platoon |
Enemy
squad far side of bridge. Rubbled by
Arty. |
None |
|
Wpns Destroyed |
None |
None |
Multiple
mortar tubes |
Multiple
RPGs and small arms on dead enemy. |
Located
Bathe Party HQ and demolished several hundred mortar rounds and 10,000 plus
rounds of small arms, and supplies. |
|
Ammo Destroyed |
None |
None |
Ammo
likely destroyed indicated by secondaries. |
Enemy
weapons cache located and detonated. A Co |
Located
Bathe Party HQ and demolished several hundred mortar rounds and 10,000 plus
rounds of small arms, and supplies. B co cache
destroyed south of Al Muf. |
|
Friendly WIA |
None |
None |
Sgt
team leader received GSW to foot and Cpl received shrapnel wound to leg. |
None |
None |
|
Friendly KIA |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
EPWs Processed |
None |
None |
None |
1
wounded enemy with leg shot off transported to STP. |
None |
|
DPs Processed |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
COs Remarks |
Planning
conducted on mission to attack up Rte 7A |
Mvmt along rte 7A restricted. Supporting arms was the best approach to
reduce ambush geometry. RW CAS with
good effects on sites in treeline. Far ambush was set off parallel vice
converging lines. Easier to use
suppression and use speed to push past. |
|
Dead
were not Iraqi and most had paperwork indicating they entered Iraq through
Syria. Likely Muslim extremists. |
|
|
|
03 APRIL |
04 APRIL |
05 APRIL |
06 APRIL |
07 APRIL |
|
Mission |
Establish
BP at 70 Northing to cover RCT-1 withdrawal. |
Conduct
RIP with TFT and cndct mvmt
to RCT-1 Main |
Conduct
RIP with 2/23 and est blocking Pos at 27 & 6 intersection. |
Fwd
occupied pos at Div Main and Main conducted RIP with 2nd LAR and
rejoined the battalion |
Rest,
refit, conduct mission planning. |
|
Location |
70
N along rte 7 |
Enroute to DIV Main |
N
of An Numinayah at rt intersection |
Co-located
with DIV Main east of Baghdad |
Co-located
with Div Main east of Baghdad |
|
Engagement |
None |
None |
|
None |
None |
|
Supporting Arms Called |
None |
None |
|
None |
None |
|
Confirmed Kills |
None |
None |
|
None |
None |
|
Suspected Kills |
None |
None |
|
None |
None |
|
Wpns Destroyed |
cache
of est 20 RPGs destroyed. |
None |
|
None |
None |
|
Ammo Destroyed |
|
None |
|
None |
None |
|
Friendly WIA |
None |
None |
|
None |
None |
|
Friendly KIA |
None |
None |
|
None |
None |
|
EPWs Processed |
4 |
None |
37 |
1 |
None |
|
DPs Processed |
300 |
None |
Estimated 60 |
Estimated 100 |
None |
|
COs Remarks |
|
|
Decided
to conduct split Bn ops leaving two companies with Bn main at BP and push Fwd and two companies to division
main location for future tasking, |
|
|
|
|
08 APRIL |
09 APRIL |
10 APRIL |
11 APRIL |
12 APRIL |
|
Mission |
ATK
N to Baqubah |
ATK
N to Baqubah |
Occupy
regime complex vic MB521935. |
Occupy
regime complex vic MB 521935 |
Conduct
zone recon |
|
Location |
30
miles N of Baghdad |
30
miles N of Baghdad |
MB
521935 |
MB
521935 |
Vic
MB445995 |
|
Engagement |
Ambushed by SRG |
Multiple
fire fights |
1
57mm round and 1 sniper shot impacted Bn pos |
None |
None |
|
Supporting Arms Called |
4
FFE 81mm |
4
FW sections 3
RW Divisions 8
FFE 81mm |
None |
None |
None |
|
Confirmed Kills |
None |
6 |
None |
None |
None |
|
Suspected Kills |
None |
Est plt (+) |
None |
None |
None |
|
Wpns Destroyed |
None |
3
BMPS, 2 T-72s, 6 Mortars |
None |
1
AK-47 1
12.7mm AA gun |
None |
|
Ammo Destroyed |
None |
100
82mm, 10,000 7.62mm, multiple ammunition caches w/ secondaries. |
None |
100
RPGs, 55 Mortars, 8 cases 12.7mm, 10cases 122mm. |
None |
|
Friendly WIA |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
Friendly KIA |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
EPWs Processed |
1 |
1 |
None |
None |
None |
|
DPs Processed |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
COs Remarks |
Enemy
ambush well placed in restricted terrain.
Received pre-registered mortar fire.
Limited vis in fog and low illum prevented initial tgt
location. Pulled back and sent out
patrols to develop situation. |
Cleared
Al Nida SRG Brigade HQ. Combined Arms
2 axis attack. Excellent results. All A/C checked out “Winchester”. LAR able to engage inside kill zone IOT
develop the sit. Combined arms opened
2nd axis of attack which caught SRG by surprise forcing most to
abandon their positions and flee. All
ensuing mvmt conducted without resistance while
engaging fleeing forces. |
|
7
patrols conducted, looting observed |
No
patrols, warnings of suicide attacks by non Iraqi Arabs. |
|
|
13 APRIL |
14 APRIL |
15 APRIL |
16 APRIL |
17 APRIL |
|
Mission |
Conduct
zone recon and defend power Grid |
Conduct
zone recon and defend power grid |
Conduct
zone recon and defend power grid and adjacent petrol facility |
Conduct
zone recon and defend power grid on adjacent petrol facility. |
Conduct
zone recon and defend power grid on adjacent petrol facility |
|
Location |
MC
405057 |
MC
405057 |
MC
405057 |
MC
405057 |
MC
405057 |
|
Engagement |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
Supporting Arms Called |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
Confirmed Kills |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
Suspected Kills |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
Wpns Located |
1
SA-6 Missile and launcher 4
HIP helos 1
AAA gun, 1 SA-60 |
3 SAMs, 4 T-72s, 3 BMPs, 1 BRDM,
2 S-60s, 2 14.5mm AA guns |
6
120mm mortars, 300 SA-16s, 6 SA-14s, 1 S-60, 1 ZPU, 2 BMPs,
4 BRDMs, 6 SA-7s. |
S-2
Attachment |
S-2
Attachment |
|
Ammo Located |
Est 100 rockets for helos,
5 cases AAA gun ammo |
6000
14.5mm AA rnds |
Ammo Dump 100m long, 20m wide, 2m deep. Est N.E.W. over
20K lbs. Mortars, missiles, RPGs, MG ammo, 500 + landmines. |
S-2
Attachment |
S-2
Attachment |
|
Friendly WIA |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
Friendly KIA |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
EPWs Processed |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
DPs Processed |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
COs Remarks |
4
patrols conducted. Units reticent to
patrol at night with the UXO threat. |
3
patrols conducted. Numerous weapons
firing heard. Not directed at US. Looting observed and halted. |
5
patrol conducted. Locals request help
with looting problem. Companies chose
not to patrol at night. |
5
patrols conducted. Sporadic gunfire
observed. Not at US forces. Limited looting with gas the main object. |
Water
and medical aid given to the local community. |
|
|
18 APRIL |
19 APRIL |
20 APRIL |
21 APRIL |
22 APRIL |
|
Mission |
Stage
at Baghdad sports stadium |
Rt recon S along 1 and 8 to TAA ISO RCT-1 movement |
Guide
RCT-1 into TAA |
Guide
RCT-1 into TAA |
Mvmt to L/U with DIV Main at the Division AA. |
|
Location |
Sports
stadium |
16KM
E of Al Hillah |
MA
645955 |
MA
645955 |
Ad
Diwaniya |
|
Engagement |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
Supporting Arms Called |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
Confirmed Kills |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
Suspected Kills |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
Wpns Located |
None |
None |
None |
100
(est) AP and AT mines employed. |
None |
|
Ammo Located |
None |
None |
None |
100
(est) AP and AR mines employed. |
None |
|
Friendly WIA |
None |
None |
None |
3 |
None |
|
Friendly KIA |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
EPWs Processed |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
DPs Processed |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
COs Remarks |
|
|
|
GySgt Dill lost his foot / lower leg when he stepped on
a mine while marking a minefield at night.
2 other Marines suffered injuries, 1 of which was also CASEVAC’d. |
None |
|
|
23 APRIL |
24 APRIL |
25 APRIL |
26 APRIL |
27 APRIL |
|
Mission |
Occupy
TAA at Ad Diwaniya |
|
|
|
|
|
Location |
Ad
Diwaniya |
|
|
|
|
|
Engagement |
None |
|
|
|
|
|
Supporting Arms Called |
None |
|
|
|
|
|
Confirmed Kills |
None |
|
|
|
|
|
Suspected Kills |
None |
|
|
|
|
|
Wpns Located |
None |
|
|
|
|
|
Ammo Located |
None |
|
|
|
|
|
Friendly WIA |
None |
|
|
|
|
|
Friendly KIA |
None |
|
|
|
|
|
EPWs Processed |
None |
|
|
|
|
|
DPs Processed |
None |
|
|
|
|
|
COs Remarks |
None |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|