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On the way to their objective, the Kuwait International Airport, Task Force Ripper M60A1 Patton tanks destroyed about 100 Iraqi tanks and armored personnel carriers. 1st Marine division commander Maj. Gen. J.M. Myatt said, [1] "During the first day of combat operations 1st Platoon, D Company, 3rd Tank Battalion destroyed 15 Iraqi tanks". [6]
The battalion was an integral member of Task Force Ripper. As Desert Shield became Desert Storm, 1/7 participated in the diagonal thrust to the perimeter of Kuwait City, spearheading the liberation of Kuwait from Iraq. 1/7 returned to Twentynine Palms in California, in March 1991.
They remained in support of the 7th Marine Regiment known as Task Force "Ripper." Alpha company was attached to 1/7 during the war. Alpha company was attached to 1/7 during the war. During Operation Desert Storm , the battalion fought a four-day ground campaign from 24 to 28 February 1991, and returned to the United States in April 1991.
Operation Desert Storm. War in Iraq: Commanders; Current ... 2d Marine Division, becoming parts of Task Force Papa Bear and Task Force Ripper, respectively, for the ...
On 24 February 1991, less than a month into the Desert Storm phase of the campaign, the 1st Tank Battalion spearheaded the assault of Task Force Papa Bear into Kuwait. Company A was supporting Task Force Ripper. By 27 February, 1st Tank Battalion had reached the Kuwait International Airport and all Iraqi forces were destroyed.
In preparation for the assault into Kuwait, the battalion divided into two main mechanized infantry task forces, along with 1st and 3rd Tank Battalions, to form Task Force Ripper and Task Force Papa Bear respectively. The units trained and patrolled the Saudi frontier with Kuwait until the start of the ground war in February 1991.
The Task Force suffered 32 [80] casualties and around a dozen combat vehicles were destroyed, including five M1A1 Abrams tanks, during combat operations. [81] [82] The Task Force would travel over 124 miles (200 km) in 72 hours during Operation Desert Storm. [3] Task Force 1-41 Infantry earned a Valorous Unit Award for its efforts. [3]
Blade Marines as part of Task Force Grizzly raising Old Glory on their Humvee during combat operations. During the 1990–91 Persian Gulf War , 3/7 took part in Operation Desert Storm . The battalion arrived in Jubail , Saudi Arabia, in mid-January 1991, with the mission to be a foot-mobile infiltration force.