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Subject: 8TH TANK BN  COMMAND CHRONOLOGY NOV 90 TO MAR 91  12 APR 91     

Unit: 8TH TANK BN 

Parent Organization: 2 MARDIV    

Box  ID: BX600007

Folder Title: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 8TH MARINES APRIL - JUNE 1990                                                

Document Number:          1

Folder Seq  #:         11





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                                       Company           is attached to Sth Tanks inci itll but one                                                          @)'F TOW
                                       Company remains after ittachmpnt if sections t@-@ every batt.AI4@Dti in the
                                       regiment.       Btt, 'ranks; defended               n --,:,me with jtic, riilc                               two tank
                                       companies and a tAi,ik/I'OW combat )Ltt@,ost from wcs@ t,j east.                                             he
                                       remainder of Al (-row) Company was in several areas of s@tr,[)citt of the
                                       battalion.         All                vehicles were diig-iti ,,nd                                            with
                                       forward JLp,jc,yeJ LAI                              was accomplished tr@ Facilitate their
                                       rearward passage )f line, if re,4Ltired.                            Counterattack plans were
                                       developed and adopted by Bth Marines for use by St@l Tanks tc,
                                       any -armor penetration in the regimental zone.
                                         Change in Division OF, plan calls for 2d                                            Dlvj.-,,ic@ri to a@tak@k,
                                       abreA-1, if 1,;t Marine                                 Fth Marines is qiveii                                as
                                       t,rE-at@@t force.       on 7 Feb 1991, 6th Marines is Fc@lic,.vf@d in                                                 St@!
                                       @larines, Otli Tanks                    is )cci-tpied by C'@j Ti@il(                                  Sth Marines
          moves sc,lit@i to conduct breach                                      training in the vicinity c@F
                                       V,ibrit. Stl) Tanks jcc@Epies issembly area @)IC US 74'@'C'g (Kibrit),
                                       Road march '@,j final assembly area at US                                        Fair 14 Fpt, 1991.@
                                       Operations at final assembly area included r.:.i-tto norm to attack
                                       positions in Saudi Arabia and road march tC,                                            D@,5it).c,ris in
                                       Arabia and road march t,l attack position in 2:,j FE-L, 'L991.                                      09VIO, '@-11 Feb
                                       1995., F@n I'l@,F,ORI) issued at CDI,.
                            B.         !'RAINIiJG@     1-@-,x Company 2/'@, and "C" Company det@t(,!, fair% 1:in.A' task,
                                       organization within Fth Marines and t@, c,:,tidLic.1- !@t,c@iLch training.                                            S'--I,3
                                       Feb 199', On participates in regimental rehearsals for movement
                                       through assigned t,reach lines Red I and Red                                      At @iria). assembly
                                       ,area, battle staff                              a CPX )n 9 Feb 1.991.

                                                                  Personnel and Administration


                                                                     26 Nov 1990 - 22 Dee lr3gl
                           life i,Jmi@ii5trative and personnel activity i@iv,:,Ive-@,4 @@i activating a reserve
                     battalion and prpraring it for deployment iF,                                                           Every Marine
    screened at his
                     arric,ry.         rhis was followed by an administrative                                                      upon Arri.k'al @l'@
                     the SIA.          Finally, individual Marines who, for various reasons, could not be
                     kept ii the unit had tc, be transferred or discharge.                                              All of the abr.,,,e@
                     though time                               )ccLtrred without ma.j,jr difficulty Juring this
                     battalic,n's activation and standlip at Caqtp LE?@jettne.
                           The two                             If difficulty encountered were in tr;.ktisitic@@iitig the
                     Unit Diary irom REM@,'@' tc, JUIPS and in correcting individual pay                                                                     I' Fi
                     many instances, problems in one area also contributed tc, problems il the
                     other.
                           Upon activation, the home armory administration sections, L@ri@lc@r the
                     supervision -@f their respective Inspector - Instructor counterparts, removed
                     their reservists from REM'S and attempted tc, j,--@in them                                                                     into
                     SUMPS under the Battalion Reporting Urii@ Cc,,JL,.                                    Almost without exce'.)ti,@n,
                     FIrc,ce.E@E, failed to jC,i@) the Marines into JUMPO@                                 A, a result, tL
                                                                I[                                                                  iii-i
                     9@id tc, L,,@ lrti-,.uLtE,.,J     i@itc, SUMPS completely from a                                str@nqtl-i level once it
                     arrived at Cairr@ Lr,,
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Control Fields 17
File Room = aug96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-34
Box ID = BX600007
Unit = 8TH TANK BN
Parent Organization = 2 MARDIV
Folder Title = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 8TH MARINES APRIL - JUNE 1990
Folder Seq # = 11
Subject = 8TH TANK BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY NOV 90 TO MAR 91
Document Seq # = 1
Document Date =
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 02-JAN-1997