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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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                                    R a,-cs of (-tivirc@nmc?rt a' i IIn P.                                             p @ r t@j t2 e'<
                           c .      P i- e - m,) b i 1 1 zA @ @ c, @i - 1 7 N,@ v --                    D e c 1 j9O
                                          E a r I y i ii N j v @, iii b e r , 1'390 i                   b E, c a m c A p pi r e ii t t @z a t t 1-i 0 L:l a i, t e, 1         ti w @:, 11  fi, b e
                                    recalled tc, active duty.                                     P@i---tie                                                                   H'@! ir,
                                    Or I (@ atis ( of f i ce if the Divis.' on                                                c,itif irme,J tiiit iw,-, N -A vy                               a I
                                    department members of the Battalion would @ilsr- be
                                          On 1'7 N@jvpmljer 1990, the Marines )f the Battalion r@?(,eiveJ
                                    orders .           On the ;'-9'Ll'i c,@ November, the attached N,@vat .glLdical clepitrtrc@rl,@
                                    personnel re(,eive,4                                                             As a result, these personnel were
                                    unable to report                       c@ CAr@p, Leji-tene with the -Ratt@tlic,n                                               caused
                                    interference witl-i the ability @f the Battalion t,j rapidly prepare to
                                    deploy to SWf@.                     A@J,:Iitic,rial           I y , ILiC,Sp it a I   ec@rpsmen who                         tr,ai@ipcl viith
.           As a
                                    result, only [I&'D' and B company ccr@@smen if thL, Battalion were
                                    leaving gaps in the ii@tmber, Df trained personnel necessary
                                    combat mission.
                                          Having been ic,tifip,l of the high probability if
                                                         ci: the Battalion made attempts to ensure up i,,j date
                                    vaccinations, mejical records, and pl,(ysit,al exams of Caries and
                                    of the unit.                  A shortage of available vaccines, medical
                                    iric.c,n,.iistetit qLti,:IancE., regarding the necessary vaccines for
                                    prevented                       goal from being                     reached prior to activation.
                           r) .     Mc,b i I i za t j. c, n - (-'a m p Le,i e Ltri e , N. C,
                                    Navy medical personnel began reporting at Camp Le.jeune -,ri -L 1),,.cember
                                    and by the 4th, the medical Jppartment consisted of the following
                                    '4 recalled l@a@,al reservists
                                                   Gr,iffir@, Larry f-!                           CDR, M(-,, US,QR                                                        A 1     a 'L, c,
                                                   Cooper , Raymond C                             arm 1                                                                   Brivc,
                                                   laiin.-@tta, Plete.@ @R                        ri@i2                                                                   I-',ravo Cc,.
                                                   Rice,                                          HM2                                                                     @4&' C@i .
                             ALts,'@-4.ri,                                  HMI--5
                                                   Bati;is, David                                 HM3
                                                   B-yr@ie, 'Fimc,th,,,                           H M,-@
                                                   D,astj.,, J@:,h@i                              HM3                                                                     H-6c" Cc,.
                                                   Cas;tr-ello, Anthony                           H@13                                                                    F@, r zt k@ C5 I-,
                                                   W,jc,d@qar@J, [,lark                           LI'                                                                     He@G C,--
                                                   G e, , y , i C'. f f I- (@ y                   i-@N,-@
                                    In addition, tl)ree members of a                                     4th FSSG unit were activated                                     in support
                                    'the                          and reported c,,i 4                    Decemt,pr 199]Z,.                     These t@4ere;
                                                   Lewis, William R                               HN                                                                      4t@l FS,@
                                                   Werii,z, Michael                               HA                  Mllg*a@IW4[1,@3Till 4th FL-,ILG
                                                                      rI@Ark tl                   HN                                                                      4t@i FSSG
                                          -".,e                   from the           4t[i to the lltn if I)ecemt.er was                                                         with
                                          i @      ?.
                 gathering information                          regarding required vaccinations, !,jl,),:,d tests,
                                    examinations, etc., for Mai,ines tc, [@c, deployed, and in
                                                       to he faced in                    57,WA.         Additionally, personnel deficiencies were
                                    noted, eclktip,meiit re,lktirpd was reqliestp,l, a[icl ,qed4c@Al                                                                      s                for
                                    ,Jepl,)yment were gathered.                                   Medical support from Camp Le.jel-tr.(-
                                    was limited s@, the BN FIAS established its own inc@eLtlati.c!n                                                                                 From
                                    arrival until Jppartlire -,n the I-,Ist c@l@                                                               the BAS                    cc.--icea4.-ed
                                    will-., that of r-:rtj Tetiks in itq medical @.pacc@@ In addition tc, mc(l@c@al. care
                                    dL@t@Le,", members                       the department l@,irti(,ipated in specialized SWfi terminal
                                    with MarineF, in -,@re-.airatAc,n fc!r
                                                              -,f mariries, as iepl,iymetit tipare,J, reported cl-ir@-tiic medical,
                                                                                                  conditions for which they wished                                           to


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File Room = aug96_declassified
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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
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Declassified = 02-JAN-1997