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File: 970107_aug96_decls1_0021.txt
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
UNCLASSIFIED
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
20
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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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Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 02-JAN-1997