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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





                                                                                 UNCLASSIFIED
               5 U.S.C. 552 (b)(7)(C)
                                deployed t,j c@WA, but not tc, a degree hiQ@,Lr than                                                                                        e
                                were legitimate, and others were the first tingiLIL@ siziris @f
                                s t -c P. s s   e v e ri L, e f c, r c d L,.j I c, y m e i i t , a ri d w e r e Dc- a I t w,@ t @t @t c           ti 1-1 I y .
                                C o n v e r 5 e I y , o t @i p r t@ a r i ii p 5 w @t o w e r P n @, t p V, y s i p a I I y f i i; i.;            @, 1 @3 y 5i E!,,) t
                                so Lt p i t c o r, r o c t i c, n c, I t t) p i r p r c, L, I e m i n c@ r   E, i@ to L, e cl e r.. I r, y 2 cl w i t l@i t [I e i-t n I
                                                                                      t I-, e B a t t a I i  n t c@ t h e 2 ri @J Mi r D i @@ s it r g P- -,, t. 1 s
                                        @was detached fr,
                                             is i ;,ei-scrinelman, since hp was unqualified tc, fill t@@le
                                                      As,5istant) for which liL I)A,J been activated.                                          C,,-,@ ti t i ti ii t- d
                                r e ci Lt p s @ s t c@ t @i e @ f f i c e c, f t h e D i v i s i :, n S Li r g @. o ti t ci f i 1 1, @L @@ ,. fi e I @ c@ zt )@
                                ,Jepartment's !'/O resulted in twc, idditicnal activated reservists being
                                added tc, the t,att@i).ic,rt;
                                             E@eiitc,Fi, Dc,Lt@4la5                   H@12                                          OOOO(R.N@)
                                                           John                       HA                                            840',
addition of the following active JLtty augments cl. 5                                                                               S.C. 552
                                             Hunter, l@ennpth                         HM2                                           8404                                    (7)(C)
                                             Mat,en, Je@frey                          HM2                                           8404
                                             @ledina, Larry                           HM3                                           8404
                                             Gonz8les, J@tan                          @im@3                                         8404
                                             Krel@,ge(,, Larry                        @iA                                           8404
                                so that by the lc'th or- December-, the 'F/0 @f thi                                                                             tl-lp.
                                Battalion was                              with the exception of the R.P.
                                     Medical briefs n,.i buddy aid,                         N@IC Jr,-tgs, and medical r@-c,ble..rqs; -@f SWf)
                                were ciiien by I-,,-,@h the medical c@l'@icer and c,@rpsmeri over the time period
                                spent at Camp Le4eLtne, both at the                                                      Battalion levf-,).,
                                Particular emphasis was placed )n hygiene and the tropical @@isoasls in tile
                                             to which the unit wits deploying. Medical personnel trive'J.-d with
                                                           in the advance, and regular parties tc. pr,lvi@jL@ medical care
                                L-c@'6ti in flight and on arrival in SWA or, 22 December 1990.

                                     From the time of arrival in-c,)un4ry until the 5th of                                                                  the
                                Battalion was                             in a tent--city, Can@, C, outside camp 15 in f)l
                                               The medical Iepar@ment continued to provide routine sic.@ll
                                treat ivilil-tries, cc@c@r,@,4inate referrals t,j higher echelons of czirc,., @@nci
                                prepare l@c@r its (2c,r@it,,it Piissicti by training of personnel and
                                its internal organization.                            Additionally, ordering and c,b@@-a4riint@
                                slipplie5, drugs ;kti,J equipment occupied much of the time spent it this
                                location.
                                     The potential for chemical and Lic@Icgical warfare necessitated
                                pre@,;tr,ii,i@)ti to perform the combat mission -if the battalion in I
                                contaminated environment.                             In addition tc, requesting                               c@b'L.@i4n4p@ii
                                                           i@,itid,)tLs Ati@J pr,jphylastic agents, the medical department
                                acce.@,te,l @tie r--,spc-n,            'ibilitv for issuance of these agents tc, the fnemoer-                                               'of
                                File battalion is WE?kl as tire critical. instruction re,4Ltire!4 @,-i I-II)Lir, proper
                                usage, irsell.irl:ti,ig signs                                       of chemical apfti'u-                                    it was
                                c.rktcl.@il to (,c@titirii-kf, tc, eripl-ii-si            ze conventional iMjL                Lry/clisecis@ preventive)
atively small chance .-@t a Marine being f@Ata'@.).v
                                exposed to chemical agents given the excellent counter measures at
                                LIL-tcing                     a                of @Ic,sitir-ris were occupied by the battalion
                                beginning Vital) it- -departure from C Camp @Dti 4 Janiiary 1991.
                                     '1@ie                   je[:,@,rtmerit conducted EPeC4fic training for                                                                 t,v
                                care, field preventive medicine, medical evacuation, iti,J                                                                    5 p           s
                                o4 Nl--4C wai-'@:arc, for                             in an effort to ma)

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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
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
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Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 02-JAN-1997