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File: 970107_aug96_decls1_0023.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
Icle. nt if i c at Ic,n of v it i, i c-@-ts P -Is q It,' e action see ri a,.,% i c-s f c,- "-he a @. if, ri Is
role in c,:,iiiLat Diide it necessary to @@re@@are various for mp,ilcal
coverage, nedevac, and casualty @iiiri,iliriq in cc,mt,at. Attached tr@ E-t@i
t4Ai-:L@ie F@egii4er,.t akid anticipa'@i@iQ a iiii.jc@r role- in the iriti@Al Qr,-jLtnd attack
t,y LJ.S. forces, i t L c@c.,ame apparent that t@ie reserve T/O for the battalion
vjaf insitft:icip@it, All )t@ipr similar units included 11-vi@) @vicv- @, singlp)
m p cl @. 1. r, f @-icer and twice @@te ni-im@ler :,f c@@rps,.ne@-i it) -@Ltr battalion.
Up@),,i request, ;k team of 13 Alignetitppi were received by tl-ie L'@,ittili,,,n lti
2" J@iri 1'391 from Camr. Pendleton. 'r @l C. Lk r Lthe majority of were
and ill bad come from @ic,,i@,itals rather thin F.MF C!)nma@ids., ti-ilir
arrival the Jeg,th of TIM support required tc, provide c@r@tiiral field
carp tc, St@t Ta@il@ Battalion @,larines. I'l-i e s e aJJ i t @ral c@-irF,@men
wer P. ,
I.Bi-ttler, German K. HM2 8/@4 USN
2. Y,jk!jis, D@)uglas D. HM2 8404 TJSN
3. Avery, "c@Ltis K. HM3 8404 Ul-'N
4@ Grant, Lester 0. HM3 8404 LI@,N
Lec@ne , Frank S. HN 8404 IJS!@
G. Mack, Walter A. HN 8404 USN
7Martin, Eric ri. FiN 84Ct,4 1 i c-'iN
8Arme@n4@), Francis V. HA 8404 U cN
9@ Barnes, Jerry R. HA 84L7,14
I 0Hi-tspby, 1'r.)y HA 8404 IjEiN
I IH@:,olzel, William R. HR 8404 U@6@4
12@ Chapman, Jason M. HA 8404 LJSN
1 3 .Pa,J@ia, Prnell V. HR 84CA4 U'l@N
During the month, frequent changes in 1-:,( ion was acc,jpiijaiqied by
vac,ti-y improved tactical proficiency of the Je 'F-artment SL(t'.s'l that by tire
end of January, the BAS was able to easily break down the complete
operation set--Lip, and load in a tactically appropriate manner in lp5s than
2 hours, including ,,-tch a move in the black -if night. t-ikeWiSe, ',-tl2
corf,smen of the BAS became able tc, set LiT, and function from a tactically
sound BAS in less than 30 minutes from arrival at a new P,j-i@iijri while
setting Lip the complete operation, W@ii.CVi CC,Ltid then L e C C, iq F, ). e t e i
LI d
generally less than an additional c..tisi.tritig availability @,f Medical
care at all times, Linder all condition,,.
P. teaiq @)l: ccrpsmen was assigned t,j each line company, in the combat or
field brain PAS and was each assigned individual responsibilities
that area. Continued training and Jrills throughout the m-ititi-i were
search fc,, weaknesses in eit@ier operative planning,
or equipment. I'hp m@ii,ir Jiffic@tliy remained obtaining
.j
even ideritifiej as; combat despite
messenger , rapid @,eqijests, priority --- 2 L'tC.
F. 'r-6@b - 28 Fe[) 49'31
Ongoing t F' a i n il ri g i. ri LI C, t t) n e -' c jt I @, i,. d I EL 0 I- i C a ILI L, j E:! C t S
C r I,i I i @@l LI @4
iJ. L u -i L e. t C,
-!n ,he efficiency .if the department. Additionally, as
G-I)aj, nearest, it became -Ipparen@ tfiat the medical SOP of the battalion
not w,Dri@ in the current and .i new medical evact@kati,in plan
ari;j s@ri-ic@l.tre was to L,c,. developed at)t@
BAS clf-,vL@l-jpc,4, based )ri the tactical situation, a PiLt@i-@,d to ,,Ltppci,t
ti
in @i fluid environment. Three HMs were
company tink retriever, a in It)
arr!.-@r-s,.d -r(-,W Vp@ i(.,).L And the third kept at t@. is E?n".
corpsman in either ti-i,@ reirilyer or the armored
@ili@imw@j go to .-fie area and first it4,A. T@ieti t@ie victim Lqc@LLIiJ
2c'
UNCLASSIFIED
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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
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