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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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                                                 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



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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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Declassified = 02-JAN-1997