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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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                                                                                                              and S@tpi-)Iy

                                       li@ri,)d        Nov -- C't Dec I'@O
                                       a     Re v i ew-:        Over a I!, the i nit.@ a I V.,eri -:,d i@f nc,L,i                           i -,jtti     @r, t4p, t @@t.ti+ -
                                       S,qoc,tii I Y.       Most iri,jivi,jktal 782 gear 4 tE++.irl@
                                                                                                                             we r v. a Irc@. -Ici-Y i ri t@i p pc.@,@ P. S'i IC,",
                                             e.,Ach i@ij i vi,i@Lil Marine                      Whc-,no@,-P+r @licre? were                                      -@f this type
                                       gear, SiLlplp'ky Was qL[iC[@IY @bi(, to                                       fy .      -1 here was                         time a.@ 1 c,t
                                       t,i coordinate all                                       logistical rpr@uirements, were, as noted in
                                       the r,rc,t@ip..T area section below cc,iifi-Isic,rt existed in regards
                                       specifically vjl)At TA items                                           be e,.nbat,keJ to the SIA.
                                       L, .  Mi s s i r, n /-F2, s k s :      The key mi5sic@,l ,l' the @0-4/Logisties                                                ic,n Ji-trinil
                                       this period            of time was to iclE,.,itify arid embark Gary CBS related
                                       CLNC, our
                                       c@    Gc,al@;/Ac.,c,im@,lishments:                      On 28 Nr,vL,,.qt@er, Bth Tank Battalion mc,bilp+
oaded 5, M-813 5 tc-n trucks arid twc, Ht@MWV's and @L@erari a road 'Aircti
                                       CLi%'C. This H&S convoy rendezvoused with B C,D, Sth Tank Battaliin in
                                       Syracuse, NY.                Here they added tc@ the convene, twc@ M-49 r2fi-telers, e.,igill
                                       t,)n trucks, )ne 9116 wrecker, two additional HMMWV's and one MRC 110.                                                                                 11Lle
                                       cc,nvc,v arrived at CI-NC at 1300 on 29 Nc,vemb2r, 199LZ@.                                                   Once at I'LNC, all -1@@
                                       shortages were identified and redistribution of division assets commenced
                                       immediately.               Pric,F, tc@ embarkation to SWA, t@tE,. i-iiiit had reached
                                       aljppc.xiir.@i@ely '@0% of its TE, the ftia,j,jrity )f items being received via tire
                                       redistribution.                  Every Marine der@Ic,yeci with aL least an M-17rl2 gas mask,
                                       an,J/@)r in                  mask as appropriate.                          Plri,ir to deployment to SWA, these
                                       convoys of Pc@t,ile. loaded equipment, scheduled for either the fly in
                                       echelon Dr f,Dllow--@)n echelon, were moved tc, and st,-jre-J at Cherry Point.
                                       NC, or Wi.1iiningtc-n, NC as required.
                                       ,I .  Ac@iiii iti@:,n!;/Testi@ia                                                           N/A
                                       e.    @cstitic :-r Mc@dificati,)n c,l' DectrinL,- N/A
                                       f.    Frobleir, Areas.-                Several key areas @f concern during the mot,iliz@tizdil
ent tc, SIA stage c@f itctivatic@n surfaced.                                                  There were
                                       messages, and guijan(,r from 4th Marine Diiisi,@n regarding specific
                                       equipment that each company within the L@attalic,n should embark.
                                       Initially, units were ordered to embark with personal gear. This was
                                       later expanded tc- include aprlrc@ximately five pieces of rolling @,t(,(,k, I,i
                                       tons and 1-i@1MWV's). Up,in arrival at CLNC, the redistribution of TE short
                                       assets was initiated.                         It then became clear that ill TA equipment
                                       each reserve ardicry sl-ic@@kld have been embarked. Action was initiated tc-
                                       ship rt(+,e!:Ied items that were nc@t listed a-, MPIF @f,:set@ @ilread                                                    v
                                       prep@:,siti.-.rip.,j.         This equipment failed to arrive in time for fly in
                                                     IE.PartLtre and were shipped as follow on eche.1c,t,..
                                       much )@ the L*.,Ar being redistributed was non--c,)mbat essential Qear,
                                       (si-(@nc@l machines, cabiilts, etc..) @nJ actually was;t2d time, l@ft
                                       capabilities and storage Space W@liC@l ('-J@Lld and si-iciild have beer. reservei
                                       for u.-c,fqb@,t essential items.                          'rt4c-, lack -if an                                           c,ffic,er
                                                NCO served to compound the issue,                                         MPS c@perati!:.ns experience wc,@tlfl
c,rtaiies -:if the proper sizes of dLs;Lr-@ utilities
                                       ,@i,j                      .ivailability of desert be,ii,,s were
                                             t@it+ci.L n,D@i-                                                                            -jverc,)me@J slowly.                    F r,) ii
                                       an NPC equipment stanc[p,:-i@it, while there vie@,p gas masks fc@r all Marines,
                                       the necessary sizes were not all                                                           These I-.r,,)blpms were ivercc,me
                                       whe.,,-i the i@r.,@@-rity c@f issue for                       t L E,   battalion vizi- c,.@i,@tiged tc@ reflect the
                                       impending deployment date.
                                                                 Dec, 199i -- 31 Jan                    l)'Il



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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
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Subject = 8TH TANK BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY NOV 90 TO MAR 91
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