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File: 970107_aug96_decls1_0026.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
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
25
UNCLASSIFIED
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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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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
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Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
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Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 02-JAN-1997