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File: 970107_aug96_decls1_0027.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
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aRi@ v i evi: -,r,,i s phas e irIO 'ILT@J LI-' the arr@ v@,! ir, SWfi c,i@ 8,1@i r-J. It, I on
Li t c@ t Vi P. p, E, r i @,!:l c@ f rq c, v P. m c n t 'I- c@ t @i e @ i e 1. @J an d t @, ii @, c p A.,l y I C.; P, Z 0 a t
.1 @ie
I -1@LnIlOri@@ilt Range CC-MPIOX. Dkiring@ t@ti$ time, @ j,:tr 1,@irlkst -@n
desert acclimatizatic,ti by in@ivicil-tal Majmiries, the !7i@l@
s@iips and receipt for e,lltipmetit in@d the prtpariti,iri of that
combat
b, '11@p. key tnissi,:lnE, for he S-41/t-i:-riistics
his se vi,@,rc@, (1) prepare tari[@si for ec,rilat L,,v
',@adirig i@id I DOf!) and inst@Alliriq @%@2a,-tivp
(r") ce,,ci.p@ for aid c P, 11,@ I s -nt, and ('21 -@r,
-t f,. c@ n it I I tIP0 L, q Li p n
c,,@ m ii e t @, t @i p m A kup .-. f a I 1 TE s @t,j r t a g e s i d e ri t i f i e @j in !.-,base- 1.
On jaii@t ry Bt@i, C'@pt J, @h,
as -rarik maintptiatice. O',-ficer@ During this same pe@,@ f -.1 h e
t t,. g a c c,) m F. I i,; h Pi E? n t s wp r c@ m a d L, : ( I All tanks L@IPS s !-I 4 Q@ i:, j.
w e r e L'i I I cl vi 4 t li Ei L - 3 @ h c, r, t a g P. s - c@ t c d , ( a 1 1 t a n k s@ were as combat
ready, (@-I a separate PlAiilt@,@iitice det,@.(@hment was f,irme,, iii!:i stationed at
the. @,c@rtt of JLtbail for the Mr,,S off 'uanks and for eleven mine
field breach tanks received from @@'d Tink (4) tl-le eleven tanks
from 2d Tank Battalion were all maintained to a combat status (q -;f'
which were initially identified As inoperable), (5) twelve mine p-l-j@gs,
mine rakes and rollers were installed on tanks for task
breach teams A/B, (6) BZO amm,j, plus a BA and 1 DOA of ampfc, was drat-in
from Al-,PI I and ioa@Jed on all tanks, (7) Five, 5 tc,n trucks; were provide,
;@-d ViirDiv on a daily bases to assist with ti-teir lift r@qi-tirements, ail,j
(B) on 2?, Jan 1991 +Iic, iiairtetiance det at tl-te pc,j,t of ji-i,a '
L re.-ic,inLd ath
Tanks Maintenance P'latc@@)n.
d@ of Ne@E -ii2 p t@, In addition t@@ mine
the Bn acquired two mine rakes which increased the min(,. clearing
capabilities -jf the M-GOAI tank to 90%.
'rest/M,)difica'i,in of Doctrine.- Peczt s;c@ of the task Fr,tc@c, 1.@reecli
e. -- b i
teapis Alf@ha/El@ravc@ concept, on :'O Jan 1'391 the maintenance pit att,@t.,@iej
out R separate contact team to breach team a'r,hi for tank maintenance
SLLIE-PC,r't .
f .Flrc,blem Areas: Di.iring this phase, t@ier2 were several key problem
a r (,. it .i, , ( I )rt, e? -[ E s @i @, r t a g P. s vie r e s t i I I r@,, t f i I 1 e d , A n,i t h e p r C, b a b i I i ty
@j f (, @j rr, L,,i t ri c c LLr r i n g c,) n t i ii tie d t o i n c r e a s e s i g n i f i (,,I ri t I y , ( 2) t h e r e we r e
an inordinate. amount of nr,n-sLrviceiLblp batteries on vehicles coming off
MPS. Fl-liS WIS CI)PIP!I]A@idetl by the lack c,l@ electrolyte solution in the
batterie@; vi[ieri they were j--Inp started on board the @IF"@ ship for off Ic@a.J@
@3) @l@@iy -:!I: the ve@ticles' SL3 equipment had dry r,it. and had to
be replaced. 'ri)is stretched the s@tpr,l@, system and reduced combat
readiness during the early stages @)l@ MP,13 off l@jaki, anl (4) all -.,f the
a,@c,rementi,Dned problems created a resulting., need to initiate selective
interchange. Ti-iis was especially problematic jl' and resulting from a
lack @,f a@JeqLt@tte class; IX repair, Larts from the supply system.
Fieri-id from I '_-all -- 28 Feb 1991
a. Review: This time period included CclrqL@At True[) of the
tipie Licfc@re the war was directej toward re@iE@ar-,@l. and training,
CSS to Bth I'kBn under combat exercising )f
Combat -@ervice Support Det-26 (CSSD-2F,), Direct S--[F,p,ji'u G,--c,,.Ip - 2 (DSG
1, Direct Sitpp,)rt Cr,iRmend (DSC) proved vili-tiblp because the
was Jependent Lipc@n these Limits for @Ltr.pc,-Ct.
Wt i s s i,j ti /]'as k s During this time frame, the main mission -if the
D-4/L c,g i s I,- i c s se et i c, n wit s pro v i d J. ng Com L, a t Ser, v i c C'. to Bth -rkbn
r4s hR B a 0
@k A Pi k Ma i @i t Pti a n c e s@k@, p@:, r t to ta sk f L) i,, c t- t, I- a A p / r v
2E.
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Unit = 8TH TANK BN
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Subject = 8TH TANK BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY NOV 90 TO MAR 91
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