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File: 970107_aug96_decls1_0028.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
c - Gc@ aIs/ I i 5@ifflents. F,@@ r 'i [,. e 2 8 @j @, y r- e i, i f 1,J E:! r i,@@ i% ri cyi q
t h P. 4 J a y w a i, , t @i e f c, I I c, vi i n g a c c c- n p I i s @l m E., ii t s 4 Li e 5 4 / L.!:, s tr s E; P. t.cI,l
were noted: (1) a d a i I y 1-i @j t m p a I , s e r i i n g -) v (2 r 8 0 0 @l r i ti 2 s c @', n t i n 1.1 -,@ Li s v
up tc, the. time, 'a days before the war t,egan;
support for separate breach forces and two ittached in
addit@c@ri tc. 8tt) TL(Bri, multiple iifte, for I/c, utilizing IC@ @f-ri
trucks @Dii f-' and 21 trucks -D@i twc, )tlipr @@istanro
in LYc&,Es of '00 (4) -1@Bci s;Ltr,,@j',ic-d a vic,.j.dcr are!
if (-(') nine j' lkzrs (5)
Maintenance platoon temp 'Failed an M--BB/V'fR tc, E4 Co, z,t@, Eq,@tl7al. C. l@f
,) n I 9 Fe b , ( E, ) 8 t h @ 1'kB@i s @t (@ c e s s f k,@, ' y -:, m p 1 p t e s f c, air s e I-. a @ a m,-. v e 5
i t @ s f i t@ '. ri ' F, a @ ti s c c, v e r i ii g A .I i s t j,, ti c e ti e Y, c e s s c, f 40,0 ri i 1 I- c@ 'L a I @@- q
@i,j ma,j,)r e-@Ltiljmetit problems )r, in C@36, (7) in 24 Fe@i, Bt@l 'I'l@Bnl F,
field train,, traversed breach lanes Red I and Red 2 vjit@.:@itt a
.1
@@iritie, (8) c,@i 24/C"@/'-G l@ebriAArv, the f ield trains
capture and Ilrcfce@s; over 1000 E,-W@s, and (9) cc-tqpiLrici.,,iD I @-E!b, B'@.11
IV@ p ' @@ a tj P ' I
I -u five, trHC4'3 t@, d v is i o ri )ti a I jtiq f2 r ir, t) a 5 i 5 , not to
be returned !.In after ;
tilities cpase and St@i T@,,]-,[i re.,@ttrne.-I
to the (,amp 15, rear area.
4
d@ c@-@ New E,@.LtiDnent., The mi ne r I tq!i , r t,. a @i,J
performed vc,.rv well, clearing laiip.F, through th, mine cl in
'r e s t / m c,,j i f i c zt t @ c, ti c- f D c@ c t r i ri e D@trinq the combat WL
e not
find it necessary tc, scr,arate U3S into field and Rather,
singip ,-that location I,:,Q train approach. This was di-Lt, in part
tc, the fact that the CSS trains were ripver in eycess of @ei
Kmls behind the line companies. Als,j, instead )f )ne tank maintenance
contact team ec@llecte,,l with the UMCP, 'the @ji@4-tAlic-n formed t@4c,
tank maintenance contact teams. The tank maintenance section was
provided a t@1RC 'IC@ and additional FIMMWVI@ ve,.hiel es sc, that I-Vip -@, cr@ko.d
monitor regimental ad loo met and respond tc, calls for maintenance
frc@;.q the separate breach teams.
1: . -@.iQnil@icant @'r-Dblppl nre@As-. The key problems thrrikifil-iout @ii-ir,
activation period were (1) critical rE shc@rtiges (see attached IC'Q stet
rep!)rt) and (2) the lack of sufficient class IX repair parts for MF and
tank maintenance. CSSD-.@6 could no'.- provide the needed slippc@rt for
parts, nor Cl@LL.1,J DSG-c-' jr DSC provide timely repairs f-jr, d,jkqtied vehicles.
This created the need to utilize selective interchange and in addition
deadline wheeled assets that could have improved the battalic,n's ability
to provide criharict@d tc, @Lit,crdirjate units.
5. I MAt,el'i - 31 [4ai-ch Ir)91:
11 Revipwt rotor the (.2aS2 fire And end of I-i.-j5tilities the
S-4/Lc,gistics sE?ctii:,ri continued to CS" @c, all
moved sc@Ltt]-i, and support from higher is not.) provided by
service SLtp,rc@r'L (CSSA--3).
a
rl'-@4--,n/1' sks@ Key rriissi,jrs I'cr, is tc, ill 1--,re@,arp lc-;-
retrc,@ra,:IL revelations to Camr, L-ac,kl
Lll -.f Lili. vii.tli c,"@-3 inventories
maintenance re,,,airs a@ ruril-tireli.
C. . a 1 s-/f@c-c@Dmp I i shments :- Since February 28t]-,, S-4/L,@gisties
ea @iid
e,i, C,,,.iqFj 15@ ill mine plows, rakes and r@)ller@ '-Iiv-- ;@va(,,-kate,l to Came
of 6 .QinE? E,@ r,WS tqLiC.11 have left UIC,Ltt)tP@@l to
provide 1-i;i,3ty mine el(@ariiiq capability Class I are
e itti,J disi-r iL Ltted in sLLff@ ciprit force t,r-pac,@i
41
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UNCLASSIFIED
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Box ID = BX600007
Unit = 8TH TANK BN
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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