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File: 970107_aug96_decls1_0034.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
SEQUENTIAL L@STTIN!G OF SIGNIFICANT EVEN!-1-i
LIM
,@6 Nov 1990 f4ctivat4cn @f the Btl-i Tank Battalion 4'@l'i Marine
Division, FI'6,F, USVICR for service with -C.d Marine
FMF, USMC.
28 '@,:,v -@'g Nc,v 1990 Ific,vement of 8@[i Tank Battalion tc- Site of
Activation, Camp@ Lejeune, NC.
3 Dec a Dec 199L@ Bth Tank Elattalic,ti anticipated in 11 SW'@) t@rierita@ic,n
package .
10 Dec 1990 8tVi 'rank Battalic-ri participated in 11 MEF fc,rriiitic@ri A@
Camp Le.jeLtne, Nr-' - largest formation since WWII.
N(, tc@ Camc,
C'@. Dec -- @a' Dec,. 19ge, Bt@i Tank Battalion mcveme@.nt from Camp
l@, Al Jubail, Olaudi f@rat,ia
2 Feb 1991 Attac,hed (1) Fc,rwat%,j Observer -Team c@f i Of i:j.cer and
enlisted from "D" C,), 2/14 (1) Forward Air C.ititrc@l Team
c@f I c@fficer @t-tcj -.' enlisted from 2/2. (1) f-)AV
man from "B" C,:,,
AAV. Cc, F, 'I@/2. Detac@tel: "A" Cc@, att, 'ranks i- I/
Marines.
e b I @.- I Attached: 3 K,lwaiti 6ersc,nnel, as 6-2
@et, IJ9,@ 8th -rant( Battitiic@n mc,vemlrit tc, new assembly area
l@Ltwa:@ti b,jrjer Northwest @f Al-Kibrit (vic US 75@)I,@'@l)@
8 Fe@, - 11 Feb l@3@31 t@tti Tank Efat'ualic@n conducts breact-i c,pera'@ic@riS
with 6th Marines.
Fet, I':nl 8th -lank Pittalici@i conducts breaching a@ E,.ipmF.,rit ;:If
O'@-li Marines.
14 Feb 1991 Btri Tank Battalion '7L?.i milc, Gross country rz@aci
iiarel) to new assembly irea Northwest if Al-Kibrit (vic
-IS 331-781
6
.-14 FeL, 19131 Sth -Tank Elattali,@ii (--) committal tc@ grc@@trid cc,Fj@,at in
cLttliLrn l@ijwait is subordinate element c@f Fth Marine
Degime.nt.
'C,8 1991 Cease fire messagc- from Cl.t4CEt@T received via Lt@i
all Ltnit,, cpa,.ie -@ffensive action as of Qt3OOZ.
E'8 F et, --- 2 Star 19q' at@, -rank Battalic,@) maintains defensive pcstLLre ancl
c@@-iidlicts maintenance in rr@ck qiairry sct-ktl-i of Jahra,
P,itviait (vic 56!il)
iyjar @9JI Movement to defensive coil position near sLtlier,@iig@,.way
intersection (vic c;!,r F,5154,',.6G).
3
UNCLASSIFIED
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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
Document Seq # = 1
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 02-JAN-1997