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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





                                                             UNCLASSIFIED


                                                                                                               iqdt! 1. N
                                                                                                                17 Mar 19'31



                  Fr!)m:   H&'D' Company Commander
                  Tc@:     Battalion                     Officer


                           COMMAND (,I@RONOLOGY


                  Ref;     MCO 57@@O.IF


                  A.       November 1990 - 21 December 1990


                           M,Dbilizatic@@i at                    NY.    Tw.) days spent in
                        equipment and tending to a,Jmiriisitrativo. requirements.                   T@!rFee weeks s,rjk,.rit
                        at Camp LejejAne, NC in An organizational m@j@de. D)ticentrati,-,in was on
                        embarkation of rolling stock and unit PciLtipmerit, as t,4el.t as th,, issltp. of
                        NBC equipment, flak jackets, Jeserf. camouflage utilities an,4 @ti-ier pieces
                        of desert gear.        fill sections went through a @'WA (South WE@FT
                        Orientation package, is we'             aF@ BZO firing of I.-/U weapons.
                        .Put forth in estal)li-@ting r@rc,pE@r, T/'O and identific@itic-ri of

                  B.    '@"C Decemter 19,@jZ@ . 31 J@irti-tary 1991


                           Arrived in SWA i@i,J nagc@tiati@)ri of an 01@JS
                        encountered were of a mechanical nature as', well as the
                        ,ris--infcjrm,iti,)m3 i@(-. not kti,-jwinq 2,,@a(,tly what wAs -jti the MP'!-
                        @@f the cqlti@@ment had been on ship s5.ric,.e 1986.             Ttipre were @i multitude
                        technical                 to overc@,mE?,


                                  the c@rtE;Lt, the company             a severe lift problem                to ecl@ti@,merit
                      shortages       Being short approximately I'@ 5 t,)ti trucks                     being bLt@,,jeyiel
                        with excess [)c-,.rsc,nnel, the ccf@ipitriy had to tighten its LLe.It to lift iL!,it
                        the bare essential. Each time @i Iisplacement took plAcf-', it was lcne ]:,v
                                    out of necessity.         Motor Tratis.ilc@rt assets werp.                      on @.
                        regular basis by 6t@i Marines and by Di-visi,in Head,lLkarters, l@l                            to
                        facilitate their moves.

                           A noteworthy move in this                      was a 110 mile road rqarc,f, from
                                        Raiiu,,t@ c,,jmplex to            H@trayb.

                                    Dia@c,citi jc,iripd together t,41'L@i cc--,-,k5 from              the Division if,, @4
                        c@:"IE,(:tive effort @c, get hot meals to the troops in the field@                       Tvic@
                                                                           the -.lay i,ri@,r to the nrr,Lin,l
                        meals              were @,rc!vide.J up until
                        ,@ffensive@


                           Small arm@ and crew served weapons shoots were conducted t@@tti@IP @t
                        the ThitidE?rb@ilt Ritiq(@ area.

                           The greatest achievement was being able to live in the.                                     of the
                        ,jE?ser,t and          be 1:ijiicti@)kia' .  All the while still tryinc! to -.verec,mp.
                        the                       TIPF   hcrtai4E,:, .

                  C.    i              "391 - 2B February l@'391
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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
Document Date =
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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