8TH TANK BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY NOV 90 TO MAR 91 12 APR 91

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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 TANK BN 26 NOV - 31 MARCH 1991                                           

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                    c. Goals/Accomplishments: For the 28 day period prior to and including
                    the 4 day war, the following accomplishments of the S-4/Logistics section
                    were noted: (1) a daily hot meal, serving over 800 Marines continuously
                    up to the time, 2 days before the war began; (2) tank maintenance
                    support for two separate breach forces and two attached companies, in
                    addition to 8th TkBn, (3) multiple lifts for 1/6 utilizing 10 5 ton
                    trucks on 2 occasions and 21 trucks on two other occasions, each distance
                    in excess of 50 miles, (4) Bth TkBn supplied a welder and equipment to
                    assist DSC in the application and modification of (7) mine rollers, (5)
                    Maintenance platoon temp loaned an M-BB/VTR to B Co, 4th Tank Battalion
                    on 19 Feb, (6) gthe TkBn successfully completes four separate moves of
                    it's field trains covering a distance in excess of 400 miles total, with
                    no major equipment problems or breaks in CBS, (7) on 24 Feb, Bth TkBnls
                    field trains traversed breach lanes Red I and Red 2 without losing a
                    single vehicle or Marine, (8) on 24/25/26 February, the field trains
                    capture and process over 1000 EPW5s, and (9) commencing I Feb, Bth TkBn
                    temp loaned five, 5 ton trucks to division an a long term basis, not to
                    be returned until after all hostilities cease and 8th TkBn has returned
                    .to the Camp 15, rear area
                    d. Acquisitions/Testing of New Equipment: The mine plows, rakes and
                    rollers performed very well, clearing lanes through the mine field in
                    short order.
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                    find it necessary to separate CBS into field and combat trains. Rather,
                    we used a single unit location log train approach. This was due in part
                    to the fact that the CBS trains were never in excess of ten - fifteen
                    Kmls behind the line companies. Also, instead of one tank maintenance
                    contact team collected with the UMCP, the battalion formed two additional
                    tank maintenance contact teams. The tank maintenance section was
                    provided a MRC 110 and additional HMMWV's vehicles so that they could
                    monitor regimental ad log net and respond to calls for maintenance
                    support from the separate breach teams.









               5. Period I March - 31 March 1991:
                    a. Review: After the cease fire and end of hostilities the
                    8-4/Logisties section continued to provide CBS to all companies. CSSD-26
                    moved south, and support from higher headquarters is now provided by
                    combat service support area-3 (CSSA-3).
                    b. Mission/Tasks: Key missions for S-4/Logisiics is to (1) prepare for
                    retrograde operations to Camp 15, (2) backload of MPS/Organic equipment
                    and (3) to complete LTI of all equipment along with SL-3 inventories and
                    conduct maintenance repairs as required.
                    c. Goals/Accomplishments:, Since February 28th, the 9-4/Logistics
                    section has established maintenance areas both in the assembly area and
                    at Camp 15; all mine plows, rakes and rollers have been evacuated to Camp
                    15 with the exception of 6 mine plows which have been left mounted to
                    provide hasty mine clearing capability; Class I and II supplies are
                    available and distributed in sufficient quantities-, task force breach


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Subject = 8TH TANK BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY NOV 90 TO MAR 91
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