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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                                                        SECTION 3
                                      SEQUENTIAL LISTING OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

                 86 Nov   1990           Activation of the Bth Tank Battalion , 4th Marine
                                         Division, FMF, USMCR for service with 2d Marine Division,
                                         FMFI USMC.

                 28 Nov    29 Nov 1990   Movement of Oth Tank Battalion to Site of Initial
                                         Activation, Camp Lejeune, NC.

                 3 Dec    8 Dec 1990     Sth Tank Battalion participated in II MEF SWA orientation
                                         package.

                 10 Dec 1990             Sth Tank  Battalion  participated in II MEF formation at
                                         Camp Lejeune, NC -   largest formation since WWII.

                 21 Dec - 22  Dec 1990   8th Tank Battalion   movement from Camp Lejeune, NC to Camp
                                         15, Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia

                 2 Feb 1991              Attached (1) Forward Observer Team of 1 Officer and 2
                                         enlisted from "DI' Co, 2/14 (1) Forward Air Control Team
                                         of I officer,and 2 enlisted from 2/2. (1) AAV Platoon of
                                         l'officer, 22 enlisted, I Navy Corpsman from "B" Co, 2nd
                                         AAV. Co F, 2/2. Detached: "A" Co, 8th Tanks to 2/2, Gth
                                         Marines.

                 5 Feb 1991              Attached: 3 Kuwaiti personnel, as B-2 Scout/Interpreter
                5 U.S.C. 552 (b)(7)(C.                                   lstlt

                 7 Feb 1991              8th Tank Battalion movement to new assembly area near
                                         Kuwaiti border Northwest of Al-Kibrit (vie (2S 750130).

            8 Feb     11 Feb 1991   Bth Tank Battalion conducts breach operations planning
                                         with Sth Marines.

                 12 Feb 1991             Sth Tank Battalion conducts breaching TEWT as element of
                                         Gth Marines.


                 14 Feb 1991             Bth Tank Battalion   conducted 70 mile cross country road
                             -           iqarch to new assembly area Northwest of Al-Kibrit (vie
                                         GS 331781).

                 24 Feb 1991             Sth Tank Battalion   (-) committed to ground combat in
                                         Southern Kuwait as   subordinate element of 6th Marine
                                         Regiment.

                 28  Feb  1991           Cease fire message   from CINCENT received via 6th Marines,
                                         all units cease offensive action as of 05@OZ.

                 28  Feb - 2 Mar 1991    Sth Tank Battalion maintains defensive posture and
                                         conducts maintenance in rock quarry south of Jahral
                                         Kuwait (vie 5641)

                 2 Mar 1991              Movement to defensive coil position near superhighway
                                         intersection (vie GT 65154366).



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