JOURNAL 2D MARDIV SUPPORTING DOCS SEP 90

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Subject = JOURNAL 2D MARDIV SUPPORTING DOCS SEP 90

Folder Title = 2D MARDIV CC PART IV SUPPORTING DOCUMENT NUMBER 252 FEB-MAR 91 1 OF 2

Parent Organization = VARIOUS MC

Unit = 2D MARDIV

Box ID = BX600109

File Cabinet = Week-52

File Room = dec96_classified

INSTRUCTIONS FOR KXEPING JOURNAL

1. Headingi
a. Unit or Section:
(1) Enter designation of unit if this is a unit journal for regiment, air group, or smaller unit.
(2) Enter designation of section if this is a section journal maintained by a general staff section.
b. Place; Enter coordinates or name of locality.
e. From; Enter date, time, and time zone that journal is opened.
d To: Enter date. time, and time zone that journal is closed.
2. B*dy:
a. Time In:
(1) Unit journal. Enter time information is received within unit. In most instances this would be TOR
at unit communication center.
(2) Section journal. Enter time information is received within section.
b. Time Out:

(1) UnitJournal. Enter timeoutgoing information isdclivercd toaddressee. In most instances this would
be TOD by unit communication center.
(2) Section journal. Enter time outgoing message is delivered to originator's communication center for
transmittal, or time information is transmitted by releasing section.
t. Serial No.: Number each entry consecutively as information is received by keeper of journal.
d. DTQ Enter date/time group of radio message.
t. incidents, Messages, Orders:
(1) Important incidents, messages and orders are recorded as they are made known.
(2) Although brief. entries must include all vital elements of information, such as what, where, when,
how, and who.
(3) Original entries should not be altered, but should be supplemented or corrected by later entries when
necessary.
(4) A synopsis of written or oral messages is entered in thejournal, leaving the full account for the journal file
and other supporting documents
(5) Oral messages are reduced to writing and processed like written messages.
Action Taken: This column is used to indicate administrative action taken, such as, routing to cognizant
unit staff officcr(s). dissemination of pertinent information and/or filing of message. Some of the more common
symbols used to indicate action taken are: "M", posted on situation map; "S". circulated to unit staff; "T", infor-
mation disseminated to troops or subordinate units; 'T". filed in journal file.
3. Endingi
a. Summary: A brief summary of major activities, with reasons underlying decisions, is entered in the journal
at the close of each day. This is written in narrative form under the column entitled "Incidents, Messages, Orders."
6. Closing: journals are closed daily or at the end of per:od% or phases prescribed by higher authority.
4. Journal Fll*t
journalfilcisconsidercdapartofthejournal. Itcontainsmessages.orders.recordsofconversation.andotherdoc-u-
ments supporting journal entries.

.U S. GM. 1906-440-506/50055

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File Room = dec96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-52
Box ID = BX600109
Unit = 2D MARDIV
Parent Organization = VARIOUS MC
Folder Title = 2D MARDIV CC PART IV SUPPORTING DOCUMENT NUMBER 252 FEB-MAR 91 1 OF 2
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Subject = JOURNAL 2D MARDIV SUPPORTING DOCS SEP 90
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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 = 24-MAR-1997