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

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR KEEPING JOURNAL

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 ibis is a section journal maintained by a general staff section.
b. Place: Enter coordinates or name of locality.
r From: Enter date, time, and time zone that journal is opened
d. To: Enter date, time, and time zone that journal is closed

2. 11ody:
a. Time In:
(1) Unit journal. Enter time inrormation is received within unit. In most instances this would be TOR
at unit communication ctriter.
(2) Section journal. Enter time information is received within section.
b. Time Out:

(1) Unitjourrsai. Enter time outgoing information isdelivcrcd ioaddressee. 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.
c. Serial No.: Number each entry consecutively as information is received by keeper ofjournal.
d. DTG: Enter date/time group or radio message.
r. Incidents, Messages, Orders:
(1) Important incidents, message% and orders are recorded as they are made known.
(2) Although brief, entries must include all vital elements or information, such as what, where, when,
how, and who.
(3) Original entries should not b, altered, but should be supplerricrited or corrected by later entries when
necessary.
(4) A synopsis of %riticn orciral messages is entered in thejournal. (caving the full account for thejournal file
and other supporting documents
(5) Oral messages are reduced to writing and processed like written messages
J Action Taken: This column is used to indicate Administrative action taken, such as. routing to cognizant
unit staff officer(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. lEntlIng:
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 tinder the column entitled -Incidents, Messages, Orders."
b. Closing: journals are closed daily or as the end of periods or phases prescribed by higher authority.
4. Journal VW
journalhlcisconsidcredapartofthcjournal. Itcontainsmessages.orders.recordsofconversation.andotherdocu-
ments supporting journal entries.

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Control Fields 17
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
Folder Seq # = 51
Subject = JOURNAL 2D MARDIV SUPPORTING DOCS SEP 90
Document Seq # = 1
Document Date =
Scan Date =
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