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Subject: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY CDR 2ND MEDICAL BATTALION                    

Unit: VARIOUS SHIP

Parent Organization: NAVCENTCOM  

Box ID: BX300118

Folder Title: FOLDER 21 - 2ND MEDICAL BATTALION - 2ND FORCE SERVICE SUPPORT GROUP FLEET MARINE FORCE ATLANTIC 

Document Number:          2

Folder SEQ  #:         56





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    19 Jan      Delta Co CO takes main body to Al Kibrit. MOPP suits
                opened and donned.


                Main body +or Gal+ Co arrives. Engineers aboard to
                construct hard backs +or waras and SST/ PreOP complex.
                Digging and placement of MCESS units began. Combat
                Stress Center personnel on board.


                Fox Company's first surgical procedure, an appenoectomy,
                performed by LCDR Richard Morand, MC, USN.


    20 Jan      Delta Co has stand down.


                Remainder of Golf Lo at Al Kibrit from Al Jubail.


                Fox Company ribbon cutting ceremony official opens
                Foxtrot Surgical Support Company. Honors by LCDR R. K.
                Boehm, with General C. C. Krulak and CDR W. G. Brown in
                attendance. Invocation by LT Steven Brown, CHC, USN.
                First official patient admitted to Combat Stress Center.

    21 Jan      Charlie Co advance party to Hobo Alley.

                Delta Co's HMC Martin arrives at AL Kibrit with partial
                gear. Entire company at Al Kibrit.

                Fox Company's LZ Magpie North established.

    22 Jan      Charlie Co second party leaves +or Hobo Alley.

                First patientss Medivac'd to Fleet Hospital 5, Al JLtball
                by helocopter. Snowers begin operation.

    23 Jan      Remainder a+ Charlie Co arrives at Hobo Alley.


                Delta Co sends CPL Diggs to Promotion Boaro.

    25 Jan      Charlie Co moves 500 yards north to DSG-2 CSSOC site
                named Plainview.


    27 Jan      H&S Co PMU team departs to support DSG-2. Battalion
                receives aerial alert at MOPP 4.


                Delta Company augments Foxtrot Company along With 2d
                Dental Company. Plans to expand camp are initiated.

    2E3 Jan     Charlie Co mass casualty drills begin.

                Work on Gal+ Co complete.


             Hotel Co directed by CO lst Med Sn to be OPCON'D to 2d
                Med Bn.




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