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File: 120396_oct96_decls10_0004.txt
Subject: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY PER 16 DEC 90 TO 15 JAN 91 15 JAN 91
Unit: 2ND CE BN
Parent Organization: 2 MAR DIV
Box ID: BX600017
Folder Title: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 2ND COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION 16 DEC 1990 - 15 APRIL 1991
Document Number: 3
Folder SEQ #: 30
UNCLASSIFIED
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r\[AF@RATI:VE @@JMTIARY
DL(ri.n[@ the c.-@%st month, @"@:i Combat Enr
4ineer has F-rips).ri.ly
operated In SL[g-p,ort if the 2d Marine Division by deploying and traininr@
for, Operation "DE-BERT SHIELD".
-F@ie battalion has teen assigned the mission of creating two Task
Force Breach Forces to sl-tpp,@rt two regiments (Ft@i Marines ind Bth
vl,A r j. i:i e @-, ) .F a c @i f :- r c e w i I I b e c -:@ gi p- -:- s e @J c, f e n g i n e e r c,:- m p a n i e s , 2 @ PA V
n d i r e c t s i-L p ii @:. r t f r,D m 2,,i AA V 9,@ t t a I i -i n ) 1 1 I- a n k s ( i n @J i r e c t s i.t p, r C. r t
8t)-f Tank Battalicn) and engineer specific vear to the
m i @; i5 i :- n The enninepr gear inclit,Je Heavy E,@@tipiqent Si-tpl----@rt, i)CE'3
and Line Charge Systems. A -rask Force Hea.JqLtarters will also t-e formed
to support each regiment.
-Training highlights over the past month have incILtJed ni.Amerc,,.ts "in
classes on mines, NBC, and breaching. In addition, nitiqerc,,-ts
TEWTS at both crmp 15 and the Range West R@,@nge)
training
, -,i were c.@n,Ji.tcte-J with 6th Marines and 8th Marines.
,A:i.tl-i rE@vj,; for AAV'S, engineers, and commanders of Task Force E@re@Ac@i
Forces has been c,@n,JLtcte-d it the Division Mech Assaitlt C,.,,.trse
constructed by 2d Combat Engineer Battalion. Companies have conducted
live fire training with in-JivieJAal weapons, crew served weapons. and
also recently with the sinqle shot Line Charge System.
All companies have received training from MTT's (M-,-bile Training
eams) from I MEF on Irci,ili mine@. MTT from Marine C,:,rf:,s Enginc@er
(,,@,n@JLte,ter.1 training on Trai,er Mr@i-tnted Line Charge System.
C,E,-"U Engineer Unit) from C-.d AAV Btl in -direct
to 2-d C@imtat Engineer Battalion has @ITT ccr,,JIACting training -:-ri
,MT54 shot) Line Charge System and plans to train 16 crews to become.
proficient on the system.
Charlie Company, 3rd Cc.mt,at Engineer Battalion, is attached to
Combat Engineer Battalion. Two engineer companies from 8tVi Engineei-
Battalion will be in direct support to the Division and will
work closely with Combat Engineer Sattilir,n.
-'-Ilrti@
L -Ltla@, @-rc,t-lems at present incli-tde the slow zkrrival of tanks
from 8-@h Tank Battalion and waiting for tanks to be fitted with
Training with the DS plow and blade tanks for task force t@reacti will
allow 2d Combat Engineer Battalion tc- t-ec-:-me more proficient in the
assigned mission. In addition tc- tanks, 2d CEB is waiting -.,n F, organic
ACES and expected additional ACES to flesh -)Ltt task forces.
The flexibility and agility of the individual Marine continues to be.
the strong point of @,,J Combat Engineer Battalion i!5 We -.p,erate in
,:!yn,Aiqj.c@ environment -:,I@ Sol-ttt, West Asia. -rhc, point -if PiAin effort
the Battalion is "i5tan-Jing Ti@5P, Forces, survivability
the Division. and continued c-fflc,ad :@f arriving equirment.
UNCLASSIFIED
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File Room = oct96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-42
Box ID = BX600017
Unit = 2ND CE BN
Parent Organization = 2 MAR DIV
Folder Title = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 2ND COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION 16 DEC 1990 - 15 APRIL 1991
Folder Seq # = 30
Subject = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY PER 16 DEC 90 TO 15 JAN 91 1
Document Seq # = 3
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 = 12-NOV-1996