2D LAI BN DAILY JOURNAL 25FEB91

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Subject: 2D LAI BN DAILY JOURNAL 25FEB91                                 

Unit: 2ND LAI BN  

Parent Organization: 2 MAR DIV   

Box ID: BX600017

Folder Title: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 2ND LIGHT ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION JAN - MAR 1991                          

Document Number:         47

Folder SEQ  #:          3



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                                                INSTRUCTIONS FOR KEEPINO JOURNAL


            1. H*adingt
                 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 (his 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. U4y:
                 a. Time In:
                       (1) Unit journal. Enter time information is received within unit. In most instances this would be WR
            at unit communication center.
                       (2) Section journal. Enter time information is received within section.
                 b. Time Out:

                       (1) Unitjournal. Enter time outgoing information is delivered to addresses. 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 of journal.
                 d. DTG: Enter date/time group of radio message.
                 e. 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 or information, such as what, where, when,
            how, and who.
ted by later entries when
            necessary.
                       (4) A synopsis of written or oral messages is entered in the journal, leaving the full account for the journal 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-
            niation disseminated to troops or subordinate units; "F", filed in journal file.
            3. Indlngt
                 a. Summary: A brief summary or 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 pcriods or phases prescribed by higher authority.
            4. Jowmal.Filo:
                 journal file is considered a part of thcjoumal. It contains messages. orders, records of conversation.-and other doru.
            ments supporting journal entries.











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File Room = oct96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-42
Box ID = BX600017
Unit = 2ND LAI BN
Parent Organization = 2 MAR DIV
Folder Title = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 2ND LIGHT ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION JAN - MAR 1991
Folder Seq # = 3
Subject = 2D LAI BN DAILY JOURNAL 25FEB91
Document Seq # = 47
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 = 22-NOV-1996