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File: 970107_aug96_decls1_0015.txt
Subject: 8TH TANK BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY NOV 90 TO MAR 91 12 APR 91
Unit: 8TH TANK BN
Parent Organization: 2 MARDIV
Box ID: BX600007
Folder Title: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 8TH MARINES APRIL - JUNE 1990
Document Number: 1
Folder Seq #: 11
UNCLASSIFIED
St i 1 it i E. s cc@mrqrl"ell t,etvie P. ri Un i t@@@ et-2ti 1. r a.@ i 1. jt i r
On the of Jarii.ta,,,y 1,D'Dl ih, S2'-til-irt made a iirDL, move its
f orme r p,Dsi ti,:-n rii? a r AI Jttt)@ii 1 to --a p.-@si t i,:@n j Lt- 'L sc,i@'L I i :@@ t [I e c@ ty of
IJibrit, Saudi Shortly thereafter the battalion was attached to Gtl-i
Marines and daily liaison was be-,
j i..iaisc,ri vjit-li 'cl, G-
a i I Y.
On ' Febr@tary 1991 three Kttw@iiti Nationals were attached @c, Bth and
given I-Iltv as-lionments a e (,."Jq@lizatIce :,f
@ -i s interFireter/sc-iiits under th the
Offic ,r.
From @j Fel:.i,,-tary t,j 23 Febr,Aary the S--2 section schedule was
briefin@ls; !'or @t@.ff 8,11(i
officers, @iri.J classes to each company. this per;
HIIMWV pi,,jve.,J E,, ei-itial to the. operations. 'rtic@
essential for transporting maps,
On the C'3r,-l of Febr@tary a final li@iis-:,ri v@sit to E-tt, 'j--2 was
in preparation of the Ltpc,)mina ground assault. It was at this that two
of the KLiviaiti. Nationals were taken from thE,. battalion area trciri5i'@i,r@d to I @ @,-
Fth l@hp
e@, en i t@ q of the 2-6r,@) Ek f i i,i a A i n t L I I i i E:@,i r, i e !-,;. ng wa -, 0 1. ven L,N, @ta c, -1 Ilt
'The morning of '@"i 'r-e@-.,--Ltary at 0530 the s(@c!t@c,ri
the first belt in KLtkiLiit. f,,ilt Uilliiig5 traveled with the Alpha
f-@i@,mman,J in Site LV-r r-7. Cpl Decatin 0 travelled in the
hi' HT,]MWV with the combat train. SSQT Hart traveled with the, Bra,),@
in an [@YT C--7.
Al bear crossing through the 'first obstacle belt it became C'V,-f, that Irp@qi
resistance tjc@,-L!cJ light. Gr,-jLtps @f 5-1;'&l EPW's were m.DvinL along the
artiller fire was r,tcc,.iveJ, primarily with U'l-
y
1:1-kse . Some mortar fire was received. The battalion moved thr,@:,,.toh the belts
in two lanes, Red I and Red 2. Lane Red I received the largest vrlltiic,. c,
f-kre, Additionally, at the second ibstacle belt there was a report )f an
explr,ded chemical mine containing either mttst@,r-J or nerve agent. I he
battalion remained in MOPP @c' through the breach.
t the first battalion c-b
jec,tive resistance remained light, with ric@
arms i :ire talieri At 1.5@'O Capt WilliAm@ transferred out )f the LVI' C-7 into
he PMM"4y for the of controlling and hurdling the large vclkimc,. of
Ef:,W Lt '@l
-irep --,cctisicns C !,,j move forward
_q taken On tl apt Williams was it,le
a', thE, t,attali.c,n perimeter ijlujrc. apprehend sLirreri@,ler:@,-iq
prisoners . By 1800 the total Er:,W count was 497 and growing. Between 1800 @)tl
the '-'4t@i and C'@60(li care the '5t@i apprc,yirqatel -y 1,0(!, more EPWI@; were taken. The
P.1-@ W's were primarily from the 9th Infantry Brigade and included the
Officer, a LtCol. All enlisted EPWI@ were mar ched to the division
point. All officer EPW's were transported by vehicle. Cl@l Decatiti supervised
the 'v EFIW collection point.
On the @l.5tl-j @.f I"ebi,Liiry the battalion continued to attack with @@'I'le
6th Marine Regiment. Weat@ier conditions were poor and visibility
1-@iis -Ja wa- later referred to as the "nuc.,le,@@, .4avl'
.1 y
be.c.,@,Ltsp the smoke was @c@ dense it reminded of the aftermath a
nuclear holocaust.
On the @,.'5'Utt ty IE,00 an additional. --@,47 had been taken, 'I @[ f@, @- P.
EPW's were primarily from the 3rd Armor C@:-i-@,5 @@id reloaded L@@inqe
amounts of LqLtiprqEnt anA dc@rLLmerit5 were being ec,IILcted. I't L11 a,,,-
0 If
was and a rl T I']- t e;Lm re,li@tL5ted. large numbers ,f EPW's began
f, r rd y
have ji effect :@n the battalions ability to advance t4i'
mr n i r rlil of @a"i Fc@britary.
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Box ID = BX600007
Unit = 8TH TANK BN
Parent Organization = 2 MARDIV
Folder Title = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 8TH MARINES APRIL - JUNE 1990
Folder Seq # = 11
Subject = 8TH TANK BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY NOV 90 TO MAR 91
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