Document Page: First | Prev | Next | All | Image | This Release | Search
File: 970107_aug96_decls1_0050.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
Jef t@n54 ve are a. F-c, v. this it LI D it t eV o, 1
were c@,,,i,ILLcte,j .
the end of January, the cc@m@-arly a@tac@i !:I t @:i 9 t t i. c@
Fth Marines for days of tark/irfi@itry tactics. '!'his
w@t@, to he 1/6 was the Battalion C C,@MrZi@ly -,j @t,
.1 - _; a 4,. - P,.,
was reduced by three t@iriks early ir,.
vehiclc.-F, were t.-Ilrred Cover to Force Elr@L-ac@t. @i i E, lk Y:
was-; t-Asl( specifically for the company Qaye u@, its
t@lacle tari[4 and @kj!2 ',160f)lls which were fittE?,J
ir@tar, - "'8 @99i
@ip. Batta 1. I be wi. tt, a move i n, IL- @l i. s t i me,,
was ,,ji to i n -,rt i I 1 cry range D f tl-ie I r a .-I in -, iJe Yi@tvii i t
Again a defensive t-i@,s At night, the ti@tri-.itii3 oil wells
i@iside Kuwait c,iijlfj be 5eei.
On 7 FeL rliiry jtftc@r, E;evei, 1 days in the ve positions, the
Sa t t,,, 1 4 in m i-i t@@, a, p@) s ; t n west Df Al t to begin the SecLtence
of trairij.,ig in L., 'j,
Di.iring this period )f time, the t-,-jmpatiy had been ,qcrki,tio with the GPS
ground navigation system. It prc,vide,J itself t c, L'@ fl. a of
e,li-tipment. Its accuracy was much better than PLARS. It was easier to
operate ancl was on line most :,f the time.
C C,jmpatiy wa@ @,P,,At'6acl)ed to 1/6 @)m 9 1991 ind would remain with
them until the war j(tst about over. -rrziiririg at tlii5 a
i' I
scale mc,cl@ Li@, :,f the actual area the breach was t@, c,c.,cLir,. During the
period It Febr,,-tary 1991 to 13 February 1991, the company went thr-DLini-i @Jry
of the t,rearh along tjit@i 1/6. Each element ,f the company knew
exartly where tl-ioir place was in tl-te assALilt (,,-jlLtntis.
On 14 February 1991 , Leaving completed this? trai.ni@,ig prf@pz,,rattc@n-,
company began tl@e road i@,Arel-i tiort@i. 1--) o 'et to our f inal as5enbly -A r el
required @i road march of ieveral -rhL, tarik5 were in fairly g c,,,,!
condition at tl-.Ie time. We the tqirch on [,lie after we
started. All jl the vehicles iadc tlie, Pio-ve vii'b@i Vehicle
problems.
'.rfie. final days before the grc@Lirid war were stand ir, veh.,,c,'Cl
maintenance and preparit4,--n of PqLtipmpni,. Initial )perati@-.ns @rklers were
i r ,
nclude all the appropriate tactical control me@ISLI &'.F, Oil
evenitiq of the 23r-J of January 19'31, all elements of IIC moye@J iritc, theli@r
attack positions, Bef@@re gc-irq to all tank cret-4m,@n put :,ri their,
T@O@JP suits a@id
Reyielle was s,:,LLr,,Jed at LA3--@CP, the inc,rnirit,@ of the of Fetri.iary
All fre,li-tencies were fr-)zen from the day before. !-he attack, began at
with all of the Bi6,ttkli,:,ti t@P.Qititiirig t,:- adv@inte toward- the
berm. The Ist Platri@-in was --in the left atii was attaclie,i to B C.)Mpany. @i e
3rcl Platoc@n was forward on the ri I -
_grit pi t@i C '@ofapati:,. T@iFj
followed as part the Battalion Reserve.
49
UNCLASSIFIED
Document Page: First | Prev | Next | All | Image | This Release | Search
Document 60 f:/Week-34/BX600007/COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 8TH MARINES APRIL - JUNE 1990/8th tank bn command chronology nov 90 to mar 91:01029709504216
Control Fields 17
File Room = aug96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-34
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
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 = 02-JAN-1997