8TH TANK BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY NOV 90 TO MAR 91 12 APR 91

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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                                                

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                                                          UNCLASSIFIED


                                                                                                                  I 500
                                                                                                                  ADMI.'@
                                                                                                                      Mar 1991


                  From      Al- @-['Ow) company cc,mmiti,ier
                  'F c,     Pattalqon Histc,ric.,a). Officer


                                       CHI@O'iqOLOBY


                  l@et      INICO 5750. J.F-



                  Anti-T@ink, (fDW) Ccr-ipatiy, Bth lank E4,ictalic,ri,               Marine D@visic@n (@'6 t4c,y 19'3LA@
                  to IC-, Mar 1991)


                  A.   PHF-ISE I-:   26 Nov tr@ 'C'i Dec l.39L7@ - Activation and movement @c, SWA

                  Activation - TOW Company activated 2E Nov a.@id .Ieplc-yed tc, Carpr,                                  North
                  CI,Ar,@Dlitia jti 26 Dec 1'390 vjith 'CO9 officers ind Marines, as part of the E4gl-it@i
                  -Tank Battalion for Operation DeFert Shield.

                  p@,oblem5:


                  1)   $-ack of support from I&I stafi' ec@ritriL,Li'@-,ecl 11-c, ec-i-itiri@ted pr,:,t,lc@ms vjit[-@
                            (Dependent '-@)Ltpp.-.rt) and Direct Deposit (piy'.              These problems
                  continue                    A-[ (-TOW) Cc@m@@any's deT@Ic,yiqerit tc, SWA.

                       4tl,i           Division did not                  their Dl,Dbilizati-jti               !'he TOW
                  Cc@mpany commander had to make the assLtrip@tic,r, that the company ieeded to c.,x,liirlcl
                  in order to man @i i@i@tll T/O and -I-/E company of 71@' TOW missile launchers.                          The
                  I&-i from Miami had state.!J that their company could only adequately ,q@in
   f,irty-eigllt TCIW launchers.

                  Ca,m.cl Le.je@krie, NE. --- TOW Company moved into nf,.-ei                    ind slept on cc,tei.
                              consisted of           MarDiv classes covering                       aspects C'l' SWA.        TOW
                  C,!rq@-ztriy organized their :-Kn cimbitic@taci training .Ian @-! include. live firing @@4
                  24 ',-Ut4 missiles, live firing c,f the MK-19 (40mm) machine guns, forced marches,
                  qand table/@errair, board training.                Eqktipment and Linifr,rns werl properly
                  issued and                   for by company        personnel.       TOW Crimpany provided 33
                  Mai@iri@.s and --,ffic,er5 to @iltgrqerit the      teattalir@ti 3taff and H?,S Cc-.

                                           1)@-c,          3' jari   1,931                    to 'I@WA, Field 1'raiiiiinc,

                                                           in Al                       Arabia and
                  a,2 r)ec - TOW (,,:,rp,any ar,iyej
                  Capir, 15.    The company assimil        a'.-PJ geit- for a 7-@' TOW missile launcher company
                  and expanded from the 36 TOWS LtS,?C' at the E@eEi@@r,ye Center in Miami.                       Most
                       time in Caml) 15 vias spent trying t,j get ge r (combat Pssetitiil).
                  @qal-""Iiriri Supply     rc,t,-Ieqis viere evident.

                  ;@.'7 Dec   TOW f@.:,mpa@iy vias iisit(-.J by the                                 Marine Corps,
                                    -.r,,d the Commanding Genpral :,l' the F@rs@
                                           Bc@,)mer at Ci,.qr, 15.

                  @"3 -r) e c TOW              started paiitiig                                     wc-rc., issued -,,iith
                  tq !j 1 @A @i @k T,: --, ,L @i g t@ r, a t @ e r ii .Vehicles VJLr2 pii(,.@ec'                  Over @20



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File Room = aug96_declassified
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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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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