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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                speti.c,rs c,'- TOW s each cc,iisisti.rii .:, i 'D HM@IIWV I @, Via I r,@- 1 9 m       Q(ii and
                eight FOW missile launchers to:           First Fiittali,-@ti, Sixtl-t
                Battalion, Second Marines ar.,J               Battalion, Sixt@i                (each
                one Fecti,iri)     TOW Company an@i Eight Tank Battalion had                        SCUD a@l@j
                           attack alerts throughout         this period.      TOW Company i,rc,mptlv and
                properly @,eAct,@ci to tl)ee SCUD missile attacks by havi.no              ill personnel li-D@l NBC
                masks ztti!l take cover in fighting holes.           TOW Company Was      still critically
                short if combat essential equipment (i.p.;               compasses,                    NVGS, TOW
                thermal sights, @inJ FILRS/GPS Navigation equipment).                " @@i @, Company Commander
                made the decision to aisigri the 30.' thermal sights to ti-tp,            !jest gunners in tile
                company.     These Q@tiiners would engage Rii,J destroy targets           and then the c,tilpr 72
                  OL4             would l'i@E, using the flames from ti-io bi@@rni@,io Iii-kll@s to Ac,31.tire
                tar@ Pts.   TOW 'uc,nv,any did not     have a night fiphtirici ca@,,             Wit VI :, LLt  thi,
                                                                                      "atlility
                e,iltippieiit, r@cr, a night movement capabi' ity without ,,,,diti,--.nal nayiqaticiri and
                NV(, eqL(@rMpnt.
                         "I

                2'@ Jaii - TOW             detached or, TOW               (Third section, Second pl@itc,c,n)
                tc, guard CSSD-2F and provide security to ti-ieir night resupply r,@tns.

-t tc,rdpr @gy the
                  1tN,il'ria@i cjill'ield to Secure    the Et@j Marine Regiment's riu@;t flank.           Ti@is wis
                in response to the massing :,f         an fracli armored Brigade in                     Kuwait.
                "6tsqt Ro'Lc-ff Lft TOW Company to assume Ji-tties as Ist@3qt                   "A" Company.
                SSpt Duarte assumed :I@tties ,,s       the TOW Unit Leader for TOW Cc,@T@r@any.

                C. PH@ISR. III: 1 Feb - 26 Feb 1991 -- Ground combat operations                              Iraqi
                forces @c, ijeferi@l Saudi Arabia      and to free the EmiL@ate of KLtWztit.

                I - 3 Feb - I-Otl Company units        continued to screpti the right flank of Bth TkB@i
                and c-11--h Marine Regime[it's zc@ne :@f @,ct5.c-n on the K@,twaiti border.         During this
                time, TOW @,Diriparty ,trilts were within four kilometers of the Kuwaiti border and
                were c@L,5@ervirig ertf@giy movements.    TOW Company provided three hardback vehicles
                for use by tire,. i,,ink companies as Ambulances.

                -1 Feb - Captain Miller rer'laceci Captain Gray as 'ri,ird Platr.,:@t) Cc,fqlrii,,nr-ier., TOW
                C,-@ fr. p a iiy ,

                4 Feb     TOW Company Marines dropped all extr@i Elear (near                         at- c3c@cc,n4
                Marine Di,/isi,)nls rear area (Kibrit) in preparation for combat operations.

                5 Fpt,    TOW Company provided TOW tec@inic.,I-@tis and test eq@tipmerit to                  Marine
                fze_qioivtill- as part c,l: the TOW Company planned logistical concept cl: support for,
                all TOW            systems ir, the regivierit.

                7 -- 1,@ F-'@@b -- TOW Company moved with battalion and Ft@t Mat,ines;ls elements !:rc@m
                the K@z4,jaiti          s--jlttli tc, Kibrit to i,c,@learse iqinefield breactiirti@
until the 13th of Feb. NBC vehicle Cluj
                personnel                        tv,2tiririg was                 TOW Company cc@ntinkteci t,:,
                perform in in -j@Ltstati,Jing manner leading the battalion as a separate .qanp.Lt,@er


                14 @eb -- TOW Cc,rqparty !]Ltiu'e.4 the               cirij ,qc,vEs    @i 100ikm road march intr,
                the new 2d M@irDivls              positions west if the Ur,@ir, Gitdair @jill'ield, on the
                western boarder of KLtwai'u.




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Box ID = BX600007
Unit = 8TH TANK BN
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Folder Title = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 8TH MARINES APRIL - JUNE 1990
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Subject = 8TH TANK BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY NOV 90 TO MAR 91
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