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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                                                

Document Number:          1

Folder Seq  #:         11




                                                                                                   UNCLASSIFIED


                                                Feb - 'row Company was involved in t,attlpl:icld castta
                            1 E. - J.                                                                                                                          ). ty [I @, F1 i:l    n I
                            d r i 1 1 s         Maneuver training and TOW missile crew drills wore performed daily.

                            17 - 18 Feb - TOW Company p-lanried aiij exet,.Lited maintenance,                                                                  days for @ill '[[!IN,
                            equipment in the Gth Marine 9egiment. All HMMWV'S, radios, small arms, ati,J
                            TOW missile systems were prepared for firirii. A seriali2erl                                                                         invLri'@c-ry was
                            conducted.                .1@ hr,il@tgh,:,Lkt this, period, TOW Cc@igp@i,,iy                                                     to requisition row
                            missiles            for ail of its 'row                                                    fill :,Lit a                                                 (BA)
                            two JRys            .,,f              (DOA)@

                            18 Fet, -           three. ['Ltt-lit:At a@Jvisers/interpretei-s spc,kp tc, TOW Company Marines about
                            possible            actions against the Iraqi army in Kuwait,

                            19 Feb -            -rO@l Cc,-tnpanv pitrtic@.paterl in a IIAVIEX @j4.Lh the battalion.                                                           TOW
                            is .,till           2ri
                                                      @v@                              Df COi,iBAT I'SSEN-1-If@L EQUI@JMENT-, binoculars - have
ratc.                   TOW thermal s grits - have 32/ratc. 7@', right vision                                                                                     have
                            3/rate 40, coml)as!;es - @iave 30/rate 124, siqill ,iims @iig@it scopes -- I-.ayp. 1/@@ate
                            'O,                         ic,caticninri and reporting ,ystc,.m@;                                                          have 5/ratc@ 16, t',Ic,,ss
                            IX repair                          wei-P niin-enistent.

                            -@l Feb - TOW                                 rE?c,.c,nned the @a@.tdi/KLkw&4t:@ bc,rdE-r, f.-@r                                              march int,-!
                            attael< positions.                       Company provided Motor Transport @o-Airi@3 t@j 4rispect and
                            maintain the battalk,:-tis's                                               assets prior tc, t@ic,. attack.

                                 Feb - TOW                                (@,j@:,rditiatE,.d and @xk?cltted ti-@@t fire )f -ill crew served inrJ
                            small argis weapons at tang on t@iE, Kuwaiti border.

                            23 Feb - TOW r-@,jilip@irry                                     Limits rec,)titik-@d                                      L.@,eil




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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

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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