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main~enanc~ platoon«     lE ~ combine~ ef~or~ an~ unde  centra1ize~

contro11~ tha twn platoons mora than double~ tha maintenanca I
suppor[ the   woul~ hava individuall    provide~ fo~ corn~-elec~ an~

enginee~.. equipments«   MaintaininT ~ consisten[ comb~ readiness I
repai~ ratin o~ ove~ 90N lE tha mosF extrema conditions I
imaginable1~ tha technicians o~ thesa twn platoons wera tha unsee~

an~ silen[ backbona O~ rr MEF's communications operations«

Tha finaoo hurdles O~ thls phasa was tha han~ ove~ O[L communic~
tions responsibilities fo~ rr MEk tn Eight~ CommunicatioE I
Battalio~ an~ tha formidabla tas6 o~ embarkin~ fo~ movemen[ bac6

tn CONUS«   lE bot~ areas1~ determine~ effor~ brough~ acceptabla
Ieresults«   Afte~ tha fina~ decisio~ tn switc~ battalions lE
placa I
was reached1~ tha operationaco platoons O!L bot~ battalions rolle~ I
u=- thei~ sleeves an~ wen[ directl    tn tha business o~ accountin~

tha gea~ tn remalE o~-lina an~ replacin~ tha[ whic~ was I
replaceable«   Moreover1~ tha techco~ an~ syscoE functions wera I
full   transitionet fro~ Nint~ Communicatio~ Battalio~ tn Eight~ I
Communication Battalion if a methodical process that maintains
uninterrupted service.

As the technical transition was taking place,    those personnel and
equipment that were being replaced by Eighth Communication
Battalion were in turn being rapidly embarked on opportune
airlift.   In this effort, the battalion was able to redeploy to
Camp Pendleton in record time.     The battalion commander returned
to Camp Pendleton on 1 April 1991 officially ending the Ninth
Communication Battalion's effort in this incredibly historical
event.   Nevertheless,   the battalion's personnel continue to
support Marine forces throughout the Southwest Asia region as
part of two amphibious task forces,    5th MEB and 11th MEU.

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