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File: 092396_aug96_decls3_0013.txt
Subject: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY TO 28
Box ID: BX600007
Document Number: 1
Folder Title: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 7TH MARINES 1 JAN - 28 FEB 1991
Folder Seq #: 7
Unit: 7TH MARINES
Parent Organzation: 7TH MEB
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which moved that battalion out of VHF radio range. A reliable HF
radio circuit between the task force command post and lst
Battalion 7th Marines was lost for a period of 16 hours. This
problem was solved by establishing a VHF retransmission/relay site
midway between the units on 9 February. That site remained active
until 13 February. The TFR COC operated in two LVTC-7's during the
Ground Phase of Operation Desert Storm (24-28 February). That
configuration allowed the Task Force commander the ability to
command and control his forces on the move. One LVTC-7 was
dedicated to the following regimental radio circuits:
-TAC (VHF)
-INTEL (VHF)
-Fire Support Coordination (VHF)
-Tactical Air Control Party Local (VHF)
-Tactical Air Direction Ultra High Frequency (UHF)
-Tactical Air Request/Helo Request (HF)
A second LVTC-7 had the following radio circuits:
-Division TAC (VHF)
-Division Intel (VHF)
-Divison Fire Support Coordination (VHF)
-Regimental TAC (VHF)
A man-packed satellite communicateions terminal and operator
traveled in the LVTC-7 which had the division nets providing the
staff an additional link to ist Mar Div when the LVTC-7 was
stationary. At 1630 on 26 February the LVTC-7 which housed the
division radio nets was immobilized due to mechanical failure.
The staff members who rode in that vehicle were relocated to
mobile radio control HMMWV when the attack resumed at 0600 the
following morning. This was the only significant equipment
failure encounted by the Communications Platoon during the Ground
communications were
maintained on the move with division using the MRC-110's until a
replacement LVTC-7 arrived at 1200 on 27 February. Circuit
reliability during the Ground Phase of Desert Storm was well in
excess of 95%. Frequencies on all nets were frozen at 1800 on 23
February and did not change until the ground campaign ended.
Frequency interference/bleedover was experienced between
Regimental TAC and Division TAC. This situation presented a
problem only when the two LVTC-7'S were in close physical
proximity to one another. The decision was made to work around
the bleedover rather than risk the inherent confusion associated
with changing the regimental TAC frequency. Throughout the Ground
Phase of Desert Storm, a small number of Marines in the
Communications Platoon travelled with the Command Echelon, which
2-9
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File Room = aug96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-34
Box ID = BX600007
Unit = 7TH MARINES
Parent Organization = 7TH MEB
Folder Title = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 7TH MARINES 1 JAN - 28 FEB 1991
Folder Seq # = 7
Subject = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY TO 2
Document Seq # = 3
Document Date =
Scan Date = 29-AUG-1996
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 = 06-SEP-1996