DEPLOYMENT PREPS SWA 6TH MARINE REGIMENT 22 MAY 1991

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Subject: DEPLOYMENT PREPS SWA  6TH MARINE REGIMENT  22 MAY 1991          

Unit: 6TH MARINES 

Parent Organization: 2 MAR DIV   

Box ID: BX600006

Folder Title: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 6TH MARINES APR - JUNE 1991                                                  

Document Number:          2

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            T-5
            Organization of    Great changes in our Organizational structure
            6th mar Regiment all of which effected chaplains' coverage;
                               especially Roman Catholic coverage.
                                   Camp 15 HQCO/2/2,3/6     3 Prots
                                   Jan     added 1/6, 8 tanks, B LAI, Recon, CAG,
                                           Radio Bat,Trucks, AAVs,Decedent affairs
                                   Feb 21  added 1/8     6,500 8 units 2/10 pries
                                           needed 7 - 8 masse!3 at minimum weekly.
                                   Feb 24  dropped 1/8 to 8th Marines
                                   Mar 15  back to 1/6,2/3,3/fi,HQCO

                               Phil Creider of 2/10, Paul Donlan Recon, Puch HQBN
                               helped us out

                               Regiment now has a priest in 1/6

                               Best way to ensure that Catholic coverage was
                               optimum- escort priest to units
                                          1. Regimental chaplain
                                          2. Batallion chaplains

            T-6
            Travel/Navigation
                               Challenging to travel in the desert
                               RP needs license
                               vehicle needs- 4wd humvee or cutvee with !,Limmer tires
                               time- long, rough overland routes
                               dusty- plastic- cravats
                               food/water/gas
                               return 1 hr. before dark
                               postion-location-recognition system PLRS
                                   not available

            T-6a               overland compass navigation- distance by grids
ems- units move - getting lost - breakdowns
                                         mirages - sink holes - in Kuviait- mines


            T-7
            Logistics/Resupply
                               We resupplied battalion chaplains from Div resources
                               Nothing ordered before deployment arrived
                               30.day box - used a little
                               Contributions from home
                               DSSG - Ch Burd - via Dvi chaplain
                               TAKE IT IF YOU NEED IT
                               DON'T BELIEVE MPF CARGO LIST


            T-8
            Training           Before deployment and during
                                 Dunker- desert survical- Islam- culture- NBC -
                                 LGETT Munday , Ch Tom Hiers , Div Surg - Breach tng
                                 First aid, Combat ministry, Combat stress -etc.

                                 NBC Valium,Two-pan chloride, atrophine injectors,
                                           decontamination,etc.
                     UNCLASSIFIED

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