2D LAI BN DAILY JOURNAL 6FEB91

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Subject: 2D LAI BN DAILY JOURNAL 6FEB91                                  

Unit: 2ND LAI BN  

Parent Organization: 2 MAR DIV   

Box  ID: BX600017

Folder Title: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 2ND LIGHT ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION JAN - MAR 1991                          

Document Number:         32

Folder Seq  #:          3












                                                    INSTRUCTIONS FOR KEEPING JOURNAL


                1. M*ading:
                     a. Unit or Section:
                          (1) Enter designation of unit. ir this is a unit journal for regiment, air group, or smaller unit.
                          (2) Enter designation of section if this is a section journal maintained by a general staff section.
                     b. Place: Enter coordinates or name or locality.
                     c. From: Enter date, time, and time zone that journal is opened
                     d. To: Enter date, time, and time zone that journal is closed.
                2. "dy2
                     a. Time In:
                          (1) Unit journal. Enter time information is received within unit. In most            instances this would be TOR
                at unit communication center.
                          (2) Section journal. Enter time information is received within section.
                     b. Time Out:

                          (1) Unitjournal. Enter time outgoing information is detivercd to addressee.          In most instances this would
                be TOD by unit communication center.
                          (2) Section journal. Enter time outgoing message is delivered to originators communication center for
                transmittal, or time information is transmitted by releasing section.
                     c. Serial No.: Number each entry consecutively as information is received by keeper of journal.
                     d. DTG: Enter datc/timc group of radio message.
                     t. Incidents, Messages, Orders:
                          (1) Important incidents, messages and orders arc recorded as they are made known.
                          (2) Although brief, entries must include all vital elements of information, such as what, where, when,
                how, and who.
rrected by later entries when
                necessary.
                          (4) A synopsis of written or oral messages is ent  cred in thejournal, leaving the full account for the journal file
                and other supporting documents.
                          (5) Oral messages are reduced to writing and processed like written messages.
                     J. Action Taken: This column is used to indicate administrative action taken, such as, routing to cognizant
                unit staff officcr(s), dissemination of pertinent information and/or filing of message. Some of the more common
                symbols used to indicate action taken arc: "M", posted on situation map; "S", circulated to unit staff; ",r', infor-
                mation disseminated to troops or subordinate units; "F", filed in journal file.
                3. Ending:
                     a. Summary: A brief summary of major activities, with reasons underlying decisions, is entered in the journal
                at the close of each day. This is written in narrative form under the column entitled "Incidents, Messages, Orders."
                     b. Closing: journals arc closed daily or at the end of pcriods or phases prescribed by higher authority.
                4. Journal Fit*:
                     journalfileisconsidcredapartofth6journal. ltcontainsmcssages,ordirs.rccordsofcotivemation.andotherdoc-u.
                ments supporting journal entries.











                                                                                       U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1982- 546-020/88

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Control Fields 17
File Room = oct96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-42
Box ID = BX600017
Unit = 2ND LAI BN
Parent Organization = 2 MAR DIV
Folder Title = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 2ND LIGHT ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION JAN - MAR 1991
Folder Seq # = 3
Subject = 2D LAI BN DAILY JOURNAL 6FEB91
Document Seq # = 32
Document Date =
Scan Date =
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-DEC-1996