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Subject: DAILY JOURNAL  28FEB91                                          

Unit: 5T BN 11T MA

Parent Organization: 11TH MARINES

Box  ID: BX600015

Folder Title: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 5TH BATTALION 11TH MARINES JOURNEL FILES JAN - FEB 1991 2 OF 2               

Document Number:         20

Folder Seq  #:          8














                                              INSTRUCTIONS FOR KEEPING JOURNAL



                a. Unit or @ction:
                     (1) Enter designation of unit if 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 of lorality.
                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. Body:                     AL
                a. Time In:
                     (1) tynit journal. Enter time information is received within unit. In most instances this would be T)OR
           at unit communication center.
                     (2) Section journal. Enter time information is received within section.
                b. Time Out:

                     (1) Unitjournal. Enter time outgoing information is delivered to addressee. In mot instance, this would
           be TOD by unit communication center,
                     (2) Section journal. Enter time outgoing message is delivered to originator's communication center for
           transmittal, or time information is transmitted by releasing section.
                c. Serial No : Number each entry consecutively as information is rereived by keeper of journal.
                d DTG: Enter date/time group of radio message.
                e. Incidents. Messa s,.O ders:,
                                    ge    r
                     (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,
           bow, and who.
                     (3) Original entries should not be altered, but should be supplemented Or Corrected by later entries when
           necessary.
 or oral messages is entered in thcjournal, leaving the full account for thejoumal 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 officer(s). dissemination of pertinent information and/or filing of messages Some of the more common
           symbols used to indiate action taken ar@ "M". posted on situation map; "S". circulated to unit staff@ "T", 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, Orden."
                6. Closing: journals are closed daily or at the end of periods or phases prescribed by higher authority.
           4. Journal Fit*:
                Journalfileisconsideredapartorthojournal. Itcontainsmessages.orders.recordsofconversation.andotherdocu.
           ments supporting journal entries.











                                                                                 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 1982-@ 5467026/88

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Document 17 f:/Week-36/BX600015/COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 5TH BATTALION 11TH MARINES JOURNEL FILES JAN - FEB 1991 2 OF 2/daily journal 28feb91:12069615401735
Control Fields 17
File Room = sep96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-36
Box ID = BX600015
Unit = 5T BN 11T MA
Parent Organization = 11TH MARINES
Folder Title = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 5TH BATTALION 11TH MARINES JOURNEL FILES JAN - FEB 1991 2 OF 2
Folder Seq # = 8
Subject = DAILY JOURNAL 28FEB91
Document Seq # = 20
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