COMMAND OPERATIONS AND TRAINING

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Subject: COMMAND OPERATIONS AND TRAINING                                 

Unit: 3D 10TH MAR 

Parent Organization: 10TH MARINES

Box  ID: BX600019

Folder Title: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 3RD BATTALION 10TH MARINES FEB 1991 1 OF 4                                   

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                 Numerous HMMWV's had alternator bracket/bolt oroblems.   Soares were not to be
             had thru the supply svstem.  On 7 Februarv. 3d Battalion. 10th Marines orovided
             samole bolts and brackets to DSO for the ourpose of fabricating some in the
             civilian community.  These fabrications were recei./ed on 9 Februarv and 5 @iMMWV's
             immediately came UO.


                 Followina the artillery raid on l@@ Februarv, the battalion was resliaolied with
             1-76 DPICM and 192 RAP. An 804 round soecial issue of artillc?rv ammunition was
             authorized bv the Reoimental Commander to brino the battalion uo to max carrvino
             caoacitv.  On 16 February. onlv 265 RAP of the St)4 total authorized were picked up
             at ASP-4 (Kibrit) due to administrative errors  in the e::tensive chain of
             command for ammunition resupoly requests.

                 On 17 Februarv an actual medivac was conducted for a Marine with aoaendicitis.
             The battalion received all outstanding 2-PAM Chloride and CIPRO/14APP oills on 20
             and 22 Februarv resoectivelv.


                 A drive shaft for the M49 Refueler was finallv received which brouoht it off
             the deadline 1,.s@. On I'@- February. all oas cans. water cans. canteens. water bulls
             and refi-telers were tooped off in oreoaration for the around offensive. On the
             evenino of @'3 Februarv the Combat Train which incl;ded three wreckers. two M49
             refuelers. two 3-tons with si),con pods (total caoacity 4200 canons of diesel). and
             eioht LVS's of artillery ammunition for the preoaration fires. crossed the border
             .nto Kuwait.


attalion left 10@, and @@65 rounds on the deck in Batterv
             "H" @1/12 and Batterv "I" positions resoectively pror to disolac:ina throuah the
             breach.  Four bulldozers and one TRAM (flat tire) were left in oosition. but five
             additional LVS's of artil!erv ammunition were taken throuch the breach.


                 Three LVS's unloaded their ammunition at the firino batteries on 25 Februarv.
             These same vehicles were sent soutn to oick uo the ammunition left on the deck and
             returned with 565 rounds.  RE?fuelers and water bulls were todoed off at OSG-1. on 28
             Februarv after thev failed to oush the resuoplv forward to us for two davs in
             succession.














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File Room = oct96_declassified
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Box ID = BX600019
Unit = 3D 10TH MAR
Parent Organization = 10TH MARINES
Folder Title = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 3RD BATTALION 10TH MARINES FEB 1991 1 OF 4
Folder Seq # = 4
Subject = COMMAND OPERATIONS AND TRAINING
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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 = 17-DEC-1996