COMPANY B MANUVER OPERATIONS TO KUWAIT 24 FEB 91

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Subject: COMPANY B     MANUVER OPERATIONS TO KUWAIT  24  FEB  91         

Unit: 1ST TANK BN 

Parent Organization: 1ST MARDIV  

Box  ID: BX600020

Folder Title: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 1ST TANK BATTALION JAN - DEC 1991                                            

Document Number:         17

Folder Seq  #:         24


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         southern airport security. No enemy contact since 26 Feb. 91.

                            Personnel and Administration

              During this period the S-1 continued to support the battalion
         in all administrative details and continued to process and
         distribute the ever increasing volume of mail to all companies and
         attachments of the battalion.

                                  Logistics/Supply

             Battalion supply continued to provide support to the Battalion
         via an echeloned configuration. A rear area was manned and
         contained the bulk on the Battalion supply assets not issued to
         the companies or commodities. A great deal of interface with
         Division Supply occurred here in the area of open purchase which
         provided tremendous support in contracted items such as air
         panels, spray paint for marking vehicles, and numerous other
         essential items purchased on the local economy. The majority of
         the Battalion Supply section was in the field train, and processed
         requisitions and receipts for all items coming into the battalion.
         The combat train carried emergency resupply of chow and water.

              The tempo of operations for supply prior to the ground war
         was fast and furious. During the ground war, there was one
         resupply of class IX and MRE'S. Since we started the war with
         four days' supply of chow, additional resupply was not necessary.
         The fast rate of advance precluded the resupply of additional
         class IX items.

              The supply section, which remained at Camp Pendleton,
         completed an inventory of all assets. Turn in of assets to the
         RBE consolidation lots, continued. Over 100 "All TAMS, 100 "HI'
         TAMS, and 250 "El' TAMS have been turned over. Accountability for
         those assets turned in was transferred from M93874 (lst Tank Bn.
      REAR) to M93879 RUC (IIQ BN REAR)

                                    Communications

              During this period, the Communications Platoon installed 26
         Position Location and Reporting Systems (PLRS), installed RT-246'S
         in Company Commanders' tanks to improve communications on the
         Conduct Of Fire (COF) net, and installed an AN/VRC-83 UHF radio in
         the Battalion Conmander's wing tank for the Battalion FAC. The
         platoon also perfected the concept of pushing maintenance support
         forward using a highback HMMWV as a field maintenance facility.
         This concept contributed greatly to the high percentage of
         communications reliability. During Operation Desert Storm the
         Communication Platoon provided 100% reliable communications for
         the duration of the ground offensive.


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File Room = sep96_declassified
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Box ID = BX600020
Unit = 1ST TANK BN
Parent Organization = 1ST MARDIV
Folder Title = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 1ST TANK BATTALION JAN - DEC 1991
Folder Seq # = 24
Subject = COMPANY B MANUVER OPERATIONS TO KUWAIT 24
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Declassified = 17-DEC-1996