COMMAND CHRONOLOGY INDEX

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Subject: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY INDEX                                        

Unit: 3D BN 12T MA

Parent Organization: 11TH MARINES

Box  ID: BX600025

Folder Title: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 3RD BATTALION 12TH MARINE REGIMENT JAN - JUN 1991                            

Document Number:      10011

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                   3D BATTALION, 12TH MARINES COMMAND CHRONOLOGY



         S. Logi5tics/Supply

              The summary for the war is included in item 1, the Combat
         Chronology for Operation Desert Shield/Storm. During the period
         1 to 4 March the Battalion Forward Logistics Point continued to
         provide support to the Battalion by resupply of Class I, III, and
         IX materials through CSSD-17 and CSSO-10 which was located a+
         Kuwaiti International Airport, later provided additional resupply
         during the period of 2-4 March. On 6 March, the Battalion di5-
         placed from its position outside Kuwait City and convoyed to the
         Division Support Area at Manifa Bay, Saudia Arabia. During the
         following two weeks the emphasis was placed on the maintenance of
         organic assets and preparing the Battalion's equipment for embar-
         kation to Okinawa, Japan. The Drdnance Section also returned to
         several class V drop Site5 used by the Battalion inside Kuwait to
         pick up unexpended ammunition and returned it to the central
         ammunition storage point located at Ras Al Mishab.
              On 15 March the Battalion began transferring equipment from
         the OSA to the staging area outside Camp 15 at Al Jubayl. The
         movement of equipment to the staging area continued through 19
         March with all but the essential equipment required for running
         the base camp at the OSA. Essential equipment was embarked,
         staged and accounted for.
              On 19 March cargo and personnel identified for air movement
         aboard cargo aircraft to Okinawa, Japan departed DSA and wweee
         billeted at the Al Jubayl airfield where they stayed until their
         departure on 21 March.
              On 21 March the Battalion'5 advance party departed Al Jubayl
         International airport for Okinawa, Japan. The Battalion's Cargo
rning by air departed on both 1 and 9 April. All equipment
         returning by surface departed Saudia Arabia on 10 and 25 April
         MVS Kocak and Anderson.
              The main body of personnel arrived on Okinawa 9 April 1991
         and reoccupied working and billeting spaces. As the bulk of
         3/12's equipment and cargo were still enroute, the thrust of the
         maintenance effort was geared towards the ordnance items that
         returned by air. The MVS Kocak with a portion of the Battalion's
         equipment docked at Naha port Dkinawa on 9 May 1991. Thirty-5ix
         Marines from the Battalion were assigned TAD to CSSD-33 who
         controlled the offload and maintenance of all returning Desert
         Storm equipment. The remainder of the Battalion's equipment was
         brought by the MVS Anderson and arrived on 18 May. By 21 May the
         bulk of the Battalion's equipment was inspected by Customs and
         returned.










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File Room = sep96_declassified
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Box ID = BX600025
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Folder Title = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 3RD BATTALION 12TH MARINE REGIMENT JAN - JUN 1991
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Subject = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY INDEX
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