File: 120396_oct96_decls10_0012.txt
Page: 0012
Total Pages: 13
Subject: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY CDR 2ND MEDICAL BATTALION
Unit: VARIOUS SHIP
Parent Organization: NAVCENTCOM
Box ID: BX300118
Folder Title: FOLDER 21 - 2ND MEDICAL BATTALION - 2ND FORCE SERVICE SUPPORT GROUP FLEET MARINE FORCE ATLANTIC
Document Number: 2
Folder SEQ #: 56
UNCLASSIFIED
27 Feb H&S Co Marines continue to guard over IOC) EPW's in the Al
Khanjar Med Facility. Twenty +our hour rotations tax
manpower to the limit. PMU detachment departed +or Al
Jaber, Kuwait.
Charlie Co advance party departs to fourth position, DSG-2
forward. Advance party comes under enemy fire. Charlie
Co moving North.
Al Khan.)ar has received 68 WIA total to date. Ward
census 117, 22 D.R. cases. lst. Craniotomy done. Lima
company placed in a holding pattern for going North.
28 Feb Allied forces liberate Kuwait. Cease +ire is called.
H&S Co continues to guard EPW's at Al Knanjar facility.
Charlie Co advance party moves to fifth position, south to
DSC forward. Clearing Station Brava returns.
Foxtrot Company treats Iraqi POW's being processed to
Saudi EPW Camps.
Retrograde of Hotel Co is initiated. Total patients
admitted: 210 EPW'S, 89 WIA'S, 58 DNBI'S. Problems with
MEDEVAC was discussed with LCOL Brannon from the Air Evac
Control Center. It is taking EPW's 24 hrs and WIA's 8 hrs
to be moved.
01 Mar Three H&S Co F,ersonnel detailed to escort EPW's -Flown -From
Al Khanjar to EPW camp at Al Jubail. Uniform requirements
were downgraded to weapon only.
Hotel and Delta Companies start breaking down their gear.
Inventory of AMAL's undertaken.
Al Khanjar Trauma Center provides humanitarian treatment
of an Iraqi mother and her 4 children and EVAC to Fleet
Hospital 5 via MAG-26. Warning +or movement Of Lima Co
cancelled.
02 Mar Charlie Co main body moves to +iftn position, DSC forward.
Viaclovski is promoted to
CFIL.
Hotel and Delta Companies packed and waiting for the order
to retrograde. The first American Marine died in this
facility today. Ist walking blood donation (A+) +or tne
patient in the D.P. (I unit). Total patients to oate:
231 EPW'S, 86 WIA'S. 24 hour delay in peace talks.
FITREPS and EVALS being prepared.
UNCLASSIFIED