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DANANG VIETNAM
FEBRUARY - NOVEMBER 1966
uS NAVAL MOBILE CONSTRUCTION BATTALION ONE Fleet Pos Ofr ce ew York New York
MCB1OJ vjb 5213 Ser 1445 20 December 1966
Froms Commanding Officer US Naval Mobile Construction Battalion ONE To Commande U S Naval Construction Battalions Pacific
Subj~ u S Naval Mobile Construction Battalion ONE Deployment Completion Report tor period February 1966 to October 1966 submission of
Ref (a) COMCBPAC INSTRUCTION 521JIC
Enel (1) U S Naval Mobile Construction attalion ONE Jeployment Completion Report for period February 1966 to October 1966
bullbull Enclosure (1) is aubmitted in accordance with reference (a)
~ PAUL RG-ATES~-~
Copy to CO CBPAC (2) CO NAVSCOLCONST HCB FIVE MCB FI FTY-EIGHT CINCPACFLT OIC NAVSCOL CEC OFF MCB sn MeB SIXTY-TWO COMSERVPAC CO NOEL MOB SEVEN MOB ONE HUNDRED COMCBLANT (2) NAVFACENGOOM (Code 50) MOB EIGHT THIRTY-THREE COM 31st NCR ( t ) CO aBCEN PORHUE (2) COMSERVLANT
COl-OONCR MCB THREE MOB FOUR
MCB NINE MOB TEN
CB ELEVEN
OICO VIETNAM DIRECTOR OF NA VH m TORY
COM3NCB MCB FORTY MOB SEVENTY-FOUR MGB SEVENTY-ONE C0M20NCR COM21stNCR
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION A - EMPLOIMENT STATUS AND SIGNIFICANT EVENTS
SECTION B - ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT SUMMARY
SECTION C - EQUIPMENT STATUS
SECTION D - TRAINING
SECTION E - LABOR DISTRIBUTION REPORT
SECTION F - CONSTRUCTION ITEM SUMMARY
1 Construction Narrative
2 Completed Projects
3 Unfinished Proj c s
SECTION G - PROGRESS AND PERFORMANCE CHART
SECTION H - FISCAL SUMMARY
SECTION I - PROGRESS PHOTOS
SECTION A
EMPLOYMENT STATUS AND SI GNI FICANT EVENTS
1 Employment Status U S Naval Mobile Const ruction Battalion ONE was deployed to Red Beach ONE DaNang Republic of Vietnam in accordance with COMCBPAC OPORDER 3-66 The primary mission of the Battalion was construction i n support of the 30th Naval Construction Regiment
2 Umt Movements
a An advance party of one officer and one hundred enlisted men departed Davisville Rhode I sland on 12 February 1966 and arrivampd in DaNang Republic of Vietnam on 14 February 1966
b Th maln body was transported in five aircraft Blppl1ed by the Military rlift Commandjl the last of which arrived in DaNang on 14 March 1966 This casion marked the successful completion of the first airlift of a Mobile
~on5truc~ion Battalion direct~ from the Atlantic Coast to the South Eas t Asian conflict
Co The Rear Echelon as transpor~ed on three C-130 aircraft~ the last of which arrived at DaNang on 9 April 1966
d A detached unit of one off icer and fourteen enlisted men moved from Camp Haskins and established a base camp on Hill 724 on 15 June 1966 to ~ommence construction of a light Anti-Aircraft Missile (LAAM) installati on for defense of northern air approaches ~o the DaNang Combat Base The size of thi s unit varied to as high as forty-f~ve men during construction The LAAM Site was comple ed and occu ied by the Marine Hawk Mlssl1e Battery on l August 1966 twenty~five day ahead of the or1ginal completion schedule The detachment returned to MeB ONEls camp nearly September_
e MCB ONEts DELTA CompaQY conSisting of two officers and one hundred enlisted en departed DaNang by air fo Ohu Iai on S September 1966 The compmy was
deployed c nstruct three (3) _arge re~nforcd concrete box culverts essential to cOIrlp_e ion of the new crosswind runway at Chu 1a1 by ~ar1y October The construction was comple _d on 26 September and DELTA Com-pany re~urned to DaNang by 1ST on 27 September 1966 0
f Redeployment of the Battalion f om DaNang to Davisville Rhode Island by C-111 aircraf via Japan and Alaska was middotornplished during th~ period 26 through 31 October 1966
a resume of significant e ents which
16 Marcn 1966 - Las t of Main Body of t1CB ONE arrived at Red Beach DaNang Republic of V etnam
17 March 1966 Major General C H Dum~ us Army Dirac or of Construction Military Assistance Command Vietnam visited MCB ONE at Red Beach camp site then under constru ion
A-I
7 May 1966 = Captain E G UNDERBILL CEC USN and LTCOL DA RIDDERHOFF USMC visLed MCB ONE from COMCBPAC
2 June 1966 - CDR Paul Ro GATES CEC USN relieved CDR Richard T HARDY CEC USN as Commanding Officer of MCB ONE A Ohang ~of-Command ceremony which included a Battalion Pass~in-Rev1ew was held at the MCB ONE Camp Among Honored Gueata present were Rear Admiral T R WESCHLER Commander Naval Support Activity Rear Admiral R R WOODING Commander 3rd Naval Construction Brigade - Brigadier General B Mo ELWOOD Assistant Wing Commander 1 Marine Air WingJ and Captain N R ANDERSON Commander THIRTIETH Naval Construction Reg~en bull
4 July 1966 - 6 July 1966 - The Ba talion Annual Admi nistrati ve and Operations I nspection was conducted by CDR R He MILLER CEC USN and staff from COMCBPAC
5 Augus 1966 - MCB-58 predeployment par y consisting of CDR W W De ROTT CECj USN Cononanding Orf cer and staff arrived at MCB ONE camp
15 17 August 1966 t Annual Supply Inspection was conducted by CDR LD HAGEDORN jj
USN and party from COMCBPAC
18 August 966 - Captain Sp ncer R SMITH~ Commander Naval Construction Battalions) U S Atlan ie Fle and Captain E Q UNDERHILL of COMCBPAC visited MCB ONE
25 August 1966 - General Wallace M GREENE~ USMC$ Commandant United St ates Marine COrpS9 visited newly constructed Hawk Missile s it~ on Hill 724
5 September 1966 Deployed DELTA Company w th two officers and hundred men to Chu Lsi to construct three large$ reinforce concrete box culverts of the new crossshywind runway
6 October 1966 - One hundred thLrteen man advance party of MCB -58 arrived at Red Beachraquo DaNang
6 October 966 - F ~st of eight C 141 airraf t departed DaNang airlifting MCB ONE to Davisville Rhode Island
4 Major Problems
o Ci 11 dis urbances during the man h of Apri l and May caused _onsid~rable delay in _ogis support The 0 f-loading 0 cargo ships n DaNang and tn_ transport~g of supplies p mate a15 and equipmen from DaNang were seriouslj impaired
b o Construction of he LAAM Site on Hill 724 was dalayed until the area could be relat vely well secured and adequcite Marine sec ri y forces could be provided
c Equipmen and logistics problems and recommendations are discussed in other sections of th1s reporto
A-2
Units U S N~v truction B ONE
dmin1atratlve Summarr for Deployment March 1966 througb October 1966
1 Personnel Summary (Average for aeployment)
ONBOARD ATTACHED BUT TOTAL CHANGES DURING AT DEPLOY- NOT AT EMPLOY- PERSONNEL PERIOD ~mn SITE MENT SITE ASSIGNED RECEIPTS TRANSFERS
E-9 E-8 1-7 E-6 E-$ vnrated
1 4
25 52 71
14~ 276
0 0 3 8
13 II 21
1 4
28 60 84
156 m
0 0 1 2 3 4
21
0 0 1 2 1 6
2 Totals 574 56 6)0 31 IS Officer 2 1 J 1 1
Breakdown of rsonn 1 attach d but not at d p ym nt slote (Average for deployment)
ADVANCE DETACHMENT SEABEE DEL DETAIL TEAM ECHEWN PARlY SCHOO HOSP BRIG LEAVE
Officers 0 0 1 0 o 0 0
- stad 1 0 30 18 S 2 0 1
70u
675
650
625
600
575
550 525
500
475
AVERAGE
TOTAL ON BOARD
bull Reenlistments Tot for deploymen )
a Separat10 s eligible for ~enli5tment~ 48
Career 10 N n-Career1 38
b ReenllBtment~ g 16
Career 1 Non-Care~rg 4
Includes two early reenlistment bull
c No recommended for r en11stnen ~ 9
Career 3 0 Non-CaNler8 9
d Personn 1 eCeiving separation interviews 103
3 Safety (Totals for eployment)
a Accident S rye
ON DUTY OFF DUTY MANDAIS LOST $ DAMAGES
First Aid 62 0 C
L ampt T 2 0 8 0
Vehle 7 0 0 $5110)
b StJ af~ Y m et n s 7 hOll bull
c 3afety ii 25 h 6
0a Number of cases bear at Capt nls Mstt 105 a ard_d NJPyen 97 awarded aurt-marti ~ 6 bull
4 DiseiE bull
1001
90
80
70
60
0 40
30
20
10
o
DISCIPLINAR ACTITON BY PERCENTAGE OF ON BOARD BATTALION STRENGTH
TarAL D ~CIPLINARY CASES
50 5
40 35 30 ~ 20 15 o
o
5
a of til Ba n remained axe throughout t dp oyment Although erty vas not pemitt_d e ry fort made to pronoe he men w1th living and recreati~nal improvements a8 rapidly pos ible under existing condit_ons This effort along with pride in construe 10U one RampR trip to a variety O East c_ 1 long working hours unde ad r e condi om
campli hinenta and tb B t allon mora
prospect of l in Spl te of
b Berthing pravid d3 ExeUen bull
c Messing providedx Excell_n bull
6 MedicalDenli shy bull ~
a otal patienta eated at sick 11 3698
b Number hOSP1tBliz d~ 26
c On s ck 11~ t at end of p r1od~ 8
d Dental patlen ated 1467
e Total dental proo dures~ 2 80
f tal numbe 0 VD _st 48
NUMBER OF VD CASES JAOB H lrH - AVERAGE 6
15
10
---
round
7 Ch~Elain A L
bull Numb r oJ rvilt ~ 0
b Ie 8 a ndanc 9
B Pub ( 10 )
198bull
b or
c ewpaper su z publLahec1 2
B-5
CHURCH VICE ATTENDANCE
No of personnel
220
60
40
20
o
AVERAGE WEKLY CmmCH ATTENDANCE
9 bull
a Medical and nt Bssistanc to Y etnam a ( oal pound r d pl0 en )
1edical (1) e adults asS1 6150
(2) Number f dult asS1St d 44
(3) unibe of children (under 18 1991 20$7
c to the
telJr p
eonstlll t~on ~ki11
(3) t rial coil paed on Vie uuwolt-a
hamlet of Bach Rinh
provid d to th 1st Battalion 3rd Hosp tal for opound Vie~names ch11dr bull
riv Jd a Red Baeh this de
Ip cyd f_fty- w V~etJlT1ltgt project bull
F am a rving
to he Rerug c hich had burne
MateL nearby IN middot1 ~fgt
w~th the villag
school n h_ 0
Bach Ninh In a s constructed connecti a ne Bchoolh us
(6
civic te r distrtb ted th by
(8) MCB ONE peraonn 1 on construct construct1on c and w Every effort was made 0
would be of asting ben r
10
Up n arri al MCB 0 set up c near th orth m Sinc this area a rela ~vely insecure ~h ollolfing
war rect d at in ervals of thre Fighting po 1tions Taxying in bunke~ Be t possible use w
u red impediJnants to clear ields
hield the camp bull This measur J waa
(3) Fifteen t e~ ioubl pr five faa high fenc were ct d tnple concertina fence -as placed nine y f t beyond th perimeter defensive posit10nB i o~tbo of th doubl~ apron Tanglefoo trip flare and other impedi ent to passage were at g btw n the con-ertina and doubl apron
(4) A fifteen fo t hi h 0 serva-tioD t er was rected atop each corner bunker hese towers sandbagged to protect ~h obB~rver were ne~essary in ord r to get vh _levat~on r q d proper y can tn surrounding level terr~ An M~60 machine g signed to ach corner bunker
of _ach intermediate timber unker an wo spotlighcs w r ach corner b~ with controls 1llside the cor e ponding bunk~ bull
(5) A fUte r ot high p t gh tow r
(6) Two twenty-fiv fa the nort lwest bull or th 1 bull illuminati n not only for 1GB mm but fa 30-r
in
7th Marine Engin~ers than a lnile awayo
ea~t and one 0 th ach locati bull
A du y mortar te hort not CJwas
aD th_ tored at ad so that the enir
pres nt at each m I
d n
d b g
bull a
c or th fi st three mont of the deploymen KCB ONE was plac d under th OPCON of the 1st Ba~t on 3rd Marines Aft r thi tim a Rear Ar De ns Zo was instituted and th OPCON as h Id by h SEVENTH Englneer Ba talion Th SEVENTH Eng r w re un er t OPCON of th Twelfth Marine bull
d ree artillery concentrat10ns were spott d by 13 FSCC Thes concentrations were originally es ablished tor l05MH illumination or HE support After our 81MM mortars assumed th illumina ion requir ent h lo5MM concentratlons wer retained for possible HE quirementa
e a1 security platoon whioh maintained th perimeter -de ate es a eady Pla oon as asstgned fro Headquarte Company On squad of the a~ Platoon bunked wi h be duty mortar team near the Battalion CPa This force was ailabl for ex~e~ patro 0 nternal reinforcemen wb re reqm ad
f Electric sir tor alar 3 g ere 113tsl1 n th MCB ONE C and at 30th NCR Theue signal could be ontrolled from 30th NCR or the Battalion Command Post
li Ordnanc
a Battalions constructing fac 11t_e adJaent to an enstJng c~ or near Vietnamese Villages requi hort rang weapons for per meter watch standera Th assignm nt of shotguns ~o th el1evng batt on will satisty this requiremen bull
b The dehlllllidifi d w aplQ tr ller p ove to b excep onal as et Thes trailers provide th spare weapons
requ~ aecuri y as v_II as a proper environment to stor
12 CoIllllUlIlications
a Equipment
( MCB ONE cted as OltllunL at10ns guad for 30th NCR on tne ANPRC-47 and ANMRC-83 radio let and switchboar Thi I quir -men ne essi ta+ l establlshmen of full time watches for both the radio an _thboard
(2) he ANPRC-25 radio 1f received late in the deployment It app_ to b the solution for short-to-medium rang atlio communications
3) PT 200 (Motor 1 ) Industrial Had 8 were raCB_ved ~n mid-deployment and proved 0 be an invaluable m~an of lnneT-battalion communieatlJIli Thea radiOS battery or extern pow_r d and capabl of rechaging ven while valucle ounted ar light weigh and have preset fre uency wi hang of seven 0 ten mi e hen used nth a maste unit Th_ir amal aiz dep ndabili y and minimum maintenatl requirement make tn_ pre erab to othe radio units f ompar ble range Thirteen slave units and 0 maser were in us by he Battalion A rae l1Inendation has been aubmitted to inc the number of lav unit 0 twenty-t ~o
B-I0
(4) A preventive maintenance program was established for all EE-8 field telephones This was necessary due to the effect of high humidity condition on transmitter receiver and ringer elements
b Problems and Recommendations
(1) The Battalion deployed with forty-five EE-8 phones The installation of sixty phones was neceasary A recommendation haa been made to increase the allowance from three to four 3040 assemblies This would result in four SB-22 switchboards and sixty EE-B or TA-3l2 field telephones
(2) More than forty miles of communication wire was required during camp construction It is recommended that battalions building new camps in-country bring as much as eighty to ninety miles of communication wire with them This quantity of wire would allow thirty miles to remain available for mount-out purposes
(3) Communication wires were initially buried two to three feet beneath the sand However it was often cut by tracked vehicles and backhoes Thi was due partially to the sand shifting in the wind and exposing the wire It is recommended that in sandy locations the wire be placed three to four feet deep or strung overhead Security considerations may in some instances warrant burial of key lines to prevent damage during mortar attacks
B-ll
uS NAVAL MOBILE CONSTRUCTION BATTALION ONE Fleet Pos Ofr ce ew York New York
MCB1OJ vjb 5213 Ser 1445 20 December 1966
Froms Commanding Officer US Naval Mobile Construction Battalion ONE To Commande U S Naval Construction Battalions Pacific
Subj~ u S Naval Mobile Construction Battalion ONE Deployment Completion Report tor period February 1966 to October 1966 submission of
Ref (a) COMCBPAC INSTRUCTION 521JIC
Enel (1) U S Naval Mobile Construction attalion ONE Jeployment Completion Report for period February 1966 to October 1966
bullbull Enclosure (1) is aubmitted in accordance with reference (a)
~ PAUL RG-ATES~-~
Copy to CO CBPAC (2) CO NAVSCOLCONST HCB FIVE MCB FI FTY-EIGHT CINCPACFLT OIC NAVSCOL CEC OFF MCB sn MeB SIXTY-TWO COMSERVPAC CO NOEL MOB SEVEN MOB ONE HUNDRED COMCBLANT (2) NAVFACENGOOM (Code 50) MOB EIGHT THIRTY-THREE COM 31st NCR ( t ) CO aBCEN PORHUE (2) COMSERVLANT
COl-OONCR MCB THREE MOB FOUR
MCB NINE MOB TEN
CB ELEVEN
OICO VIETNAM DIRECTOR OF NA VH m TORY
COM3NCB MCB FORTY MOB SEVENTY-FOUR MGB SEVENTY-ONE C0M20NCR COM21stNCR
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION A - EMPLOIMENT STATUS AND SIGNIFICANT EVENTS
SECTION B - ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT SUMMARY
SECTION C - EQUIPMENT STATUS
SECTION D - TRAINING
SECTION E - LABOR DISTRIBUTION REPORT
SECTION F - CONSTRUCTION ITEM SUMMARY
1 Construction Narrative
2 Completed Projects
3 Unfinished Proj c s
SECTION G - PROGRESS AND PERFORMANCE CHART
SECTION H - FISCAL SUMMARY
SECTION I - PROGRESS PHOTOS
SECTION A
EMPLOYMENT STATUS AND SI GNI FICANT EVENTS
1 Employment Status U S Naval Mobile Const ruction Battalion ONE was deployed to Red Beach ONE DaNang Republic of Vietnam in accordance with COMCBPAC OPORDER 3-66 The primary mission of the Battalion was construction i n support of the 30th Naval Construction Regiment
2 Umt Movements
a An advance party of one officer and one hundred enlisted men departed Davisville Rhode I sland on 12 February 1966 and arrivampd in DaNang Republic of Vietnam on 14 February 1966
b Th maln body was transported in five aircraft Blppl1ed by the Military rlift Commandjl the last of which arrived in DaNang on 14 March 1966 This casion marked the successful completion of the first airlift of a Mobile
~on5truc~ion Battalion direct~ from the Atlantic Coast to the South Eas t Asian conflict
Co The Rear Echelon as transpor~ed on three C-130 aircraft~ the last of which arrived at DaNang on 9 April 1966
d A detached unit of one off icer and fourteen enlisted men moved from Camp Haskins and established a base camp on Hill 724 on 15 June 1966 to ~ommence construction of a light Anti-Aircraft Missile (LAAM) installati on for defense of northern air approaches ~o the DaNang Combat Base The size of thi s unit varied to as high as forty-f~ve men during construction The LAAM Site was comple ed and occu ied by the Marine Hawk Mlssl1e Battery on l August 1966 twenty~five day ahead of the or1ginal completion schedule The detachment returned to MeB ONEls camp nearly September_
e MCB ONEts DELTA CompaQY conSisting of two officers and one hundred enlisted en departed DaNang by air fo Ohu Iai on S September 1966 The compmy was
deployed c nstruct three (3) _arge re~nforcd concrete box culverts essential to cOIrlp_e ion of the new crosswind runway at Chu 1a1 by ~ar1y October The construction was comple _d on 26 September and DELTA Com-pany re~urned to DaNang by 1ST on 27 September 1966 0
f Redeployment of the Battalion f om DaNang to Davisville Rhode Island by C-111 aircraf via Japan and Alaska was middotornplished during th~ period 26 through 31 October 1966
a resume of significant e ents which
16 Marcn 1966 - Las t of Main Body of t1CB ONE arrived at Red Beach DaNang Republic of V etnam
17 March 1966 Major General C H Dum~ us Army Dirac or of Construction Military Assistance Command Vietnam visited MCB ONE at Red Beach camp site then under constru ion
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7 May 1966 = Captain E G UNDERBILL CEC USN and LTCOL DA RIDDERHOFF USMC visLed MCB ONE from COMCBPAC
2 June 1966 - CDR Paul Ro GATES CEC USN relieved CDR Richard T HARDY CEC USN as Commanding Officer of MCB ONE A Ohang ~of-Command ceremony which included a Battalion Pass~in-Rev1ew was held at the MCB ONE Camp Among Honored Gueata present were Rear Admiral T R WESCHLER Commander Naval Support Activity Rear Admiral R R WOODING Commander 3rd Naval Construction Brigade - Brigadier General B Mo ELWOOD Assistant Wing Commander 1 Marine Air WingJ and Captain N R ANDERSON Commander THIRTIETH Naval Construction Reg~en bull
4 July 1966 - 6 July 1966 - The Ba talion Annual Admi nistrati ve and Operations I nspection was conducted by CDR R He MILLER CEC USN and staff from COMCBPAC
5 Augus 1966 - MCB-58 predeployment par y consisting of CDR W W De ROTT CECj USN Cononanding Orf cer and staff arrived at MCB ONE camp
15 17 August 1966 t Annual Supply Inspection was conducted by CDR LD HAGEDORN jj
USN and party from COMCBPAC
18 August 966 - Captain Sp ncer R SMITH~ Commander Naval Construction Battalions) U S Atlan ie Fle and Captain E Q UNDERHILL of COMCBPAC visited MCB ONE
25 August 1966 - General Wallace M GREENE~ USMC$ Commandant United St ates Marine COrpS9 visited newly constructed Hawk Missile s it~ on Hill 724
5 September 1966 Deployed DELTA Company w th two officers and hundred men to Chu Lsi to construct three large$ reinforce concrete box culverts of the new crossshywind runway
6 October 1966 - One hundred thLrteen man advance party of MCB -58 arrived at Red Beachraquo DaNang
6 October 966 - F ~st of eight C 141 airraf t departed DaNang airlifting MCB ONE to Davisville Rhode Island
4 Major Problems
o Ci 11 dis urbances during the man h of Apri l and May caused _onsid~rable delay in _ogis support The 0 f-loading 0 cargo ships n DaNang and tn_ transport~g of supplies p mate a15 and equipmen from DaNang were seriouslj impaired
b o Construction of he LAAM Site on Hill 724 was dalayed until the area could be relat vely well secured and adequcite Marine sec ri y forces could be provided
c Equipmen and logistics problems and recommendations are discussed in other sections of th1s reporto
A-2
Units U S N~v truction B ONE
dmin1atratlve Summarr for Deployment March 1966 througb October 1966
1 Personnel Summary (Average for aeployment)
ONBOARD ATTACHED BUT TOTAL CHANGES DURING AT DEPLOY- NOT AT EMPLOY- PERSONNEL PERIOD ~mn SITE MENT SITE ASSIGNED RECEIPTS TRANSFERS
E-9 E-8 1-7 E-6 E-$ vnrated
1 4
25 52 71
14~ 276
0 0 3 8
13 II 21
1 4
28 60 84
156 m
0 0 1 2 3 4
21
0 0 1 2 1 6
2 Totals 574 56 6)0 31 IS Officer 2 1 J 1 1
Breakdown of rsonn 1 attach d but not at d p ym nt slote (Average for deployment)
ADVANCE DETACHMENT SEABEE DEL DETAIL TEAM ECHEWN PARlY SCHOO HOSP BRIG LEAVE
Officers 0 0 1 0 o 0 0
- stad 1 0 30 18 S 2 0 1
70u
675
650
625
600
575
550 525
500
475
AVERAGE
TOTAL ON BOARD
bull Reenlistments Tot for deploymen )
a Separat10 s eligible for ~enli5tment~ 48
Career 10 N n-Career1 38
b ReenllBtment~ g 16
Career 1 Non-Care~rg 4
Includes two early reenlistment bull
c No recommended for r en11stnen ~ 9
Career 3 0 Non-CaNler8 9
d Personn 1 eCeiving separation interviews 103
3 Safety (Totals for eployment)
a Accident S rye
ON DUTY OFF DUTY MANDAIS LOST $ DAMAGES
First Aid 62 0 C
L ampt T 2 0 8 0
Vehle 7 0 0 $5110)
b StJ af~ Y m et n s 7 hOll bull
c 3afety ii 25 h 6
0a Number of cases bear at Capt nls Mstt 105 a ard_d NJPyen 97 awarded aurt-marti ~ 6 bull
4 DiseiE bull
1001
90
80
70
60
0 40
30
20
10
o
DISCIPLINAR ACTITON BY PERCENTAGE OF ON BOARD BATTALION STRENGTH
TarAL D ~CIPLINARY CASES
50 5
40 35 30 ~ 20 15 o
o
5
a of til Ba n remained axe throughout t dp oyment Although erty vas not pemitt_d e ry fort made to pronoe he men w1th living and recreati~nal improvements a8 rapidly pos ible under existing condit_ons This effort along with pride in construe 10U one RampR trip to a variety O East c_ 1 long working hours unde ad r e condi om
campli hinenta and tb B t allon mora
prospect of l in Spl te of
b Berthing pravid d3 ExeUen bull
c Messing providedx Excell_n bull
6 MedicalDenli shy bull ~
a otal patienta eated at sick 11 3698
b Number hOSP1tBliz d~ 26
c On s ck 11~ t at end of p r1od~ 8
d Dental patlen ated 1467
e Total dental proo dures~ 2 80
f tal numbe 0 VD _st 48
NUMBER OF VD CASES JAOB H lrH - AVERAGE 6
15
10
---
round
7 Ch~Elain A L
bull Numb r oJ rvilt ~ 0
b Ie 8 a ndanc 9
B Pub ( 10 )
198bull
b or
c ewpaper su z publLahec1 2
B-5
CHURCH VICE ATTENDANCE
No of personnel
220
60
40
20
o
AVERAGE WEKLY CmmCH ATTENDANCE
9 bull
a Medical and nt Bssistanc to Y etnam a ( oal pound r d pl0 en )
1edical (1) e adults asS1 6150
(2) Number f dult asS1St d 44
(3) unibe of children (under 18 1991 20$7
c to the
telJr p
eonstlll t~on ~ki11
(3) t rial coil paed on Vie uuwolt-a
hamlet of Bach Rinh
provid d to th 1st Battalion 3rd Hosp tal for opound Vie~names ch11dr bull
riv Jd a Red Baeh this de
Ip cyd f_fty- w V~etJlT1ltgt project bull
F am a rving
to he Rerug c hich had burne
MateL nearby IN middot1 ~fgt
w~th the villag
school n h_ 0
Bach Ninh In a s constructed connecti a ne Bchoolh us
(6
civic te r distrtb ted th by
(8) MCB ONE peraonn 1 on construct construct1on c and w Every effort was made 0
would be of asting ben r
10
Up n arri al MCB 0 set up c near th orth m Sinc this area a rela ~vely insecure ~h ollolfing
war rect d at in ervals of thre Fighting po 1tions Taxying in bunke~ Be t possible use w
u red impediJnants to clear ields
hield the camp bull This measur J waa
(3) Fifteen t e~ ioubl pr five faa high fenc were ct d tnple concertina fence -as placed nine y f t beyond th perimeter defensive posit10nB i o~tbo of th doubl~ apron Tanglefoo trip flare and other impedi ent to passage were at g btw n the con-ertina and doubl apron
(4) A fifteen fo t hi h 0 serva-tioD t er was rected atop each corner bunker hese towers sandbagged to protect ~h obB~rver were ne~essary in ord r to get vh _levat~on r q d proper y can tn surrounding level terr~ An M~60 machine g signed to ach corner bunker
of _ach intermediate timber unker an wo spotlighcs w r ach corner b~ with controls 1llside the cor e ponding bunk~ bull
(5) A fUte r ot high p t gh tow r
(6) Two twenty-fiv fa the nort lwest bull or th 1 bull illuminati n not only for 1GB mm but fa 30-r
in
7th Marine Engin~ers than a lnile awayo
ea~t and one 0 th ach locati bull
A du y mortar te hort not CJwas
aD th_ tored at ad so that the enir
pres nt at each m I
d n
d b g
bull a
c or th fi st three mont of the deploymen KCB ONE was plac d under th OPCON of the 1st Ba~t on 3rd Marines Aft r thi tim a Rear Ar De ns Zo was instituted and th OPCON as h Id by h SEVENTH Englneer Ba talion Th SEVENTH Eng r w re un er t OPCON of th Twelfth Marine bull
d ree artillery concentrat10ns were spott d by 13 FSCC Thes concentrations were originally es ablished tor l05MH illumination or HE support After our 81MM mortars assumed th illumina ion requir ent h lo5MM concentratlons wer retained for possible HE quirementa
e a1 security platoon whioh maintained th perimeter -de ate es a eady Pla oon as asstgned fro Headquarte Company On squad of the a~ Platoon bunked wi h be duty mortar team near the Battalion CPa This force was ailabl for ex~e~ patro 0 nternal reinforcemen wb re reqm ad
f Electric sir tor alar 3 g ere 113tsl1 n th MCB ONE C and at 30th NCR Theue signal could be ontrolled from 30th NCR or the Battalion Command Post
li Ordnanc
a Battalions constructing fac 11t_e adJaent to an enstJng c~ or near Vietnamese Villages requi hort rang weapons for per meter watch standera Th assignm nt of shotguns ~o th el1evng batt on will satisty this requiremen bull
b The dehlllllidifi d w aplQ tr ller p ove to b excep onal as et Thes trailers provide th spare weapons
requ~ aecuri y as v_II as a proper environment to stor
12 CoIllllUlIlications
a Equipment
( MCB ONE cted as OltllunL at10ns guad for 30th NCR on tne ANPRC-47 and ANMRC-83 radio let and switchboar Thi I quir -men ne essi ta+ l establlshmen of full time watches for both the radio an _thboard
(2) he ANPRC-25 radio 1f received late in the deployment It app_ to b the solution for short-to-medium rang atlio communications
3) PT 200 (Motor 1 ) Industrial Had 8 were raCB_ved ~n mid-deployment and proved 0 be an invaluable m~an of lnneT-battalion communieatlJIli Thea radiOS battery or extern pow_r d and capabl of rechaging ven while valucle ounted ar light weigh and have preset fre uency wi hang of seven 0 ten mi e hen used nth a maste unit Th_ir amal aiz dep ndabili y and minimum maintenatl requirement make tn_ pre erab to othe radio units f ompar ble range Thirteen slave units and 0 maser were in us by he Battalion A rae l1Inendation has been aubmitted to inc the number of lav unit 0 twenty-t ~o
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(4) A preventive maintenance program was established for all EE-8 field telephones This was necessary due to the effect of high humidity condition on transmitter receiver and ringer elements
b Problems and Recommendations
(1) The Battalion deployed with forty-five EE-8 phones The installation of sixty phones was neceasary A recommendation haa been made to increase the allowance from three to four 3040 assemblies This would result in four SB-22 switchboards and sixty EE-B or TA-3l2 field telephones
(2) More than forty miles of communication wire was required during camp construction It is recommended that battalions building new camps in-country bring as much as eighty to ninety miles of communication wire with them This quantity of wire would allow thirty miles to remain available for mount-out purposes
(3) Communication wires were initially buried two to three feet beneath the sand However it was often cut by tracked vehicles and backhoes Thi was due partially to the sand shifting in the wind and exposing the wire It is recommended that in sandy locations the wire be placed three to four feet deep or strung overhead Security considerations may in some instances warrant burial of key lines to prevent damage during mortar attacks
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION A - EMPLOIMENT STATUS AND SIGNIFICANT EVENTS
SECTION B - ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT SUMMARY
SECTION C - EQUIPMENT STATUS
SECTION D - TRAINING
SECTION E - LABOR DISTRIBUTION REPORT
SECTION F - CONSTRUCTION ITEM SUMMARY
1 Construction Narrative
2 Completed Projects
3 Unfinished Proj c s
SECTION G - PROGRESS AND PERFORMANCE CHART
SECTION H - FISCAL SUMMARY
SECTION I - PROGRESS PHOTOS
SECTION A
EMPLOYMENT STATUS AND SI GNI FICANT EVENTS
1 Employment Status U S Naval Mobile Const ruction Battalion ONE was deployed to Red Beach ONE DaNang Republic of Vietnam in accordance with COMCBPAC OPORDER 3-66 The primary mission of the Battalion was construction i n support of the 30th Naval Construction Regiment
2 Umt Movements
a An advance party of one officer and one hundred enlisted men departed Davisville Rhode I sland on 12 February 1966 and arrivampd in DaNang Republic of Vietnam on 14 February 1966
b Th maln body was transported in five aircraft Blppl1ed by the Military rlift Commandjl the last of which arrived in DaNang on 14 March 1966 This casion marked the successful completion of the first airlift of a Mobile
~on5truc~ion Battalion direct~ from the Atlantic Coast to the South Eas t Asian conflict
Co The Rear Echelon as transpor~ed on three C-130 aircraft~ the last of which arrived at DaNang on 9 April 1966
d A detached unit of one off icer and fourteen enlisted men moved from Camp Haskins and established a base camp on Hill 724 on 15 June 1966 to ~ommence construction of a light Anti-Aircraft Missile (LAAM) installati on for defense of northern air approaches ~o the DaNang Combat Base The size of thi s unit varied to as high as forty-f~ve men during construction The LAAM Site was comple ed and occu ied by the Marine Hawk Mlssl1e Battery on l August 1966 twenty~five day ahead of the or1ginal completion schedule The detachment returned to MeB ONEls camp nearly September_
e MCB ONEts DELTA CompaQY conSisting of two officers and one hundred enlisted en departed DaNang by air fo Ohu Iai on S September 1966 The compmy was
deployed c nstruct three (3) _arge re~nforcd concrete box culverts essential to cOIrlp_e ion of the new crosswind runway at Chu 1a1 by ~ar1y October The construction was comple _d on 26 September and DELTA Com-pany re~urned to DaNang by 1ST on 27 September 1966 0
f Redeployment of the Battalion f om DaNang to Davisville Rhode Island by C-111 aircraf via Japan and Alaska was middotornplished during th~ period 26 through 31 October 1966
a resume of significant e ents which
16 Marcn 1966 - Las t of Main Body of t1CB ONE arrived at Red Beach DaNang Republic of V etnam
17 March 1966 Major General C H Dum~ us Army Dirac or of Construction Military Assistance Command Vietnam visited MCB ONE at Red Beach camp site then under constru ion
A-I
7 May 1966 = Captain E G UNDERBILL CEC USN and LTCOL DA RIDDERHOFF USMC visLed MCB ONE from COMCBPAC
2 June 1966 - CDR Paul Ro GATES CEC USN relieved CDR Richard T HARDY CEC USN as Commanding Officer of MCB ONE A Ohang ~of-Command ceremony which included a Battalion Pass~in-Rev1ew was held at the MCB ONE Camp Among Honored Gueata present were Rear Admiral T R WESCHLER Commander Naval Support Activity Rear Admiral R R WOODING Commander 3rd Naval Construction Brigade - Brigadier General B Mo ELWOOD Assistant Wing Commander 1 Marine Air WingJ and Captain N R ANDERSON Commander THIRTIETH Naval Construction Reg~en bull
4 July 1966 - 6 July 1966 - The Ba talion Annual Admi nistrati ve and Operations I nspection was conducted by CDR R He MILLER CEC USN and staff from COMCBPAC
5 Augus 1966 - MCB-58 predeployment par y consisting of CDR W W De ROTT CECj USN Cononanding Orf cer and staff arrived at MCB ONE camp
15 17 August 1966 t Annual Supply Inspection was conducted by CDR LD HAGEDORN jj
USN and party from COMCBPAC
18 August 966 - Captain Sp ncer R SMITH~ Commander Naval Construction Battalions) U S Atlan ie Fle and Captain E Q UNDERHILL of COMCBPAC visited MCB ONE
25 August 1966 - General Wallace M GREENE~ USMC$ Commandant United St ates Marine COrpS9 visited newly constructed Hawk Missile s it~ on Hill 724
5 September 1966 Deployed DELTA Company w th two officers and hundred men to Chu Lsi to construct three large$ reinforce concrete box culverts of the new crossshywind runway
6 October 1966 - One hundred thLrteen man advance party of MCB -58 arrived at Red Beachraquo DaNang
6 October 966 - F ~st of eight C 141 airraf t departed DaNang airlifting MCB ONE to Davisville Rhode Island
4 Major Problems
o Ci 11 dis urbances during the man h of Apri l and May caused _onsid~rable delay in _ogis support The 0 f-loading 0 cargo ships n DaNang and tn_ transport~g of supplies p mate a15 and equipmen from DaNang were seriouslj impaired
b o Construction of he LAAM Site on Hill 724 was dalayed until the area could be relat vely well secured and adequcite Marine sec ri y forces could be provided
c Equipmen and logistics problems and recommendations are discussed in other sections of th1s reporto
A-2
Units U S N~v truction B ONE
dmin1atratlve Summarr for Deployment March 1966 througb October 1966
1 Personnel Summary (Average for aeployment)
ONBOARD ATTACHED BUT TOTAL CHANGES DURING AT DEPLOY- NOT AT EMPLOY- PERSONNEL PERIOD ~mn SITE MENT SITE ASSIGNED RECEIPTS TRANSFERS
E-9 E-8 1-7 E-6 E-$ vnrated
1 4
25 52 71
14~ 276
0 0 3 8
13 II 21
1 4
28 60 84
156 m
0 0 1 2 3 4
21
0 0 1 2 1 6
2 Totals 574 56 6)0 31 IS Officer 2 1 J 1 1
Breakdown of rsonn 1 attach d but not at d p ym nt slote (Average for deployment)
ADVANCE DETACHMENT SEABEE DEL DETAIL TEAM ECHEWN PARlY SCHOO HOSP BRIG LEAVE
Officers 0 0 1 0 o 0 0
- stad 1 0 30 18 S 2 0 1
70u
675
650
625
600
575
550 525
500
475
AVERAGE
TOTAL ON BOARD
bull Reenlistments Tot for deploymen )
a Separat10 s eligible for ~enli5tment~ 48
Career 10 N n-Career1 38
b ReenllBtment~ g 16
Career 1 Non-Care~rg 4
Includes two early reenlistment bull
c No recommended for r en11stnen ~ 9
Career 3 0 Non-CaNler8 9
d Personn 1 eCeiving separation interviews 103
3 Safety (Totals for eployment)
a Accident S rye
ON DUTY OFF DUTY MANDAIS LOST $ DAMAGES
First Aid 62 0 C
L ampt T 2 0 8 0
Vehle 7 0 0 $5110)
b StJ af~ Y m et n s 7 hOll bull
c 3afety ii 25 h 6
0a Number of cases bear at Capt nls Mstt 105 a ard_d NJPyen 97 awarded aurt-marti ~ 6 bull
4 DiseiE bull
1001
90
80
70
60
0 40
30
20
10
o
DISCIPLINAR ACTITON BY PERCENTAGE OF ON BOARD BATTALION STRENGTH
TarAL D ~CIPLINARY CASES
50 5
40 35 30 ~ 20 15 o
o
5
a of til Ba n remained axe throughout t dp oyment Although erty vas not pemitt_d e ry fort made to pronoe he men w1th living and recreati~nal improvements a8 rapidly pos ible under existing condit_ons This effort along with pride in construe 10U one RampR trip to a variety O East c_ 1 long working hours unde ad r e condi om
campli hinenta and tb B t allon mora
prospect of l in Spl te of
b Berthing pravid d3 ExeUen bull
c Messing providedx Excell_n bull
6 MedicalDenli shy bull ~
a otal patienta eated at sick 11 3698
b Number hOSP1tBliz d~ 26
c On s ck 11~ t at end of p r1od~ 8
d Dental patlen ated 1467
e Total dental proo dures~ 2 80
f tal numbe 0 VD _st 48
NUMBER OF VD CASES JAOB H lrH - AVERAGE 6
15
10
---
round
7 Ch~Elain A L
bull Numb r oJ rvilt ~ 0
b Ie 8 a ndanc 9
B Pub ( 10 )
198bull
b or
c ewpaper su z publLahec1 2
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CHURCH VICE ATTENDANCE
No of personnel
220
60
40
20
o
AVERAGE WEKLY CmmCH ATTENDANCE
9 bull
a Medical and nt Bssistanc to Y etnam a ( oal pound r d pl0 en )
1edical (1) e adults asS1 6150
(2) Number f dult asS1St d 44
(3) unibe of children (under 18 1991 20$7
c to the
telJr p
eonstlll t~on ~ki11
(3) t rial coil paed on Vie uuwolt-a
hamlet of Bach Rinh
provid d to th 1st Battalion 3rd Hosp tal for opound Vie~names ch11dr bull
riv Jd a Red Baeh this de
Ip cyd f_fty- w V~etJlT1ltgt project bull
F am a rving
to he Rerug c hich had burne
MateL nearby IN middot1 ~fgt
w~th the villag
school n h_ 0
Bach Ninh In a s constructed connecti a ne Bchoolh us
(6
civic te r distrtb ted th by
(8) MCB ONE peraonn 1 on construct construct1on c and w Every effort was made 0
would be of asting ben r
10
Up n arri al MCB 0 set up c near th orth m Sinc this area a rela ~vely insecure ~h ollolfing
war rect d at in ervals of thre Fighting po 1tions Taxying in bunke~ Be t possible use w
u red impediJnants to clear ields
hield the camp bull This measur J waa
(3) Fifteen t e~ ioubl pr five faa high fenc were ct d tnple concertina fence -as placed nine y f t beyond th perimeter defensive posit10nB i o~tbo of th doubl~ apron Tanglefoo trip flare and other impedi ent to passage were at g btw n the con-ertina and doubl apron
(4) A fifteen fo t hi h 0 serva-tioD t er was rected atop each corner bunker hese towers sandbagged to protect ~h obB~rver were ne~essary in ord r to get vh _levat~on r q d proper y can tn surrounding level terr~ An M~60 machine g signed to ach corner bunker
of _ach intermediate timber unker an wo spotlighcs w r ach corner b~ with controls 1llside the cor e ponding bunk~ bull
(5) A fUte r ot high p t gh tow r
(6) Two twenty-fiv fa the nort lwest bull or th 1 bull illuminati n not only for 1GB mm but fa 30-r
in
7th Marine Engin~ers than a lnile awayo
ea~t and one 0 th ach locati bull
A du y mortar te hort not CJwas
aD th_ tored at ad so that the enir
pres nt at each m I
d n
d b g
bull a
c or th fi st three mont of the deploymen KCB ONE was plac d under th OPCON of the 1st Ba~t on 3rd Marines Aft r thi tim a Rear Ar De ns Zo was instituted and th OPCON as h Id by h SEVENTH Englneer Ba talion Th SEVENTH Eng r w re un er t OPCON of th Twelfth Marine bull
d ree artillery concentrat10ns were spott d by 13 FSCC Thes concentrations were originally es ablished tor l05MH illumination or HE support After our 81MM mortars assumed th illumina ion requir ent h lo5MM concentratlons wer retained for possible HE quirementa
e a1 security platoon whioh maintained th perimeter -de ate es a eady Pla oon as asstgned fro Headquarte Company On squad of the a~ Platoon bunked wi h be duty mortar team near the Battalion CPa This force was ailabl for ex~e~ patro 0 nternal reinforcemen wb re reqm ad
f Electric sir tor alar 3 g ere 113tsl1 n th MCB ONE C and at 30th NCR Theue signal could be ontrolled from 30th NCR or the Battalion Command Post
li Ordnanc
a Battalions constructing fac 11t_e adJaent to an enstJng c~ or near Vietnamese Villages requi hort rang weapons for per meter watch standera Th assignm nt of shotguns ~o th el1evng batt on will satisty this requiremen bull
b The dehlllllidifi d w aplQ tr ller p ove to b excep onal as et Thes trailers provide th spare weapons
requ~ aecuri y as v_II as a proper environment to stor
12 CoIllllUlIlications
a Equipment
( MCB ONE cted as OltllunL at10ns guad for 30th NCR on tne ANPRC-47 and ANMRC-83 radio let and switchboar Thi I quir -men ne essi ta+ l establlshmen of full time watches for both the radio an _thboard
(2) he ANPRC-25 radio 1f received late in the deployment It app_ to b the solution for short-to-medium rang atlio communications
3) PT 200 (Motor 1 ) Industrial Had 8 were raCB_ved ~n mid-deployment and proved 0 be an invaluable m~an of lnneT-battalion communieatlJIli Thea radiOS battery or extern pow_r d and capabl of rechaging ven while valucle ounted ar light weigh and have preset fre uency wi hang of seven 0 ten mi e hen used nth a maste unit Th_ir amal aiz dep ndabili y and minimum maintenatl requirement make tn_ pre erab to othe radio units f ompar ble range Thirteen slave units and 0 maser were in us by he Battalion A rae l1Inendation has been aubmitted to inc the number of lav unit 0 twenty-t ~o
B-I0
(4) A preventive maintenance program was established for all EE-8 field telephones This was necessary due to the effect of high humidity condition on transmitter receiver and ringer elements
b Problems and Recommendations
(1) The Battalion deployed with forty-five EE-8 phones The installation of sixty phones was neceasary A recommendation haa been made to increase the allowance from three to four 3040 assemblies This would result in four SB-22 switchboards and sixty EE-B or TA-3l2 field telephones
(2) More than forty miles of communication wire was required during camp construction It is recommended that battalions building new camps in-country bring as much as eighty to ninety miles of communication wire with them This quantity of wire would allow thirty miles to remain available for mount-out purposes
(3) Communication wires were initially buried two to three feet beneath the sand However it was often cut by tracked vehicles and backhoes Thi was due partially to the sand shifting in the wind and exposing the wire It is recommended that in sandy locations the wire be placed three to four feet deep or strung overhead Security considerations may in some instances warrant burial of key lines to prevent damage during mortar attacks
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SECTION A
EMPLOYMENT STATUS AND SI GNI FICANT EVENTS
1 Employment Status U S Naval Mobile Const ruction Battalion ONE was deployed to Red Beach ONE DaNang Republic of Vietnam in accordance with COMCBPAC OPORDER 3-66 The primary mission of the Battalion was construction i n support of the 30th Naval Construction Regiment
2 Umt Movements
a An advance party of one officer and one hundred enlisted men departed Davisville Rhode I sland on 12 February 1966 and arrivampd in DaNang Republic of Vietnam on 14 February 1966
b Th maln body was transported in five aircraft Blppl1ed by the Military rlift Commandjl the last of which arrived in DaNang on 14 March 1966 This casion marked the successful completion of the first airlift of a Mobile
~on5truc~ion Battalion direct~ from the Atlantic Coast to the South Eas t Asian conflict
Co The Rear Echelon as transpor~ed on three C-130 aircraft~ the last of which arrived at DaNang on 9 April 1966
d A detached unit of one off icer and fourteen enlisted men moved from Camp Haskins and established a base camp on Hill 724 on 15 June 1966 to ~ommence construction of a light Anti-Aircraft Missile (LAAM) installati on for defense of northern air approaches ~o the DaNang Combat Base The size of thi s unit varied to as high as forty-f~ve men during construction The LAAM Site was comple ed and occu ied by the Marine Hawk Mlssl1e Battery on l August 1966 twenty~five day ahead of the or1ginal completion schedule The detachment returned to MeB ONEls camp nearly September_
e MCB ONEts DELTA CompaQY conSisting of two officers and one hundred enlisted en departed DaNang by air fo Ohu Iai on S September 1966 The compmy was
deployed c nstruct three (3) _arge re~nforcd concrete box culverts essential to cOIrlp_e ion of the new crosswind runway at Chu 1a1 by ~ar1y October The construction was comple _d on 26 September and DELTA Com-pany re~urned to DaNang by 1ST on 27 September 1966 0
f Redeployment of the Battalion f om DaNang to Davisville Rhode Island by C-111 aircraf via Japan and Alaska was middotornplished during th~ period 26 through 31 October 1966
a resume of significant e ents which
16 Marcn 1966 - Las t of Main Body of t1CB ONE arrived at Red Beach DaNang Republic of V etnam
17 March 1966 Major General C H Dum~ us Army Dirac or of Construction Military Assistance Command Vietnam visited MCB ONE at Red Beach camp site then under constru ion
A-I
7 May 1966 = Captain E G UNDERBILL CEC USN and LTCOL DA RIDDERHOFF USMC visLed MCB ONE from COMCBPAC
2 June 1966 - CDR Paul Ro GATES CEC USN relieved CDR Richard T HARDY CEC USN as Commanding Officer of MCB ONE A Ohang ~of-Command ceremony which included a Battalion Pass~in-Rev1ew was held at the MCB ONE Camp Among Honored Gueata present were Rear Admiral T R WESCHLER Commander Naval Support Activity Rear Admiral R R WOODING Commander 3rd Naval Construction Brigade - Brigadier General B Mo ELWOOD Assistant Wing Commander 1 Marine Air WingJ and Captain N R ANDERSON Commander THIRTIETH Naval Construction Reg~en bull
4 July 1966 - 6 July 1966 - The Ba talion Annual Admi nistrati ve and Operations I nspection was conducted by CDR R He MILLER CEC USN and staff from COMCBPAC
5 Augus 1966 - MCB-58 predeployment par y consisting of CDR W W De ROTT CECj USN Cononanding Orf cer and staff arrived at MCB ONE camp
15 17 August 1966 t Annual Supply Inspection was conducted by CDR LD HAGEDORN jj
USN and party from COMCBPAC
18 August 966 - Captain Sp ncer R SMITH~ Commander Naval Construction Battalions) U S Atlan ie Fle and Captain E Q UNDERHILL of COMCBPAC visited MCB ONE
25 August 1966 - General Wallace M GREENE~ USMC$ Commandant United St ates Marine COrpS9 visited newly constructed Hawk Missile s it~ on Hill 724
5 September 1966 Deployed DELTA Company w th two officers and hundred men to Chu Lsi to construct three large$ reinforce concrete box culverts of the new crossshywind runway
6 October 1966 - One hundred thLrteen man advance party of MCB -58 arrived at Red Beachraquo DaNang
6 October 966 - F ~st of eight C 141 airraf t departed DaNang airlifting MCB ONE to Davisville Rhode Island
4 Major Problems
o Ci 11 dis urbances during the man h of Apri l and May caused _onsid~rable delay in _ogis support The 0 f-loading 0 cargo ships n DaNang and tn_ transport~g of supplies p mate a15 and equipmen from DaNang were seriouslj impaired
b o Construction of he LAAM Site on Hill 724 was dalayed until the area could be relat vely well secured and adequcite Marine sec ri y forces could be provided
c Equipmen and logistics problems and recommendations are discussed in other sections of th1s reporto
A-2
Units U S N~v truction B ONE
dmin1atratlve Summarr for Deployment March 1966 througb October 1966
1 Personnel Summary (Average for aeployment)
ONBOARD ATTACHED BUT TOTAL CHANGES DURING AT DEPLOY- NOT AT EMPLOY- PERSONNEL PERIOD ~mn SITE MENT SITE ASSIGNED RECEIPTS TRANSFERS
E-9 E-8 1-7 E-6 E-$ vnrated
1 4
25 52 71
14~ 276
0 0 3 8
13 II 21
1 4
28 60 84
156 m
0 0 1 2 3 4
21
0 0 1 2 1 6
2 Totals 574 56 6)0 31 IS Officer 2 1 J 1 1
Breakdown of rsonn 1 attach d but not at d p ym nt slote (Average for deployment)
ADVANCE DETACHMENT SEABEE DEL DETAIL TEAM ECHEWN PARlY SCHOO HOSP BRIG LEAVE
Officers 0 0 1 0 o 0 0
- stad 1 0 30 18 S 2 0 1
70u
675
650
625
600
575
550 525
500
475
AVERAGE
TOTAL ON BOARD
bull Reenlistments Tot for deploymen )
a Separat10 s eligible for ~enli5tment~ 48
Career 10 N n-Career1 38
b ReenllBtment~ g 16
Career 1 Non-Care~rg 4
Includes two early reenlistment bull
c No recommended for r en11stnen ~ 9
Career 3 0 Non-CaNler8 9
d Personn 1 eCeiving separation interviews 103
3 Safety (Totals for eployment)
a Accident S rye
ON DUTY OFF DUTY MANDAIS LOST $ DAMAGES
First Aid 62 0 C
L ampt T 2 0 8 0
Vehle 7 0 0 $5110)
b StJ af~ Y m et n s 7 hOll bull
c 3afety ii 25 h 6
0a Number of cases bear at Capt nls Mstt 105 a ard_d NJPyen 97 awarded aurt-marti ~ 6 bull
4 DiseiE bull
1001
90
80
70
60
0 40
30
20
10
o
DISCIPLINAR ACTITON BY PERCENTAGE OF ON BOARD BATTALION STRENGTH
TarAL D ~CIPLINARY CASES
50 5
40 35 30 ~ 20 15 o
o
5
a of til Ba n remained axe throughout t dp oyment Although erty vas not pemitt_d e ry fort made to pronoe he men w1th living and recreati~nal improvements a8 rapidly pos ible under existing condit_ons This effort along with pride in construe 10U one RampR trip to a variety O East c_ 1 long working hours unde ad r e condi om
campli hinenta and tb B t allon mora
prospect of l in Spl te of
b Berthing pravid d3 ExeUen bull
c Messing providedx Excell_n bull
6 MedicalDenli shy bull ~
a otal patienta eated at sick 11 3698
b Number hOSP1tBliz d~ 26
c On s ck 11~ t at end of p r1od~ 8
d Dental patlen ated 1467
e Total dental proo dures~ 2 80
f tal numbe 0 VD _st 48
NUMBER OF VD CASES JAOB H lrH - AVERAGE 6
15
10
---
round
7 Ch~Elain A L
bull Numb r oJ rvilt ~ 0
b Ie 8 a ndanc 9
B Pub ( 10 )
198bull
b or
c ewpaper su z publLahec1 2
B-5
CHURCH VICE ATTENDANCE
No of personnel
220
60
40
20
o
AVERAGE WEKLY CmmCH ATTENDANCE
9 bull
a Medical and nt Bssistanc to Y etnam a ( oal pound r d pl0 en )
1edical (1) e adults asS1 6150
(2) Number f dult asS1St d 44
(3) unibe of children (under 18 1991 20$7
c to the
telJr p
eonstlll t~on ~ki11
(3) t rial coil paed on Vie uuwolt-a
hamlet of Bach Rinh
provid d to th 1st Battalion 3rd Hosp tal for opound Vie~names ch11dr bull
riv Jd a Red Baeh this de
Ip cyd f_fty- w V~etJlT1ltgt project bull
F am a rving
to he Rerug c hich had burne
MateL nearby IN middot1 ~fgt
w~th the villag
school n h_ 0
Bach Ninh In a s constructed connecti a ne Bchoolh us
(6
civic te r distrtb ted th by
(8) MCB ONE peraonn 1 on construct construct1on c and w Every effort was made 0
would be of asting ben r
10
Up n arri al MCB 0 set up c near th orth m Sinc this area a rela ~vely insecure ~h ollolfing
war rect d at in ervals of thre Fighting po 1tions Taxying in bunke~ Be t possible use w
u red impediJnants to clear ields
hield the camp bull This measur J waa
(3) Fifteen t e~ ioubl pr five faa high fenc were ct d tnple concertina fence -as placed nine y f t beyond th perimeter defensive posit10nB i o~tbo of th doubl~ apron Tanglefoo trip flare and other impedi ent to passage were at g btw n the con-ertina and doubl apron
(4) A fifteen fo t hi h 0 serva-tioD t er was rected atop each corner bunker hese towers sandbagged to protect ~h obB~rver were ne~essary in ord r to get vh _levat~on r q d proper y can tn surrounding level terr~ An M~60 machine g signed to ach corner bunker
of _ach intermediate timber unker an wo spotlighcs w r ach corner b~ with controls 1llside the cor e ponding bunk~ bull
(5) A fUte r ot high p t gh tow r
(6) Two twenty-fiv fa the nort lwest bull or th 1 bull illuminati n not only for 1GB mm but fa 30-r
in
7th Marine Engin~ers than a lnile awayo
ea~t and one 0 th ach locati bull
A du y mortar te hort not CJwas
aD th_ tored at ad so that the enir
pres nt at each m I
d n
d b g
bull a
c or th fi st three mont of the deploymen KCB ONE was plac d under th OPCON of the 1st Ba~t on 3rd Marines Aft r thi tim a Rear Ar De ns Zo was instituted and th OPCON as h Id by h SEVENTH Englneer Ba talion Th SEVENTH Eng r w re un er t OPCON of th Twelfth Marine bull
d ree artillery concentrat10ns were spott d by 13 FSCC Thes concentrations were originally es ablished tor l05MH illumination or HE support After our 81MM mortars assumed th illumina ion requir ent h lo5MM concentratlons wer retained for possible HE quirementa
e a1 security platoon whioh maintained th perimeter -de ate es a eady Pla oon as asstgned fro Headquarte Company On squad of the a~ Platoon bunked wi h be duty mortar team near the Battalion CPa This force was ailabl for ex~e~ patro 0 nternal reinforcemen wb re reqm ad
f Electric sir tor alar 3 g ere 113tsl1 n th MCB ONE C and at 30th NCR Theue signal could be ontrolled from 30th NCR or the Battalion Command Post
li Ordnanc
a Battalions constructing fac 11t_e adJaent to an enstJng c~ or near Vietnamese Villages requi hort rang weapons for per meter watch standera Th assignm nt of shotguns ~o th el1evng batt on will satisty this requiremen bull
b The dehlllllidifi d w aplQ tr ller p ove to b excep onal as et Thes trailers provide th spare weapons
requ~ aecuri y as v_II as a proper environment to stor
12 CoIllllUlIlications
a Equipment
( MCB ONE cted as OltllunL at10ns guad for 30th NCR on tne ANPRC-47 and ANMRC-83 radio let and switchboar Thi I quir -men ne essi ta+ l establlshmen of full time watches for both the radio an _thboard
(2) he ANPRC-25 radio 1f received late in the deployment It app_ to b the solution for short-to-medium rang atlio communications
3) PT 200 (Motor 1 ) Industrial Had 8 were raCB_ved ~n mid-deployment and proved 0 be an invaluable m~an of lnneT-battalion communieatlJIli Thea radiOS battery or extern pow_r d and capabl of rechaging ven while valucle ounted ar light weigh and have preset fre uency wi hang of seven 0 ten mi e hen used nth a maste unit Th_ir amal aiz dep ndabili y and minimum maintenatl requirement make tn_ pre erab to othe radio units f ompar ble range Thirteen slave units and 0 maser were in us by he Battalion A rae l1Inendation has been aubmitted to inc the number of lav unit 0 twenty-t ~o
B-I0
(4) A preventive maintenance program was established for all EE-8 field telephones This was necessary due to the effect of high humidity condition on transmitter receiver and ringer elements
b Problems and Recommendations
(1) The Battalion deployed with forty-five EE-8 phones The installation of sixty phones was neceasary A recommendation haa been made to increase the allowance from three to four 3040 assemblies This would result in four SB-22 switchboards and sixty EE-B or TA-3l2 field telephones
(2) More than forty miles of communication wire was required during camp construction It is recommended that battalions building new camps in-country bring as much as eighty to ninety miles of communication wire with them This quantity of wire would allow thirty miles to remain available for mount-out purposes
(3) Communication wires were initially buried two to three feet beneath the sand However it was often cut by tracked vehicles and backhoes Thi was due partially to the sand shifting in the wind and exposing the wire It is recommended that in sandy locations the wire be placed three to four feet deep or strung overhead Security considerations may in some instances warrant burial of key lines to prevent damage during mortar attacks
B-ll
7 May 1966 = Captain E G UNDERBILL CEC USN and LTCOL DA RIDDERHOFF USMC visLed MCB ONE from COMCBPAC
2 June 1966 - CDR Paul Ro GATES CEC USN relieved CDR Richard T HARDY CEC USN as Commanding Officer of MCB ONE A Ohang ~of-Command ceremony which included a Battalion Pass~in-Rev1ew was held at the MCB ONE Camp Among Honored Gueata present were Rear Admiral T R WESCHLER Commander Naval Support Activity Rear Admiral R R WOODING Commander 3rd Naval Construction Brigade - Brigadier General B Mo ELWOOD Assistant Wing Commander 1 Marine Air WingJ and Captain N R ANDERSON Commander THIRTIETH Naval Construction Reg~en bull
4 July 1966 - 6 July 1966 - The Ba talion Annual Admi nistrati ve and Operations I nspection was conducted by CDR R He MILLER CEC USN and staff from COMCBPAC
5 Augus 1966 - MCB-58 predeployment par y consisting of CDR W W De ROTT CECj USN Cononanding Orf cer and staff arrived at MCB ONE camp
15 17 August 1966 t Annual Supply Inspection was conducted by CDR LD HAGEDORN jj
USN and party from COMCBPAC
18 August 966 - Captain Sp ncer R SMITH~ Commander Naval Construction Battalions) U S Atlan ie Fle and Captain E Q UNDERHILL of COMCBPAC visited MCB ONE
25 August 1966 - General Wallace M GREENE~ USMC$ Commandant United St ates Marine COrpS9 visited newly constructed Hawk Missile s it~ on Hill 724
5 September 1966 Deployed DELTA Company w th two officers and hundred men to Chu Lsi to construct three large$ reinforce concrete box culverts of the new crossshywind runway
6 October 1966 - One hundred thLrteen man advance party of MCB -58 arrived at Red Beachraquo DaNang
6 October 966 - F ~st of eight C 141 airraf t departed DaNang airlifting MCB ONE to Davisville Rhode Island
4 Major Problems
o Ci 11 dis urbances during the man h of Apri l and May caused _onsid~rable delay in _ogis support The 0 f-loading 0 cargo ships n DaNang and tn_ transport~g of supplies p mate a15 and equipmen from DaNang were seriouslj impaired
b o Construction of he LAAM Site on Hill 724 was dalayed until the area could be relat vely well secured and adequcite Marine sec ri y forces could be provided
c Equipmen and logistics problems and recommendations are discussed in other sections of th1s reporto
A-2
Units U S N~v truction B ONE
dmin1atratlve Summarr for Deployment March 1966 througb October 1966
1 Personnel Summary (Average for aeployment)
ONBOARD ATTACHED BUT TOTAL CHANGES DURING AT DEPLOY- NOT AT EMPLOY- PERSONNEL PERIOD ~mn SITE MENT SITE ASSIGNED RECEIPTS TRANSFERS
E-9 E-8 1-7 E-6 E-$ vnrated
1 4
25 52 71
14~ 276
0 0 3 8
13 II 21
1 4
28 60 84
156 m
0 0 1 2 3 4
21
0 0 1 2 1 6
2 Totals 574 56 6)0 31 IS Officer 2 1 J 1 1
Breakdown of rsonn 1 attach d but not at d p ym nt slote (Average for deployment)
ADVANCE DETACHMENT SEABEE DEL DETAIL TEAM ECHEWN PARlY SCHOO HOSP BRIG LEAVE
Officers 0 0 1 0 o 0 0
- stad 1 0 30 18 S 2 0 1
70u
675
650
625
600
575
550 525
500
475
AVERAGE
TOTAL ON BOARD
bull Reenlistments Tot for deploymen )
a Separat10 s eligible for ~enli5tment~ 48
Career 10 N n-Career1 38
b ReenllBtment~ g 16
Career 1 Non-Care~rg 4
Includes two early reenlistment bull
c No recommended for r en11stnen ~ 9
Career 3 0 Non-CaNler8 9
d Personn 1 eCeiving separation interviews 103
3 Safety (Totals for eployment)
a Accident S rye
ON DUTY OFF DUTY MANDAIS LOST $ DAMAGES
First Aid 62 0 C
L ampt T 2 0 8 0
Vehle 7 0 0 $5110)
b StJ af~ Y m et n s 7 hOll bull
c 3afety ii 25 h 6
0a Number of cases bear at Capt nls Mstt 105 a ard_d NJPyen 97 awarded aurt-marti ~ 6 bull
4 DiseiE bull
1001
90
80
70
60
0 40
30
20
10
o
DISCIPLINAR ACTITON BY PERCENTAGE OF ON BOARD BATTALION STRENGTH
TarAL D ~CIPLINARY CASES
50 5
40 35 30 ~ 20 15 o
o
5
a of til Ba n remained axe throughout t dp oyment Although erty vas not pemitt_d e ry fort made to pronoe he men w1th living and recreati~nal improvements a8 rapidly pos ible under existing condit_ons This effort along with pride in construe 10U one RampR trip to a variety O East c_ 1 long working hours unde ad r e condi om
campli hinenta and tb B t allon mora
prospect of l in Spl te of
b Berthing pravid d3 ExeUen bull
c Messing providedx Excell_n bull
6 MedicalDenli shy bull ~
a otal patienta eated at sick 11 3698
b Number hOSP1tBliz d~ 26
c On s ck 11~ t at end of p r1od~ 8
d Dental patlen ated 1467
e Total dental proo dures~ 2 80
f tal numbe 0 VD _st 48
NUMBER OF VD CASES JAOB H lrH - AVERAGE 6
15
10
---
round
7 Ch~Elain A L
bull Numb r oJ rvilt ~ 0
b Ie 8 a ndanc 9
B Pub ( 10 )
198bull
b or
c ewpaper su z publLahec1 2
B-5
CHURCH VICE ATTENDANCE
No of personnel
220
60
40
20
o
AVERAGE WEKLY CmmCH ATTENDANCE
9 bull
a Medical and nt Bssistanc to Y etnam a ( oal pound r d pl0 en )
1edical (1) e adults asS1 6150
(2) Number f dult asS1St d 44
(3) unibe of children (under 18 1991 20$7
c to the
telJr p
eonstlll t~on ~ki11
(3) t rial coil paed on Vie uuwolt-a
hamlet of Bach Rinh
provid d to th 1st Battalion 3rd Hosp tal for opound Vie~names ch11dr bull
riv Jd a Red Baeh this de
Ip cyd f_fty- w V~etJlT1ltgt project bull
F am a rving
to he Rerug c hich had burne
MateL nearby IN middot1 ~fgt
w~th the villag
school n h_ 0
Bach Ninh In a s constructed connecti a ne Bchoolh us
(6
civic te r distrtb ted th by
(8) MCB ONE peraonn 1 on construct construct1on c and w Every effort was made 0
would be of asting ben r
10
Up n arri al MCB 0 set up c near th orth m Sinc this area a rela ~vely insecure ~h ollolfing
war rect d at in ervals of thre Fighting po 1tions Taxying in bunke~ Be t possible use w
u red impediJnants to clear ields
hield the camp bull This measur J waa
(3) Fifteen t e~ ioubl pr five faa high fenc were ct d tnple concertina fence -as placed nine y f t beyond th perimeter defensive posit10nB i o~tbo of th doubl~ apron Tanglefoo trip flare and other impedi ent to passage were at g btw n the con-ertina and doubl apron
(4) A fifteen fo t hi h 0 serva-tioD t er was rected atop each corner bunker hese towers sandbagged to protect ~h obB~rver were ne~essary in ord r to get vh _levat~on r q d proper y can tn surrounding level terr~ An M~60 machine g signed to ach corner bunker
of _ach intermediate timber unker an wo spotlighcs w r ach corner b~ with controls 1llside the cor e ponding bunk~ bull
(5) A fUte r ot high p t gh tow r
(6) Two twenty-fiv fa the nort lwest bull or th 1 bull illuminati n not only for 1GB mm but fa 30-r
in
7th Marine Engin~ers than a lnile awayo
ea~t and one 0 th ach locati bull
A du y mortar te hort not CJwas
aD th_ tored at ad so that the enir
pres nt at each m I
d n
d b g
bull a
c or th fi st three mont of the deploymen KCB ONE was plac d under th OPCON of the 1st Ba~t on 3rd Marines Aft r thi tim a Rear Ar De ns Zo was instituted and th OPCON as h Id by h SEVENTH Englneer Ba talion Th SEVENTH Eng r w re un er t OPCON of th Twelfth Marine bull
d ree artillery concentrat10ns were spott d by 13 FSCC Thes concentrations were originally es ablished tor l05MH illumination or HE support After our 81MM mortars assumed th illumina ion requir ent h lo5MM concentratlons wer retained for possible HE quirementa
e a1 security platoon whioh maintained th perimeter -de ate es a eady Pla oon as asstgned fro Headquarte Company On squad of the a~ Platoon bunked wi h be duty mortar team near the Battalion CPa This force was ailabl for ex~e~ patro 0 nternal reinforcemen wb re reqm ad
f Electric sir tor alar 3 g ere 113tsl1 n th MCB ONE C and at 30th NCR Theue signal could be ontrolled from 30th NCR or the Battalion Command Post
li Ordnanc
a Battalions constructing fac 11t_e adJaent to an enstJng c~ or near Vietnamese Villages requi hort rang weapons for per meter watch standera Th assignm nt of shotguns ~o th el1evng batt on will satisty this requiremen bull
b The dehlllllidifi d w aplQ tr ller p ove to b excep onal as et Thes trailers provide th spare weapons
requ~ aecuri y as v_II as a proper environment to stor
12 CoIllllUlIlications
a Equipment
( MCB ONE cted as OltllunL at10ns guad for 30th NCR on tne ANPRC-47 and ANMRC-83 radio let and switchboar Thi I quir -men ne essi ta+ l establlshmen of full time watches for both the radio an _thboard
(2) he ANPRC-25 radio 1f received late in the deployment It app_ to b the solution for short-to-medium rang atlio communications
3) PT 200 (Motor 1 ) Industrial Had 8 were raCB_ved ~n mid-deployment and proved 0 be an invaluable m~an of lnneT-battalion communieatlJIli Thea radiOS battery or extern pow_r d and capabl of rechaging ven while valucle ounted ar light weigh and have preset fre uency wi hang of seven 0 ten mi e hen used nth a maste unit Th_ir amal aiz dep ndabili y and minimum maintenatl requirement make tn_ pre erab to othe radio units f ompar ble range Thirteen slave units and 0 maser were in us by he Battalion A rae l1Inendation has been aubmitted to inc the number of lav unit 0 twenty-t ~o
B-I0
(4) A preventive maintenance program was established for all EE-8 field telephones This was necessary due to the effect of high humidity condition on transmitter receiver and ringer elements
b Problems and Recommendations
(1) The Battalion deployed with forty-five EE-8 phones The installation of sixty phones was neceasary A recommendation haa been made to increase the allowance from three to four 3040 assemblies This would result in four SB-22 switchboards and sixty EE-B or TA-3l2 field telephones
(2) More than forty miles of communication wire was required during camp construction It is recommended that battalions building new camps in-country bring as much as eighty to ninety miles of communication wire with them This quantity of wire would allow thirty miles to remain available for mount-out purposes
(3) Communication wires were initially buried two to three feet beneath the sand However it was often cut by tracked vehicles and backhoes Thi was due partially to the sand shifting in the wind and exposing the wire It is recommended that in sandy locations the wire be placed three to four feet deep or strung overhead Security considerations may in some instances warrant burial of key lines to prevent damage during mortar attacks
B-ll
Units U S N~v truction B ONE
dmin1atratlve Summarr for Deployment March 1966 througb October 1966
1 Personnel Summary (Average for aeployment)
ONBOARD ATTACHED BUT TOTAL CHANGES DURING AT DEPLOY- NOT AT EMPLOY- PERSONNEL PERIOD ~mn SITE MENT SITE ASSIGNED RECEIPTS TRANSFERS
E-9 E-8 1-7 E-6 E-$ vnrated
1 4
25 52 71
14~ 276
0 0 3 8
13 II 21
1 4
28 60 84
156 m
0 0 1 2 3 4
21
0 0 1 2 1 6
2 Totals 574 56 6)0 31 IS Officer 2 1 J 1 1
Breakdown of rsonn 1 attach d but not at d p ym nt slote (Average for deployment)
ADVANCE DETACHMENT SEABEE DEL DETAIL TEAM ECHEWN PARlY SCHOO HOSP BRIG LEAVE
Officers 0 0 1 0 o 0 0
- stad 1 0 30 18 S 2 0 1
70u
675
650
625
600
575
550 525
500
475
AVERAGE
TOTAL ON BOARD
bull Reenlistments Tot for deploymen )
a Separat10 s eligible for ~enli5tment~ 48
Career 10 N n-Career1 38
b ReenllBtment~ g 16
Career 1 Non-Care~rg 4
Includes two early reenlistment bull
c No recommended for r en11stnen ~ 9
Career 3 0 Non-CaNler8 9
d Personn 1 eCeiving separation interviews 103
3 Safety (Totals for eployment)
a Accident S rye
ON DUTY OFF DUTY MANDAIS LOST $ DAMAGES
First Aid 62 0 C
L ampt T 2 0 8 0
Vehle 7 0 0 $5110)
b StJ af~ Y m et n s 7 hOll bull
c 3afety ii 25 h 6
0a Number of cases bear at Capt nls Mstt 105 a ard_d NJPyen 97 awarded aurt-marti ~ 6 bull
4 DiseiE bull
1001
90
80
70
60
0 40
30
20
10
o
DISCIPLINAR ACTITON BY PERCENTAGE OF ON BOARD BATTALION STRENGTH
TarAL D ~CIPLINARY CASES
50 5
40 35 30 ~ 20 15 o
o
5
a of til Ba n remained axe throughout t dp oyment Although erty vas not pemitt_d e ry fort made to pronoe he men w1th living and recreati~nal improvements a8 rapidly pos ible under existing condit_ons This effort along with pride in construe 10U one RampR trip to a variety O East c_ 1 long working hours unde ad r e condi om
campli hinenta and tb B t allon mora
prospect of l in Spl te of
b Berthing pravid d3 ExeUen bull
c Messing providedx Excell_n bull
6 MedicalDenli shy bull ~
a otal patienta eated at sick 11 3698
b Number hOSP1tBliz d~ 26
c On s ck 11~ t at end of p r1od~ 8
d Dental patlen ated 1467
e Total dental proo dures~ 2 80
f tal numbe 0 VD _st 48
NUMBER OF VD CASES JAOB H lrH - AVERAGE 6
15
10
---
round
7 Ch~Elain A L
bull Numb r oJ rvilt ~ 0
b Ie 8 a ndanc 9
B Pub ( 10 )
198bull
b or
c ewpaper su z publLahec1 2
B-5
CHURCH VICE ATTENDANCE
No of personnel
220
60
40
20
o
AVERAGE WEKLY CmmCH ATTENDANCE
9 bull
a Medical and nt Bssistanc to Y etnam a ( oal pound r d pl0 en )
1edical (1) e adults asS1 6150
(2) Number f dult asS1St d 44
(3) unibe of children (under 18 1991 20$7
c to the
telJr p
eonstlll t~on ~ki11
(3) t rial coil paed on Vie uuwolt-a
hamlet of Bach Rinh
provid d to th 1st Battalion 3rd Hosp tal for opound Vie~names ch11dr bull
riv Jd a Red Baeh this de
Ip cyd f_fty- w V~etJlT1ltgt project bull
F am a rving
to he Rerug c hich had burne
MateL nearby IN middot1 ~fgt
w~th the villag
school n h_ 0
Bach Ninh In a s constructed connecti a ne Bchoolh us
(6
civic te r distrtb ted th by
(8) MCB ONE peraonn 1 on construct construct1on c and w Every effort was made 0
would be of asting ben r
10
Up n arri al MCB 0 set up c near th orth m Sinc this area a rela ~vely insecure ~h ollolfing
war rect d at in ervals of thre Fighting po 1tions Taxying in bunke~ Be t possible use w
u red impediJnants to clear ields
hield the camp bull This measur J waa
(3) Fifteen t e~ ioubl pr five faa high fenc were ct d tnple concertina fence -as placed nine y f t beyond th perimeter defensive posit10nB i o~tbo of th doubl~ apron Tanglefoo trip flare and other impedi ent to passage were at g btw n the con-ertina and doubl apron
(4) A fifteen fo t hi h 0 serva-tioD t er was rected atop each corner bunker hese towers sandbagged to protect ~h obB~rver were ne~essary in ord r to get vh _levat~on r q d proper y can tn surrounding level terr~ An M~60 machine g signed to ach corner bunker
of _ach intermediate timber unker an wo spotlighcs w r ach corner b~ with controls 1llside the cor e ponding bunk~ bull
(5) A fUte r ot high p t gh tow r
(6) Two twenty-fiv fa the nort lwest bull or th 1 bull illuminati n not only for 1GB mm but fa 30-r
in
7th Marine Engin~ers than a lnile awayo
ea~t and one 0 th ach locati bull
A du y mortar te hort not CJwas
aD th_ tored at ad so that the enir
pres nt at each m I
d n
d b g
bull a
c or th fi st three mont of the deploymen KCB ONE was plac d under th OPCON of the 1st Ba~t on 3rd Marines Aft r thi tim a Rear Ar De ns Zo was instituted and th OPCON as h Id by h SEVENTH Englneer Ba talion Th SEVENTH Eng r w re un er t OPCON of th Twelfth Marine bull
d ree artillery concentrat10ns were spott d by 13 FSCC Thes concentrations were originally es ablished tor l05MH illumination or HE support After our 81MM mortars assumed th illumina ion requir ent h lo5MM concentratlons wer retained for possible HE quirementa
e a1 security platoon whioh maintained th perimeter -de ate es a eady Pla oon as asstgned fro Headquarte Company On squad of the a~ Platoon bunked wi h be duty mortar team near the Battalion CPa This force was ailabl for ex~e~ patro 0 nternal reinforcemen wb re reqm ad
f Electric sir tor alar 3 g ere 113tsl1 n th MCB ONE C and at 30th NCR Theue signal could be ontrolled from 30th NCR or the Battalion Command Post
li Ordnanc
a Battalions constructing fac 11t_e adJaent to an enstJng c~ or near Vietnamese Villages requi hort rang weapons for per meter watch standera Th assignm nt of shotguns ~o th el1evng batt on will satisty this requiremen bull
b The dehlllllidifi d w aplQ tr ller p ove to b excep onal as et Thes trailers provide th spare weapons
requ~ aecuri y as v_II as a proper environment to stor
12 CoIllllUlIlications
a Equipment
( MCB ONE cted as OltllunL at10ns guad for 30th NCR on tne ANPRC-47 and ANMRC-83 radio let and switchboar Thi I quir -men ne essi ta+ l establlshmen of full time watches for both the radio an _thboard
(2) he ANPRC-25 radio 1f received late in the deployment It app_ to b the solution for short-to-medium rang atlio communications
3) PT 200 (Motor 1 ) Industrial Had 8 were raCB_ved ~n mid-deployment and proved 0 be an invaluable m~an of lnneT-battalion communieatlJIli Thea radiOS battery or extern pow_r d and capabl of rechaging ven while valucle ounted ar light weigh and have preset fre uency wi hang of seven 0 ten mi e hen used nth a maste unit Th_ir amal aiz dep ndabili y and minimum maintenatl requirement make tn_ pre erab to othe radio units f ompar ble range Thirteen slave units and 0 maser were in us by he Battalion A rae l1Inendation has been aubmitted to inc the number of lav unit 0 twenty-t ~o
B-I0
(4) A preventive maintenance program was established for all EE-8 field telephones This was necessary due to the effect of high humidity condition on transmitter receiver and ringer elements
b Problems and Recommendations
(1) The Battalion deployed with forty-five EE-8 phones The installation of sixty phones was neceasary A recommendation haa been made to increase the allowance from three to four 3040 assemblies This would result in four SB-22 switchboards and sixty EE-B or TA-3l2 field telephones
(2) More than forty miles of communication wire was required during camp construction It is recommended that battalions building new camps in-country bring as much as eighty to ninety miles of communication wire with them This quantity of wire would allow thirty miles to remain available for mount-out purposes
(3) Communication wires were initially buried two to three feet beneath the sand However it was often cut by tracked vehicles and backhoes Thi was due partially to the sand shifting in the wind and exposing the wire It is recommended that in sandy locations the wire be placed three to four feet deep or strung overhead Security considerations may in some instances warrant burial of key lines to prevent damage during mortar attacks
B-ll
bull Reenlistments Tot for deploymen )
a Separat10 s eligible for ~enli5tment~ 48
Career 10 N n-Career1 38
b ReenllBtment~ g 16
Career 1 Non-Care~rg 4
Includes two early reenlistment bull
c No recommended for r en11stnen ~ 9
Career 3 0 Non-CaNler8 9
d Personn 1 eCeiving separation interviews 103
3 Safety (Totals for eployment)
a Accident S rye
ON DUTY OFF DUTY MANDAIS LOST $ DAMAGES
First Aid 62 0 C
L ampt T 2 0 8 0
Vehle 7 0 0 $5110)
b StJ af~ Y m et n s 7 hOll bull
c 3afety ii 25 h 6
0a Number of cases bear at Capt nls Mstt 105 a ard_d NJPyen 97 awarded aurt-marti ~ 6 bull
4 DiseiE bull
1001
90
80
70
60
0 40
30
20
10
o
DISCIPLINAR ACTITON BY PERCENTAGE OF ON BOARD BATTALION STRENGTH
TarAL D ~CIPLINARY CASES
50 5
40 35 30 ~ 20 15 o
o
5
a of til Ba n remained axe throughout t dp oyment Although erty vas not pemitt_d e ry fort made to pronoe he men w1th living and recreati~nal improvements a8 rapidly pos ible under existing condit_ons This effort along with pride in construe 10U one RampR trip to a variety O East c_ 1 long working hours unde ad r e condi om
campli hinenta and tb B t allon mora
prospect of l in Spl te of
b Berthing pravid d3 ExeUen bull
c Messing providedx Excell_n bull
6 MedicalDenli shy bull ~
a otal patienta eated at sick 11 3698
b Number hOSP1tBliz d~ 26
c On s ck 11~ t at end of p r1od~ 8
d Dental patlen ated 1467
e Total dental proo dures~ 2 80
f tal numbe 0 VD _st 48
NUMBER OF VD CASES JAOB H lrH - AVERAGE 6
15
10
---
round
7 Ch~Elain A L
bull Numb r oJ rvilt ~ 0
b Ie 8 a ndanc 9
B Pub ( 10 )
198bull
b or
c ewpaper su z publLahec1 2
B-5
CHURCH VICE ATTENDANCE
No of personnel
220
60
40
20
o
AVERAGE WEKLY CmmCH ATTENDANCE
9 bull
a Medical and nt Bssistanc to Y etnam a ( oal pound r d pl0 en )
1edical (1) e adults asS1 6150
(2) Number f dult asS1St d 44
(3) unibe of children (under 18 1991 20$7
c to the
telJr p
eonstlll t~on ~ki11
(3) t rial coil paed on Vie uuwolt-a
hamlet of Bach Rinh
provid d to th 1st Battalion 3rd Hosp tal for opound Vie~names ch11dr bull
riv Jd a Red Baeh this de
Ip cyd f_fty- w V~etJlT1ltgt project bull
F am a rving
to he Rerug c hich had burne
MateL nearby IN middot1 ~fgt
w~th the villag
school n h_ 0
Bach Ninh In a s constructed connecti a ne Bchoolh us
(6
civic te r distrtb ted th by
(8) MCB ONE peraonn 1 on construct construct1on c and w Every effort was made 0
would be of asting ben r
10
Up n arri al MCB 0 set up c near th orth m Sinc this area a rela ~vely insecure ~h ollolfing
war rect d at in ervals of thre Fighting po 1tions Taxying in bunke~ Be t possible use w
u red impediJnants to clear ields
hield the camp bull This measur J waa
(3) Fifteen t e~ ioubl pr five faa high fenc were ct d tnple concertina fence -as placed nine y f t beyond th perimeter defensive posit10nB i o~tbo of th doubl~ apron Tanglefoo trip flare and other impedi ent to passage were at g btw n the con-ertina and doubl apron
(4) A fifteen fo t hi h 0 serva-tioD t er was rected atop each corner bunker hese towers sandbagged to protect ~h obB~rver were ne~essary in ord r to get vh _levat~on r q d proper y can tn surrounding level terr~ An M~60 machine g signed to ach corner bunker
of _ach intermediate timber unker an wo spotlighcs w r ach corner b~ with controls 1llside the cor e ponding bunk~ bull
(5) A fUte r ot high p t gh tow r
(6) Two twenty-fiv fa the nort lwest bull or th 1 bull illuminati n not only for 1GB mm but fa 30-r
in
7th Marine Engin~ers than a lnile awayo
ea~t and one 0 th ach locati bull
A du y mortar te hort not CJwas
aD th_ tored at ad so that the enir
pres nt at each m I
d n
d b g
bull a
c or th fi st three mont of the deploymen KCB ONE was plac d under th OPCON of the 1st Ba~t on 3rd Marines Aft r thi tim a Rear Ar De ns Zo was instituted and th OPCON as h Id by h SEVENTH Englneer Ba talion Th SEVENTH Eng r w re un er t OPCON of th Twelfth Marine bull
d ree artillery concentrat10ns were spott d by 13 FSCC Thes concentrations were originally es ablished tor l05MH illumination or HE support After our 81MM mortars assumed th illumina ion requir ent h lo5MM concentratlons wer retained for possible HE quirementa
e a1 security platoon whioh maintained th perimeter -de ate es a eady Pla oon as asstgned fro Headquarte Company On squad of the a~ Platoon bunked wi h be duty mortar team near the Battalion CPa This force was ailabl for ex~e~ patro 0 nternal reinforcemen wb re reqm ad
f Electric sir tor alar 3 g ere 113tsl1 n th MCB ONE C and at 30th NCR Theue signal could be ontrolled from 30th NCR or the Battalion Command Post
li Ordnanc
a Battalions constructing fac 11t_e adJaent to an enstJng c~ or near Vietnamese Villages requi hort rang weapons for per meter watch standera Th assignm nt of shotguns ~o th el1evng batt on will satisty this requiremen bull
b The dehlllllidifi d w aplQ tr ller p ove to b excep onal as et Thes trailers provide th spare weapons
requ~ aecuri y as v_II as a proper environment to stor
12 CoIllllUlIlications
a Equipment
( MCB ONE cted as OltllunL at10ns guad for 30th NCR on tne ANPRC-47 and ANMRC-83 radio let and switchboar Thi I quir -men ne essi ta+ l establlshmen of full time watches for both the radio an _thboard
(2) he ANPRC-25 radio 1f received late in the deployment It app_ to b the solution for short-to-medium rang atlio communications
3) PT 200 (Motor 1 ) Industrial Had 8 were raCB_ved ~n mid-deployment and proved 0 be an invaluable m~an of lnneT-battalion communieatlJIli Thea radiOS battery or extern pow_r d and capabl of rechaging ven while valucle ounted ar light weigh and have preset fre uency wi hang of seven 0 ten mi e hen used nth a maste unit Th_ir amal aiz dep ndabili y and minimum maintenatl requirement make tn_ pre erab to othe radio units f ompar ble range Thirteen slave units and 0 maser were in us by he Battalion A rae l1Inendation has been aubmitted to inc the number of lav unit 0 twenty-t ~o
B-I0
(4) A preventive maintenance program was established for all EE-8 field telephones This was necessary due to the effect of high humidity condition on transmitter receiver and ringer elements
b Problems and Recommendations
(1) The Battalion deployed with forty-five EE-8 phones The installation of sixty phones was neceasary A recommendation haa been made to increase the allowance from three to four 3040 assemblies This would result in four SB-22 switchboards and sixty EE-B or TA-3l2 field telephones
(2) More than forty miles of communication wire was required during camp construction It is recommended that battalions building new camps in-country bring as much as eighty to ninety miles of communication wire with them This quantity of wire would allow thirty miles to remain available for mount-out purposes
(3) Communication wires were initially buried two to three feet beneath the sand However it was often cut by tracked vehicles and backhoes Thi was due partially to the sand shifting in the wind and exposing the wire It is recommended that in sandy locations the wire be placed three to four feet deep or strung overhead Security considerations may in some instances warrant burial of key lines to prevent damage during mortar attacks
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90
80
70
60
0 40
30
20
10
o
DISCIPLINAR ACTITON BY PERCENTAGE OF ON BOARD BATTALION STRENGTH
TarAL D ~CIPLINARY CASES
50 5
40 35 30 ~ 20 15 o
o
5
a of til Ba n remained axe throughout t dp oyment Although erty vas not pemitt_d e ry fort made to pronoe he men w1th living and recreati~nal improvements a8 rapidly pos ible under existing condit_ons This effort along with pride in construe 10U one RampR trip to a variety O East c_ 1 long working hours unde ad r e condi om
campli hinenta and tb B t allon mora
prospect of l in Spl te of
b Berthing pravid d3 ExeUen bull
c Messing providedx Excell_n bull
6 MedicalDenli shy bull ~
a otal patienta eated at sick 11 3698
b Number hOSP1tBliz d~ 26
c On s ck 11~ t at end of p r1od~ 8
d Dental patlen ated 1467
e Total dental proo dures~ 2 80
f tal numbe 0 VD _st 48
NUMBER OF VD CASES JAOB H lrH - AVERAGE 6
15
10
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bull Numb r oJ rvilt ~ 0
b Ie 8 a ndanc 9
B Pub ( 10 )
198bull
b or
c ewpaper su z publLahec1 2
B-5
CHURCH VICE ATTENDANCE
No of personnel
220
60
40
20
o
AVERAGE WEKLY CmmCH ATTENDANCE
9 bull
a Medical and nt Bssistanc to Y etnam a ( oal pound r d pl0 en )
1edical (1) e adults asS1 6150
(2) Number f dult asS1St d 44
(3) unibe of children (under 18 1991 20$7
c to the
telJr p
eonstlll t~on ~ki11
(3) t rial coil paed on Vie uuwolt-a
hamlet of Bach Rinh
provid d to th 1st Battalion 3rd Hosp tal for opound Vie~names ch11dr bull
riv Jd a Red Baeh this de
Ip cyd f_fty- w V~etJlT1ltgt project bull
F am a rving
to he Rerug c hich had burne
MateL nearby IN middot1 ~fgt
w~th the villag
school n h_ 0
Bach Ninh In a s constructed connecti a ne Bchoolh us
(6
civic te r distrtb ted th by
(8) MCB ONE peraonn 1 on construct construct1on c and w Every effort was made 0
would be of asting ben r
10
Up n arri al MCB 0 set up c near th orth m Sinc this area a rela ~vely insecure ~h ollolfing
war rect d at in ervals of thre Fighting po 1tions Taxying in bunke~ Be t possible use w
u red impediJnants to clear ields
hield the camp bull This measur J waa
(3) Fifteen t e~ ioubl pr five faa high fenc were ct d tnple concertina fence -as placed nine y f t beyond th perimeter defensive posit10nB i o~tbo of th doubl~ apron Tanglefoo trip flare and other impedi ent to passage were at g btw n the con-ertina and doubl apron
(4) A fifteen fo t hi h 0 serva-tioD t er was rected atop each corner bunker hese towers sandbagged to protect ~h obB~rver were ne~essary in ord r to get vh _levat~on r q d proper y can tn surrounding level terr~ An M~60 machine g signed to ach corner bunker
of _ach intermediate timber unker an wo spotlighcs w r ach corner b~ with controls 1llside the cor e ponding bunk~ bull
(5) A fUte r ot high p t gh tow r
(6) Two twenty-fiv fa the nort lwest bull or th 1 bull illuminati n not only for 1GB mm but fa 30-r
in
7th Marine Engin~ers than a lnile awayo
ea~t and one 0 th ach locati bull
A du y mortar te hort not CJwas
aD th_ tored at ad so that the enir
pres nt at each m I
d n
d b g
bull a
c or th fi st three mont of the deploymen KCB ONE was plac d under th OPCON of the 1st Ba~t on 3rd Marines Aft r thi tim a Rear Ar De ns Zo was instituted and th OPCON as h Id by h SEVENTH Englneer Ba talion Th SEVENTH Eng r w re un er t OPCON of th Twelfth Marine bull
d ree artillery concentrat10ns were spott d by 13 FSCC Thes concentrations were originally es ablished tor l05MH illumination or HE support After our 81MM mortars assumed th illumina ion requir ent h lo5MM concentratlons wer retained for possible HE quirementa
e a1 security platoon whioh maintained th perimeter -de ate es a eady Pla oon as asstgned fro Headquarte Company On squad of the a~ Platoon bunked wi h be duty mortar team near the Battalion CPa This force was ailabl for ex~e~ patro 0 nternal reinforcemen wb re reqm ad
f Electric sir tor alar 3 g ere 113tsl1 n th MCB ONE C and at 30th NCR Theue signal could be ontrolled from 30th NCR or the Battalion Command Post
li Ordnanc
a Battalions constructing fac 11t_e adJaent to an enstJng c~ or near Vietnamese Villages requi hort rang weapons for per meter watch standera Th assignm nt of shotguns ~o th el1evng batt on will satisty this requiremen bull
b The dehlllllidifi d w aplQ tr ller p ove to b excep onal as et Thes trailers provide th spare weapons
requ~ aecuri y as v_II as a proper environment to stor
12 CoIllllUlIlications
a Equipment
( MCB ONE cted as OltllunL at10ns guad for 30th NCR on tne ANPRC-47 and ANMRC-83 radio let and switchboar Thi I quir -men ne essi ta+ l establlshmen of full time watches for both the radio an _thboard
(2) he ANPRC-25 radio 1f received late in the deployment It app_ to b the solution for short-to-medium rang atlio communications
3) PT 200 (Motor 1 ) Industrial Had 8 were raCB_ved ~n mid-deployment and proved 0 be an invaluable m~an of lnneT-battalion communieatlJIli Thea radiOS battery or extern pow_r d and capabl of rechaging ven while valucle ounted ar light weigh and have preset fre uency wi hang of seven 0 ten mi e hen used nth a maste unit Th_ir amal aiz dep ndabili y and minimum maintenatl requirement make tn_ pre erab to othe radio units f ompar ble range Thirteen slave units and 0 maser were in us by he Battalion A rae l1Inendation has been aubmitted to inc the number of lav unit 0 twenty-t ~o
B-I0
(4) A preventive maintenance program was established for all EE-8 field telephones This was necessary due to the effect of high humidity condition on transmitter receiver and ringer elements
b Problems and Recommendations
(1) The Battalion deployed with forty-five EE-8 phones The installation of sixty phones was neceasary A recommendation haa been made to increase the allowance from three to four 3040 assemblies This would result in four SB-22 switchboards and sixty EE-B or TA-3l2 field telephones
(2) More than forty miles of communication wire was required during camp construction It is recommended that battalions building new camps in-country bring as much as eighty to ninety miles of communication wire with them This quantity of wire would allow thirty miles to remain available for mount-out purposes
(3) Communication wires were initially buried two to three feet beneath the sand However it was often cut by tracked vehicles and backhoes Thi was due partially to the sand shifting in the wind and exposing the wire It is recommended that in sandy locations the wire be placed three to four feet deep or strung overhead Security considerations may in some instances warrant burial of key lines to prevent damage during mortar attacks
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5
a of til Ba n remained axe throughout t dp oyment Although erty vas not pemitt_d e ry fort made to pronoe he men w1th living and recreati~nal improvements a8 rapidly pos ible under existing condit_ons This effort along with pride in construe 10U one RampR trip to a variety O East c_ 1 long working hours unde ad r e condi om
campli hinenta and tb B t allon mora
prospect of l in Spl te of
b Berthing pravid d3 ExeUen bull
c Messing providedx Excell_n bull
6 MedicalDenli shy bull ~
a otal patienta eated at sick 11 3698
b Number hOSP1tBliz d~ 26
c On s ck 11~ t at end of p r1od~ 8
d Dental patlen ated 1467
e Total dental proo dures~ 2 80
f tal numbe 0 VD _st 48
NUMBER OF VD CASES JAOB H lrH - AVERAGE 6
15
10
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round
7 Ch~Elain A L
bull Numb r oJ rvilt ~ 0
b Ie 8 a ndanc 9
B Pub ( 10 )
198bull
b or
c ewpaper su z publLahec1 2
B-5
CHURCH VICE ATTENDANCE
No of personnel
220
60
40
20
o
AVERAGE WEKLY CmmCH ATTENDANCE
9 bull
a Medical and nt Bssistanc to Y etnam a ( oal pound r d pl0 en )
1edical (1) e adults asS1 6150
(2) Number f dult asS1St d 44
(3) unibe of children (under 18 1991 20$7
c to the
telJr p
eonstlll t~on ~ki11
(3) t rial coil paed on Vie uuwolt-a
hamlet of Bach Rinh
provid d to th 1st Battalion 3rd Hosp tal for opound Vie~names ch11dr bull
riv Jd a Red Baeh this de
Ip cyd f_fty- w V~etJlT1ltgt project bull
F am a rving
to he Rerug c hich had burne
MateL nearby IN middot1 ~fgt
w~th the villag
school n h_ 0
Bach Ninh In a s constructed connecti a ne Bchoolh us
(6
civic te r distrtb ted th by
(8) MCB ONE peraonn 1 on construct construct1on c and w Every effort was made 0
would be of asting ben r
10
Up n arri al MCB 0 set up c near th orth m Sinc this area a rela ~vely insecure ~h ollolfing
war rect d at in ervals of thre Fighting po 1tions Taxying in bunke~ Be t possible use w
u red impediJnants to clear ields
hield the camp bull This measur J waa
(3) Fifteen t e~ ioubl pr five faa high fenc were ct d tnple concertina fence -as placed nine y f t beyond th perimeter defensive posit10nB i o~tbo of th doubl~ apron Tanglefoo trip flare and other impedi ent to passage were at g btw n the con-ertina and doubl apron
(4) A fifteen fo t hi h 0 serva-tioD t er was rected atop each corner bunker hese towers sandbagged to protect ~h obB~rver were ne~essary in ord r to get vh _levat~on r q d proper y can tn surrounding level terr~ An M~60 machine g signed to ach corner bunker
of _ach intermediate timber unker an wo spotlighcs w r ach corner b~ with controls 1llside the cor e ponding bunk~ bull
(5) A fUte r ot high p t gh tow r
(6) Two twenty-fiv fa the nort lwest bull or th 1 bull illuminati n not only for 1GB mm but fa 30-r
in
7th Marine Engin~ers than a lnile awayo
ea~t and one 0 th ach locati bull
A du y mortar te hort not CJwas
aD th_ tored at ad so that the enir
pres nt at each m I
d n
d b g
bull a
c or th fi st three mont of the deploymen KCB ONE was plac d under th OPCON of the 1st Ba~t on 3rd Marines Aft r thi tim a Rear Ar De ns Zo was instituted and th OPCON as h Id by h SEVENTH Englneer Ba talion Th SEVENTH Eng r w re un er t OPCON of th Twelfth Marine bull
d ree artillery concentrat10ns were spott d by 13 FSCC Thes concentrations were originally es ablished tor l05MH illumination or HE support After our 81MM mortars assumed th illumina ion requir ent h lo5MM concentratlons wer retained for possible HE quirementa
e a1 security platoon whioh maintained th perimeter -de ate es a eady Pla oon as asstgned fro Headquarte Company On squad of the a~ Platoon bunked wi h be duty mortar team near the Battalion CPa This force was ailabl for ex~e~ patro 0 nternal reinforcemen wb re reqm ad
f Electric sir tor alar 3 g ere 113tsl1 n th MCB ONE C and at 30th NCR Theue signal could be ontrolled from 30th NCR or the Battalion Command Post
li Ordnanc
a Battalions constructing fac 11t_e adJaent to an enstJng c~ or near Vietnamese Villages requi hort rang weapons for per meter watch standera Th assignm nt of shotguns ~o th el1evng batt on will satisty this requiremen bull
b The dehlllllidifi d w aplQ tr ller p ove to b excep onal as et Thes trailers provide th spare weapons
requ~ aecuri y as v_II as a proper environment to stor
12 CoIllllUlIlications
a Equipment
( MCB ONE cted as OltllunL at10ns guad for 30th NCR on tne ANPRC-47 and ANMRC-83 radio let and switchboar Thi I quir -men ne essi ta+ l establlshmen of full time watches for both the radio an _thboard
(2) he ANPRC-25 radio 1f received late in the deployment It app_ to b the solution for short-to-medium rang atlio communications
3) PT 200 (Motor 1 ) Industrial Had 8 were raCB_ved ~n mid-deployment and proved 0 be an invaluable m~an of lnneT-battalion communieatlJIli Thea radiOS battery or extern pow_r d and capabl of rechaging ven while valucle ounted ar light weigh and have preset fre uency wi hang of seven 0 ten mi e hen used nth a maste unit Th_ir amal aiz dep ndabili y and minimum maintenatl requirement make tn_ pre erab to othe radio units f ompar ble range Thirteen slave units and 0 maser were in us by he Battalion A rae l1Inendation has been aubmitted to inc the number of lav unit 0 twenty-t ~o
B-I0
(4) A preventive maintenance program was established for all EE-8 field telephones This was necessary due to the effect of high humidity condition on transmitter receiver and ringer elements
b Problems and Recommendations
(1) The Battalion deployed with forty-five EE-8 phones The installation of sixty phones was neceasary A recommendation haa been made to increase the allowance from three to four 3040 assemblies This would result in four SB-22 switchboards and sixty EE-B or TA-3l2 field telephones
(2) More than forty miles of communication wire was required during camp construction It is recommended that battalions building new camps in-country bring as much as eighty to ninety miles of communication wire with them This quantity of wire would allow thirty miles to remain available for mount-out purposes
(3) Communication wires were initially buried two to three feet beneath the sand However it was often cut by tracked vehicles and backhoes Thi was due partially to the sand shifting in the wind and exposing the wire It is recommended that in sandy locations the wire be placed three to four feet deep or strung overhead Security considerations may in some instances warrant burial of key lines to prevent damage during mortar attacks
B-ll
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round
7 Ch~Elain A L
bull Numb r oJ rvilt ~ 0
b Ie 8 a ndanc 9
B Pub ( 10 )
198bull
b or
c ewpaper su z publLahec1 2
B-5
CHURCH VICE ATTENDANCE
No of personnel
220
60
40
20
o
AVERAGE WEKLY CmmCH ATTENDANCE
9 bull
a Medical and nt Bssistanc to Y etnam a ( oal pound r d pl0 en )
1edical (1) e adults asS1 6150
(2) Number f dult asS1St d 44
(3) unibe of children (under 18 1991 20$7
c to the
telJr p
eonstlll t~on ~ki11
(3) t rial coil paed on Vie uuwolt-a
hamlet of Bach Rinh
provid d to th 1st Battalion 3rd Hosp tal for opound Vie~names ch11dr bull
riv Jd a Red Baeh this de
Ip cyd f_fty- w V~etJlT1ltgt project bull
F am a rving
to he Rerug c hich had burne
MateL nearby IN middot1 ~fgt
w~th the villag
school n h_ 0
Bach Ninh In a s constructed connecti a ne Bchoolh us
(6
civic te r distrtb ted th by
(8) MCB ONE peraonn 1 on construct construct1on c and w Every effort was made 0
would be of asting ben r
10
Up n arri al MCB 0 set up c near th orth m Sinc this area a rela ~vely insecure ~h ollolfing
war rect d at in ervals of thre Fighting po 1tions Taxying in bunke~ Be t possible use w
u red impediJnants to clear ields
hield the camp bull This measur J waa
(3) Fifteen t e~ ioubl pr five faa high fenc were ct d tnple concertina fence -as placed nine y f t beyond th perimeter defensive posit10nB i o~tbo of th doubl~ apron Tanglefoo trip flare and other impedi ent to passage were at g btw n the con-ertina and doubl apron
(4) A fifteen fo t hi h 0 serva-tioD t er was rected atop each corner bunker hese towers sandbagged to protect ~h obB~rver were ne~essary in ord r to get vh _levat~on r q d proper y can tn surrounding level terr~ An M~60 machine g signed to ach corner bunker
of _ach intermediate timber unker an wo spotlighcs w r ach corner b~ with controls 1llside the cor e ponding bunk~ bull
(5) A fUte r ot high p t gh tow r
(6) Two twenty-fiv fa the nort lwest bull or th 1 bull illuminati n not only for 1GB mm but fa 30-r
in
7th Marine Engin~ers than a lnile awayo
ea~t and one 0 th ach locati bull
A du y mortar te hort not CJwas
aD th_ tored at ad so that the enir
pres nt at each m I
d n
d b g
bull a
c or th fi st three mont of the deploymen KCB ONE was plac d under th OPCON of the 1st Ba~t on 3rd Marines Aft r thi tim a Rear Ar De ns Zo was instituted and th OPCON as h Id by h SEVENTH Englneer Ba talion Th SEVENTH Eng r w re un er t OPCON of th Twelfth Marine bull
d ree artillery concentrat10ns were spott d by 13 FSCC Thes concentrations were originally es ablished tor l05MH illumination or HE support After our 81MM mortars assumed th illumina ion requir ent h lo5MM concentratlons wer retained for possible HE quirementa
e a1 security platoon whioh maintained th perimeter -de ate es a eady Pla oon as asstgned fro Headquarte Company On squad of the a~ Platoon bunked wi h be duty mortar team near the Battalion CPa This force was ailabl for ex~e~ patro 0 nternal reinforcemen wb re reqm ad
f Electric sir tor alar 3 g ere 113tsl1 n th MCB ONE C and at 30th NCR Theue signal could be ontrolled from 30th NCR or the Battalion Command Post
li Ordnanc
a Battalions constructing fac 11t_e adJaent to an enstJng c~ or near Vietnamese Villages requi hort rang weapons for per meter watch standera Th assignm nt of shotguns ~o th el1evng batt on will satisty this requiremen bull
b The dehlllllidifi d w aplQ tr ller p ove to b excep onal as et Thes trailers provide th spare weapons
requ~ aecuri y as v_II as a proper environment to stor
12 CoIllllUlIlications
a Equipment
( MCB ONE cted as OltllunL at10ns guad for 30th NCR on tne ANPRC-47 and ANMRC-83 radio let and switchboar Thi I quir -men ne essi ta+ l establlshmen of full time watches for both the radio an _thboard
(2) he ANPRC-25 radio 1f received late in the deployment It app_ to b the solution for short-to-medium rang atlio communications
3) PT 200 (Motor 1 ) Industrial Had 8 were raCB_ved ~n mid-deployment and proved 0 be an invaluable m~an of lnneT-battalion communieatlJIli Thea radiOS battery or extern pow_r d and capabl of rechaging ven while valucle ounted ar light weigh and have preset fre uency wi hang of seven 0 ten mi e hen used nth a maste unit Th_ir amal aiz dep ndabili y and minimum maintenatl requirement make tn_ pre erab to othe radio units f ompar ble range Thirteen slave units and 0 maser were in us by he Battalion A rae l1Inendation has been aubmitted to inc the number of lav unit 0 twenty-t ~o
B-I0
(4) A preventive maintenance program was established for all EE-8 field telephones This was necessary due to the effect of high humidity condition on transmitter receiver and ringer elements
b Problems and Recommendations
(1) The Battalion deployed with forty-five EE-8 phones The installation of sixty phones was neceasary A recommendation haa been made to increase the allowance from three to four 3040 assemblies This would result in four SB-22 switchboards and sixty EE-B or TA-3l2 field telephones
(2) More than forty miles of communication wire was required during camp construction It is recommended that battalions building new camps in-country bring as much as eighty to ninety miles of communication wire with them This quantity of wire would allow thirty miles to remain available for mount-out purposes
(3) Communication wires were initially buried two to three feet beneath the sand However it was often cut by tracked vehicles and backhoes Thi was due partially to the sand shifting in the wind and exposing the wire It is recommended that in sandy locations the wire be placed three to four feet deep or strung overhead Security considerations may in some instances warrant burial of key lines to prevent damage during mortar attacks
B-ll
CHURCH VICE ATTENDANCE
No of personnel
220
60
40
20
o
AVERAGE WEKLY CmmCH ATTENDANCE
9 bull
a Medical and nt Bssistanc to Y etnam a ( oal pound r d pl0 en )
1edical (1) e adults asS1 6150
(2) Number f dult asS1St d 44
(3) unibe of children (under 18 1991 20$7
c to the
telJr p
eonstlll t~on ~ki11
(3) t rial coil paed on Vie uuwolt-a
hamlet of Bach Rinh
provid d to th 1st Battalion 3rd Hosp tal for opound Vie~names ch11dr bull
riv Jd a Red Baeh this de
Ip cyd f_fty- w V~etJlT1ltgt project bull
F am a rving
to he Rerug c hich had burne
MateL nearby IN middot1 ~fgt
w~th the villag
school n h_ 0
Bach Ninh In a s constructed connecti a ne Bchoolh us
(6
civic te r distrtb ted th by
(8) MCB ONE peraonn 1 on construct construct1on c and w Every effort was made 0
would be of asting ben r
10
Up n arri al MCB 0 set up c near th orth m Sinc this area a rela ~vely insecure ~h ollolfing
war rect d at in ervals of thre Fighting po 1tions Taxying in bunke~ Be t possible use w
u red impediJnants to clear ields
hield the camp bull This measur J waa
(3) Fifteen t e~ ioubl pr five faa high fenc were ct d tnple concertina fence -as placed nine y f t beyond th perimeter defensive posit10nB i o~tbo of th doubl~ apron Tanglefoo trip flare and other impedi ent to passage were at g btw n the con-ertina and doubl apron
(4) A fifteen fo t hi h 0 serva-tioD t er was rected atop each corner bunker hese towers sandbagged to protect ~h obB~rver were ne~essary in ord r to get vh _levat~on r q d proper y can tn surrounding level terr~ An M~60 machine g signed to ach corner bunker
of _ach intermediate timber unker an wo spotlighcs w r ach corner b~ with controls 1llside the cor e ponding bunk~ bull
(5) A fUte r ot high p t gh tow r
(6) Two twenty-fiv fa the nort lwest bull or th 1 bull illuminati n not only for 1GB mm but fa 30-r
in
7th Marine Engin~ers than a lnile awayo
ea~t and one 0 th ach locati bull
A du y mortar te hort not CJwas
aD th_ tored at ad so that the enir
pres nt at each m I
d n
d b g
bull a
c or th fi st three mont of the deploymen KCB ONE was plac d under th OPCON of the 1st Ba~t on 3rd Marines Aft r thi tim a Rear Ar De ns Zo was instituted and th OPCON as h Id by h SEVENTH Englneer Ba talion Th SEVENTH Eng r w re un er t OPCON of th Twelfth Marine bull
d ree artillery concentrat10ns were spott d by 13 FSCC Thes concentrations were originally es ablished tor l05MH illumination or HE support After our 81MM mortars assumed th illumina ion requir ent h lo5MM concentratlons wer retained for possible HE quirementa
e a1 security platoon whioh maintained th perimeter -de ate es a eady Pla oon as asstgned fro Headquarte Company On squad of the a~ Platoon bunked wi h be duty mortar team near the Battalion CPa This force was ailabl for ex~e~ patro 0 nternal reinforcemen wb re reqm ad
f Electric sir tor alar 3 g ere 113tsl1 n th MCB ONE C and at 30th NCR Theue signal could be ontrolled from 30th NCR or the Battalion Command Post
li Ordnanc
a Battalions constructing fac 11t_e adJaent to an enstJng c~ or near Vietnamese Villages requi hort rang weapons for per meter watch standera Th assignm nt of shotguns ~o th el1evng batt on will satisty this requiremen bull
b The dehlllllidifi d w aplQ tr ller p ove to b excep onal as et Thes trailers provide th spare weapons
requ~ aecuri y as v_II as a proper environment to stor
12 CoIllllUlIlications
a Equipment
( MCB ONE cted as OltllunL at10ns guad for 30th NCR on tne ANPRC-47 and ANMRC-83 radio let and switchboar Thi I quir -men ne essi ta+ l establlshmen of full time watches for both the radio an _thboard
(2) he ANPRC-25 radio 1f received late in the deployment It app_ to b the solution for short-to-medium rang atlio communications
3) PT 200 (Motor 1 ) Industrial Had 8 were raCB_ved ~n mid-deployment and proved 0 be an invaluable m~an of lnneT-battalion communieatlJIli Thea radiOS battery or extern pow_r d and capabl of rechaging ven while valucle ounted ar light weigh and have preset fre uency wi hang of seven 0 ten mi e hen used nth a maste unit Th_ir amal aiz dep ndabili y and minimum maintenatl requirement make tn_ pre erab to othe radio units f ompar ble range Thirteen slave units and 0 maser were in us by he Battalion A rae l1Inendation has been aubmitted to inc the number of lav unit 0 twenty-t ~o
B-I0
(4) A preventive maintenance program was established for all EE-8 field telephones This was necessary due to the effect of high humidity condition on transmitter receiver and ringer elements
b Problems and Recommendations
(1) The Battalion deployed with forty-five EE-8 phones The installation of sixty phones was neceasary A recommendation haa been made to increase the allowance from three to four 3040 assemblies This would result in four SB-22 switchboards and sixty EE-B or TA-3l2 field telephones
(2) More than forty miles of communication wire was required during camp construction It is recommended that battalions building new camps in-country bring as much as eighty to ninety miles of communication wire with them This quantity of wire would allow thirty miles to remain available for mount-out purposes
(3) Communication wires were initially buried two to three feet beneath the sand However it was often cut by tracked vehicles and backhoes Thi was due partially to the sand shifting in the wind and exposing the wire It is recommended that in sandy locations the wire be placed three to four feet deep or strung overhead Security considerations may in some instances warrant burial of key lines to prevent damage during mortar attacks
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(3) t rial coil paed on Vie uuwolt-a
hamlet of Bach Rinh
provid d to th 1st Battalion 3rd Hosp tal for opound Vie~names ch11dr bull
riv Jd a Red Baeh this de
Ip cyd f_fty- w V~etJlT1ltgt project bull
F am a rving
to he Rerug c hich had burne
MateL nearby IN middot1 ~fgt
w~th the villag
school n h_ 0
Bach Ninh In a s constructed connecti a ne Bchoolh us
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civic te r distrtb ted th by
(8) MCB ONE peraonn 1 on construct construct1on c and w Every effort was made 0
would be of asting ben r
10
Up n arri al MCB 0 set up c near th orth m Sinc this area a rela ~vely insecure ~h ollolfing
war rect d at in ervals of thre Fighting po 1tions Taxying in bunke~ Be t possible use w
u red impediJnants to clear ields
hield the camp bull This measur J waa
(3) Fifteen t e~ ioubl pr five faa high fenc were ct d tnple concertina fence -as placed nine y f t beyond th perimeter defensive posit10nB i o~tbo of th doubl~ apron Tanglefoo trip flare and other impedi ent to passage were at g btw n the con-ertina and doubl apron
(4) A fifteen fo t hi h 0 serva-tioD t er was rected atop each corner bunker hese towers sandbagged to protect ~h obB~rver were ne~essary in ord r to get vh _levat~on r q d proper y can tn surrounding level terr~ An M~60 machine g signed to ach corner bunker
of _ach intermediate timber unker an wo spotlighcs w r ach corner b~ with controls 1llside the cor e ponding bunk~ bull
(5) A fUte r ot high p t gh tow r
(6) Two twenty-fiv fa the nort lwest bull or th 1 bull illuminati n not only for 1GB mm but fa 30-r
in
7th Marine Engin~ers than a lnile awayo
ea~t and one 0 th ach locati bull
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pres nt at each m I
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c or th fi st three mont of the deploymen KCB ONE was plac d under th OPCON of the 1st Ba~t on 3rd Marines Aft r thi tim a Rear Ar De ns Zo was instituted and th OPCON as h Id by h SEVENTH Englneer Ba talion Th SEVENTH Eng r w re un er t OPCON of th Twelfth Marine bull
d ree artillery concentrat10ns were spott d by 13 FSCC Thes concentrations were originally es ablished tor l05MH illumination or HE support After our 81MM mortars assumed th illumina ion requir ent h lo5MM concentratlons wer retained for possible HE quirementa
e a1 security platoon whioh maintained th perimeter -de ate es a eady Pla oon as asstgned fro Headquarte Company On squad of the a~ Platoon bunked wi h be duty mortar team near the Battalion CPa This force was ailabl for ex~e~ patro 0 nternal reinforcemen wb re reqm ad
f Electric sir tor alar 3 g ere 113tsl1 n th MCB ONE C and at 30th NCR Theue signal could be ontrolled from 30th NCR or the Battalion Command Post
li Ordnanc
a Battalions constructing fac 11t_e adJaent to an enstJng c~ or near Vietnamese Villages requi hort rang weapons for per meter watch standera Th assignm nt of shotguns ~o th el1evng batt on will satisty this requiremen bull
b The dehlllllidifi d w aplQ tr ller p ove to b excep onal as et Thes trailers provide th spare weapons
requ~ aecuri y as v_II as a proper environment to stor
12 CoIllllUlIlications
a Equipment
( MCB ONE cted as OltllunL at10ns guad for 30th NCR on tne ANPRC-47 and ANMRC-83 radio let and switchboar Thi I quir -men ne essi ta+ l establlshmen of full time watches for both the radio an _thboard
(2) he ANPRC-25 radio 1f received late in the deployment It app_ to b the solution for short-to-medium rang atlio communications
3) PT 200 (Motor 1 ) Industrial Had 8 were raCB_ved ~n mid-deployment and proved 0 be an invaluable m~an of lnneT-battalion communieatlJIli Thea radiOS battery or extern pow_r d and capabl of rechaging ven while valucle ounted ar light weigh and have preset fre uency wi hang of seven 0 ten mi e hen used nth a maste unit Th_ir amal aiz dep ndabili y and minimum maintenatl requirement make tn_ pre erab to othe radio units f ompar ble range Thirteen slave units and 0 maser were in us by he Battalion A rae l1Inendation has been aubmitted to inc the number of lav unit 0 twenty-t ~o
B-I0
(4) A preventive maintenance program was established for all EE-8 field telephones This was necessary due to the effect of high humidity condition on transmitter receiver and ringer elements
b Problems and Recommendations
(1) The Battalion deployed with forty-five EE-8 phones The installation of sixty phones was neceasary A recommendation haa been made to increase the allowance from three to four 3040 assemblies This would result in four SB-22 switchboards and sixty EE-B or TA-3l2 field telephones
(2) More than forty miles of communication wire was required during camp construction It is recommended that battalions building new camps in-country bring as much as eighty to ninety miles of communication wire with them This quantity of wire would allow thirty miles to remain available for mount-out purposes
(3) Communication wires were initially buried two to three feet beneath the sand However it was often cut by tracked vehicles and backhoes Thi was due partially to the sand shifting in the wind and exposing the wire It is recommended that in sandy locations the wire be placed three to four feet deep or strung overhead Security considerations may in some instances warrant burial of key lines to prevent damage during mortar attacks
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(3) t rial coil paed on Vie uuwolt-a
hamlet of Bach Rinh
provid d to th 1st Battalion 3rd Hosp tal for opound Vie~names ch11dr bull
riv Jd a Red Baeh this de
Ip cyd f_fty- w V~etJlT1ltgt project bull
F am a rving
to he Rerug c hich had burne
MateL nearby IN middot1 ~fgt
w~th the villag
school n h_ 0
Bach Ninh In a s constructed connecti a ne Bchoolh us
(6
civic te r distrtb ted th by
(8) MCB ONE peraonn 1 on construct construct1on c and w Every effort was made 0
would be of asting ben r
10
Up n arri al MCB 0 set up c near th orth m Sinc this area a rela ~vely insecure ~h ollolfing
war rect d at in ervals of thre Fighting po 1tions Taxying in bunke~ Be t possible use w
u red impediJnants to clear ields
hield the camp bull This measur J waa
(3) Fifteen t e~ ioubl pr five faa high fenc were ct d tnple concertina fence -as placed nine y f t beyond th perimeter defensive posit10nB i o~tbo of th doubl~ apron Tanglefoo trip flare and other impedi ent to passage were at g btw n the con-ertina and doubl apron
(4) A fifteen fo t hi h 0 serva-tioD t er was rected atop each corner bunker hese towers sandbagged to protect ~h obB~rver were ne~essary in ord r to get vh _levat~on r q d proper y can tn surrounding level terr~ An M~60 machine g signed to ach corner bunker
of _ach intermediate timber unker an wo spotlighcs w r ach corner b~ with controls 1llside the cor e ponding bunk~ bull
(5) A fUte r ot high p t gh tow r
(6) Two twenty-fiv fa the nort lwest bull or th 1 bull illuminati n not only for 1GB mm but fa 30-r
in
7th Marine Engin~ers than a lnile awayo
ea~t and one 0 th ach locati bull
A du y mortar te hort not CJwas
aD th_ tored at ad so that the enir
pres nt at each m I
d n
d b g
bull a
c or th fi st three mont of the deploymen KCB ONE was plac d under th OPCON of the 1st Ba~t on 3rd Marines Aft r thi tim a Rear Ar De ns Zo was instituted and th OPCON as h Id by h SEVENTH Englneer Ba talion Th SEVENTH Eng r w re un er t OPCON of th Twelfth Marine bull
d ree artillery concentrat10ns were spott d by 13 FSCC Thes concentrations were originally es ablished tor l05MH illumination or HE support After our 81MM mortars assumed th illumina ion requir ent h lo5MM concentratlons wer retained for possible HE quirementa
e a1 security platoon whioh maintained th perimeter -de ate es a eady Pla oon as asstgned fro Headquarte Company On squad of the a~ Platoon bunked wi h be duty mortar team near the Battalion CPa This force was ailabl for ex~e~ patro 0 nternal reinforcemen wb re reqm ad
f Electric sir tor alar 3 g ere 113tsl1 n th MCB ONE C and at 30th NCR Theue signal could be ontrolled from 30th NCR or the Battalion Command Post
li Ordnanc
a Battalions constructing fac 11t_e adJaent to an enstJng c~ or near Vietnamese Villages requi hort rang weapons for per meter watch standera Th assignm nt of shotguns ~o th el1evng batt on will satisty this requiremen bull
b The dehlllllidifi d w aplQ tr ller p ove to b excep onal as et Thes trailers provide th spare weapons
requ~ aecuri y as v_II as a proper environment to stor
12 CoIllllUlIlications
a Equipment
( MCB ONE cted as OltllunL at10ns guad for 30th NCR on tne ANPRC-47 and ANMRC-83 radio let and switchboar Thi I quir -men ne essi ta+ l establlshmen of full time watches for both the radio an _thboard
(2) he ANPRC-25 radio 1f received late in the deployment It app_ to b the solution for short-to-medium rang atlio communications
3) PT 200 (Motor 1 ) Industrial Had 8 were raCB_ved ~n mid-deployment and proved 0 be an invaluable m~an of lnneT-battalion communieatlJIli Thea radiOS battery or extern pow_r d and capabl of rechaging ven while valucle ounted ar light weigh and have preset fre uency wi hang of seven 0 ten mi e hen used nth a maste unit Th_ir amal aiz dep ndabili y and minimum maintenatl requirement make tn_ pre erab to othe radio units f ompar ble range Thirteen slave units and 0 maser were in us by he Battalion A rae l1Inendation has been aubmitted to inc the number of lav unit 0 twenty-t ~o
B-I0
(4) A preventive maintenance program was established for all EE-8 field telephones This was necessary due to the effect of high humidity condition on transmitter receiver and ringer elements
b Problems and Recommendations
(1) The Battalion deployed with forty-five EE-8 phones The installation of sixty phones was neceasary A recommendation haa been made to increase the allowance from three to four 3040 assemblies This would result in four SB-22 switchboards and sixty EE-B or TA-3l2 field telephones
(2) More than forty miles of communication wire was required during camp construction It is recommended that battalions building new camps in-country bring as much as eighty to ninety miles of communication wire with them This quantity of wire would allow thirty miles to remain available for mount-out purposes
(3) Communication wires were initially buried two to three feet beneath the sand However it was often cut by tracked vehicles and backhoes Thi was due partially to the sand shifting in the wind and exposing the wire It is recommended that in sandy locations the wire be placed three to four feet deep or strung overhead Security considerations may in some instances warrant burial of key lines to prevent damage during mortar attacks
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10
Up n arri al MCB 0 set up c near th orth m Sinc this area a rela ~vely insecure ~h ollolfing
war rect d at in ervals of thre Fighting po 1tions Taxying in bunke~ Be t possible use w
u red impediJnants to clear ields
hield the camp bull This measur J waa
(3) Fifteen t e~ ioubl pr five faa high fenc were ct d tnple concertina fence -as placed nine y f t beyond th perimeter defensive posit10nB i o~tbo of th doubl~ apron Tanglefoo trip flare and other impedi ent to passage were at g btw n the con-ertina and doubl apron
(4) A fifteen fo t hi h 0 serva-tioD t er was rected atop each corner bunker hese towers sandbagged to protect ~h obB~rver were ne~essary in ord r to get vh _levat~on r q d proper y can tn surrounding level terr~ An M~60 machine g signed to ach corner bunker
of _ach intermediate timber unker an wo spotlighcs w r ach corner b~ with controls 1llside the cor e ponding bunk~ bull
(5) A fUte r ot high p t gh tow r
(6) Two twenty-fiv fa the nort lwest bull or th 1 bull illuminati n not only for 1GB mm but fa 30-r
in
7th Marine Engin~ers than a lnile awayo
ea~t and one 0 th ach locati bull
A du y mortar te hort not CJwas
aD th_ tored at ad so that the enir
pres nt at each m I
d n
d b g
bull a
c or th fi st three mont of the deploymen KCB ONE was plac d under th OPCON of the 1st Ba~t on 3rd Marines Aft r thi tim a Rear Ar De ns Zo was instituted and th OPCON as h Id by h SEVENTH Englneer Ba talion Th SEVENTH Eng r w re un er t OPCON of th Twelfth Marine bull
d ree artillery concentrat10ns were spott d by 13 FSCC Thes concentrations were originally es ablished tor l05MH illumination or HE support After our 81MM mortars assumed th illumina ion requir ent h lo5MM concentratlons wer retained for possible HE quirementa
e a1 security platoon whioh maintained th perimeter -de ate es a eady Pla oon as asstgned fro Headquarte Company On squad of the a~ Platoon bunked wi h be duty mortar team near the Battalion CPa This force was ailabl for ex~e~ patro 0 nternal reinforcemen wb re reqm ad
f Electric sir tor alar 3 g ere 113tsl1 n th MCB ONE C and at 30th NCR Theue signal could be ontrolled from 30th NCR or the Battalion Command Post
li Ordnanc
a Battalions constructing fac 11t_e adJaent to an enstJng c~ or near Vietnamese Villages requi hort rang weapons for per meter watch standera Th assignm nt of shotguns ~o th el1evng batt on will satisty this requiremen bull
b The dehlllllidifi d w aplQ tr ller p ove to b excep onal as et Thes trailers provide th spare weapons
requ~ aecuri y as v_II as a proper environment to stor
12 CoIllllUlIlications
a Equipment
( MCB ONE cted as OltllunL at10ns guad for 30th NCR on tne ANPRC-47 and ANMRC-83 radio let and switchboar Thi I quir -men ne essi ta+ l establlshmen of full time watches for both the radio an _thboard
(2) he ANPRC-25 radio 1f received late in the deployment It app_ to b the solution for short-to-medium rang atlio communications
3) PT 200 (Motor 1 ) Industrial Had 8 were raCB_ved ~n mid-deployment and proved 0 be an invaluable m~an of lnneT-battalion communieatlJIli Thea radiOS battery or extern pow_r d and capabl of rechaging ven while valucle ounted ar light weigh and have preset fre uency wi hang of seven 0 ten mi e hen used nth a maste unit Th_ir amal aiz dep ndabili y and minimum maintenatl requirement make tn_ pre erab to othe radio units f ompar ble range Thirteen slave units and 0 maser were in us by he Battalion A rae l1Inendation has been aubmitted to inc the number of lav unit 0 twenty-t ~o
B-I0
(4) A preventive maintenance program was established for all EE-8 field telephones This was necessary due to the effect of high humidity condition on transmitter receiver and ringer elements
b Problems and Recommendations
(1) The Battalion deployed with forty-five EE-8 phones The installation of sixty phones was neceasary A recommendation haa been made to increase the allowance from three to four 3040 assemblies This would result in four SB-22 switchboards and sixty EE-B or TA-3l2 field telephones
(2) More than forty miles of communication wire was required during camp construction It is recommended that battalions building new camps in-country bring as much as eighty to ninety miles of communication wire with them This quantity of wire would allow thirty miles to remain available for mount-out purposes
(3) Communication wires were initially buried two to three feet beneath the sand However it was often cut by tracked vehicles and backhoes Thi was due partially to the sand shifting in the wind and exposing the wire It is recommended that in sandy locations the wire be placed three to four feet deep or strung overhead Security considerations may in some instances warrant burial of key lines to prevent damage during mortar attacks
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c or th fi st three mont of the deploymen KCB ONE was plac d under th OPCON of the 1st Ba~t on 3rd Marines Aft r thi tim a Rear Ar De ns Zo was instituted and th OPCON as h Id by h SEVENTH Englneer Ba talion Th SEVENTH Eng r w re un er t OPCON of th Twelfth Marine bull
d ree artillery concentrat10ns were spott d by 13 FSCC Thes concentrations were originally es ablished tor l05MH illumination or HE support After our 81MM mortars assumed th illumina ion requir ent h lo5MM concentratlons wer retained for possible HE quirementa
e a1 security platoon whioh maintained th perimeter -de ate es a eady Pla oon as asstgned fro Headquarte Company On squad of the a~ Platoon bunked wi h be duty mortar team near the Battalion CPa This force was ailabl for ex~e~ patro 0 nternal reinforcemen wb re reqm ad
f Electric sir tor alar 3 g ere 113tsl1 n th MCB ONE C and at 30th NCR Theue signal could be ontrolled from 30th NCR or the Battalion Command Post
li Ordnanc
a Battalions constructing fac 11t_e adJaent to an enstJng c~ or near Vietnamese Villages requi hort rang weapons for per meter watch standera Th assignm nt of shotguns ~o th el1evng batt on will satisty this requiremen bull
b The dehlllllidifi d w aplQ tr ller p ove to b excep onal as et Thes trailers provide th spare weapons
requ~ aecuri y as v_II as a proper environment to stor
12 CoIllllUlIlications
a Equipment
( MCB ONE cted as OltllunL at10ns guad for 30th NCR on tne ANPRC-47 and ANMRC-83 radio let and switchboar Thi I quir -men ne essi ta+ l establlshmen of full time watches for both the radio an _thboard
(2) he ANPRC-25 radio 1f received late in the deployment It app_ to b the solution for short-to-medium rang atlio communications
3) PT 200 (Motor 1 ) Industrial Had 8 were raCB_ved ~n mid-deployment and proved 0 be an invaluable m~an of lnneT-battalion communieatlJIli Thea radiOS battery or extern pow_r d and capabl of rechaging ven while valucle ounted ar light weigh and have preset fre uency wi hang of seven 0 ten mi e hen used nth a maste unit Th_ir amal aiz dep ndabili y and minimum maintenatl requirement make tn_ pre erab to othe radio units f ompar ble range Thirteen slave units and 0 maser were in us by he Battalion A rae l1Inendation has been aubmitted to inc the number of lav unit 0 twenty-t ~o
B-I0
(4) A preventive maintenance program was established for all EE-8 field telephones This was necessary due to the effect of high humidity condition on transmitter receiver and ringer elements
b Problems and Recommendations
(1) The Battalion deployed with forty-five EE-8 phones The installation of sixty phones was neceasary A recommendation haa been made to increase the allowance from three to four 3040 assemblies This would result in four SB-22 switchboards and sixty EE-B or TA-3l2 field telephones
(2) More than forty miles of communication wire was required during camp construction It is recommended that battalions building new camps in-country bring as much as eighty to ninety miles of communication wire with them This quantity of wire would allow thirty miles to remain available for mount-out purposes
(3) Communication wires were initially buried two to three feet beneath the sand However it was often cut by tracked vehicles and backhoes Thi was due partially to the sand shifting in the wind and exposing the wire It is recommended that in sandy locations the wire be placed three to four feet deep or strung overhead Security considerations may in some instances warrant burial of key lines to prevent damage during mortar attacks
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(4) A preventive maintenance program was established for all EE-8 field telephones This was necessary due to the effect of high humidity condition on transmitter receiver and ringer elements
b Problems and Recommendations
(1) The Battalion deployed with forty-five EE-8 phones The installation of sixty phones was neceasary A recommendation haa been made to increase the allowance from three to four 3040 assemblies This would result in four SB-22 switchboards and sixty EE-B or TA-3l2 field telephones
(2) More than forty miles of communication wire was required during camp construction It is recommended that battalions building new camps in-country bring as much as eighty to ninety miles of communication wire with them This quantity of wire would allow thirty miles to remain available for mount-out purposes
(3) Communication wires were initially buried two to three feet beneath the sand However it was often cut by tracked vehicles and backhoes Thi was due partially to the sand shifting in the wind and exposing the wire It is recommended that in sandy locations the wire be placed three to four feet deep or strung overhead Security considerations may in some instances warrant burial of key lines to prevent damage during mortar attacks
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