Texas Tech University

COMMAND CHRONOLOGY (2 OF 2) [III MAB]

Document Item Number: 1201040049
Pages
0245
Media Type
Document
Credit
Courtesy the Marine Corps History Division
Physical Location
Box __, Folder 040,
Copyright Statement
Declassified by the USMC History Division
Language(s)
English
Dates
Existence: May 1971
Existence: May 1971 - June 1971
General Note
III MAB (3rd Marine Amphibious Brigade)

Brigade Bulletin 1320 - Temporary Additional Duty ;
Brigade Order P4066.5 - Standing Operationg Procedure (SOP) for 3d MAB Exchange System ;
Brigade Bulletin 1710 - Allocation of 3d MAB R&R Quotas for June 1971 ;
Brigade Bulletin 4066 - Annual Inventory of Post Exchanges ; Assignment of Post Inspectors ;
Brigade Bulletin 7200 - 3d MAB Appropriated Fund 4th Quarter FY-71, Local National Civilian Manpower Ceilings and Budge Authorizations ;
7th Air Force Sea/Strike Frag Order for 7 May 1971 ;
Reporting Enemy Violations of Buddha's Birthday Cease Fire ;
Historical Summary ;
Plan Summary (XXIV Corps for G-3) ;
III MAB G-3 Journal ;
Mesages from MAG-16, 2nd CAG, 1st Marines, 1st Task Forces, FSCC, ROKMC ;
Camp Book Perimetery Security ;
Congratulatory Message - 2rd Bn 1st Marines Stand Down ;
III MAB OPREP 4's - Freedom Vessel/Sea AirOps ;

News Releases for May 1971 ;
Unit Stand Down / Redeployment articles (various) ;
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A COBRA - Release 39-71 - by SGT Le-Land R. Meadows - re: AH-1 Cobra gunships with Lam Son 719, LZ Hotel II, Captain Curtis Crews, flight commander of HML-367, and co-pilot 1LT Bob Hopkin; wingman 1LT Frank Costanza; 1LT Robert Hamilton ;
FLC STANDS DOWN - Release 40-71 - BG James P. Jones, SGT Major Harvey M. Gilmore Jr. ;
A MEASURE OF SUCCESS - Release 42-71 - by CPL W. H. Baldwin - re: 2d Combined Action Group (2d CAG) ;
MASTER OF ALL TRADES - Release 49-71 - by SGT Le-Land R. Meadows - H&MS-16 (MAG-16) ;
GIANT COCOONS - Release 50-71 - by SGT Le-Land R. Meadows - re: preparing helicopters for shipment by sea ;

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1201040049

Citation
COMMAND CHRONOLOGY (2 OF 2) [III MAB], 1201040049. May 1971, Box __, Folder 040, US Marine Corps History Division Vietnam War Documents Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1201040049, Accessed 06 Apr 2026.

Pub Credit Line
1201040049, US Marine Corps History Division Vietnam War Documents Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 30 Nov 2004 [Updated: 20 Apr 2021]