Logistics – April 1968

 

Logistics

  1. Supply
  2. Class I.  The stockage objective remains at 15 days.  On the average, only about 10 days were maintained during this period.  One meal of ‘A’ rations is served every other day at A-4 and Yankee Station, while two meals are being served daily at C-2 Bridge.  A-4 and Yankee Station are receiving supplemental rations to include canned fruit, bread, assorted condiments, and milk.
  3. Class II.  Battalion Supply remained at Dong Ha with FLSG/B as the source of supply.  Shortages in the following items were experienced during this period.
  4. Mask, protective, M-17 Medium Size
  5. Body Armor, upper torso, all sizes
  6. Class III.  Only about 3 days of Class III is maintained at A-4 due to lack of adequate storage space available.  This will be increased to 15 days as adequate storages become available.
  7. Class IV.  Class IV was adequate during this period with the exception of 8-foot engineer stakes.  Approximately 2000 eight-foot stakes were received during the last 5 days of the month.
  8. Class V.  A 15-day stockage objective was maintained at A-4, Yankee Station and C-2 Bridge.  There remains a shortage in the following items.
  9. L312 – Signal, White Star Parachute
  10. K143 – Mine, AP, M18 (claymore)

Water was obtained at C-2 Bridge during this period.

  1. Transportation
  2. Organic.  Only nine M422A1 (Mighty Mites) were on hand during this period.  These vehicles were utilized for administrative runs to Dong Ha, as well as local runs between A-4, Yankee Station and C-2 Bridge.  The Battalion presently has three M-37 (PC) trucks operationally ready.
  3. Support.
  4. Vehicular.  The 9th Motor Transport Battalion provided two trucks on a daily basis during this period for household runs.  One truck was maintained at C-2 Bridge and the other was utilized at A-4.  With five water trailers to fill daily, this transportation was inadequate.  On 23 April, one M50A1 water tanker (1000 gallons) was provided by FLSG/B and driven by an operator from 9th Motor Transport Battalion.  This has been an effective means to keep all water trailers filled, as well as maintain an emergency supply of 1000 gallons of water on hand at all times.
  5. Air-Helicopter.  On 24 April, the vehicular transportation for resupply became so critical that helicopters were used for resupply.  Helicopter transportation was utilized for resupply on an average of four lifts daily by Ch-53 at the end of the month.
  6. Engineer Support.  Engineer support teams provided the Battalion with demolition capabilities.  One TD-18 tractor was deadlined approximately 50% of the time.  A replacement TD-18 was received on 29 April, however on 30 April the newly assigned TD-18 was deadlined due to a burned-out clutch.  A TD-15 tractor had been requested but not received.

  This page last corrected 30 August 2011