Narrative Summary

1. General overview of all Activities.  As the month of June commenced, the Battalion was participating in the 4^th Marines’ operation ‘Herkimer Mountain’.  The Battalion continued to be employed in the northwestern corner of the Regimental AO.  Specific locations of the ‘A’ Command Group and the Rifle Companies and changes as they occurred during the month, are delineated in the Sequential Listing of Significant Events portion of this chronology.

The posture of the Battalion remained relatively stable throughout the month, until word was received on 20 June that FSB Neville would be closed, and the Battalion would be removed from the AO and assigned a new mission.  This plan was to be executed in such a manner as to ensure the closing of FSB Neville and the completion of helilift of all troops by 30 June.  The plan was executed without incident and completed on the afternoon of 29 June.  As the Companies were helilifted from the field, they were subsequently chopped OPCON to 3/4, so that by month’s end only Company C remained under the Operational Control of the Battalion while Companies A, B and D were OPCON to 3/4.

To provide for more control over the Rifle Companies, the Company rear areas at Quang Tri Combat Base (QTCB) were moved forward to VCB.  All of the Companies had completed their moves by 29 June.  The S-1, Battalion Supply and H&S Company will remain at QTCB.

2. Command Relations.  The Battalion remained under the control of the 4^th Marine Regiment throughout the month.  At the beginning of the month, Company G 2^nd Battalion 4^th Marines, was OPCON to the Battalion.  Toward the end of the month, three of the Battalion’s Organic Companies were chopped OPCON to 3/4.  Details as to dates and times are contained in the Sequential Listing of Significant Events portion of this chronology.
3. Mission Assigned.  The primary mission of the Battalion throughout the month was to defend, and conduct operations north of FSB Neville.

This page last corrected 6 September 2011