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Gulf War, Coalition order of battle

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This article lists the major military organizations involved in the Gulf. Command relationships often became complex, sometimes with the same officer having several jobs.

High command[edit]

  • Prince bin Sultan, commanding Saudi and Pan-Arab forces
  • GEN H Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. , commanding United States Central Command, non-Arab allies. Final decisionmaker on operations in the theater.

United States Central Command[edit]

  • GEN H Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. , commanding
  • LTG Cal Waller, deputy commanding general; temporary commander of Third United States Army while LTG Yeosock was ill.
  • LTG Sir Peter de la Billiere, commanding UK forces


Land Component[edit]

GEN Schwarzkopf retained land combat command

  • Third United States Army, LTG John Yeosock
    • XVIII Airborne Corps], LTG Gary Luck
      • 82nd Airborne Division
      • 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
      • 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized), MG Barry McCaffery
      • 6th French Light Armored Division
      • United States Army#Units|2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment
    • VII Corps, LTG Fred Franks
      • 1st Armored Division
      • 2nd Armored Division
      • 1st British Armored Division
      • 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
    • 1st Cavalry Division (CENTCOM reserve)
  • I Marine Expeditionary Force LTG Walter Boomer (also Marine Component Commander)
    • 1st Marine Division
    • 2nd Marine Division
    • U.S. Army "Tiger" armored brigade

Logistics component[edit]

  • 22 Logistics Command

Air Component[edit]

  • Ninth Air Force

Naval Component[edit]

  • Fifth Fleet

Special Operations Component[edit]

COL Jesse Johnson

  • 4th Psychological Operations Group
  • -- Special Forces Group
  • (unacknowledged) Joint Special Operations Command under MG Wayne Downing
    • Elements, 75th Ranger Regiment
    • Elements, 1st Special Operations Detachment (Delta)'
    • Elements, 60th Special Operations Aviation Regiment

Saudi forces[edit]

Pan-Arab corps[edit]
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