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.

## Contents

* 1 High command
* 2 United States Central Command
* 2.1 Land Component
* 2.2 Logistics component
* 2.3 Air Component
* 2.4 Naval Component
* 2.5 Special Operations Component
* 3 Saudi forces
* 4 Pan-Arab corps

## 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]