The 1991 Persian Gulf War

CENTCOM US Central Command

by David Nilsen and Greg Novak

ARCENT (Army Component US Central Command) /3D ARMY

22d Theater Army Area Support Command

    800th Military Police Brigade, PW (US Army Reserve)
    7th Transportation Group (US)
    32d Transportation Group (US)
    111th Ordnance Group (US)
    475th POL Group (US)

11th Air Defense Brigade (US)

    including Task Force 2-1 ADA/"Scorpion" (Hawk/Patriot), 2-7 ADA (Patriot), 2-43 ADA (Patriot), 3-43 ADA (-) (Patriot), Task Force I7 ADA (Patriot), 2-52 ADA (Hawk), and 5-62 ADA (Vulcan/Stinger)

2d Aviation Brigade (US)

    including A/2-228 Aviation, 2-158 Aviation (Medium Helicopter), 7-158 Aviation (Assault Helicopter), elements of 5-229 Aviation (Attack Helicopter)

416th Engineer Command (US)

    411th Engineer Brigade (US)

89th Military Police Brigade (US)

    including 89th, 131st MP Battaliori, 72d, 112th, 162d, 190th, 258th, 411th, 716th, and 978th MP Companies

11th Signal Brigade (US)

    including 67th Signal Battalion, and 16th, 19th, 40th, 69th, 86th, 209th, 385th, 505th, 521st, and 526th Signal Companies

513th Military Intelligence Brigade (US)

    including 15th and 201st MI Battalions

4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne) (US)

    including 8th PsyOps Task Force, 6th PsyOps Battalion, 9th PsyOps Battalion (Airborne), 13th PsyOps Battalion

325th Civil Affairs Command (US)

    including 96th Civil Affairs Brigade (US)

Theater Reserve:

    1st Cavalry Division (US) "First Team"

VII Corps (US), "Jayhawk Corps"

2d Corps Support Command (US) "Champions"

    including 7th, 16th, 30th (North Carolina National Guard), 43d, and 159th (Army Reserve) Corps Support Groups, 332d Medical Brigade (Army Reserve), 229th Movement Control Center, 800th Corps Movement Control Center, 7-159th Aviation

1st Armored Division (US), "Old Ironsides"

    3d "Phantorm" Brigade, 3d Infantry Division (Mechanized) (US)

1st Infantry Division (Mechanized) (US), "Big Red One"

    Forward Brigade, 2d Armored Division (US)

1st Armoured Division (UK)

    (Division was under US VII Corps Operational Control for Desert Storm, but under the command of the UK National Command Authorities)

3d Armored Division (US), "Spearhead"
2d Armored Cavalry Regiment (US), "Dragoons"
42d Field Artillery Brigade (US), "Wheelhorse Steel"
75th Field Artillery Brigade (US), "Diamond Brigade"
142d Field Artillery Brigade (US)
210th Field Artillery Brigade (US)
7th Engineer Brigade (US)

    including 109th (South Dakota National Guard) and 176th (Virginia National Guard) Engineer Groups, 249th (CombatHeavy), 317th (Corps Mech), and 527th (Combat Heavy) Engineer Battalions, A/649th (Topographic), 38th (Medium Girder Bridge), and 131st (Vermont National Guard) Engineer Companies

11th Aviation Brigade (US), "Angels"
Task Force 8-43 Air Defense Artillery
14th Military Police Brigade (US)

    including 93d, 793d, 118th (Rhode Island National Guard), and 372d (District of Columbia Nat'l Gd) MP Battalions

93d Signal Brigade (US), "Voice of Jayhawk"

    including 1st, 26th, 34th, and 51st Signal Battalions

207th Military Intelligence Brigade (US)

    307th and 511th MI Battalions,
    2d W Battalion (Aerial Exploitation): 3 OV-1D, 1 RV-1D, 1 RC-12D Improved Guard Rail V
    US Army Military Intelligence Center UAV Platoon: 1 Pioneer unmanned aerial vehicle

354th Civil Affairs Brigade (US)
7th Finance Group

XVIII Airborne Corps (US) "Dragon Corps"

1st Corps Support Command (US)

    including 46th, 101st, 171st, and 507th Corps Support Groups, 44th Medical Brigade

24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) (US) "Victory Division"

    197th Infantry Brigade, Mechanized (US) "Sledgehammer"

82d Airborne Division (-) (US) "All Americans"
101st Air Assault Division (US) "Screaming Eagles"
6th "Daguet" Light Armored Division (French)

    (Division under US XVIII Airborne Corps Tactical Control for Desert Storm, but was under the command of the French National Command Authorities)

    2d Brigade, 82d Airborne Division (US)
    937th Engineer Group (US): includes 20th, 27th, and 37th Engineer Combat Battalions

3d Armored Cavalry Regiment (US) "Brave Rifles"
18th Field Artillery Brigade (US)
196th Field Artillery Brigade (US)
212th Field Artillery Brigade (US) "Courage and Command"
214th Field Artillery Brigade (US) "Naturally We Lead"
20th Engineer Brigade (US)

    including 30th (Topographic), 46th (Combat Heavy), 52d (Combat Heavy), and 62d (Combat Heavy) Engineer Battalions, and 100th Engineer Company (Topgraphic)

12th Aviation Brigade (US)
18th Aviation Brigade (US)
16th Military Police Brigade (US)

    including 160th (Army Reserve), 503d, 519th, and 759th MP Battalions

421st Medical Evacuation Battalion (US): 3 UH-60V

35th Signal Brigade (US)

    including 25th, 50th, 57th, 327th, and 426th Signal Battalions

525th Military Intelligence Brigade (US)

    319th and 519th MI Battalions,
    1st MI Battalion (Aerial Exploitation): 1 OV-1D, 1 RV-1D, 1 RC-12D Improved Guard Rail V
    224th MI Battalion (Aerial Exploitation): 3 OV-1D, 1 RV-1D, 2 RU-21 H Guard Rail V

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