62 U.S. MARINES IN THE PERSIAN GULF, 1990-1991 PL BEAR DI ~PL'BEAR - --- Gulf ~ A A A AA A A A TN - A A - -, Situation within Kuwait G-Day+ 2 ~~ 26 February 1991 K~I0met~0s 10 AA Al - - Y A A A A~~AA~- Kuwait City. Major General Keys and Lieutenant General 13oomer, who was still with the division, discussed how best to take advantage of the situation. General Keys determined to "hook" on the left with the Tiger Brigade.~ In the early morning, the division staff began to prepare the order which would take the maneuver elements up to their final objectives. Within 50 minutes, mission-type orders were ready for issue to the commanders. "Rapid, shock action" was recognized as "the key to the situation," and overlays containing only necessary fire-support coordination and control measures were prepared.~~ The regiments were to remain within their established zones, the boundaries were set, and the division objectives defined. These had not been setFirst Page | Prev Page | Next Page | Src Image |