12 U.S. MARINES IN THE PERSiAN GULF, 1990-1991 Headquarters, 1st Marine Division Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division RCT 3 Headquarters, 3d Marines 1st Battalion, 3d Marines 3d Battalion, 3d Marines RCT 7 Headquarters, 7th Marines 1st Battalion, 7th Marines 2d Battalion, 7th Marines 1st Battalion, 5th Marines 3d Battalion, 9th Marines 3d Tank Battalion 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion 1st Combat Engineer Battalion 3d Battalion, 11th Marines Task Force Shepherd Headquarters H&S Company, 1st Light Armored Infantry Battalion 2 companies, 1st Light Armored Infantry Battalion 2 companies, 3d Light Armored Infantry Battalion 11th Marines Headquarters 5th Battalion, 11th Marines 1st Battalion, 12th Marines 1st Tank Battalion 1st Reconnaissance Battalion Within a week, the organization and tactical deployment of the division changed as General Myatt and his Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3, Colonel James A. Fulks, reacted to the completion of the 3d Marines' assembly. By mid- September, General Myatt felt comfortable enough with the buildtip of forces to expand on the concept of operations for executing Division Op Order 2-90. In 1st Marine Division Frag Order 10-90 published on 11 September, the mission reflected the full capabilities of a division. General Boomer wanted the division to deploy forces to the north in defensive sectors. Those units were to protect Jubayl by disrupting, delaying, and destroying an attacking Iraqi force. General Myatt envisioned accomplishing the mission by using Task Force Shepherd to screen the division's front from Safaniyah to a point about 60 miles west. Within the division's battle area, General Myatt wanted to establish a combined arms task force formed around a mechanized infantry battalion. AFirst Page | Prev Page | Next Page | Src Image |