WITH THE 1ST MARINE DWISlON IN DESERT SHIELD AND DESERT STORM            23


being billeted on the pier at Jubayl. It moved into a Saudi Marine base at Ras
Al Ghar which was limited in its training facilities. The proximity of the
American unit and a brigade of the Saudi Army National Guard soon led to a
spirit  of cooperation on training needs. General Myatt  encouraged     this
development and, in October, appointed the Assistant Division Commander,
Brigadier General Thomas V. Draude, to coordinate the division-Saudi training
effort. The relationship with the Saudi Marines expanded to encompass combined
use of training ranges as well as cross-training on a vast spectrum of military
subjects. Colonel Admire was careful to ensure cross-training was a mutually
supporting and recipn~cal program. The Saudis conducted classes on subjects
they knew well--desert tactics, desert survival, and desert navigation. In rett~rn,
Colonel Admire rotated company-sized groups forward for eight- to     10-day
training periods concentrating on Marine expertise on such subjects as weapons,
leadership, and equipment maintenance. The international cooperation enhanced
the fighting capabilities of both forces.4
   Colonel Admire invited soldiers of the Arab coalition forces to participate
in the Marine birthday ceremony on 10 November 1990. When the division
moved forward in January, Task Force Taro was placed next to the Arab sector
at Al Mishab. The move made Task Force Taro the northernmost Marine
combat force except for Task Force Shepherd. Colonel Admire extended the
training program to include the Royal Saudi Army, the nascent Saudi Marine
Corps, and the Saudi Army National Guard brigade, as well as Qatari, Pakistani,


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                                             Painting by Sgt Charles G. Orow, USMC
M198 155min howitzer, 2d Batrnlion, 12th Marines, 18 February 1991.