WITH THE I MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE IN DESERT SHIELD AND DESERT STORM 9 BGen James M. Myalt, Co,nman'ling General, 1st Marine Division Expeditionary Force. As ComUSMarCent, he was a component commander of the U.S. Central Command. CentCom's other components were: U.S. Army Forces Central Command, U.S. Air Forces Central Command, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, and U.S. Special Operations Central Command."' `During the campaign, "MarCent" and "1 MEF" wcrc used interchangeably since the Marine Corps component of Central Command and the 1 Marine Expeditionary Porce were virtually identical. In this account, the term the "force" is used in this collective sense, Whcn a distinction is necessary, "MarCent" and "1 MEF" is used. It should be noted that forces afloat wcrc part of NavCent. These were usually abbreviated as MarCent, ArCent, CentAF, NavCent, and SOCCcnt, respectively. General Schwarzkopf's command was CentCom, and he was referred to as CinCCent or simply "the CinC."First Page | Prev Page | Next Page | Src Image |