WrTll THE I MARINE EXPED~ONARY FORCE IN DESERT SHIELD AND DESERT STORM 11 fl;~~; ;t BGen James A. Brabham, Commanding General, 1st Force Service Support Group commander arose in late December, both felt that it was too late to interpose another lieutenant general between themselves.6 General Boomer's deputy commander and persona! representative for Marine Forces Central Command in Riyadh was Major General Jeremiah W. "Digger" Pearson III. Pearson had completed a tour as Central Command's inspector general a year earlier, was familiar with its staff, and spoke Arabic. The first and perhaps knottiest issue at the joint level arose even before General Boomer's arrival: control of air power. Lieutenant General Charles A. Homer, USAF, the cornmander of U.S. Air Forces Central Command, proposed that Marine aviation come under a single theater manager for air known as theFirst Page | Prev Page | Next Page | Src Image |