wITH THE I MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE IN DESERT SHIELD AND DESERT STORM 4S The iraqi III Corps expended much effort in beach defruses against amphibious tandings. This beach near the northern tip of Kuwait City was typical. It included tripwire mines al water \s edge and the 14. 5mm four-barrel ZPU-4 weapon seen here on 1 March 1991. commanded by Colonel John H. Admire, conducted much of this cross-training. By doing this at the company level, Admire found that Marines and Saudi soldiers alike were able to make friendships, overcome cultural barriers, and reach understandings that would reap dividends in the campaign ahead.~ Other key relationships came via the 1st Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Intelligence Group. Colonel Michael V. Brock, its commander, attached teams from his Force Reconnaissance companies and 1st Air and Naval Gunfire Liaison Company to the Joint Forces Command-East which was commanded by Saudi Major General Sultan. This multinational Arab command included elements of Saudi, Qatari, Omani, and United Arab Emirate forces who were on the immediate right flank of MarCent during the assault into Kuwait. Few of General Sultan's disparate units had practiced supporting arms coordination to any extent before the arrival of the ANGLICO teams in the fall of 1990. These teams were responsible for coordinating and controlling supporting air and naval gunfire missions including many missions flown by Marines. After overcoming initial Saudi reluctance, 1st SRIG teams also began occupying eight observation posts along the 130-kilometer length of the heel portion of the Saudi-Kuwait border on 30 December. At the command level, the shift from defensive to offensive operations required a more durable and effective relationship with Saudi military authorities. This led to the establishment of a host nation joint liaison team in ~he regional Saudi components were the Eastern Province Area Command (EPAC) and Northern Province Area Command (NPAC). The joint Arab components were also known as the Eastern Area Command (EAC) and the Northern Area Command (NAC).First Page | Prev Page | Next Page | Src Image |