Gulf War, Coalition order of battle

This article lists the major military organizations involved in the Gulf. Command relationships often became complex, sometimes with the same officer having several jobs.

High command

• Prince bin Sultan, commanding Saudi and Pan-Arab forces
• GEN H Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr, commanding United States Central Command, non-Arab allies. Final decisionmaker on operations in the theater.

United States Central Command

• GEN H Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr, commanding
• LTG Cal Waller, deputy commanding general; temporary commander of Third United States Army while LTG Yeosock was ill.
• LTG Sir Peter de la Billiere, commanding UK forces

Land Component

GEN Schwarzkopf retained land combat command

• Third United States Army
  • XVIII Airborne Corps]
    • 82nd Airborne Division
    • 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
    • 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized)
    • 6th French Light Armored Division
    • 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment
  • VII Corps
    • 1st Armored Division
    • 2nd Armored Division
    • 1st British Armored Division
    • 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
  • 1st Cavalry Division (CENTCOM reserve)

• I Marine Expeditionary Force LTG Walter Boomer (also Marine Component Commander)
  • 1st Marine Division
  • 2nd Marine Division
  • U.S. Army "Tiger" armored brigade

Logistics component

• 22 Logistics Command

Air Component

• Ninth Air Force

Naval Component

• Fifth Fleet

Special Operations Component

COL Jesse Johnson

• 4th Psychological Operations Group
• -- Special Forces Group

• (unacknowledged) Joint Special Operations Command under MG Wayne Downing
  • Elements, 75th Ranger Regiment
  • Elements, 1st Special Operations Detachment (Delta)'
  • Elements, 60th Special Operations Aviation Regiment