Additional Units Earmarked to Join U.S. Forces in Gulf
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\o7 WASHINGTON\f7 — Here is a list of units the Pentagon said Thursday will be added to U.S. forces currently in the Persian Gulf:
Active Duty Army Units:
--1st Armored Division, Ansbach, Germany
--3rd Armored Division, Frankfurt, Germany
--1st Infantry Division, Ft. Riley, Kan.
--7th Corps Headquarters, Stuttgart, Germany
--Brigade of 2nd Armored Division, Garlstedt, Germany
--2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Nuremberg, Germany
--2nd Corps Support Command, Stuttgart, Germany
--Other combat support and combat service support units from U.S. and Europe
Marine Corps Units:
--2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
--5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Pendleton
--Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron, Norfolk, Va.
Navy:
--Three aircraft carriers with appropriate escorts
--Battleship Missouri and appropriate escorts
--Amphibious Group 3, San Diego
Army National Guard (for desert training in U.S.):
--48th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, Georgia
--155th Armored Brigade, Mississippi
--256th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, Louisiana
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