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    Battle Creek, Michigan, activated for service during Operation Desert
    Shield. He also offers suggestions to improve the efficiency of the
    Reserve mobilization process.

Lt David M. Claborn, MSC, USN.   "Pest Control in the Desert. " Marine Corps
Gazette, Aug91, pp. 56-58.

    Lt Claborn, a medical entomologist at the Navy Disease Vector Ecology
    and Control Center, describes the health threats posed by insects in the
    desert regions of the Persian Gulf, and outlines basic procedures that can
    be used by Marines to protect themselves from these threats.

John M. Collins.  "Options in the Middle East." U.S. Naval Institute Pro-ceed-
ings, Oct90, pp. 119-122.

    A presentation of policy options available to the U.S. and Allied
    countries, and to Iraq, in the Middle East crisis.

Capt Norman L. Cooling, USMC.     "LAl in the MEU(SOC)." Marine Corps
Gazelle, Aug91, pp. 20-24.

    The author assesses the value of Light Armored Infantry to Special
    Operations Capable Marine Expeditionary Units, and discusses a number
    of possible missions for these Marines.

Col Harvey F. Crouch, Jr., USMC.    "But What if We'd Had the Osprey?"
Marine Corps Gazette, Sept91, pp. 81-87.

    Col Crouch argues that Marine air units would have been much more
    effective during Desert Shield/Desert Storm if the V-22 Osprey aircraft
    had been substituted for CH-53D and CH-46E helicopters.

LtGen John H. Cushman, USA (Ret).    "Command and Control in the Coali-
tion.'1 U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, May91, pp. 74-80.

    An analysis of the command and control of coalition military forces in
    the Persian Gulf at the political, strategic, operational, and tactical
    levels.

1 stLt Francis L. Donovan, USMC.   "Innovations to Aid Mechanized Opera-
tions." Marine Corps Gazette, Dec91, pp. 48-50.

    The former platoon leader of the heavy machinegun platoon in the 3d
    Battalion, 9th Marines, explains two new concepts for scout platoons and
    fire support vehicles which evolved during Operation Desert Storm.