20                               U.S. MARINES IN THE PERSIAN GULF, 19901991


establishment made up of personnel primarily drawn from the 1st Marine
Division.3s
    The final division task organization as of 21 February 1991 was as follows:

Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division

Task Force Papa Bear (RCT 1)
    Headquarters, 1st Marines
    1st Battalion, 1st Marines
    Company B, 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion
    3d Battalion, 9th Marines (-)
    Company C, 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion
    Company B, 1st Tank Battalion
    Obstacle Clearing Detachment, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion
    1st Tank Battalion (-)
    Company I, 3d Battalion, 9th Marines
    Engineer Task Force (Detachment, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion)
    Company A, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion
    Company A, 7th Engineer Support Battalion
    Detachment, 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion (23 AAV P-7s)
    1st Platoon, Battery B, 3d Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion

Task Force Ripper (RCT 7)
    Headquarters, 7th Marines
    1st Battalion, 7th Marines (-)
    Company D, 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion
    Company A, 3d Tank Battalion
    Obstacle Clearing Detachment, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion
    1st Battalion, 5th Marines
    Company A, 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion
    Company A, 1st Tank Battalion
    Obstacle Clearing Detachment, 1St Combat Engineer Battalion
    3d Tank Battalion (-)
    Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines
    1st Combat Engineer Battalion (-)
    Detachment, 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion (40 AAV P-7s)
    Company D, 3d Light Armored Infantry Battalion
    2d Platoon (motorized), Company C, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion

Task Force Taro (RCT 3)
    Headquarters, 3d Marines
    2d Battalion, 3d Marines
    3d Battalion, 3d Marines
    Section C, 1st Platoon, Battery B, 3d Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion
    3d Platoon, Company A, 3d Reconnaissance Battalion