ANTHOLOGY AND ANNOTATED BIBUOGRAPHY 151 MEF ~~~~~;i{;.;i;;j~:~.~;~;i:{{{:;;i;::;{{j\:~~ . IRAQ kk MARCENT k LD USMC I Marine Expeditionary Force in Kuwait, XX 24-27 February 1991 xx USMC SAUDI ARABIA 35 K~icmeters SAUDI ARA~IA late afternoon or evening, the Tiger Brigade could move up and complete the breach during hours of darkness. My overall aim was to push as much combat power as possible through those two breach lanes, as quickly as possible. Going into the assault, the 2d Marine Division had a strength of about 20,500, with 257 tanks, including t85 M-ls. It was probably the heaviest Marine division--with the most combat power--ever to take the field. The assault was scheduled for 22 February. General Schwarzkopf asked if we d be ready to go. I said, "Yes. I'd like to have more time, but I'll be ready to go into the assault then, if that's the date." He said, "What I'm more concerned about is the weather." We delayed the assault for two days, waiting for better weather. The weather just got worse. So we put our heads down and kicked off the assaultFirst Page | Prev Page | Next Page | Src Image |