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greater.   In response, Contingency Marine Air-Ground Task Force         1-91
(CMAGTF 1-91), under the command of LtCol Robert L. Bailey, was formed
and flown in theater from Okinawa, setting up initially at Silopi.  CMAGTF
1-91 organized CSS detachments that were spread out over the entire CTF
operating area.  Throughout the operation, CMAGTF 1-9 l's element remained
headquartered in Silopi, providing combat service support detachments to various
nodes in the relief supply network that had been established.
   The expansion of our security zone, however, was still incomplete. Coalition
forces continued to press eastward, beyond Al Amadiyah. French forces, under
the command of BOen Xavier Prevost, pushed out to the town of Suri, which
was to become the easternmost point of advance for the allies.  The famous 8th
Regiment Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine, reinforced with medical and
humanitarian capabilities (not to mention a field bakery capable of producing
20,000 loafs of bread per day), formed the centerpiece of the French sector.
   By this time, the skies of northern Iraq were becoming crowded.     French
Pumas, British Sea Kings and Gazelles, Dutch Alouettes, Italian and Spanish
Hueys, Spanish CH47s, and American transport, cargo, and attack helicopters
of every type and variety contributed heavily to the humanitarian and security
missions.   The 4th Brigade of the 3d Infantry Division, commanded by Col
Butch Whitehead, USA, reported for duty on 26 April. This maneuver element
gave Gen Garner the "eyes" he needed-
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