42                          HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS IN NORTHERN IRAQ, 1991:


on-site commodity dumps, provide local security, and provide landing zone
communications support at six FISSDs.47
    After arriving in Turkey, Lieutenant Colonel Bailey discovered Silopi was
well-developed and Yuksekova had almost completed its mission. The CMAGTF
was attached to the CSC on 8 May, then was immediately assigned to support
Joint Task Forces Alpha and Bravo. The CMAGTF deployed over a wide area,
much of it in rugged terrain, in appearance reminiscent of the Grand Canyon.
Forward support teams were assigned to way stations, formally titled Displaced
Civilian Movement Centers (DCMCs). Displaced civilian support teams (DCSTs)
consisted of one officer and about 20 enlisted Marines. There were six of them,
all located in northern Iraq: Kanimasi (Captain Michael K. McClanahan), Baloka
(Captain Charles R. Sontag), Kanibalav (First Lieutenant Kevin S. Brooks),
Nazdur (First Lieutenant Byron J. Paez), Singee (First Lieutenant James A.
IIerzberg), and Chimaju (Captain Montgomery). An A/DACG was placed at
Sirsenk. The CMAGTF command element operated from Silopi.48 At Incirlik,
the CMAGTF's gear was impounded for five days. Although the entire unit
couldn't go to fl~e field, an advance party moved to Silopi on 10 May.
    Lieutenant Colonel Bailey's first task was to formulate a new plan. He and
his staff wrote Operation Order 2-91 which changed the mission and assigned
new tasks to CMAGTF 1-91. Lieutenant Colonel Bailey also initiated an internal
reorganization because officers were needed in the field to command displaced
civilian movement centers. The parachute riggers from 1st FSSG joined the
CMAGTF on 7 May. These additional Marines gave CMAGTF 1-91 a total
strength of 205 people.49
    The DCSTs moved to six different locations in northern Iraq, using U.S.
Army CH-47 Chinooks and UH-60 Blackhawks. On the ground they quickly
established communications with Silopi. The biggest DCMC team was located at
Kanimasi. It mustered 33 people to provide helicopter support teams (HSTs) and
a Class I supply dump (fuel, water, dry cargo, bread, and foodstuffs). During the
first two weeks of operation, Kanimasi changed from a way station to a
resettlement area. The Nazdur DCMC displaced to the city of Begova, again
changing from a way station to a resettlement camp. The Chimaju and Singee
DCMCs and their associated DCSTs moved south of Sirsenk on 24 and 26 May
to support the movement of displaced civilians to Zakho and Dohuk.
    One of the highlights of the CMAGTF tour in northern Iraq occurred on 18
May. At about 2100, a six-month old Kurdish girl was diagnosed as having
pneumonia in both lungs and a temperature of 103 degrees. The medic reported
that without advanced treatment, the child would be dead by morning. The
Marines requested a helicopter. Chemical illumination markers were placed
around the landing zone and an infrared strobe marked the touchdown spot.
Using night vision goggles borrowed from the Special Forces, the Marine
helicopter support team directed an Army helicopter safely into the zone. The
helicopter pilot had such a smooth approach and such good landing instructions
that he congratulated the Special Forces for a job well done. After being told it