During the Gulf War of 1991 United States Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) reported to United States Central Command. After discussions between General H. Norman Schwarzkopf (CINCCENT) and Admiral Huntington Hardisty (CINCPAC), Vice Admiral Henry H. Mauz Jr. ("Hank" Mauz), Commander Seventh Fleet, was appointed as Commander U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (COMUSNAVCENT).
After arrival in-theatre in late 1990, Vice Admiral Mauz "retained the Middle East Force, Commander Task Group 150.1 (CTG 150.1), for most warfighting functions inside the Persian Gulf. Under the CTG 150.1 designation, Rear Admiral William M. "Bill" Fogarty would control only the half-dozen ships or so of the Middle East Force, augmented by the battleship when it arrived. Under a second hat, CTG 150.2, Fogarty would be the commander of the U.S. Maritime Interception Force. For this job, his authority would extend outside the Persian Gulf to ships operating in the North Arabian Sea and Red Sea, but only for interception operations." The CVBGs in the North Arabian Sea and Red Sea were designated Task Groups 150.4 and 150.5 respectively; the Amphibious and Landing Forces were CTG 150.6 and CTG 150.8 (Major General Jenkins). Rear Admiral Stephen S. Clarey was Commander U.S. Maritime Prepositioning Force, Task Group 150.7, which was disestablished on 12 September 1990.Edward J. Marolda and Robert John Schneller, Shield and Sword: The United States Navy and the Persian Gulf War, p.84.
transited from the Mediterranean/Suez Canal into the Red Sea on 8 August 1990 with , , and , the last two underway replenishment ships (CH-90, pp13–14). On 23–24 August, the Red Sea Battle Group was turned over to the group, and 'Eisenhower' and 'Ticonderoga' left Sixth Fleet on 3 September.
From 1 January 1991, the six carriers deployed were divided into Battle Force Yankee (two carriers, including Saratoga, in the Red Sea under Rear Admiral Riley Mixson, Commander, Carrier Group Two/Task Force 155) and Task Force 154, Battle Force Zulu (four carriers in the Arabian Sea/Persian Gulf under Rear Admiral Daniel P. March, Commander, Carrier Group Five). TF 150 was Vice Admiral Henry H. Mauz, Jr. himself, TF 151 the Middle East Force, now including , TG 150.3 Naval Logistics Support Force (Rear Admiral Bob Sutton), and TF 156 the amphibious force. Conduct of the Persian Gulf War Fig VII-3, lists the PG, Red Sea, and Middle East Forces; the Amphibious Force, the Logistics Support Force, at some points, the Mediterranean Strike Group, and NAVCENT Rep Riyadh.
Rear Admiral "Mixson also commanded CTG 150.9, the Mediterranean Strike Group, which included ships and a submarine launching TLAMs (eight) into Iraq several days after" the beginning of the Coalition assault on 17 January 1991.H-Gram 058 PD-USGOV
On 15 February, France placed one frigate, Jean de Vienne (D-643), under U.S. operational control to escort Coalition combat logistics ships, but it was not authorised to take part in offensive operations.Conduct of the Persian Gulf War, 262.
Commander, Naval Forces Central Command: Vice Admiral Henry H. Mauz, CTF 150,
Middle East Force, Task Force 151 , Rear Admiral William M. Fogarty Iowa-class battleships: USS Missouri (BB-63) and USS Wisconsin (BB-64) Belknap-class cruisers: USS England (CG-22) and USS Horne (CG-30)
Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigates: USS Reid (FFG-30), USS Jarrett (FFG-33), USS Rentz (FFG-46), USS Vandegrift (FFG-48), USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG-49), and USS Taylor (FFG-50) USS Barbey (FF-1088) USS Avenger (MCM-1) USS Impervious (AM-449) Acme-class minesweepers: USS Adroit (MSO-509) and USS Leader (MSO-490) USS Sacramento (AOE-1) On 16 January 1991, and were within the Persian Gulf. Their exact task force assignment is not clear from Pokrant 1999. (Australian) Task Group Medical Support Element 2 (onboard USNS Comfort) Commander U.S. Maritime Interception Force, CTF 152, Rear Admiral Fogarty, La Salle Netherlands, Danish, Norwegian, Spanish, Belgian, Italy, Argentine, Greek MIF tasking/ships U.S., UK, Australian, Canadian (CTG 302.2), French MIF tasking/ships
Task Force 154, Battle Force Zulu Battle Force Zulu Cruiser-Destroyer Group 2 – in the Red Sea (later Persian Gulf)
USS Virginia (CGN-38) Farragut-class guided missile destroyers: USS William V. Pratt (DDG-44) and USS Preble (DDG-46)
USS Kalamazoo (AOR-6) USS Santa Barbara (AE-28) Carrier Air Wing 1http://www.gonavy.jp/CVW-ABf.html Fighter Squadron 102 (Grumman F-14A Tomcat) Fighter Squadron 33 (Grumman F-14A Tomcat) Strike Fighter Squadron 82 (VFA-82) (McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet) Strike Fighter Squadron 86 (McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet) Attack Squadron 85 (Grumman A-6E/KA-6D Intruder) Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 123 (Grumman E-2C Hawkeye) Electronic Attack Squadron 136 (Grumman EA-6B Prowler) Helicopter Anti-Submarine Warfare Squadron 11 (Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King) Sea Control Squadron 32 (S-3B Viking) Carrier Group 5, Rear Admiral Daniel P. March USS Midway (CV-41) – Flagship of Battle Force Zulu Ticonderoga-class cruisers: and USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) Spruance-class destroyers: USS Hewitt (DD-966) and USS Oldendorf (DD-972) Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigates: USS Curts (FFG-38) and USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG-60) Carrier Air Wing 5 Strike Fighter Squadron 151 (McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet) Strike Fighter Squadron 192 (McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet) Strike Fighter Squadron 195 (McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet) Attack Squadron 115 (Grumman A-6 Intruder) Attack Squadron 185 (Grumman A-6 Intruder) Electronic Attack Squadron 136 (Grumman EA-6B Prowler) Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 115 (Grumman E-2 Hawkeye) Helicopter Anti-Submarine Warfare Squadron 12 (Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King) Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 77 (Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk) – Detachment A till February 10, then Detachment B from then, on-board USS Bunker Hill Task Group 154.?/Carrier Group Seven, Rear Admiral Ronald J. Zlatoper USS Ranger (CV-61) Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers: USS Valley Forge (CG-50) and USS Princeton (CG-59) Spruance-class destroyers: USS Paul F. Foster (DD-964) and USS Harry W. Hill (DD-986) USS Francis Hammond (DE-1067) USS Kansas City (AOR-3) USS Shasta (AE-33) Carrier Air Wing 2 – in 'Gruman Air Wing' format Fighter Squadron 1 (Grumman F-14 Tomcat) Fighter Squadron 2 (Grumman F-14 Tomcat) Attack Squadron 145 (Grumman A-6 Intruder) Attack Squadron 155 (Grumman A-6 Intruder) Electronic Warfare Squadron 131 (VAQ-131) (Grumman EA-6B Prowler) Anti-Submarine Squadron 38 (Lockheed S-3 Viking) Early Warning Squadron 116 (Grumman E-2 Hawkeye) Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 14 (Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King) Detachment 61, Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 30 (Grumman C-2 Greyhound) Detachment, Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 50 (Grumman C-2 Greyhound) Carrier Group Eight – in the Persian Gulf (later Red Sea) USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)
USS Richmond K. Turner (CG-20) USS Caron (DD-970) USS Vreeland (DE-1068) USS Hawes (FFG-53) USS San Diego (AFS-6) USS Platte (AO-186) USS Nitro (AE-23) Carrier Air Wing 8 Fighter Squadron 41 (Grumman F-14 Tomcat) Fighter Squadron 84 (Grumman F-14 Tomcat) Strike Fighter Squadron 15 (McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet) Strike Fighter Squadron 87 (McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet) Attack Squadron 36 (Grumman A-6 Intruder) Attack Squadron 65 (Grumman A-6 Intruder) Electronic Warfare Squadron 141 (Grumman EA-6B Prowler) Anti-Submarine Squadron 24 (Lockheed S-3 Viking) Airborne Early Warning Squadron 124 (Grumman E-2 Hawkeye) Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 9 (Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King) Detachment D, Fleet Logistics Squadron 40 (Grumman C-2 Greyhound)
Task Force 155, Battle Force Yankee Battle Force Yankee included two carriers, including Saratoga, in the Red Sea under Rear Admiral Riley Mixson, Commander, Carrier Group Two/Task Force 155).Pokrant 1999.
Los Angeles-class attack submarines: USS Pittsburgh (SSN-720), USS Chicago (SSN-721), and USS Louisville (SSN-724) (in the Red Sea)"Gulf War: January 1991." US Navy. Kennedy Battle Group (Task Group 155.?) USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers: USS Thomas S. Gates (CG-51) and USS San Jacinto (CG-56) USS Mississippi (CGN-40) USS Moosbrugger (DD-980) USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) USS Seattle (AOE-3) USS Sylvania (AFS-2) Carrier Air Wing 3 Fighter Squadron 14 (Grumman F-14 Tomcat) Fighter Squadron 32 (Grumman F-14 Tomcat) Attack Squadron 46 (LTV A-7 Corsair II) Attack Squadron 72 (LTV A-7 Corsair II) Attack Squadron 75 (Grumman A-6 Intruder) Electronic Warfare Squadron 130 (Grumman EA-6B Prowler) Anti-Submarine Squadron 22 (Lockheed S-3 Viking) Early Warning Squadron 126 (Grumman E-2 Hawkeye) Helicopter Anti-Submarine Warfare Squadron 7 (Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King) Cruiser-Destroyer Group 8/Task Group 155.? USS Saratoga (CV-60) – flagship USS Biddle (CG-34) USS Philippine Sea (CG-58) USS Spruance (DD-963) USS Sampson (DDG-10) Knox-class frigates: USS Elmer Montgomery (FF-1082) and USS Thomas C. Hart (FF-1092) Carrier Air Wing 17 - deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea from 7 August 1990 to 28 March 1991. Fighter Squadron 74 (Grumman F-14 Tomcat) Fighter Squadron 103 (Grumman F-14 Tomcat) Strike Fighter Squadron 81 (McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet) Strike Fighter Squadron 83 (McDonnel Douglas F/A-18 Hornet) Attack Squadron 35 (Grumman A-6/KA-6D Intruder) Electronic Warfare Squadron 132 (Grumman EA-6B Prowler) Anti-Submarine Squadron 30 (Lockheed S-3 Viking) Airborne Early Warning Squadron 125 (Grumman E-2 Hawkeye) Helicopter Anti-Submarine Warfare Squadron 3 (Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King)
Task Force 156, Amphibious Force Rear Admiral J.B. LaPlante, Commander, Task Force 156 and Amphibious Group 2 USS Nassau (LHA-4) - flagship of ATF, Landing Force, and Amphibious Group 2Dinackus, Chart 18-2 Amphibious Ready Group Alfa (from Seventh Fleet) 13 MEU (SOC) embarked
USS Nashville (LPD-13) USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) Newport-class tank landing ships: USS Newport (LST-1179) and USS Fairfax County (LST-1193) Amphibious Ready Group Bravo from Seventh Fleet (Amphibious Squadron 5) Headquarters, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marines Marine Composite Helicopter Squadron 164 Service Support Group 13 USS Okinawa (LPH-3)Ship list from Friedman, Desert Victory, 321. USS Ogden (LPD-5) USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) USS Cayuga (LST-1186) USS Durham (LKA-114)
Amphibious Group 3 USS Tarawa (LHA-1) – flagship - later reassigned for mine-hunting and damaged by a mine on 18 February 1991
Task Force 158, Landing Force Major General Harry Jenkins, Commander, 4th MEB and Commander Landing Force (CTF 158). Task organisation issued 1 January 1991 Task Group 158.1/4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (4th MEB)Brown, Marines in the Persian Gulf, pp. 20–26, 103. Communications Section Detachment, 2nd Radio Battalion Team detachments from the Marine All-source Fusion Center 5th Counterintelligence Team Detachment, 2nd Intelligence Company 2nd Force Imagery Interpretation Unit Detachment, 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company 2nd Remotely Piloted Vehicle Company 2nd Topographic Platoon Regimental Landing Team 2 Headquarters Company A Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion Companies B & D, 2nd Light Armored Infantry Battalion A Company, 2nd Tank Battalion (22 x M60 main battle tanks) 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines 1st Battalion, 10th Marines (reinforced) (18 x M198 155mm howitzers) A Company, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion A Company, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion Truck Company Detachment, Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division Brigade Service Support Group 4 Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Force Service Support Group 8th Communications Battalion 8th Engineer Support Battalion 8th Motor Transport Battalion 2nd Landing Support Battalion 2nd Supply Battalion 2nd Maintenance Battalion 2nd Medical Battalion 2nd Dental Battalion