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Units Attached to I MEF (archive)

US NAVY

Fleet Hospital 3 (300 Men)

This Unit maintains the large hospital inside Bandar Abbas and has a large aid station that supports the division assets on security duty outside the city.

1st Naval Construction Regiment (500 Men)

Naval Mobil Construction Battalion 17 (200 Men)
Naval Mobil Construction Battalion 18 (200 Men)
Naval Construction Force Support Unit 2 (100 Men)

This unit provides construction support to the Mef It has been with the MEF from the start of the war and is currently doing tasks for the MEF commander.17th Bn is doing road construction in and around the Bandar Abbas sector. 18 Bn is working on the water system to insure fresh water and sewage is maintained in the sector. Support unit 2 is doing work on the natural gas powered power plant.

Amphibious Ready Group 5
USS Belleau Wood LHA-3
USS Juneau LHD-10
USS Fort Fisher LSD-40
USS Bristol County LST-1198
USS St.Louis LKA-116
USS Truxton CGN-35
USS Hoel DDG-13
USS Stein FF-1065
USS Bronstein FF-1037

These ships provide the lift for the MEF and the naval gunfire support for landings. The escort ships also protect the fleet. Half of the ships listed have just been transferred from Korea. Commodore Mac Strong is the commanding officer of the group

Department of State
US Consul for this area is the Honorable William Eaton

American Foreign Legion (230)
1st Infantry Co Foreign Legion (150 Men)
1st Cavalry Squadron (80 Men)

This motley collection of Americans and foreign born personnel work directly for the US consul in Bandar Abbas and do missions for the US government that the military cannot do due to political ramifications .They have free pass through the area and most of the Marines know them as a unit by sight. The 150 infantry do deep penetration missions and do security at the consular’s building.They are equiped with an odd assortment of jeep's,land rovers and civilian 4x4 pickups.All vehicles have machineguns or 106mm recoiless rifles mounted on them. The cavalry is self sustained on over 100 acres of cleared land out side the consular’s office. You can find any type of man and nationality here. One of the most loyal units ever seen to themselves and the thought of the USA. Most me have there familys and extened familys living in the area of the consulars complex of buildings. The commanding officer of the Legion is a Ex- US Army Major Thadious Rhodes. Rhodes graduated from west point and did 6 years active duty in the infantry field and got out to work for his fathers oil rig construction building company. He stayed in the reserves for 4 more years in a combat engineer unit and was promoted to the rank of major. He had been out 5 years when the war started and now finds himself running the legion. The company commanders are also a colorful bunch . The commanding officer of The cavalry unit is an ex-polish cavalry officer Aron Brocz who runs a tight group. The Infantry is commanded by a Ex-Infantry officer with the sweedish army who is a self styled viking. He goes by Thor Fridriksson. Both Men have the rank of Captian.


Task Force 76


Flagship
USS Salem CA-139 (original Member TF76)

Surface Action Group 1

USS Arkansas CGN-41 (original Member TF76)
USS Berkeley DDG-15 (towed from Korea)
USS O’Bannon DD-987 (towed from Korea)
USS Clark FFG-11 (original Member TF76)
USS Copeland FFG-25 (original member TF76)
USS Voge FF-1047 (repaired from carrier battle group)

Surface Action Group 3

USS Long Beach CGN-9 (Korea fleet)
USS Goldsborogh DDG-20 (towed from Korea)
USS O’Brien DD-975 (towed from Korea)
USS Boone FFG-28 (Original member TF76)
USS Stark FFG-31 (found on sand bar at gulf entrance)
USS Garcia FF-1040 (found drifting in red sea)

Amphibious Ready Group 5

USS Belleau Wood LHA-3 (original member TF76)
USS Juneau LHD-10 (original member of TF76)
USS Fort Fisher LSD-40 (Korea fleet)
USS Bristol County LST-1198 (Diego Garcia ship)
USS St.Louis LKA-116 (Diego Garcia ship)
USS Truxton CGN-35 (Korea fleet)
USS Hoel DDG-13 (Korea fleet)
USS Stein FF-1065 (Diego Garcia ship)
USS Bronstein FF-1037 (Diego Garcia ship)

MPS Fleet
T-AK 3001 PFC William B. Baugh (Diego Garcia)
T-AK 3002 PFC James Anderson (Diego Garcia)
T-AK 3004 PVT Franklin J. Phillips (Diego Garcia)
T-AK 3009 PFC Dewayne T. Williams (Guam)
T-AK 3011 1st LT Jack Lummus (Guam)
T-AK 3012 SGT William R. Burton (Guam)


These ships are the motley collection of what was left of the US Indian Ocean fleet, the gulf fleet and the ships that escorted the troops from Korea. They have been going under extensive repairs in Saudi Arabia for the last 8 months; some were even dry-docked. 4 of the ships were towed from Korea and 1 other was lifted off a sand bar at the mouth of the gulf after she was damaged in a missile strike. Another was found drifting in the Red Sea with no crew alive.2 of the ambiphbous ships and 2 of the frigates were towed over when the Americans and British abandoned the base in Diego Garcia in the fall of 1999. These ships were meant to be sold to the country of India before the war started. By October of 2001 the ships will be as ready as they can get and be able to start fleet operations again. Admiral Stephen Decatur V name sake of the great admiral from the past is now in charge .He was raised from a good stock of seamen and was a graduate of the naval academy. He commanded the first Ticonderoga class cruiser and has had an outstanding career so far. His last assignment was as operations officer for the task force. This was cut short when the cent com headquarters was destroyed and he was promoted to command of the task force. He has 3 able commodores in command of his 3 action groups the commander of his amphibious group is the senior of the 3. In February of 2001 when the fleet from Korea rolled it he thought they were being attacked and sorted the fleet to meet them. When they were recognized the ships as friends he knew at once he had a fleet again. Most of the ships are not the top of the line vessels of the American fleet but he knows most of the top line ships were destroyed or damaged early in the war. In the spring of 2001 he will send out surface groups to find more ships and or enclaves of Americans in the Indian Ocean and western pacific. His main task is too look for supply or tanker ships to tow back to the gulf to add to there force projection abilities. Right now there are around 2,000 American service men and women from all service branches being sorted and reequipped at fleet headquarters. These people were picked up from outposts left over from before the war. Most aren’t armed and they have no heavy equipment. Operations like this will continue until all known US and British Personnel are recovered.hopefuly this will swell the ranks of units in the gulf and aid in the rebuilding efforts of the area. The Fleet is in the Process of moving its staff and assets to the city of Bushehr due to the saudi's asking them to leave. once this happens centcom,3rd army and Task Force 76 will all be co located.
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