The Road to Safwan: The 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry in the 1991 ...

Glossary 281
Basra Highway Main road between Kuwait City and Basra,
Iraq.
BDE Brigade. Organization with several battalions
and commanded by a colonel.
BDU Battle Dress Uniform. Standard uniform of
armed forces in Desert Storm. Standard
colors were green and brown camouflage.
BG Brigadier General. Usually an assistant
division commander or corps principal staff
officer.
Big Red One Nickname for the 1st Infantry Division.
BMP Soviet infantry fighting vehicle which was
first introduced in the early 1960s.
BRDM A Soviet armored reconnaissance vehicle.
CC Combat Command. This is normally a
brigade or larger element under the control
on one of the assistant division commanders.
CENTCOM United States Central Command.
Commanded by General H. Norman
Schwarzkopf during Desert Storm.
CFV M3 Cavalry Fighting Vehicle. A modified
version of the M2 Infantry Fighting Vehicle,
carrying fewer troops and more ammunition.
Both vehicles were also nicknamed the
Bradley.
COL Colonel. Commander of a brigade or senior
staff officer on a division or corps staff.
Corps Large combat organization consisting of
several divisions and supporting units.
Commanded by a lieutenant-general. In 1991,
the VII Corps had five divisions, an armored
cavalry regiment, an aviation brigade, a corps
support command and other supporting
units. Total strength of approximately 142,000