st ▁Arm ored ▁Division . ▁ ▁Pers ian ▁G ulf ▁War ▁▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁Ira q ▁inv aded ▁K uw ait . ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Arm ored ▁Division ▁was ▁alert ed ▁for ▁deployment ▁to ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁to ▁provide ▁an ▁off ensive ▁option ▁should ▁S add am ▁refuse ▁to ▁withdraw ▁from ▁K uw ait . ▁This ▁alert ▁changed ▁the ▁division ' s ▁focus , ▁from ▁" building ▁down " ▁in ▁Europe ▁to ▁" building ▁up " ▁in ▁South west ▁Asia . ▁ ▁Division ▁leaders ▁and ▁soldiers ▁began ▁foc using ▁on ▁planning , ▁training ▁and ▁unit ▁deployment . ▁Pl anning ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁challenge ▁of ▁log istics , ▁as ▁the ▁division ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁sh ipped ▁to ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁in ▁a ▁logical ▁order ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁bu il dup ▁for ▁combat ▁operations . ▁ ▁Command ers ▁and ▁their ▁staff ▁rapidly ▁integrated ▁new ▁equipment ▁into ▁their ▁units ▁to ▁be ▁deployed ▁to ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁G ulf ▁region . ▁ ▁The ▁division ▁also ▁prepared ▁to ▁receive ▁new ▁units : ▁ 3 rd ▁Brigade , ▁ 3 rd ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁replaced ▁ 1 st ▁Brigade , ▁ 1 st ▁Arm ored ▁Division . ▁Round - out ▁units ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁ 3 1 2 th ▁Support ▁Center ▁( RA OC ) ▁composed ▁of ▁res erv ists ▁from ▁throughout ▁Germany , ▁also ▁joined ▁the ▁division . ▁Other ▁units , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁ 5 4 th ▁and ▁