[deport]

The 21,000 soldiers of the 4th Infantry Division, based at Fort Hood, Tex., could begin arriving at staging areas in Kuwait almost immediately. But the 35 cargo ships laden with the division's heavy armor and equipment will not complete their journey from the Mediterranean, through the Suez Canal and Red Sea, and begin arriving in Kuwait until the first week of April at the earliest, defense officials said yesterday.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21450-2003Mar24.html

[jwalsh07]

The First Cav is on the way as well, in fact if it wasn't for the Belgian pukes they'd already be in Kuwait.

[TigerDSL]

One big suprise could be II MEF (Marines) coming in through Jordan. According to Global Security, II MEF is now believed to be in Jordan. They can close in on Baghdad from the West, with the 101st A/B encircling Baghdad and attacking from the north of Baghdad.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iraq_orbat.htm

[demlosers]

The 21,000 soldiers of the 4th Infantry Division, based at Fort Hood, Tex., could begin arriving at staging areas in Kuwait almost immediately. But the 35 cargo ships laden with the division's heavy armor and equipment will not complete their journey from the Mediterranean, through the Suez Canal and Red Sea, and begin arriving in Kuwait until the first week of April at the earliest, defense officials said yesterday.

Now I've heard the many of those ships have passed the Suez Canal about 5 days ago. I know it doesn't have to take that long to get from the Red Sea to a Kuwaiti port.

It is aproximately 3,600 status miles from the Gulf of Suez to Kuwait by sea. By averaging 20 knots, a common speed for ships, they can cover 480 nautical miles in 24 hours. It is possible without any delay, the 4th ID's cargo ships can be docking in kuwaiti ports in 7 - 8 days from the Gulf of Suez. A week before this Washington ComPost article says.