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The Coalition lost a total of 75 aircraft—52 fixed-wing aircraft and 23 helicopters–during Desert Storm, with 39 fixed-wing aircraft and 5 helicopters lost in combat. [60] One coalition fighter was lost in air-air combat, a U.S. Navy F/A-18 piloted by Scott Speicher .
Operation Desert Storm was the US name of the airland conflict from 17 January 1991 through 28 February 1991 [35] Operation Desert Sabre (early name Operation Desert Sword) was the US name for the air and land offensive against the Iraqi Army in the Kuwaiti Theater of Operations (the "100-hour war") from 24 to 28 February 1991, in itself, part ...
Desert Victory: The War for Kuwait. Naval Institute Press. Quilter II, Colonel Charles J. (1993). United States Marines in the Persian Gulf, 1990–1991 with the I Marine Expeditionary Force in Desert Shield and Storm. District of Columbia, United States of America: History and Museums Division, Headquarters, United States Marine Corps.
Ground troop movements February 24–28, 1991 during Operation Desert Storm. This is the order of battle for the Liberation of Kuwait campaign during the Gulf War ...
17 January: Operation Desert Storm is launched and the first air attacks are launched on Iraq and Kuwait. 18 January, 01:00 GMT: Iraq fires 12 Scud missiles at the Israeli cities of Haifa and Tel Aviv, slightly injuring 12 people. The United States tells Israel to not retaliate, out of fear that it will escalate the war and trigger the collapse ...
General Order No. 1 was a general order issued by General Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. to United States Central Command in the Middle East during the Gulf War (Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm). The order contains provisions restricting the behavior of troops and was intended to show respect to the laws of Saudi Arabia where many US troops ...
Operation Senior Surprise, also known as Secret Squirrel, [1] was a long range B-52G Stratofortress cruise missile strike against Iraqi targets that initiated the bombing campaign during Desert Storm. [2] (It was given the unofficial nickname 'Operation Secret Squirrel' by the B-52 crews.)
The Turkish government finally approved the JTF on 15 January 1991. The following day, USAFE activated the Wing and began the command's largest Desert Shield deployment, bringing the total number of aircraft at Incirlik to 110. However, it was not until 17 January, the first day of Desert Storm, that Turkey approved operations from Incirlik.