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Operation Desert Thunder Camp Doha was the main U.S. Army base in Kuwait , and played a pivotal role in the U.S. military presence in the Middle East since the 1991 Gulf War and in the 2003 invasion of Iraq .
The 1998 bombing of Iraq (code-named Operation Desert Fox) was a major bombing campaign against Iraqi targets, from 16 to 19 December 1998, by the United States and the United Kingdom. On 16 December 1998 Bill Clinton announced that he had ordered strikes against Iraq.
Most recently, the brigade supported Operation Desert Thunder in 1998 with a brigade task force. The principal communications capabilities of the unit include tactical satellite, tropospheric scatter, super high frequency, and ultra high frequency line-of-sight transmission systems, and voice, message, and data switches.
Desert Fox (1998) — Bombing campaign on military Iraqi targets. Desert Falcon (1991–2003) United States PATRIOT missile defense of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Israel from the Iraqi Scud missile threat. [citation needed]
In February 1998 the Aviation Brigade, 3d Infantry Division deployed to Kuwait as part of the division's mission in support of Operation Desert Thunder. At the time the brigade was organized to provide the 3d Infantry Division with a maneuver brigade consisting of an attack helicopter battalion, a general support aviation battalion, and a ...
In 1998, the MEU was diverted from its regular deployment schedule to provide a forward presence in the Persian Gulf as the United States 5th Fleet landing force in support of Operation Desert Thunder. In addition, the MEU used its aviation assets to enforce the Iraqi no-fly-zone in support of Operation Southern Watch.
January 1998 Iraq wants Scott Ritter's team out and claims that Ritter is a spy. 15 January 1998 US Ambassador to the UN, Bill Richardson tells Ritter to go back to Bahrain. February 1998 US President Bill Clinton remarks "(Hussein's) regime threatens the safety of his people, the stability of his region, and the security of all the rest of us ...
Operation Desert Shield was the US operational name for the US buildup of forces and Saudi Arabia's defense from 2 August 1990 to 16 January 1991 [citation needed] Operation Desert Storm was the US name of the airland conflict from 17 January 1991 through 28 February 1991 [ 35 ]