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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 ...
The coalition's efforts against Iraq were carried out in two key phases: Operation Desert Shield, which marked the military buildup from August 1990 to January 1991; and Operation Desert Storm, which began with the aerial bombing campaign against Iraq on 17 January 1991 and came to a close with the American-led liberation of Kuwait on 28 ...
Campaign From To Defense of Saudi Arabia (DESERT SHIELD) 2 August 1990 16 January 1991 Liberation and Defense of Kuwait (DESERT STORM) 17 January 1991 11 April 1991 Southwest Asia Cease-Fire Campaign 12 April 1991 30 November 1995 Operation PROVIDE COMFORT 1 June 1992 30 November 1995
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 .
On 23 February 1991, the aerial bombardment campaign came to an end and the coalition began a large-scale ground offensive into Iraqi-occupied Kuwait and parts of Iraq. The Iraqi military was devastated in the fighting, and Kuwait was declared completely free of Iraqi troops on 28 February 1991.
The 1990–1991 Gulf War was the last major United States Air Force combat operation of the 20th Century. The command and control of allied forces deployed to the Middle East initially as part of Operation Desert Shield, later engaging in combat operations during Operation Desert Storm, were assigned to United States Central Command Air Forces (USCENTAF), the USAF component of the Joint United ...
English: Map of ground operations of Operation Desert Storm starting invasion February 24-28th 1991. Shows allied and Iraqi forces. Shows allied and Iraqi forces. Special arrows indicate the American 101 st Airborne division moved by air and where the French 6 st light division and American 3 rd Armored Cavalry Regiment provided security.
Desert Storm (1991) — Gulf War Artimon — French Navy enforcement of UN resolutions 661 and 665 during the Gulf War; Daguet ("Brocket deer") — French codename for operations during the Gulf War; Damask — Royal Australian Navy deployment to the Persian Gulf. Desert Sabre — The ground campaign which began on 24 February 1991. [2]