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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
On the eve of Operation Desert Storm, the Coalition of the Gulf War numbered 2,430 fixed-wing aircraft in the Kuwaiti Theater of Operations (KTO), almost three-fourths of which belonged to the United States Armed Forces. When the ground assault began on 24 February, that number had increased to over 2,780.
This is the order of battle for the Liberation of Kuwait campaign during the Gulf War between Coalition forces [1] and the Iraqi Armed Forces [2] between February 24–28, 1991.
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.
United States Air Force (USAF) F4 Phantom IIs during Operation Desert Shield. USAF F-16s and F-15s over oil fires set by withdrawing Iraqi forces in Kuwait. Helicopters. Bell AH-1F Cobra ; Bell AH-1J SeaCobra (USMC) Bell AH-1T Improved SeaCobra (USMC) Bell AH-1W SuperCobra (United States Marine Corps) Boeing AH-64A Apache (Army) Boeing CH-46D ...
U.S. Marines in the Persian Gulf, 1990-1991 With the 1st U.S. Marine Division in Desert Shield and Desert Storm by Lieutenant Colonel Charles H. Cureton; M60 vs T-62 Cold War Combatants 1956-92 by Lon Nordeen & David Isby; The Marine Air Command and Control System, A Historical Perspective. Lt Col Richard Martin, JR LtCol USMC Air War College.