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  2. Operation Desert Shield (2006) - Wikipedia

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    Operation Desert Shield was a 2006 operation by the Iraqi insurgency and al-Qaeda in Iraq, planned in December 2005 as a push against American forces during the Iraq War. The goal was to destabilize the American foothold in the Anbar province over the course of six months.

  3. Gulf War - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Gulf War order of battle: United States Air Force - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  5. Timeline of the Gulf War (1990–1991) - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  6. Liberation of Kuwait campaign order of battle - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Gulf War air campaign - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Gulf War order of battle: United States Navy - Wikipedia

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    Toggle Units in Operation Desert Shield subsection 1.1 ' Battle Group Delta' * (Relieved by USS Midway on 1 November 1990) - Persian Gulf 1.2 USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CVN-69 (8 to 24 August) - Persian Gulf

  9. 5th Combat Communications Group - Wikipedia

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    During Operation DESERT SHIELD and Operation DESERT STORM, the 5 CCG deployed over 600 airmen to the Persian gulf region at more than a dozen locations. To start the trend, the 5 CCG was the first tactical communications unit in theater.