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	Gulf War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		On August 8, Iraq declared parts of Kuwait to be extensions of the Iraqi province of Basra and the rest to be the 19th province of Iraq.
		Rarely in urban combat does the fighting range exceed 1 km, a range at which theoretically the M1 Abrams tank was vulnerable to the 125 mm gun of the Iraqi T-72 tanks.
		However, the greatest amount of bombs was dropped during two sustained bombing campaigns: Operation Desert Strike, which lasted a few weeks in September 1996, and Operation Desert Fox, in December 1998.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Operation_Desert_Shield (7695 words)

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	Desert Shield Phase of the Gulf War - 1/92nd FA
		The remainder of the month of August and most of September were devoted to maintenance of vehicles and section equipment, individual common task training, issue of desert gear, equipment deployment, personnel manifesting and limited time off for the soldiers.
		The men were billeted in grain storage warehouses at a dock until they moved to the desert.
		The men were glad to finally get out of the port on 21 October, headed for their first position in the desert.
	www.bravecannons.org /History/hst1_dshield.html (1280 words)

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		Desert Storm p.2 McKiernan, David D. "Command, Control, and Communications at the VII Corps Tactical Command Post: Opn Desert Shield/Storm." Student paper, Apr 1992.
		Desert Storm p.4 - ARMOR UNITS Davis, Daniel L. "The 2d ACR at the Battle of 73 Easting." Fld Arty (Apr 1992): pp.
		Desert Storm p.6 Tanner, J.K. "The British Soldier in the Gulf." Mil Illus (Oct 1991): pp.
	www.ibiblio.org /pub/academic/history/marshall/military/mil_hist_inst/i/iraq2b.asc (906 words)

	Desert Shield and Desert Storm (from Persian Gulf War) -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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		More commonly, however, the term desert is reserved for regions that are barren because they are arid, or dry.
		Arid deserts receive little precipitation and are characterized by specialized plants that tolerate drought conditions and salty soils.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-206290?tocId=206290 (982 words)

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		Desert Storm p.4 Floris, John P. "141 FA in Desert Storm: A Test Bed for Doctrine and Equipment." Fld Arty (Dec 1991): pp.
		Desert Storm p.5 Krause, Michael D. The Battle of 73 Easting, 26 Feb 1991: A Historical Introduction to a Simulation.
		By its cmdr. Desert Storm p.7 "Gallantry in the Gulf." Army Qtrly (Jul 1991): pp.
	carlisle-www.army.mil /usamhi/Bibliographies/ReferenceBibliographies/Iraq/forces.doc (1007 words)

	Gulf War Debriefing Book (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Desert Fox was the codename for a series of strikes launched a) following the explusion of United Nation's Weapons Inspectors and/or b) in the midst of the impeachment effort of President Clinton.
		I'll let you be the judge as to why it took place, and why it ended almost as quickly as it began.
		Since "Desert Fox" there have been a number of incidents involving Allied aircraft in the "no fly" zones of Iraq, so many that I created a new page detailing those events.
	www.leyden.com /gulfwar/unscom.html (859 words)

	Desert Storm/Desert Shield Chronology
		With the commencement of Operation Desert Storm, Coast Guard MSOs increased both the level and tempo of port safety and security activities in the port to protect critical commercial and military waterfront facilities from the threat of terrorism.
		The Coast Guard increased both shoreside and waterside security patrols in ports using regular and reserve augmentation forces, established and enforced waterside security zones around key facilities and in one case, in Norfolk, responded to a potential terrorist bombing incident at a bulk liquid facility.
		General Colin Powell, Joint Chiefs of Staff, praises the Coast Guard for its important role in Desert Shield and Desert Storm during commencement speech at Coast Guard Academy.
	www.uscg.mil /hq/g-cp/comrel/factfile/Factcards/DesertChron.html (997 words)

	Gulf War -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Iraq responded by launching 8 (The act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)) Scud missiles into (Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine) Israel the next day.
		Soon after, a convoy of Marines penetrated deep into Iraqi territory, collecting thousands of deserting Iraqi troops, weakened and demoralized by the extensive air campaign.
		On March 10 1991, (Click link for more info and facts about Operation Desert Farewell) Operation Desert Farewell began to move 540,000 American troops out of the (A shallow arm of the Arabian Sea between Iran and the Arabian peninsula; the Persian Gulf oil fields are among the most productive in the world) Persian Gulf.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/gu/gulf_war.htm (5708 words)

	JDR Military Service - Operation Desert Shield
		American troops playing sandlot football by their tents on the island of Masirah, Oman during Operation Desert Shield in 1990-91.
		During Desert Shield/Storm the island’s modest base became home to thousands of sailors and airmen.
		Desert Shield/Desert Storm provided new insights on many things, especially an admiration for many of our Middle Eastern allies.
	web.umr.edu /~rogersda/military_service/op_desert_shield.htm (400 words)

	Rock Climbing.com View topic - Desert Shield - Sun Factor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		I have not climbed either Desert Shield or Disco Inferno, though I am interested in both and have talked with folks who have climbed both...here's what I've heard.
		Disco Inferno is a system which lies to the left of Desert Shield on the same formation.
		My idea is to climb the first three of Desert shield and camp out on the ledge at three, sending both the Desert Shield and the Disco Inferno upper pitches from there over the course of about 3 days.
	www.rockclimbing.com /forums/viewtopic.php?t=77829 (952 words)

	American Women in Uniform, Desert Storm
		"I was a female paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division during Desert Shield/Desert Storm.
		Coast Guard Boatswain`s Mate 3rd Class Robin Eckel is armed with an M-60 machine gun and 7.62mm ammunition as she maintains her post aboard a port security boat during Operation Desert Shield.
		"Dear Capt. Barb I was a Marine in Desert Shield/Storm.
	coelacanth.aug.com /captbarb/femvetsds.html (1331 words)

	Operation Desert Storm
		Naval Units participating in Desert Shield and Desert Storm
		Surveying Gulf War Airpower Thomas A. Keaney Joint Forces Quarterly Autumn 1993 [707 kb PDF] The information gathered during the course of a survey commissioned by the Secretary of the Air Force confirms the dominant role of airpower while illustrating that the indirect rather than the direct effects of bombing were perhaps of more importance.
		Desert Shield/Desert Storm Employment or Reserve Component: Extracts of Lessons Learned The United States Naval War College Operations Department [116 kb PDF]
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/ops/desert_storm-refs.htm (715 words)

	Operation Desert Storm
		The directive goes on to specify the objectives of military action (identical to the ones in NSD 45) and the means of accomplishing those objectives.
		This executive summary of the Central Command's assessment of operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm "focuses on events leading to the execution of combat operations and key assessments made during the crisis." It includes both a chronological account of events (Part I) as well as an assessment of functional areas (Part II).
		Several sections of the study examine, to a limited extent, the tasking, collection, analysis, and dissemination of intelligence concerning the possible presence of chemical weapons at Khamisiyah from the beginning of Desert Shield to 1997.
	www.gwu.edu /~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB39 (2386 words)

	Team Redstone's Role in Desert Shield / Desert Storm
		The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait during the early morning hours of 2 August 1990 initiated a chain of events leading to the largest deployment and subsequent combat use of Army missiles in U.S. history.
		Supporting this action, known to the world as Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm (ODS), was the technological and logistical know-how of the Army elements located at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.
		The harsh desert climate and the logistical immaturity of the theater of operations were the two biggest factors impacting the operational readiness of the sophisticated missile and rocket systems deployed to SWA by the Army.
	www.redstone.army.mil /history/netstorm/sus_home.html (570 words)

	beckett.com - Golf News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The 1991 Topps Desert Shield baseball issue was handed out to U.S. troops in wax pack form, and eventually, this product made its way back to the States.
		The bottom of the shield on a legitimate stamp is rounded, whereas the counterfeit features a sharply pointed tip.
		The bottom of the shield is accurate, and even the stars are quite clear, but several other areas are of interest.
	www.beckett.com /golf/news/index.asp?a=1836 (467 words)

	Operation Desert Shield (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Facilitation of movement of units to the Operation Desert Shield Area of Operations; Start of operations at the Kuwait Airport after Kuwait's liberation; Coordination with other aviation units; Aircraft and equipment used; Life on the fields.
		Reports on the aerial victory of the 1st Tactical Fighter Wing in the 1990 Operation Desert Shield.
		Details on the deployment of the 1st Tactical Fighter Wing to Saudi Arabia; Role of the wing in the Desert Shield buildup.
	www.au.af.mil /au/aul/school/asbc/shield.htm (597 words)

	Gulf War
		Prior to World War I, under the Anglo-Ottoman Convention of 1913, Kuwait was considered to be an autonomous caza within Ottoman Iraq.
		On January 12, 1991 the United States Congress authorized the use of military force to drive Iraq out of Kuwait.
		Economic sanctions were kept in place following the war, pending a weapons inspection regime with which Iraq never fully cooperated.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/g/gu/gulf_war.html (4018 words)

	Desert Shield and Desert Storm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		After Iraq's August 1990 invasion of neighboring Kuwait, the 97th began deploying elements to various locations in the United States and overseas to support Operation DESERT SHIELD.
		In late December, 97th Bombardment Wing B-52 crews practiced high altitude bombing missions at the Nellis AFB test range in Nevada, anticipating their role in the inevitable war to come.
		Once Operation DESERT STORM was underway the nature of the wing's involvement changed.
	www.altus.af.mil /History/historydesert.htm (278 words)

	Section 301-3077 Desert Storm and Desert Shield, special (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Desert Storm and Desert Shield, special license plates for Gulf War veterans--application procedure, fees--no additional personalization fee--design.
		The plates shall be clearly visible at night and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130.
		License plates issued pursuant to this section shall not be transferable to any other person except that any registered co-owner of the motor vehicle may operate the motor vehicle for the duration of the year licensed in the event of the death of the qualified person.
	www.moga.state.mo.us /statutes/C300-399/3010003077.HTM (178 words)

	Gulf War Bibliography
		Bourque, Stephen A. "Desert Saber: The VII Corps in the Gulf War." Ph.D. Dissertation, Georgia State University, 1996.
		Englehardt, Joseph P. "Desert Shield and Desert Storm: A Chronology and Troop List for the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf Crisis." Carlisle Barracks, Pa.: Strategic Studies Institute Special Report, 25 March 1991.
		The shield and the sabre: the Desert Rats in the Gulf 1990-91.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/reference/gulfbib.htm (13506 words)

	The 13th Signal Battalion During Desert Shield
		Here are some images of the 13th Signal in action in Saudi Arabia from September 1990 to January 1991, courtesy of Norman Jarvis (CW2, U.S. Army retired), the 13th Signal Battalion maintenance technician during the deployment.
		Typical living conditions for the U. Army in Saudi Arabia during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
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	www.hoskinson.net /gulfwar/shield13.html (257 words)

	Operation Desert Shield
		Iraqi troops had begun to mass along the Saudi border, breaching it at some points, and indicating the possibility that Hussein's forces would continue south into Saudi Arabia's oil fields.
		Operation DESERT SHIELD, the US military deployment to first defend Saudi Arabia grew rapidly to become the largest American deployment since the Southeast Asia Conflict.
		On 17 January 1991, when it became clear that Saddam would not withdraw, Desert Shield became Desert Storm.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/ops/desert_shield.htm (464 words)

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		Desert shield' Vostok Junior waterproof watch (leather band)
		Round shape case, size is 34 x 9 mm.
		All other designated trademarks, copyrights and brands are the property of their respective owners.
	www.shop.com /op/aprod-p10508983 (163 words)

	Topps Entertainment \| Flashback \| Desert Storm Cards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Operation Desert Shield evolved into the Desert Storm air war in January 1991, and the ground war lasted for 100 hours in February 1991.
		Scud missles, Apache helicopters, Republican Guards, patriot missiles, smart bombs, left-hook, stealth bombers, Abrams tanks, Highway Of Death, gas masks, oil fires, and yellow ribbons were all part of the Gulf War vocabulary.
		Legendary Topps staffer Len Brown coordinated with the Pentagon and Navy Department in order to publish our 3 Desert Storm Card Sets, issued in 1991.
	www.topps.com /Entertainment/Flashback/DesertStorm/desertstorm.html (146 words)

	Desert Shield, Storm veterans honored at Arlington (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		ARLINGTON, Va. (AFPN) -- The leaders of this nation's two largest military reserve forces honored veterans of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm by laying a wreath at the United States' most hallowed shrine on Dec. 12.
		Indiana Congressman Steve Buyer, an Army Reserve lieutenant colonel and Gulf War veteran, joined Davis and Plewes for the full Army Honors wreath ceremony by the 3rd U.S. Infantry (The Old Guard).
		"Those who served during Desert Shield and Desert Storm were truly America's crusaders," Buyer said, who spent five months in the desert as a military lawyer.
	home.att.net /~vet_updates/gwhonred.htm (322 words)

	OPERATION DESERT SHIELD / STORM INFORMATION
		Steve Light, former XO of Company C during the Gulf War has launched a web site for those more current Dreadnaughts for which that subject and time is geared.
		All Desert Shield and Desert Storm Dreadnaughts are encouraged to get listed on Steve's web site and to keep in contact with him.
		It is hoped that when enough men are found from this time period a "Desert Storm Dreadnaught Reunion" can be organized.
	www.2nd34tharmor.freeservers.com /desert_shield_storm.htm (329 words)

	Service Gulf War Histories (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This narrative is designed to provide an overview of the role of the United States Army in the conflict with Iraq that took place from August 1990 through February 1991.
		U.S. Marines in the Persian Gulf, 1990-1991: With the 2D Marine Division in Desert Shield and Desert Storm
		U.S. Marines in the Persian Gulf, 1990-1991: With the 1ST Marine Division in Desert Shield and Desert Storm
	www.gulflink.osd.mil /histories (257 words)

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