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	Operation Southern Watch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Operation Southern Watch was a operation conducted by Joint Task Force Southwest Asia (JTF-SWA) with the mission of monitoring and controlling airspace south of the 33rd Parallel in Iraq, following the 1991 Gulf War up until the March, 2003 invasion of Iraq.
		Operating under the U.S. Central Command, the USS Peterson (DD-969) launched 14 missiles from its position in the Red Sea, while the USS Chancellorsville (CG-62) in the Arabian Gulf launched nine missiles.
		Operation Southern Watch was initially an operation in which the Gulf states cooperated.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Operation_Southern_Watch (2800 words)

	Operation Southern Watch: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Operation Southern Watch was an operation[For more facts and a topic of this subject, click this link] conducted by Joint Task Force Southwest Asia (JTF-SWA) with the mission of monitoring and controlling airspace south of the 33rd Parallel in Iraq[Click link for more facts about this topic], EHandler: no quick summary.
		Operation southern focus was a period in the months leading up to the 2003 invasion of iraq (called "operation iraqi freedom" in the united states) in which...
		Operation telic is the codename under which all british operations of the 2003 invasion of iraq and after are being conducted....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/o/op/operation_southern_watch.htm (915 words)

	Iraqi no-fly zones - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		When Operation Desert Storm ended in 1991, the United States alleged that it wanted to ensure the safety of Kurds who were fleeing from Iraqi persecution from the south.
		This operation was launched on August 27th, 1992 with the mission of preventing further inhumane acts against civilian populations.
		The operation continued until it transitioned to Operation Southern Focus in June of 2002.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Iraqi_no-fly_zones (654 words)

	Operation Southern Focus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Operation Southern Focus was a period in the months leading up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq (called "Operation Iraqi Freedom" in the United States) in which the military responses to violations of the southern Iraqi no-fly zones were increased, with more intensive bombing of air defense artillery installations and other military complexes.
		The operation lasted from June 2002 until the beginning of the invasion in March 2003.
		The operation was not publicly declared at the time, and was just said to be an intensification of the already-existing Operation Southern Watch.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Operation_Southern_Focus (403 words)

	Kadena fighters to support Operation Southern Watch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Operations are conducted from numerous operating locations in the Arabian Gulf region.
		Since Southern Watch's beginning in 1992, the operation has flown nearly 181,000 sorties, with the U.S. Air Force flying more than 125,000 sorties, the U.S. Navy flying more than 38,000 sorties and coalition forces flying more than 18,000 sorties, according to Pentagon officials.
		The operation is containing Iraq's threatening behavior and maintaining the safety and security of the region.
	www.fas.org /news/iraq/1998/06/n19980601_980757.html (317 words)

	Operation Southern Watch
		Due to the relative calm in the Operation SOUTHERN WATCH area, Joint Task Force - South West Asia (JTF-SWA) began a force drawdown in February 1994, with the redeployment of the 49th Fighter Wing and other USCENTAF assets to CONUS from Khamis Mushiat, Saudi Arabia.
		SOUTHERN WATCH operations continued without incident until October, 1994, when Iraq began troop movements south towards Kuwait, prompting U.S. and coalition forces to react with force deployments into theater under Operation VIGILANT WARRIOR.
		The requirement for supplemental funds in 1998 was due to the substantial movement of forces to the Persian Gulf region from November 1997-March 1998 in response to Iraq's refusal to comply with United Nations' mandates regarding arms inspections.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/ops/southern_watch.htm (1576 words)

	Operation Enduring Freedom Reference @ PriceOfFreedom.com (Price of Freedom) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It was previously planned to have been called Operation Infinite Justice but it is believed to have been changed because of concerns that this might offend the Muslim community as some believe that Islam teaches that God is the only one who can provide Infinite Justice).
		However, on December 9, 2003, the U.S. military announced that it had "launched a major ground operation in Afghanistan in an effort to eliminate the remnants of al Qaeda and the Taliban regime overthrown in 2001."
		The stated intent of OEF was to remove the Taliban from power because of the Taliban's refusal to hand over Osama bin Laden for his involvement in the September 11 attacks, and in retaliation for the Taliban's aid to him.
	www.priceoffreedom.com /encyclopedia/Operation_Enduring_Freedom (1519 words)

	117th Keeps "Southern Watch" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The 117th is the lead unit for all air control operations for the Southern No-Fly Zone in Iraq keeping a constant vigil for Iraqi aircraft that violate a 1991 agreement to cease military flights along the Iraq/Kuwaiti border.
		The 117th is participating in Operation Southern Watch for the next 90 days as part of the Air Expeditionary Force.
		Southern Watch made news in February, when U.S. forces bombed air defense targets in Iraq.
	www.dod.state.ga.us /archives/air/southernwatch1.html (343 words)

	Military and Veterans Affairs- News Release
		The wing's AEF deployment in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH was previously scheduled under the Air Force's Expeditionary Air Force concept and not as a response to recent events.
		The operational elements of the Expeditionary Air Force are known as Aerospace Expeditionary Forces.
		Operation NORTHERN WATCH is based in Turkey and enforces the United Nations Security Council northern no-fly zone over Iraq.
	www.state.nj.us /military/news/archive2000/177deploy.html (482 words)

	Legacy--2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Northern and Southern Watch have helped contain the military adventurism of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, protected Kuwait, enforced economic sanctions against Iraq, and fulfilled, to a degree, their stated original purpose: stopping the repression of the Kurdish people of northern Iraq and the Shiite Muslims of southern Iraq.
		Northern and Southern Watch are useful “labs” in which to test new concepts and equipment, but the operations take a toll on training.
		Operation Southern Watch was similarly born of Iraqi repression, this time against the so-called “marsh Arabs” of southern Iraq.
	www.afa.org /magazine/Feb2003/02legacy03.asp (2899 words)

	CNN.com
		Operation Northern Watch is based out of Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, and it's composed of forces from the United States, United Kingdom, and supported by Turkey.
		MYERS: Operation Southern Watch is also composed of forces from the United States and the United Kingdom.
		And then since U.N. resolutions were made ten years ago in the northern and southern watches were created to surveil Iraq and look for weapons of mass destruction, General Myers saying that U.S. and U.K. pilots have been fired upon 406 times year to date.
	edition.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0209/30/se.05.html (6748 words)

	TomPaine.com - The War Before The War
		In its search for operational flexibility the Bush administration shifted the locus of air operations to a base in Qatar that had to be developed on an emergency basis.
		Yet, a total of 21,736 sorties were flown over southern Iraq between June 2002 and the beginning of the war, suggesting that over two thirds of them took place during the period beginning in September.
		Southern Focus clearly had the function of facilitating an invasion but was in itself an act of war.
	www.tompaine.com /articles/2005/06/24/the_war_before_the_war.php (1338 words)

	DefenseLINK News: Operation Southern Watch Update
		What we're seeing now is an increase in frequency, intensity, [and] coordination of their entire air defense system against our planes flying in both the north and the south.
		We are seeing, for example, almost three times the number of surface-to-air missile batteries in the southern area, and movement of these surface-to-air missile batteries on occasion, which obviously makes it more difficult for our flyers to know where they are and where the threat may be posed.
		Q: General Zinni, today the provocation in the south was the incursion by Iraqi aircraft in the southern no-fly zone, and the response was an attack against surface-to-air missiles on the ground.
	www.defenselink.mil /transcripts/1999/t01251999_t0125znn.html (2372 words)

	Slavin's Gallery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		During Operation Anaconda, the Chiefs earned 4 Silver Stars for their heroic support of troops in contact at Robert;s Ridge.
		Supporting operational commitments of the United States Air Force, the history-making Chiefs are one of the finest fighter squadrons in the world.
		They were sent to Eglin AFB FL, and tasked with operational testing of the new aircraft for the next three years.
	www.slavinsgallery.com /bean.htm (779 words)

	Welcome to Operation Southern Watch
		Operation Southern Watch was established following the conclusion of the Gulf War where the U.N. imposed resolutions on the government of Iraq in response to Iraqi efforts suppress the Kurds in northern Iraq and Marsh Arabs in the south.
		Named Operation Southern Watch, the coalition effort to enforce the no-fly zone, as well as banning any surface-to-air weapons presenting a threat to aircraft conducting the monitoring mission, was begun August 1992.
		Three times during the course of the operation, January 1996, July 1997, and October 1998, AV-8B Harriers from the 15th MEU(SOC) participated in Operation Southern Watch.
	www.military.com /HomePage/UnitPageFullText/0,13476,701392,00.html (177 words)

	Technorati Tag: Operation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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		Operation Sun-Pumpkin - Update 5/29/2006 May 29th, 2006 Most of the sunflowers and pumpkins are now growing.
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	technorati.com /tag/Operation (410 words)

	Guardlife Vol. 26 No. 3
		The United States OSW component is comprised of active duty, Guard, and Reserve aircraft and personnel under the command of Joint Task Force - Southwest Asia.
		The operational elements of the EAF are known as Aerospace Expeditionary Forces.
		Individual units are assigned to a specific num- bered AEF (the 177th's is AEF 9) and given a particular deployment period to cover during their rotation into areas of responsibility.
	www.state.nj.us /military/publications/guardlife/volume26no3/177th.html (263 words)

	Airman Magazine, October 1996 -- Controlling the Air (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Southern Watch missions are long, lasting about three to four hours.
		Operation Southern Watch began shortly after the Persian Gulf war ended to enforce a United Nations-imposed no-fly zone south of the 32nd parallel.
		A typical Operation Southern Watch mission out of Azraq consisted of 12 AEF aircraft, along with the EF-111A Raven, Airborne Early Warning and Control System and Rivet Joint electronic reconnaissance aircraft from Saudi Arabia.
	www.af.mil /news/airman/1096/air.htm (1160 words)

	Air Force Magazine
		Three operations—Northern Watch, Southern Watch, and the months-long, undeclared Southern Focus—helped produce a rapid coalition victory over Saddam Hussein’s regime once the official war began.
		Operation Southern Watch began on Aug. 26, 1992, and was designed to protect the Shiite population in southern Iraq from Saddam’s repression.
		Quigley added that the volume of fire was up throughout Northern and Southern Watch, as compared to the same period in the preceding year.
	www.afa.org /magazine/Feb2004/0204war.html (2656 words)

	Indiainfo.com -> News -> Spotlight -> US versus Iraq standoff -> US, UK warplanes strike Iraqi installations
		Washington: Warplanes from a US-British coalition struck an air defence command and control facility in Southern Iraq on September 9, the latest of a series of retaliatory attacks, the US military said.
		"Operation Southern Watch coalition aircraft used precision guided weapons today to strike an air defence command and control facility near Al Amarah, approximately 270 km South East of Baghdad, at 01:30 am (1100 IST)," the Command said.
		The no-fly zones were imposed in Southern and Northern Iraq after the 1991 Gulf War to prevent Iraqi attacks on Kurdish and Shiite minorities and on neighboring states.
	news.indiainfo.com /spotlight/usiraq/09sepiraq1.html (169 words)

	Daily Pundit Archives
		Operation SOUTHERN WATCH Coalition aircraft used precision-guided weapons today to strike Command and Control sites in southern Iraq.
		Operation SOUTHERN WATCH Coalition aircraft used precision-guided weapons today to strike a military radar in southern Iraq.
		Pretty typical for August in Iraq ever since Operation SOUTHERN WATCH was instituted after the Gulf War.
	www.dailypundit.com /archives/004607.php (783 words)

	Code One Magazine: Shaw Flies SEAD — January 1999
		Deploying six aircraft and running split operations from a twenty-four-aircraft squadron is a lot easier because we are still left with eighteen aircraft on base.
		Southern Watch was set up to protect Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and other countries to Iraq's south.
		The operations have run the gamut from a few resources and a small presence to a lot of resources and a large presence.
	www.codeonemagazine.com /archives/1999/articles/jan_99/jana_99.html (3107 words)

	CCMEP's US Bombing Watch: 1998 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Coalition aircraft are part of Operation Southern Watch that enforces United Nations sanctions and restrictions of the no-fly zone south of the 33rd parallel in Iraq.
		As for the commanders who are in charge of this sordid operation, history will judge them in much the same way as it does the scoundrels who supervised the genocidal slaughter of the Indians in the 1870s and 1880s.
		He told a briefing in Washington that UN estimates of 5,000 to 6,000 Iraqi children dying every month as a result of the sanctions were "probably modest." He attributed the death toll to a lack of clean water, a breakdown in the sanitation system, inadequate diet and a lack of medical care.
	www.ccmep.org /usbombingwatch/1998.htm (13344 words)

	USS Ranger Facts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A special weapons warfare exercise and a patrol along the southern seaboard of Japan followed.
		Another welcome break in the intense pace of operations came with a call at Yokosuka during the first week of April.
		Throughout Operations Southern Watch and Restore Hope, Ranger took 63 digital photographs which were sent by International Marine Satellite to the Navy Office of Information within hours of being taken.
	www.ussrangercv61.org /wikipedia/content.htm (2068 words)

	Operation Southern Watch/ Iraq No-Fly Zone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Saudi Arabia's Prince Sultan Air Base is transformed into the new hub of Southern Watch operations.
		Describes the mission and operations at Ali Al Salem Air Base just 39 miles from Iraq and literally at the forefront of Operation Southern Watch.
		Discusses the military confrontation, the shifting objectives, and views in the region concerning the operation.
	www.au.af.mil /au/aul/bibs/opsouth/opsw.htm (917 words)

	Nato Missions
		This is the first installment of Joey Fang's most excellent mini-campaign "Operation Desert Storm" based on that same military endeavor.
		This is the final chapter of Joey Fang's "Operation Desert Storm".
		Overall, these missions are easy/medium, but some of the air-to-air action is difficult because of Dave's use of Su-30s (and those and^%#$ improved AA-9s!) This set is written for and requires VarkLib version 1.0 or higher.
	home.att.net /~Vark111/missions_nato.htm (588 words)

	The History Guy: The No-Fly Zone War (1991-2003)
		Periodically, the government of Saddam Hussein attempts to force the UN weapons inspectors from the country and the U.S. and UN respond with threats and occasional bomb and missile attacks.
		Originally designed to protect the rebellious Kurdish minority in the north and the oppressed Shiite minority in the south, these zones are Iraqi airspace in which Iraqi aircraft are not allowed to fly.
		Operation Desert Fox was first reported by Iraq to have killed "thousands" of people, but newer numbers indicate casualties in the low hundreds.
	www.historyguy.com /no-fly_zone_war.html (2691 words)

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