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Lebannon 1958
- - Egyptian revolution (Abdul Nasser)
- - Pan Arab Union
- - Eisenhower want to preserve Leb. gov’t, sends in troops
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Dominican Republic, 1965-1966
- LBJ sends in Marines to keep out Commies
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Mayaquez Incident 1975
- - Ship seized by Khmer Rouge
- - Ford sends Navy & Marines
- - Ship recovered
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Beirut 1982-1984
- - U.N. forces overseeing Israeli withdrawal
- - Marines go ashore, operate from ships after 10 SEP
- - 23 OCT: 241 Marines & Sailors killed in bombing
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Grenada 1983
- - Students an excuse to push out Cubans
- - Reveals joint operations deficiencies
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El Salvador 1984
- Carter, Reagan give support to brutal regime
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Bosnia, Kosovo 1992-1994
- Serbs aggressors
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Desert Shield/Storm Timeline
- - 1990:
- - - 2 AUG - Iraq invades Kuwait
- - - U.N. imposes sanctions
- - 1991
- - - Jan: Air War
- - - Feb: Ground War
- - 1st Major Int’l conflict post Cold War
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Desert Shield/Storm Army
- - Changed since Vietnam
- - Few combat vets remain
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Desert Shield/Storm Coalitions
- - Allied
- - - 37 members
- - - 10 provide combat forces
- - Iraqi
- - - Yemen, Sudan, Libya, Jordan
- - - Only Iraq fought
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Desert Storm Operational Phases
- - Strategic bombardment
- - Gain air superiority (supremacy)
- - Prepare for ground attack
- - Air-Land battle
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Desert Storm Air Attack
- - Allies: 2,514 aircraft
- - Apaches attack radar
- - - F15E hit SCUDs in W. Iraq that were targeting Israel
- - - Computer virus in Iraq air defense systems
- - F-117, B52G strikes
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Desert Storm Ground War
- - 527,000 U.S. troops
- - Left Hook: 24 FEB 91
- - Cease fire: 28 FEB 91
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Desert Storm Logistics
- - Daily supply requirements
- - - 5.6m gals fuel
- - - 3.3m gals water
- - - 6,075 tons ammo
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Desert Shield/Storm Key Systems
- - M1 Abrams
- - MLRS
- - Bradley
- - Apache
- - Satellite GPS
- - Computers
- - Stealth aircraft
- - Missile defense (Patriot)
- - J-STARS (ground-looking aerial radar)
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