Persian Gulf Naval Campaign
Directs US naval forces supporting the coalition campaign.
Role range: 1990-1991
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Stanley Roger Arthur Biography and Timeline
Follow Stanley Roger Arthur through 13 dated historical records for United States of America.
Stanley Roger Arthur, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1991–1991Years on this page
1991
First Combat Tomahawk Launches
Arthur's naval forces launch Tomahawk cruise missiles during the opening attacks.
Role range: 1990-1991
Naval Component Operations
Arthur commands carrier, surface, amphibious and mine-warfare forces supporting Desert Storm.
Role range: 1990-1991
Six-Carrier Naval Air Campaign
Arthur employs six aircraft carriers supporting strikes from the Gulf and Red Sea.
Role range: 1990-1991
Offshore Positions Attacked
Coalition forces capture prisoners from occupied oil platforms.
Role range: 1990-1991
Battle of Bubiyan
Coalition naval aircraft destroy or disable much of Iraq's fleet fleeing toward Iran.
Role range: 1990-1991
Gulf Sanctions Enforcement
Coalition ships monitor and divert prohibited maritime trade.
Role range: 1990-1991
Maritime Interception Campaign
Directs naval interception operations enforcing sanctions against Iraq.
Role range: 1990-1991
Kuwait Coastal Mine Threat
Iraqi minefields complicate naval support for the ground offensive.
Role range: 1990-1991
Mine Countermeasure Campaign
Directs mine-clearing operations near the Kuwaiti coast.
Role range: 1990-1991
USS Tripoli and USS Princeton Mine Strikes
Arthur directs damage control and continued operations after two ships strike Iraqi mines.
Role range: 1990-1991
Amphibious Deception
Maintains a credible threat of amphibious assault on Kuwait.
Role range: 1990-1991
Faylaka Landing Threat
The deception fixes Iraqi forces along the coast.
Role range: 1990-1991
Records, sources and methodology
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