Stanley Roger Arthur Biography

Coalition ships monitor and divert prohibited maritime trade.

Directs naval interception operations enforcing sanctions against Iraq.

Arthur's naval forces launch Tomahawk cruise missiles during the opening attacks.

Arthur commands carrier, surface, amphibious and mine-warfare forces supporting Desert Storm.

Directs US naval forces supporting the coalition campaign.

Arthur employs six aircraft carriers supporting strikes from the Gulf and Red Sea.

Coalition forces capture prisoners from occupied oil platforms.

Coalition naval aircraft destroy or disable much of Iraq's fleet fleeing toward Iran.

USS Missouri begins bombardment missions against Iraqi coastal positions and artillery.

USS Wisconsin supports coalition forces by firing heavy naval guns at Iraqi targets.

Iraqi minefields complicate naval support for the ground offensive.

Directs mine-clearing operations near the Kuwaiti coast.

Arthur directs damage control and continued operations after two ships strike Iraqi mines.

Maintains a credible threat of amphibious assault on Kuwait.

The deception fixes Iraqi forces along the coast.