27 January 1991
Gulf Oil Spill Interrupted
Coalition action limits continued discharge into the Persian Gulf.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Kuwait in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Coalition action limits continued discharge into the Persian Gulf.
Directs an air strike intended to interrupt oil flowing offshore.
Schwarzkopf directs an air strike that interrupts oil flowing into the Persian Gulf.
Maintains coalition air dominance over the Kuwait theater.
Air power supports the coming ground offensive.
USS Missouri begins bombardment missions against Iraqi coastal positions and artillery.
USS Wisconsin supports coalition forces by firing heavy naval guns at Iraqi targets.
Rhame's division opens lanes through fortified obstacles for VII Corps.
Directs Marine forces through Iraqi defensive belts in eastern Kuwait.
Pushes northward toward Kuwait City during the ground offensive.
Leads the 1st Marine Division into Kuwait.
Myatt's division attacks northward and seizes key objectives in Kuwait.
Division forces destroy Iraqi positions while advancing north.
Leads the division through fortified Iraqi obstacles.
The breach enables VII Corps armored formations to pass.
Advances toward Kuwait International Airport and nearby suburbs.
Boomer's Marine divisions break through Iraqi defensive belts in eastern Kuwait.
The rapid advance threatens Iraqi positions around Kuwait City.
The 1st and 2nd Marine Divisions cross into Kuwait during the coalition ground assault.
Commands Marine forces breaching Iraqi defenses in eastern Kuwait.
Advances toward routes northwest of Kuwait City.
Advances toward routes west of Kuwait City.
Leads the 2nd Marine Division through Iraqi defensive belts.
Keys leads the division through minefields and defensive positions toward Kuwait City.
Leads the division through minefields and prepared defenses.
Leads the 1st Marine Division during the Kuwait ground attack.
Commands the division opening lanes through Iraqi fortifications.
Opens lanes enabling VII Corps armored forces to advance.
Begins planning the massive effort to extinguish sabotaged wells.
Arrives with firefighting experts to assess Kuwait's burning oil fields.
US forces mass in Kuwait before the invasion of Iraq.
Oversees the ground advance into Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Directs the invasion plan using major forces assembled in Kuwait.
Coordinates land and air operations entering southern Iraq.
Directs the ground component during the opening invasion.
Commands I MEF as it crosses into southern Iraq.
Commands I MEF as units cross the border.
Kuwaiti bases become central staging areas for coalition ground forces.
Directs coalition operations launched from bases in Kuwait.
Commands coalition land forces preparing in Kuwait.
Leads Marine forces assembling in Kuwait for the invasion.
Prepares Marine formations in Kuwait for operations in southern Iraq.
Coalition ground forces move from Kuwait into southern Iraq.
Kuwait serves as a principal staging base for the invasion.
Provenance
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