August 1990
Coalition Basing Agreement
Helps secure permission for major US deployments protecting the kingdom.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Saudi Arabia in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Helps secure permission for major US deployments protecting the kingdom.
Organizes multinational forces preparing to protect Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
Supports the military buildup intended to deter further Iraqi expansion.
Commands US Central Command during Operation Desert Shield.
Commands US Central Command during the defensive buildup.
Helps secure Saudi acceptance of large US force deployments.
Meets Saudi leaders during the early Gulf crisis.
Coalition forces use airborne radar surveillance during the Gulf War.
Directs coalition air operations during Desert Storm.
Air attacks isolate Iraqi forces occupying Kuwait.
Directs coalition air operations during Desert Storm.
Directs the coalition campaign after Desert Storm begins.
Employs a wide western envelopment against Iraqi forces.
The maneuver helps isolate Iraqi formations occupying Kuwait.
The action helps conceal the main western coalition maneuver.
Conducts attacks supporting deception near Wadi al-Batin.
Drives eastward against Iraqi Republican Guard formations.
Coordinates Marine, Army and Arab advances against Iraqi defenses.
Directs the coalition ground offensive into Kuwait and Iraq.
Commands VII Corps in the coalition's armored offensive.
Commands the western wing of the coalition ground attack.
Provenance
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