Air Support during Battle of Khafji
Coalition aircraft strike Iraqi columns and reinforce Saudi and Qatari defenders.
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January
Gulf Sanctions Enforcement
Coalition ships monitor and divert prohibited maritime trade.
Maritime Interception Campaign
Directs naval interception operations enforcing sanctions against Iraq.
Radar Surveillance
Coalition forces use airborne radar surveillance during the Gulf War.
February
Explanation of Al-Amiriyah Target
Bush's administration states that the attacked Baghdad facility was believed to be military.
Kuwait Coastal Mine Threat
Iraqi minefields complicate naval support for the ground offensive.
Mine Countermeasure Campaign
Directs mine-clearing operations near the Kuwaiti coast.
USS Tripoli and USS Princeton Mine Strikes
Arthur directs damage control and continued operations after two ships strike Iraqi mines.
Coalition Deception Attack
The action helps conceal the main western coalition maneuver.
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Receives the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
Wadi al-Batin Feint
Conducts attacks supporting deception near Wadi al-Batin.
Ceasefire
Iraq agreed to a Soviet-proposed ceasefire agreement
Final Coalition Ultimatum
Bush gives Iraq a final deadline to begin an immediate and unconditional withdrawal.
Withdrawal Terms Announced
Bush publishes coalition conditions that could prevent the ground campaign.
Amphibious Deception
Maintains a credible threat of amphibious assault on Kuwait.
Faylaka Landing Threat
The deception fixes Iraqi forces along the coast.
Final Deadline before Ground War
Bush requires Iraq to begin withdrawing immediately or face coalition ground attack.
Armored Left Hook
Drives eastward against Iraqi Republican Guard formations.
Coalition Ground Campaign Begins
Bush authorises the ground campaign after Iraq fails to accept the coalition withdrawal terms.
Coalition Land Attack Directed
Coordinates Marine, Army and Arab advances against Iraqi defenses.
Desert Sabre Offensive
Ground forces begin the final campaign to liberate Kuwait.
Diplomacy Ends before Ground Attack
Bush concludes that diplomatic proposals have not secured Iraq's unconditional withdrawal.
Ground Offensive Authorized
Authorizes the coalition ground offensive against Iraqi forces.
Ground Offensive Command
Directs the coalition ground offensive into Kuwait and Iraq.
Ground War Begins
Authorizes the coalition ground offensive.
Invasion of Iraq
The Allied land offensive begins against Iraq
Republican Guard Offensive
Corps forces attack Republican Guard formations protecting withdrawal routes.
VII Corps Ground Attack
Franks begins the armoured advance intended to destroy the Republican Guard.
VII Corps Left Hook
Commands VII Corps during the armored envelopment west of Kuwait.
VII Corps Offensive
Commands VII Corps in the coalition's armored offensive.
Western Corps Advance
Luck's corps advances deep into Iraq on the coalition's western flank.
Western Flank Offensive
Airborne and mechanized forces isolate Iraqi units occupying Kuwait.
XVIII Airborne Corps Advance
Commands the far western wing of the ground offensive.
XVIII Airborne Corps Offensive
Commands the western wing of the coalition ground attack.
Advance toward Euphrates Valley
McCaffrey's mechanised division advances rapidly through western Iraq to block retreat routes.
Battle of 73 Easting
McMaster leads Eagle Troop in a rapid armoured engagement against Republican Guard forces.
Iraqi Retreat Routes Threatened
His division threatens routes used by Iraqi forces leaving Kuwait.
Left Hook Encirclement
Schwarzkopf's western manoeuvre cuts Iraqi communications and threatens retreating formations.
Second Cavalry Regiment at 73 Easting
Holder's regiment finds and engages major elements of the Tawakalna Division.
Twenty-Fourth Division Advance
Leads mechanized forces rapidly through southern Iraq.
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