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toc =**History**= UCCs (formerly known as "COCOMs", a term now reserved exclusively for the authority they hold, which is also called "combatant command") are led by[|Combatant Commanders] (CCDRs), formerly known as a regional "Commander-in Chief" (CINC; pronounced "Sink").

MAJCOMS= major commanders

NAFS= national air force

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Operation Desert Shield- Hussein wanted to raise oil prices because he wanted his country to recover from its debt from the conflicts of its neighbor, Iran. Hussein thought that his neighbor brothers were plotting to kill him so he set seven divisions, a total of 120,000 troops and 2,000 tanks. He sent these divisions to Kuwait. This made Kuwait, Iraq’s nineteenth province. The US responded rapidly by sending troops, the Navy, and the Air Force to [|Saudi Arabia]. Other countries joined in military and economy wise. Many countries joined in because of the oil in Saudi Arabia and the price in the country. The US put troops in Saudi Arabia in order to defend the country from Hussein. Hussein did not give up easily and he did not show any signs of backing down. Later, this operation became Operation Desert Storm.
 * History of Operation Desert Shield/Storm (by James P)**

Operation Desert Storm- The US sent Hussein an ultimatum to draw back his troops. Hussein didn’t listen. He captured the city of Kuwait. After this action, the US and the United Nations wanted to liberate Kuwait. This operation had troops from 25 different countries like Germany, Dutch, US, and Israel. They had to force out the Iraqi troops from Kuwait. Operation Desert Storm had objectives and they were (1) effect the immediate, complete, and unconditional withdrawal of all Iraqi forces from Kuwait;(2) restore Kuwait's legitimate government; ensure the security and stability of Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf nations;(3) and ensure the safety of American citizens abroad. The Commander in Chief in US issued his order. He said "offensive campaign is a four-phased air, naval and ground offensive operation to destroy Iraqi capability to produce and employ weapons of mass destruction, destroy Iraqi offensive military capability, cause the withdrawal of Iraqi forces from Kuwait, and restore the legitimate government of Kuwait." He later issued more specific objectives. These objectives are (1) attack Iraqi political/military leadership and command and control;(2) gain and maintain air superiority;(3) sever Iraqi supply lines;(4) destroy chemical, biological, and nuclear capability;(4) and destroy Republican Guard forces. The commander told that these objectives would be executed in four (4) phases.

Phase 1: (the strategic air campaign) This campaign had to eliminate, exterminate and destroy strategic air defenses; aircraft/airfields; strategic chemical, biological and nuclear capability; leadership targets; command and control systems; Republican Guard forces; telecommunications facilities; and key elements of the national infrastructure, such as critical LOCs, electric grids, petroleum storage, and military production facilities.

Phase II--the attainment of air superiority in the Kuwait Theater of Operations--was estimated to begin sometime between day 7 and day 10 and to require 2 to 4 days, ending no later than D+13 (days after D-Day. Phase II involved attaining air superiority in the Kuwait Theatre Operation (KTO) and that will be established by attacking aircraft/airfields, air defense weapons and command and control systems. They need to destroy these objects in order to roll back enemy air defenses. The ultimate goal of this phase is to achieve air supremacy through the KTO.

Phase III--battlefield preparation—Phase III was estimated to start sometime between D+9 and D+14 and to require 6 to 8 days. Phase III would involve attacking Iraqi ground combat forces (particularly RGFC units) and supporting missile/rocket/artillery units; interdicting supply lines; and destroying command, control and communications systems in southern Iraq and Kuwait with B-52s, tactical air, and naval surface fires. The Phase’s goal is to sever Iraqi supply lines, destroy Iraqi chemical, biological, and nuclear capability, and reduce Iraqi combat effectiveness in the KTO by at least 50 percent, particularly the RGFC. This purpose is to open the window of opportunity for initiating ground offensive operations by confusing and terrorizing Iraqi forces in the KTO and shifting combat force ratios in favor of friendly forces.

Phase IV--the ground offensive—Phase IV had no estimated concrete start day, since it was dependent on achieving at least some of the goals of the first three phases, most especially that of degrading overall Iraqi ground force effectiveness by 50 percent. The chief did the citing of the anticipated duration of phase IV. However, in a December 20, 1990, briefing, the CENTAF Director of Air Campaign Plans estimated that the ground offensive would require 18 days, with the total campaign taking 32 days. The troops began attacking on February 24 and the city was liberated on February 27.


 * Table V.1
 * Desert Storm Theater Objectives and
 * Phases
 * Phase II: Phase
 * Kuwait III: Phase
 * Phase I: theater of battlefield IV:
 * Strategic operations ground
 * Air air preparation offensive
 * Theater objective campaign supremacy
 * Disrupt leadership and X
 * command and control
 * Achieve air supremacy X X
 * Cut supply lines X X X X
 * Destroy NBC capability X X
 * Destroy Republican Guard X X X
 * Liberate Kuwait City X
 * Destroy NBC capability X X
 * Destroy Republican Guard X X X
 * Liberate Kuwait City X

Websites used http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/desert_shield.htm http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB39/ [] http://www.fas.org/man/gao/nsiad97134/app_05.htm

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