desert shield

     

(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2007-09-27_J_24.jpg" target="_blank">Alex reports in front of a U.S. Air Force aircraft.</a>) AWACS-E3s were among the very first airborne assets to deploy during this August 1990 operation, establishing round-the-clock radar capability

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  • In 1990, before Desert Storm, came this operation to protect Saudi Arabia from Iraqi invasion
  • The 1991 Persian Gulf War was known as Desert Storm; this was the code name of the buildup prior to the war

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