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In this section, "Operation", "Plan", etc. are not part of the alphabetization. This is an experiment with using the R-template with annotation. The sort order is by code word, not aircraft type, etc. U.S. convention is to use ALL CAPS for code words; British | In this section, "Operation", "Plan", etc. are not part of the alphabetization. This is an experiment with using the R-template with annotation. The sort order is by code word, not aircraft type, etc. U.S. convention is to use ALL CAPS for code words; the British and French use initial caps only. | ||
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===People=== | ===People=== | ||
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{{r|MiG-25 (fighter)|MiG-25 FOXBAT}} | {{r|MiG-25 (fighter)|MiG-25 FOXBAT}} | ||
{{r|MiG-29 (fighter)|MiG-25 FULCRUM}} | {{r|MiG-29 (fighter)|MiG-25 FULCRUM}} | ||
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{{r|S-75 Dvina| | {{r|S-75 Dvina|S-75 Dvina}} | ||
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{{r|XM93 Fuchs (nuclear, biological, chemical reconnaissance vehicle)}} | |||
Latest revision as of 09:08, 19 April 2024
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In this section, "Operation", "Plan", etc. are not part of the alphabetization. This is an experiment with using the R-template with annotation. The sort order is by code word, not aircraft type, etc. U.S. convention is to use ALL CAPS for code words; the British and French use initial caps only.
Parent topics
- Iraq [r]: Country in the Middle East which has borders with Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iran, Jordan and Turkey. [e]
- Middle East [r]: A geographical region in Asia that also contains small parts of Europe and Africa. [e]
- United Nations [r]: An international organization that was founded in 1945 with the mission of preventing international war, protecting human rights, supporting social progress and justice, and helping with economic progress. [e]
- United States Central Command [r]: Unified Combatant Command responsible for U.S. operations in the Middle East and Southwest Asia, now under the command of General James Mattis [e]
Subtopics
Operations
- Opération Daguet [r]: The French code name for all of their military participation in the Gulf War [e]
- Operation Granby [r]: The British code name for their military participation in all phases of the Gulf War [e]
- Operation NORTHERN WATCH [r]: Enforcement of the northern "no-fly" zone over Iraq (i.e., Kurdish areas), following agreements in the cease-fire of the Gulf War; primarily by U.S. air power but with allied involvement, the latter sometimes with more restrictive rules of engagement [e]
- Operation SOUTHERN WATCH [r]: Enforcement of the southern "no-fly" zone over Iraq (i.e., Shiite areas near the Saudi and Kuwaiti borders), following agreements in the cease-fire of the Gulf War; primarily by U.S. air power but with allied involvement, the latter sometimes with more restrictive rules of engagement [e]
- Fao Peninsula [r]: Southernmost part of Iraq, in the waterway between Iran and Iraq and extending near Kuwait [e]
- Babiyan Island [r]: Add brief definition or description
People
- George H. W. Bush [r]: (1924–2018) 41st U.S. President (Republican), elected in 1988 and serving one term; Director of Central Intelligence; U.S. Ambassador to China; youngest naval aviator in World War II. [e]
- Colin Powell [r]: A retired general in the United States Army who served in high political office, first African-American to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and U.S. Secretary of State; minimally partisan although he considered himself a moderate Republican, not a neoconservative [e]
- H Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. [r]: Retired United States Army four-star general, best known for commanding United States Central Command and the coalition forces in the 1991 Gulf War [e]
- Saddam Hussein [r]: (1937–2006) Deposed and executed ruler of Iraq. [e]
- AN/AVS-6 [r]: Aviation night vision imaging system with binocular optics that allowed helicopter pilots to conduct nocturnal missions as close to the ground as possible [e]
- B-52 [r]: United States Air Force heavy bomber, first version flown in 1952, entered service in 1961, expected to stay operational until at least 2030 [e]
- Biological weapon [r]: Living organisms, or substances produced by living organisms, used as weapons to produce death or disease in human or agricultural populations [e]
- Chemical weapon [r]: Add brief definition or description
- G5 howitzer [r]: Designed by Gerard Bull in South Africa, a family of 155mm howitzers with exceptionally long range [e]
- Iran-Iraq War [r]: War between Iran and Iraq, 1980-1988, with very high casualties on both sides, but an inconclusive result [e]
- Iraq War [r]: (2003-2011) Invasion and occupation of Iraq by a coalition of countries led by the U.S. to depose Saddam Hussein who was accused of stockpiling weapons of mass destruction (which were never found). [e]
- MiG-25 FOXBAT [r]: Add brief definition or description
- MiG-25 FULCRUM [r]: Add brief definition or description
- M1 Abrams tank [r]: Add brief definition or description
- M2 Bradley armored fighting vehicle [r]: Add brief definition or description
- M109 howitzer [r]: Add brief definition or description
- M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System [r]: Add brief definition or description
- MH-53 PAVE LOW [r]: Add brief definition or description
- AN/PVS-4 [r]: Add brief definition or description
- AN/PVS-7 [r]: Add brief definition or description
- RC-135 RIVET JOINT [r]: Add brief definition or description
- S-75 Dvina [r]: Add brief definition or description
- SA-3 GOA [r]: Add brief definition or description
|SA-6 GAINFUL}}
- SS-1 SCUD [r]: Add brief definition or description
- T-62 tank [r]: Add brief definition or description
- T-72 tank [r]: Add brief definition or description
- United States Special Operations Command [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Weapons of mass destruction [r]: Add brief definition or description
- XM93 Fuchs (nuclear, biological, chemical reconnaissance vehicle) [r]: Add brief definition or description