Gulf War/Related Articles

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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 usage does not

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 DESERT SABRE [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Operation DESERT SHIELD [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Operation DESERT STORM [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Operation Granby [r]: The British code name for their military participation in all phases of the Gulf War ^[e]

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]

Other related topics

• 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
• E-3 AWACS [r]: Add brief definition or description
• EC-130 COMMANDO SOLO [r]: Add brief definition or description
• 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]: A high-speed, high-altitude Soviet-designed aircraft (NATO reporting name FOXBAT) used in interceptor and reconnaissance roles ^[e]
• MiG-25 FULCRUM [r]: A Russian multirole fighter, designated FULCRUM by NATO, roughly comparable to the F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-18 Hornet; K version is carrier-capable ^[e]
• E-8 Joint STARS [r]: Add brief definition or description
• MH-53 PAVE LOW [r]: Add brief definition or description
• RC-135 RIVET JOINT [r]: Add brief definition or description
• SA-2 GUIDELINE [r]: Add brief definition or description
• SA-3 GOA [r]: Add brief definition or description
• SA-6 GAINFUL [r]: Add brief definition or description
• SS-1 SCUD [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