1992 Operations after the war

11 Jan 91 (Mon) LtCol Hugh H. Williams (47), commander of the 188th TFW (ANG) was killed

this date in an A-7D, 5 miles south of Santa Rosa, NM. The 188th is based out of

Kirtland AFB, NM, and Hugh lived in Albuquergue. He was leading a flight of three to the

Meirose Gunnery Range near Cannon AFB.

Iraqi Defense Minister and previous Governor of Kuwait, Field Marshal Ali Hassan al

Mujid, said that the Iraqi Army of the future will be smaller but better trained and

more effective with two basic duties: one plays a nationalistic role and the second to

defend Iraq's securityand borders. Around 25,000 of his million man Army were killed

and another 300,000 demobilized since the War. The new Army will be under 300,000

and composed of mostly professional troops. Iraq's three main enemies are considered Arab reactionary forces,Israel, and Iran.......interview in Al Thawara, daily newspaper

12 Jan 92 (Sun) Approaching the 1st Anniversary of the 2nd Gulf War. The New Commonwealth of Independent States has replaced what was once the evil empire. Despite all of the

fanfare though, over 30,000 nuclear weapons and 4.2 million men in arms are being

sorted out as to ownership and loyalty. Factors being taken lightly by most of the

world, but one that chills my bones. Any trigger could set off irreversible hostilities

which could escalate without containment. The US Government has lifted its ban on

travel to Vietnam. And, Cambodia has decided to turn over the remains of two US

Marines considered killed during the Mayaguez incident during 1975, there were 83

MIA's. As we think about the more than 550,000 veterans of the Gulf War we are reminded that there still is (1) living veteran from the Spanish-American War of 1898

(106 year old Nathan Cook), 81,000 living WWI veterans, 8,812,000 from WWII,

4,812,000 from the Korean War, and 8,299,000 from the Vietnam Era.

"Sunday Parade Magazine", reports that the US Army was concerned about the effects of the Saudi powdery sand on their basic issue sand-bags, the sand would leak out. The

Army went to the General Services Admin and discovered that the only tightly woven

sand-bags were available from a source in Holland, but the bags were produced in Iraq. Needless to say, the GSA gathered US industry and responded. Today over 14 million

surplus tightly woven sand-bags are available to fight battles of natural disasters.

Reports from Kuwait discuss that hundreds of citizens and soldiers have died from

unexploded mines and sub-munitions that were left by both sides. 60% of the casualties were said to be childern under 15, total victums around 1200. The ` vacillating temperatures have caused trigger mechanisms to crystalize and corrode.

On 4Jan92, the largest ammo dump in Kuwait of stockpiled recovered ammunition, exploded and burned. Tremendous numbers of Rockeye and CBU Bomblets keep showing up. Many building bombed were public or school buildings.

15 Jan 92 (Wed) Kuwait will spend $9 billion on defense during its fiscal year starting 1 July

1992. A separate allocation of $10.28 billion will go to cover war costs which includes

1993. $7.31 billion in payments to Gulf War Allies. Major airframe buys will be:

v 35 x F/A-18C/D

v 15 x F-1 Mirage

v 20 x Aerospatiale Gazelles

Kuwait is forming an active squadron of 6 to 12 aircraft with radar battlefield surveillance,

airborne early warning, and signals intelligence capability. The UK Pilatus Britten-Norman

(PBN) approach offers the MASTOR Defender Aircraft with MTI configured Thorm-EMI

Skymaster Radar for surveillance, the AEW Defender for early warning, and Racal's Kestral

ESM System for SIGINT. It is supported by a Motorola ground station. Thompson CSF is

offering its Horizon Heliborne Surveillance Radar with ELINT and SIGINT upgrades.

04 Feb 92 (Tue) Texas Instruments received a $252 million contract to build 1328 more HARM's

... 749 USN

... 465 USAF

... 74 Italy

... 40 Korea

Kuwait is to sign a major defense-pact with the United Kingdom on 5Feb92. The MOU will cover equipment, joint exercises, planning and training. The deal is expected to eventually include up to (200) Vickers Challanger 2 tanks and more Hawk trainer aircraft.

08 Feb 92 (Sat) The US and Kuwait Armed Forces conducted a joint exercise Iris Gold 92-2

... lasting 9 days

... within the framework of the new Defense Cooperation Agreement

... commanded by Col Jesse Johnson (USA)

10 Feb 92 (Mon) Operation "Provide Hope" begins to move 4.7 million pounds of food and

supplies from Germany and Turkey to 24 cities in 11 former Soviet Republics

v 65 x US flights, 339,076 NM's in 16 days

... C-5 & C-141's from Rein Mein carried 4,070,945 lbs

- 3 to Semipalatinsk in Kazakhstan, nuc/laser test facility

... C-5 & C-141's from Ankara carried & Incirlik carried 172,278 lbs

v 02 x AN-124 flights carried 477,550 lbs

12 Feb 92 (Wed) Kuwait signs a Defense Pact with Britain on the 11th. Iraq and Egypt resume

consular relations. US and Kuwait troops run exercise in joint training Iraq reports

that it replaced 110 of the 133 war damaged or destroyed bridges.

13 Feb 92 (Thur) Iran returns 6 x stolen Kuwaiti Airbus Transports brought to Iran by Iraqi crews. Iraq

sends Foreign Minister Shahaf to the UN to discuss compliance with UN resolutions.

14 Feb 92 (Fri) Iraq reported that the CIA had used Psychics to try and form a blood-clot in Saddam's brain

17 Feb 92 (Mon) AW&ST reports today (pg 23) that the Iranian Air Force is rebuilding with new aircraft from the ex-Soviet Union. 21 Iranian pilots were trained in the CIS and returned to Iran to set up their own training program for the Soviet aircraft. They will fly 20 x MiG-29's and 4-6 x MiG-31's purchased before the spring of 1991. Iranian Air Force Commander General Mansour Sattari, said that the IrAF was operating several impounded Mig-29's and Su-27 Fencer's that were flown in by the Iraqi's. Saddam meets Kurdish Leader Barzani as Ass't SecState Edward Djerejian tours the GCC encouraging them to improve upon their defensive capabilities. Saudi Arabia has ceased to pay its monthly $26 million payment to the PLO and it is now paying the amount directly to the fundamentalist Hamas movement in the occupied territories. Saudi Arabia formally requested 48 x F-15F and 24 x F-15H aircraft ($8 billion). Syria is trying to obtain North Korean improved SCUD missiles.

22 Feb 92 (Sat) Shiite Ayatollah Mohammed Baqer Hakim, suggested that he lead a new Iraqi Government. German authorities confiscated "components for SCUD missiles and uranium centrifuges" from two Bavarian Companies. Documents suggst they had been doing it for years.

24 Feb 92 (Mon) William A. Burhans writes in the Journal of Electronic Warfare, "Electronic Combat and the Persian Gulf War" (Feb 92, pg26), that his examination of Russian Military literature has determined several key lessons learned. The first is that despite great efforts the problem was unable to be solved through political means. The US pushed for a military solution even after it became clear that all political, economic, and diplomatic options had not been tried. Second, the role of reconnaissance was paramount and the importance of Space Reconnaissance cannot be overstated. Targets were updated about every two hours. Third, NATO's Air Land Battle concept was finally tested under wartime conditions, but at the Operational-Strategic Level with one of the largest formations of forces. Fourth, the role of Air Power in contemporary warfare has increased almost immeasurably. Fifth, Great attention must be paid to establishing a strong responsive air defense system that is mobile, modern, with an integrated and secure command and control network that can repel a huge buidlup of forces. Sixth, multi-national naval forces blocked the sea lanes into Iraq. Seventh, the mixing of high-tech weapons systems, some barely off the drawing boards, worked well together. Eighth, the defeat of Iraq was not the fault of the Russians or their weapons. Iraq utilized old Soviet weapons and its modern equipment was in in-sufficient numbers to make a difference. And ninth, this war was an electronic war with resources that operated in every spectrum.

25 Feb 92 (Tue) Kuwait holds a quiet commemoration of the Liberation Day. The US said it was searching the world banking system for Saddam's private fortune of $20 to 30 billion dollars.

26 Feb 92 (Wed) Gen George Butler is appointed as the new Chief of the US Strategic Command and his deputy will be VAdm Micheal C. Colley. Command will be rotated between the services. Gen Mike Loh is appointed as the new Chief of the Air Combat Command, his deputy will be MGen Stephen B. Croker and General Ronald W. Yates will become the new Chief of the Air Material Command which consolidates the Systems & Logistics Command. GE Engines cut another 2800 people after the last 4300 in 1991

10 Mar 92 (Mon) Saddam defends himself in the UN as his troops mass in the north for another offensive against the Kurdish mountain villages. Preparations seem to be getting ready to bring several Composite Air Wings to the Gulf theater: one in Insirlik, one at Al Kharg, and one at King Khalid Military City

... at least one squadron of F-117's have been modified with GPS and radars

... F-111F aircraft have been rehersing with PGM's

Maj Jay Lindell received a Silver Star for his help in the resuce of a nine man SOF team during STORM. He was awarded the citation at the Fort Leavenworth Staff College where he is presently a student. In attendence were five Green Beret's who he helped. Lindell was with the 388th TFW (Hill AFB) then based at Al Minhad, UAE. His wingman Capt Dan Swayne received a DFC. The mission was flown 25Feb91 under a "Scout Killer" tasking.

19 Mar 92 (Thurs) (2) F-15C's from the 3rd Fighter Wing stationed at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska intercepted two ex-Soviet Bear Bombers, one Tu-95 and one Tu-142. The fighters took off from an alert detachment based at King Salmon Airport, 250 miles southwest of Elmendorf. The fighters refueled from a tanker 400 NM from the Alaskan coastline and then intercepted the Bears over international airspace. In 1990 there were 32 intercepts off of Alaska, and 20 in 1991. Most East Coast Air Defense units have not seen Bears in years.

27 Mar 92 Turkey signed its LOA with the US & GD for 40 additional F-16C's with long lead materials for 40 more.

v Jane's Military Communications Yearbook 1992/93, edited by John

Williamson stated that dangerous deficiencies were seen in many electronic

communication assets used by the coalition forces.

v critical satellite links were vulnerable to jamming

v lack of capacity on military satellites forced the coalition to seek and use

commercial satellites & lease transponders on Soviet Spacecraft

- Defense Satellite Communications Systems (DSCS)

- prior to Iraqi invasion of Kuwait existing satellite covering the Gulf was three years past its

design life second "used" satellite was put up and had failures in parts

- Skynet II system for (EHF) US Navy satcom was overloaded by a

factor of 25% which was picked up by the commercial Intelsat,

Inmarsat, and the Soviet systems

v some communication systems were combat tested for the first time

v brick sized GPS receivers (25 meter accuracy)

v low orbit, miniature satellites & jammers which were fired by howitzers

across Iraqi lines to disrupt & jam communications

v many pieces of comm equippment fielded by coalition forces were incompatible

v US Navy, Army, Air Force, and Marines were also isolated from each other which eventually

caused casualties

05 Apr92 Lt Gen Royal N. "Jake" Moore Jr. (56), Commander of Marine Aviation during Desert STORM (3rd Marine Aircraft WING, 3d MAW) and Commander of Marines involved in Lebanon 1983 was reprimanded and asked to resign from the USMC after he was found to have faked a flight qualification (NATOPS) test and then later lied about it. It was found that a junior officer completed significant portions of the Aug 1990 test that qualified the General to fly the EA-6B Prowler. "Jake" also admitted that he misled investigators from the Pentagon's IG's Office. (FW Star Telegram, 5Apr92, pg A7)

... the NATOPS Officer who was over ridden in his objections to prevent Moore

was given a bad fitness report, his reclaimer was forwarded to the IG

... Moore began in the Marines in 1953 as a Reservist & selected for flight

training in 1956. He flew 287 combat missions in Vietnam with MAG-13

in Chu Lai flying F-4 Phantoms.

NEW EVENTS:

The Iranian Air Force launched an 8 x aircraft strike against an Iraqi guerilla camp in Iraq. The camps were used by rebel forces opposed to the Tehran regime. 1 x F-4E was downed by AA fire near Al Khalis, north of Bagdad. Both crewmembers were said to be captured. The Iranian's said that it was launched in retaliation for raids into Iran from groups living in Iraq. Iraq is not allowed to fly fixed wing sorties under the terms of the March 1991 Ceasefire, however on 30 Mar 92, coalition recce aircraft discovered that Iraq had moved SAM's into the Kurdistan protective zone above the 36°N Parallel.

10 Apr 92 The Pentagon released its long awaited report on the Gulf War.

13 Apr 92 The US Army has revised its assessment of Patriot effectiveness against the SCUD's.

(AW&ST, 13Apr92, p64) ...MajGen Jay M. Garner, Army ACoS for OPs, Plans, & Force Development testified that 40% of the Patriots in Israel and 70% in Saudi Arabia destroyed or disabled the SCUD target warhead or diverted its impact point outside the defended area. Previous numbers were 50% and 80% respectively. Prof Theodore A. Postol from MIT, still remains the leading challanger to the Army data. He contends that it should be 15-25% or as low as 0%, but he was using commercial video footage that recorded at 30 frames/sec and precision tracking video footage at 250 frames/sec could accurately show actual intercepts, but in all, the Patriot failures could at least be estimated and none of the assessments look better than 40-50%. The UN has continued to warn Iraq about moving SAM's into and near Kurdish areas. Also there has been a warning not to lock up on recce aircraft. The "embargo" of Lybia started today.

v Defense News (13-19 Apr 92) announced that the US Navy used a new class of highly secret, non-nuclear electromagnetic pulse warheads during the opening hours of the Persian Gulf War to disrupt and destroy Iraqi electronics systems which included air defense weapons, command and control centers, and military-industrial centers. The article goes on to mention that some of the 116 Tomahawk cruise missile launched on the 1st day of the war carried these specialized warheads. The warheads convert the energy of a conventional explosion into a pulse of radio energy, which can penetrate computerized weapons through their antennas, wiring, or other metal connections.

20 Apr 92 Majority Leader Mitchell (Senate) made allegations the Saudi Arabia transferred US made bombs to Iraq during 1986 despite restrictions.

09 May 92 The planned transfer of the F-117's from the 37th Fighter Wing at Tonopah Air Station,

Nevada, to Holloman AFB, New Mexico, commenced this date. It is expected to be completed by July. The F-117's will become resident aircraft and replace 3 x F-15C Squadrons from the 49th Fighter Wing.

24 May 92 Parade Magazine reports that the Pentagon still treats cartoons printed in Iraqi newspapers as being SECRET/NOFORN material and not releasable. AP's Susanne M. Schafer writes that the Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm) is still not officially over until the President decleares the hostilities "over". It is still technically a "combat zone" providing servicemen with $150/month hostile fire pay. At the height of the Gulf War 541,425 American troops were in theater, now 11,776 Navy, 4,456 Air Force, and 1,994 Army men are in theater (3%). Marine are afloat but not in theater. Navy presence is in 16 ships, 8 in Gulf and 8 in Red Sea. F-117's are still deployed in the region.

v US Micro-chip Industry outlined the number of chips used in each of the major weapon systems employed during Desert STORM

... Tomahawk Cruise Missile 1270

... Abrams M1A1 Tank 2500

... Apache Helicopter 4600

... F-111F Fighter-Bomber 5900

... F/A-18A/C Fighter Attack 14000

... F-16C Fighter Attack 17000

01 Jun 92 British coroner's inquest jury returned a verdict of "unlawful killings" for the fratricide deaths of nine British servicemen by USAF A-10's on 26Feb91. the A-10's pilots said in a statement that they derived their targets from visual descriptions given by F-16 pilots leaving the area. British ground controller told them that there were no friendlies within 10 miles. Maj Kenneth Schow, leader of a four-ship of F-16's, said that he had checked three times with the British controller

01 Aug 92 ercise "Intrinsic ction" moves 2400 US Army troops from Fort Hood and Fort Campbell to Kuwait. Cheney denies political motives by Bush.

... 2 x Mech Inf Companies from 2/5 Calvary

... 2 x Tank Companies from 3/32 Armor, 1st Calvary Division

... "B" & "D" Patriot Missile Batteries, 1/7 Air Defense

... 100 x men from the 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell

16 Jun 92 Derek Boothby, UN Deputy Director on disarming Iraq said that Iraq might be hiding as many as 200 x SCUD missiles

20 Jun 92 Iraqi officials claim that 49,897 childern have died due to the UN embargo.

26 Jun 92 UN Inspection Team observes the 1st destruction of tools used to make Chem weapons

30 Jun 92 Iraqi Military Engineers are completing a series of canal networks in the southwestern portion of the country that are said to be used for irrigation of new crop lands. In reality, the water for these canals has come from draining the marshlands in the southeast part of the country around Basrah where a great number of dis-loyal Shiites live, estimated to be over 100,000.

29 Jul 92 A Battery of US Army Patriot SAM's are in place in Kuwait. Baker meets with Iraqi resistance groups. The US allows 2000 Iraqi's to settle in the US.

30 Jul 92 Saddam Hussein re-shuffles his Cabinet as southern Shiite villages are shelled and

bombed indiscriminately

01 Aug 92 Operation "Intrinsic Action" brings 2400 US troops from Fort Hood & Fort Campbell to Kuwait as Saddam continues to claim that Kuwait is Iraq's 19th Province.

- 2 x Mech Companies from 2/5 Calvary

- 2 x Tank Companies from 3/32 Armor (1st Calvary Division)

- "B" & "D" Batteries Patriot (1/7 Air Defense from Germany)

- 100 x men from the 5th Special Forces Group (Fort Cambell)

02 Aug 92 Two years ago the Iraqi Army moved into Kuwait. US Army and Marine Battalions are enroute to Kuwait for an exercise. Iraqi TV/Radio still declare Kuwait is their 19th

Province and "God Willing, we will invade Kuwait again."

03 Aug 92 Saddam instructs the Iraqi Cabinet to concentrate on rebuilding the Iraqi

economy. Iran returns to Kuwait 6 x airliners that were flown into their

country by Iraqi's who stole them. One was flown back, then Iran demanded

storage and maintenance fees, Kuwait refused and Iran threatened.

04 Aug 92 F-117A Stealth Fighter crashes in New Mexico during a training flight.

The pilot ejected safely. 2000 x Marines from the LHA Tarawa start landing on

Kuwait beaches during "Eager Mace 92-3". Simultaneously, "Native Fury 92" practiced unloading pre-positioned cargo ships that came up from Diego Garcia.

05 Aug 92 Egypt arrests an Iraqi spy, Jamal Jameel. The first M1A2 demonstration tank

arrived in Kuwait for work with the Kuwaiti Ground Forces.

06 Aug 92 Iraq said that UN Inspection Teams could no longer enter governmental ministry

buildings, and the UN rejected the idea outright. Iraq said that Iran has sent over 3000 infiltrators into the southern swamps to help the rebel forces and threatened to

retaliate. The US had planned strikes on Iraq this date but the order was never given

after US Allies recommended against it. The first retalitory strikes were plannned in

March but similiar weakness in will of the Allies prevented any action.

07 Aug 92 Kuwait signed a joint defense pact with France. Jordan fears that renewed

attacks on Iraq and further isolation of the Iraq-Jordanian border will cause the

eventual collapse of the Jordanian economy. Kuwaiti pilots land their new Puma

helicopters on the USS Tarawa to participate in landing operations with the US Marines.

08 Aug 92 Two Iraqi Republican Guards Divisions have been identified on the Kuwaiti

border digging in as before with tank revetments and berms.

09 Aug 92 The UN Inspection Team started a new series of inspections. The London Sunday Observer reports that Iraq had tested a biological weapon in 1983 with a new

strand of anthrax that killed a heard of sheep near Tikrit.

10 Aug 92 The USS Independence Battle Group in the Persian Gulf with 2 x Aegis Cruisers,

3 x Destroyers, and 3 x Frigates has prepared to launch strikes on Iraqi positions

within 30 minutes at any time. The US, UK, Belgium, and France all ask the UN to

review human rights violations by Iraq.

12 Aug 92 The US Army has now more than 1 x Battalion of M1A1 Tanks stockpiled in Kuwait.

The UK announced that it was sending the destroyer HMS Edinburough to the Gulf.

"Intrinsic Action" jumps off.

13 Aug 92 "Native Fury" PPS exercise starts offloading in Kuwait.

14 Aug 92 Radio Iraq orders farmers to harvest grain in two weeks.

16 Aug 92 Heavy fighting between Guards troops and Shiite rebels in the southern

swamps. Reports that the UN Inspection Team would provoke a confrontation

so Bush could order an air retaliation was angrily denied by the President. Eight

targets, including the Ministry of Military Industry had been selected.

17 Aug 92 Oil prices rose due to rumors of military action against Iraq. Egyptian

President Mubarak makes a surprise visit to Oman and Kuwait.

18 Aug 92 Britain, France, & the US reach agreement on the character and specifics

of the "No-Fly Zone" south of the 32° parallel.

19 Aug 92 The RAF deploys 6 x Tornado GR-1's to Bahrain. Maj Jensen (USA) from the UN Inspection Team said that Iraq had sent nerve gas to rocket and artillery sites, but the

"use order" was cancelled at the last minute. He also said that the Iraqi biological

weapon development had not progressed far enough to be producing weapons.

20 Aug 92 USAF Chief of Staff General Merrill McPeak and US Army Chief of Staff Gordon Sullivan

meet to discuss air defense and fire support coordination issues. McPeak would like the

USAF to take over the US Army Patriot and long range Tactical Missile System (TACMS) which engage targets well beyond the Fire Support Coordination Line (FSCL) in

exchange for fixed wing aviation for the Army to do its own Close Air Support. This is

the latest in the "Roles and Missions" war going on in Washington for a larger share of the Clinton Administration's budget.

21 Aug 92 Saddam met with his top commanders and condemmed the impending "No Fly Zone". Iraq sentenced Paul Ride, a British caterer, to 7 years for crossing the Kuwait-Iraq border

by mistake.

24 Aug 92 Iraq has rebuilt 90% of its oil refining, and 80% of its oil production capabilities.

Turkey and Syria said that they would not support the "No Fly Zone" if its intention was

to dismember and partition Iraq.

25 Aug 92 Iraq starts withdrawing aircraft from its southern bases in anticipation of the "No Fly

Zone" order. Bush defends his order to stop the Gulf War before the Iraq Army was cut

off from fleeing. Current Iraqi Order of Battle is estimated to be:

- 400,000 men as compared with 1,000,000 in Aug 90

- 2000 to 2500 tanks as compared to 5000 in Aug 90

- 1500 to 2000 artillery pieces as compared to 4000 in Aug 90

- 3000 APC/IFV's as compared to 5100 in Aug 90

- 28 to 30 Divisions as compared to 70 in Aug 90

- approximately 150 aircraft & helos: 20 x Su-25, 30 x Su-20/22, 30 x MiG-21/F7, 20 x MiG-23/27, 08 x MiG-25, 04 x MiG-29, 08 x Mirage F-1, and 30 x Helo's

- 100 to 200 SCUD "C" and Al Husayb

- 100 x Roland Launcher Units

- 20 to 30 SA-2, SA-3, SA-6 SAM Batteries

26 Aug 92 President Bush declares the "No Fly Zone" below the 32° and above the

36° Parallels. Approximately 70 x Iraqi aircraft are assumed to be deployed to

airbases within the range of the no-fly zone. At least 30 fixed wing aircraft have

been moved north as well as most of the known 40 helicopters. Allied aircraft are

being staged out of Saudi Arabia, Oman, the UAE and from the USS Independence in the Gulf. Iraqi troops are organized into 10 x Divisions in the area from Al Amarah

down to Basra with at least two Guards Divisions now dug in alog the Kuwaiti Border. Iraqi ground forces are involved in at least battalion level operations against the Shia

people. Iraq air defenses in Basra have been identified as mainly SA-3 sites. The UK deploys a detachment of 6 x Tornado aircraft and the French move 8 x Mirage 2000

fighters. The Iraqi's respond by deploying 6 x F-1 Mirages to a newly refurbished

auxiliary base at Al Kut which is just north of the 32° parallel line. Eventually many

Iraqi fighters will cycle in and out of this base on deployments.

27 Aug 92 "Operation Southern Watch" starts with US and UK aircraft launching sorties into

Iraqi airspace up to the 32° parallel. F-18's from the Carrier Independence are the

first aircraft into the zone. Israel says that it no longer fears missile attacks from

Iraq since at this time there is no Arab coalition to have to disrupt.

28 Aug 92 US aircraft start dropping leaflets explaining Operation Southern Watch. Iraq police

arrest a second British citizen. Shiite rebels start re-attacking Saddam's forces.

29 Aug 92 Arab states, even those who fought Iraq, oppose the partition of Iraq into 3 countries.

30 Aug 92 Saddam objects to the no-fly zone and threatens those Arab states supporting it.

01 Sep 92 First Iraqi Air Force "probes" into the 32° parallel line. Kuwait announces live-fire

naval wargames in Gulf waters during "Intrinsic Action". Russia sending a Frigate and tanker to the Gulf. First 4 x French Mirage 2000's arrive in Saudi Arabia.

02 Sep 92 The Washington Times reports that Iraq signed a 1932 treaty agreeing to defend and protect its Kurdish and Shiite minorities. Gives some legal precedence for allies to

intervene if necessary.

04 Sep 92 USS Independence cancells ops to compensate for extremely hot weather.

42 x ALQ-126B internal deception jammer kits from Sanders were delivered to the

Kuwaiti Air Force for their F/A-18's ($21.3 million).

07 Sep 92 Russia acknowledges that there were 6 x Soviet bacteriological warfare facilities, but

a recent defector has said that there were 20.

08 Sep 92 An F-16C crashed in southeastern Turkey enroute to northern Iraq in the

area near the 36th Parallel to execute a combat patrol in support of the "Safe Haven"

exercise by US Forces to keep Iraqi airpower from attacking Kurdish camps. The USAF

pilot was identified as Don Snelbrove, who bailed out and was recovered without

injury at around 09:20 pm (06:20 GMT). The jet landed some 50 km north of Gaziantep, not far from Incirlik airbase where the it took off from.

09 Sep 92 Saddam Hussein is reported to have mined oilfields in southern Iraq in case he is forced to relinquish the region and has named a Regency Council to rule Iraq if he is killed....according to Shiite Rebels. Included on the Regency Council are: Saddam's

youngest son, Quasi (27), son-in-law General Hussein Kamel al-Majid, and

Izzat Ibrahim, a long time friend and deputy chairman of the ruling Revolutionary Command Council. The Iran based Supreme Assembly for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq

and its Shiite faction called "Ad-Dawa Islami" have been providing information on the happening in Iraq to the Western Press. The oilfields in question were mentioned as

being around Basra and al-Amarah.

10 Sep 92 2 x F-16C CAP Aircraft intercepted what was believed to be an Iraqi jet in the

"No Fly Zone" for a few minutes. The aircraft retreated back and no further action was

taken. The six GCC nations complain that Iran has refused to honor a mutual agreement to share Abu Mussa Island with the UAE and continues to illegally occupy Greater and

Lesser Tumb Islands.

11 Sep 92 Iraq now claims that 120,000 childern have died due to the UN embargo.

13 Sep 92 Saddam Hussein is preparing a new Headquarters Command Post in Tirkit, his tribal

home town. The UN says that Iraq has 70 tons of nerve gas, 400 tons of mustard gas, and 180 tons of thiodiglycol (mustard producing chemical) and it will take 2 x months

to get an incinerator working that could handle the load.

14 Sep 92 The USS Ranger arrived on station in the Persian Gulf to relieve the USS Independence. With the Ranger's 90 aircraft, the US has 150 combat aircraft in the area, 6 x with the

UK and 8 x from France.

16 Sep 92 Turkish fighters bomb a PKK village on Mount Judi, on the border with Iraq.

06 Oct 92 Iraqi troops or bandits attack a Kuwaiti border post at Bahrat Haushan, 3 x WIA's

08 Oct 92 Iraqi troops arrest US munitions expert Chad Hall while working near border

10 Oct 92 Chad Hall released.

13 Oct 92 Kuwait announced that it would buy M1A1 tanks

15 Oct 92 Kuwait walks out of Arab League meeting, Iraq's turn to chair it. New 46 x member UN Inspection Team departs for Iraq.

16 Oct 92 William Tell Air-to-Air Meet starts at Eglin AFB, Florida. Many units and pilots (over

30%) participated that were distinguished Gulf War veterans. The 18th FW (F-15C)

from Kadena took the overall Team Trophy followed by the 1st FW (F-15C) from

Langley and then the 33rd (F-15C) from Eglin. The 33rd Fighter Wing (from Eglin AFB),

downed 16 x Iraqi Aircraft during the War. Capt Anthony Schiavi, now with the 102nd FW (ANG) from Otis ANGB, Mass, downed a MiG-23 with the 33rd FW.

20 Oct 92 Iraqi-Kurdish "Peshmerga" troops say they have captured 85% of the Iraqi territory

captured by the PKK (includes 300 villages)

21 Oct 92 US State Dept said that some US dual-use equipment had been sold to Iraq and used in their nuclear program, but it made no significant contribution. More aid workers are

being sent by the UN to help the Kurds. The forecast for the DoD's command, control, and communications funding was released at the Electronic Industries Association (EIA) meeting in San Diego. Projections show "stable" ($9 billion annually in 93 dollars)

funding with the majority of money going to electronics and software. For example,

Software now consumes 50% of the USAF's communications budget, 35% of the

Navy's, and 40 to 50% of the Army's with totals increasing over the next decade.

22 Oct 92 President Bush orders the transfer of "frozen" Iraqi funds to the UN to help pay for inspection and humanitarian costs.

27 Oct 92 Hundreds of delegates from 20 x Iraqi Opposition groups meet and decide to form a new government of Iraq in London. Turkish F-5's, F-104's, and AH-1gunships pound PKK

positions as armored units surround and destroy base camps by overwhelming firepower. Turkey is buying 100 x ex-Soviet armored vehicles to use against the Kurds

to avoid crticism over using German vehicles.

30 Oct 92 The USN deploys a nuclear attack submarine in the Persian Gulf for the first time.

31 Oct 92 Iraqi Armed Forces hold their first exercise since the Gulf War.

01 Nov 92 Turkish troops capture the PKK Base at Haftanin, killing 1000 & capturing 1250 as

more Turkish troops move into Iraqi territory.

02 Nov 92 The Kuwaiti Foreign Minister meets with King Fahd to mediate the border dispute with Qatar that has recently taken many lives.

03 Nov 92 Iran sued the US in the World Court for damage done to three off-shore oil platforms

during the Gulf War

04 Nov 92 Stephen Buyer (Rep-Indiana) and Paul McHale (Dem-Pennsylvania) are members of the new 110 person Congressional Freshman Class for the 103rd Congress. Both are

lawyers and Gulf war veterans. McHale (42) is a Marine Reserve Major (Bethlehem)

and served with 1/7 and 2/24 in the Gulf and is a Vetnam veteran. Buyer (33) is an

Army Reserve Major (Monticello) who helped run the POW camps.

05 Nov 92 USA 1st Calvary troops conduct "Intrinsic Action 93-1" to run to 20 December.

06 Nov 92 Egypt warns Iran not to return to expansionist policies citing dispute with UAE.

09 Nov 92 Iraq announced that it has discovered new oil fields in its western desert.

12 Nov 92 Iran releases 400 x Iraqi from the 1st Gulf War.

14 Nov 92 UN inspectors, led by Nikita Smidovich, destroy 100 x tons of special steel needed

in nuclear weapons production.

15 Nov 92 GCC members agree to expand their military readiness against Iran's growth, but stopped

short of any joint military force

18 Nov 92 Iraqi officials admit for the 1st time that Iraq was heavily involved in producing

nuclear-related equipment and weapons

23 Nov 92 Air Force Times (pg 26) reports that the USAF has suspended development on a new Boosted Penetration Weapon designed to be used on the F-117 and B-2 as the GBU-28 was for the F-111F. Lockheed Missiles & Space Co (LMSC Sunnyvale) was asked by the USAF on 15Oct93 to stop a 52 month concept-definition, design, & flight test program ($28 million). Development is estimated to cost over $500 million. The Boosted Penetrator would have been a rocket powered precision guided 2250 pound bomb that could burrow through earth and concrete to destroy dep bunkers. IOC was scheduled for 2004. The Boosted Penetrator would be lighter than the 4700 pound GBU-28 and will be able to fit inside of the F-117 and B-2. The GBU-28 also was a "gravity" Precision Guided Weapon (Laser guided) whereas the new Boosted Penetrator Weapon would utilize a rocket motor to provide some standoff. The BPW does have a high priority on USAF acquisition lists, but Secretary of the Air Force Rice has yet to sign off on a Operational Requirements document necessary for dedicated funding, therefore at best, the program will slip several years.

30 Nov 92 A North Korean freighter carrying 100 x SCUD "C" missiles for Iran has docked in Bandar Abas. Kuwaiti forces and hired contractors have destroyed over 2,022 tons of

Iraqi ammunition left over or dud'ed. 1,584 tons has been salvaged for use by the Kuwaiti forces. A USAF F-15C crashed in the Persian Gulf and was reported to have had engine problems. The pilot ejected and was recovered. At least one Squadron of

F-15C's are operating out of Dhahran Air Base.

01 Dec 92 The B-1B "Lancers" of the 28th Wing at Ellsworth AFB, S.D., will become the first unit of its type to transition to conventional-only missions and roles. The additional three B-1B Wings: the 96th Wing at Dyess AFB, Texas, the 319th Wing at Grand Forks, N.D., and the 384th Wing at McConnell AFB, Kan., will eventually also transition. The transition to "conventional" was accelerated due to the cut-off of B-2 production at 20 units. The B-1B's primary conventional role will employ "direct attack" or "stand-off munitions against targets that must be hit early in a building conflict. There are two versions of the Joint Direct Attack Munitions, an inertially guided/GPS assisted weapon; the Joint Stand-Off Weapon, a stand-off anti-tank weapon; and the Tri-Service Stand-off Attack Missile, a stealthy stand-off cruise missile, presently under development. Presently the B-1B can carry Mk-82 gravity bombs (500 pounds) and is being modified to accommodate the Mk-84 bomb (2000 pound). The 384th Wing at McConnell could also transition to the Air National Gurad during the 1993 budget downsizing thus allowing the ANG to keep "jobs" at the expense of tactical aircraft that have much lower manning levels.

16 Dec 92 8 x UN Trucks destroyed by bombs near Zhako, northern Iraq

17 Dec 92 Egypt's President Mubarak begins mediating the Saudi-Qatar flare-up. Saddam has

massed thousands of troops in the North to face the Kurds

27 Dec 92 Sunday: 1 x MiG-25 (Foxbat E) Downed by F-16C with AMRAAM

- 4 x F-15E's (335th FS, 4th FW) on CAP were challanged but MiG's pulled back

- The F-16D kill was accomplished by Capt Gary North, from the 33rd Fighter

Squadron of the 363rd Fighter Wing flying Block 42 (Pratt 220 engines) utilizing

1 x AMRAAM missile that was fired in the forward quarter at about 3 nm. It more

than likely was active at launch. The 33rd FS is deployed to Dhahran AB in Saudi

from Shaw AFB.

- F-16D, # 90-0778, from 33rd Fighter Squadron (4440th Composite Wing)

v Call signs: Benji 41 and Benji 42

v North's jet had 456 hours on it

- At about 10:42 am local, 2 x MiG-25's entered the No-Fly Zone below the

32nd Parallel, and the weather was clear

- Configuration was: 2 x AIM-120's on 1 & 9, 2 x AIM-9M's on 2 & 8, an ECM Pod on the Centerline, and 2 x 370 gallon wing tanks on 3 & 7

- It was the first USAF F-16 air-to-air kill, the first ever F-16 BVR kill, the first

AMRAAM kill, 65 seconds after the MiG's crossed the Line

- 1/13/93 Aerospace Daily: Transcript of Close F-16/AWACS coordination

v Radar acqusition and lock-on of the lead MiG was almost immediately

at around 20 nm as the MiG's "turned to confront" the F-16's

v The MiG-25's were reported to have fired at least one missile

See First AMRAAM Score page for more details.

Time/Life Correspondent said on McNeal-Lear (Mon night, 28Dec) that 7500

sorties have been flown in support of patrolling the No-Fly Zone.

v about 60 x US combat aircraft are stationed in Saudi Arabia

v 20 x F-15C's in Dhahran

v 20 x F-16C's in Dhahran

v KC-135/KC-10's at Hafr al Baten

v 8-12 x F-117's at Khamis Mushait

v 6 x British Tornado's & 8 x French Mirage 2000's are in Dhahran

v 20 x F-16AD's are ischeduled to deploy to Al Minhad in the UAE

v 04 x RC-135 Rivet Joint Aircraft have deployed to Riaydh

Gulf War 1991 Chronology

1992 Operations after the war