Projecting Air Power in Crisis

Other Forces in the Gulf Gulf Info Page Iraq US Forces in the Gulf Other Forces in the Gulf Weapon Systems in the Gulf Gulf War 1991 BRITAIN (Dec 18) British-forces (source: British Ministry of Defense) 750 troops 18 Tornado and four Jaguar bombers Two warships Twelve Tornado GR1 attack and reconnaissance planes and 500 personnel are based at the Ali al-Salem air base in northern Kuwait, 55 kms (35 miles) from the Iraqi border. Six other Tornados and 210 troops are based at Al-Kharj in Saudi Arabia to patrol the UN-decreed no-fly zone in southern Iraq. Two VC-10 flying tankers and 50 personnel are in Bahrain to refuel the Tornados in flight. Four Jaguar ground-attack fighters and a VC-10 are based at Incirlik, Turkey, to patrol the northern Iraq no-fly zone. Two Royal Navy warships, the frigate HMS Boxer, armed with Exocet and Sea Wolf missiles, and a support vessel, the Brambleleaf, are patrolling in the Gulf, said the MoD. The frigate HMS Cumberland is heading for the area. AUSTRALIA SPECIAL FORCES: No forces to date AIR FORCE: No forces to date The Invincible, which has a crew of 1,200 and saw combat in the 1982 Falklands War, has a frigate and a destroyer in its battle group. The carrier was ordered to the Mediterranean in November after the crisis over UN arms inspections in Iraq first broke out and it arrived in the Gulf lasst time on January 25. British aircraft carrier HMS Invincible BBC News | FORCES AND FIREPOWER CNN - Standoff with Iraq - Other Forces MSNBC - Persian Gulf balance of power Map Royal Navy: Todays Royal Navy: Structure: Fleet Air Arm

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