Desert Shield
Pre-Storm military deployment
Desert Shield was the code name for the U.S.-led military buildup in Saudi Arabia following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in August 1990.
The operation positioned troops and equipment in preparation for potential offensive action.
When combat began in January 1991, the mission transitioned to Desert Storm.
- Gulf War1991 Kuwait liberation
- KuwaitArabian Peninsula emirate
- Saddam HusseinIraqi authoritarian ruler, executed
- IraqMiddle Eastern republic
- militaryArmed forces collectively
operation · troops · 1990 · Saudi Arabia · deployment · troop buildup · coalition · Schwarzkopf · Norman Schwarzkopf · tanks · soldiers · sand · line in the sand · camouflage · combat · ground war · air campaign · liberation
Desert ShieldDesert Storm
1991 Iraq conflict codename
offensive operations · invasion · preemptive strike · assault · aggression
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