Gulf War/Related Articles: Difference between revisions

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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]

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

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]

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

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