Exploiting the Breach: The Ability of Contingency Response to Operate in an Area Denial Environment Cross Domain Operational Strategist Elective

Abstract

In 1991, the United States achieved the most lopsided victory over a near-peer competitor in modern military history. Facing not only the fifth largest military in the world at the time but also one that had been recently battle-tested in an eight-year war with Iran, the US 3rd Army completed Schwarzkopf's famed left-hook in five days, completely capturing Saddam Hussein's forces off guard and hastening the ending to Operation Desert Storm. It was a stunning victory for the United States in its first post-Cold War test of strength.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 30, 2013
Accession Number
AD1022990

Entities

People

  • Dave Reichert

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Mobility Operations
  • Area Denial
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Command And Control
  • Electronic Mail
  • Maintenance
  • Middle East
  • Military Force Levels
  • Military History
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Task Forces
  • United States
  • United States European Command
  • United States Transportation Command
  • Warfare

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  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies