Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

Abstract

'So what did you do in the War, Daddy? As a Battalion Commander of an AH-64 Attack Helicopter Battalion during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, my experiences were many, my memories everlasting. Rather than enumerate a chronology of events, I will give the reader an insight into the views of a Battalion Commander whose unit was detached from its normal organization in Germany, deployed to Saudi Arabia with Initial United States (U.S,) Forces, and attached to the CONUS-based XVIII Airborne Corps for the duration of Desert Shield and Desert Storm. The uniqueness of this experience lies in the cross-attachment of a new Apache Attack Helicopter Battalion from a heavy division organization supporting European NATO Forces, to a Corps Aviation Brigade, then further attaching this Brigade to a U.S. Corps under the operational control of the Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Central Command. The opportunity to demonstrate versatility, flexibility, and mission focus was clearly present.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA296087

Entities

People

  • Anthony R. Jones

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Ammunition
  • Attack Helicopters
  • Combat Operations
  • Flight Crews
  • Lessons Learned
  • Logistics
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Personnel Management
  • Preventive Maintenance
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Second World War
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military Science